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Staff at the Geelong Tech School come from a wide variety of backgrounds bringing a vast array of skills and knowledge into the development and facilitation of programs to support our vision.

Click below to learn interesting facts about each team member.

Paul D'Orio

Director

Favourite animal?
Lion

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Motion Capture

Favourite Youtube channel?
Unreal Engine Channel

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
Sports Scientist

What is your hidden talent?
Building Ikea flat packs

Favourite hobby away from work?
Cycling

Favourite scientific principle?
Human kinetics- bio-mechanical principles

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Lemon sorbet

Paul D'Orio

Director

Matt Hill

Operations Manager

Favourite animal?
Wombat

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Livestream Gear

Favourite Youtube channel?
Mark Rober

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
The Prime Minister

What is your hidden talent?
I can recite the alphabet backwards

Favourite hobby away from work?
Throwing frisbees.

Favourite scientific principle?
Bernoulli’s principle

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Choc Mint

Matt Hill

Operations Manager

Tash Shukuroglou

Curriculum Manager

Favourite animal?
Mouflon

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Laser cutter

Favourite Youtube channel?
TED Talks

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
Basketball player

What is your hidden talent?
Horse Riding

Favourite hobby away from work?
Hiking

Favourite scientific principle?
Archimedes’ buoyancy principle

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
I don’t like ice cream – too cold

Tash Shukuroglou

Curriculum Manager

Kellie Andrews

STEM Program Coordinator

Favourite animal?
Dog

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Robots

Favourite Youtube channel?
How Stuff Works

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
Doctor

What is your hidden talent?
Karaoke

Favourite hobby away from work?
Gardening

Favourite scientific principle?
Occam’s Razor

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Chocolate

Kellie Andrews

STEM Program Coordinator

Michael Williams

Industry and Pathways Coordinator

Favourite animal?
Dog

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Virtual Reality

Favourite Youtube channel?
Mighty Car Mods

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
Working with computers

What is your hidden talent?
Ballroom dancing

Favourite hobby away from work?
Working on my cars

Favourite scientific principle?
Butterfly effect

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Boysenberry ripple

Michael Williams

Industry and Pathways Coordinator

James Collins

Technical Support Officer

Favourite animal?
Echidna

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Virtual Reality Headsets

Favourite Youtube channel?
TEDx Talks

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
IT Industry

What is your hidden talent?
Ice skating

Favourite hobby away from work?
Video Games

Favourite scientific principle?
E = mc2

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Rainbow

James Collins

Technical Support Officer

Lachlan Patrick

STEM Program Facilitator

Favourite animal?
Wombat

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Bantam PCB milling machine

Favourite Youtube channel?
Great Big Story

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
Nuclear Engineer

What is your hidden talent?
Blacksmithing

Favourite hobby away from work?
Sailing and Rock climbing

Favourite scientific principle?
Akin’s Laws of Spacecraft Design

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Boysenberry

Lachlan Patrick

STEM Program Facilitator

Tim Joiner

STEM Program Facilitator

Favourite animal?
Giraffes

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Laser Cutter

Favourite Youtube channel?
Adobe

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
Fireman

What is your hidden talent?
Handstands

Favourite hobby away from work?
Bikes

Favourite scientific principle?
Color theory

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Phish Food

Tim Joiner

STEM Program Facilitator

Jono Newmarch

STEM Program Facilitator

Favourite animal?
Cow

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Makedos

Favourite Youtube channel?
The Weedy Gardener

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
Professional Golf Caddy / Actor / Chef

What is your hidden talent?
Crochet

Favourite hobby away from work?
All of the sports…and reading

Favourite scientific principle?
Honesty

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Salted Caramel or Chocolate

Jono Newmarch

STEM Program Facilitator

Jen Squire

STEM Program Facilitator

Favourite animal?

Cats

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?

UV Printer

Favourite Youtube channel?

@engineerandmachine

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?

A lawyer or writer

What is your hidden talent?

Aerial Performing Arts

Favourite hobby away from work?

Reading

Favourite scientific principle?

Le Chatelier’s Principle

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?

Chocolate with chocolate pieces, on a bed of chocolate, surrounded by chocolate, with extra chocolate

Jen Squire

STEM Program Facilitator

Sam Altmeier

STEM Program Facilitator

Favourite animal?
Bears

Favourite piece of equipment at the Tech School?
Motion Tracking – OptiTrack

Favourite Youtube channel?
Veritasium

When you were in school what did you want to be when you were older?
Australian cricketer

What is your hidden talent?
. . . Still hidden

Favourite hobby away from work?
Golf

Favourite scientific principle?
Colour Theory

What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Vanilla

Sam Altmeier

STEM Program Facilitator

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Kellie Andrews

Michael Williams

James Collins

Lachlan Patrick

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