Management Team

Steve Green - Managing Director

John O’Donnell - Engineering Director

With more than 20 years’ experience in the building services sector, Steve’s expertise spans fields as broad as electricity, data communications, energy management and building management systems (BMS). For a decade, Steve worked with CSI Pacific Queensland (later to become TAC Pacific), where he progressed from a trade background to service manager, Queensland state manager and Regional Manager for Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria — employing skills in strong leadership and business skills, while implementing organisational and cultural change with a passion for customer service.

In early 2000, Steve accepted a challenging opportunity to relocate and develop CSI’s United Kingdom arm as Managing Director, a role that was further developed with the organisation’s global acquisition by TAC AB. Steve helped complete the integration of the combined businesses, transforming a loss-making company into a successful $50 million dollar organisation before moving back to Australia with his family.

Steve brings to Systemax a profound knowledge of business management, professionalism and commitment to customer service rarely experienced within the BMS industry.

John has had more than 20 years’ international experience within the building services industry, most notably in the energy management and building automation sectors.

An accredited NABERS assessor, John has been involved in all aspects of building automation — from design, project management and commissioning through to service, maintenance and the installation of more than $100 million dollars’ worth of BMS programs.

John’s experience as a high-level engineer and project manager has resulted in a wide range of specialist skills including controlling chillers, managing energy and OPEN Systems (LON & BACnet) utilising a wide range of recognised BMS suppliers systems, while his management and interpersonal skills have led teams throughout Australia.

John brings to Systemax a recognised specialist technical knowledge and commitment to customer service widely acknowledged throughout the industry.

Our Team

Our team boasts local, national and international experience with each member bringing a minimum of 20 years’ experience within the BMS and security industries, bringing skills for organisations operating an annual turnover exceeding $50 million across specialties as broad as:

Managing directors

Senior managers and engineers

Strategic planners

Technical developers

Proven expertise in system analysis and improvement

Energy management strategies

OPEN system integration (LON, BACnet)

NABERS accredited professionals

Ability to work with and tune legacy systems.

Avinash Nadan, Service Engineer

“We have good systems that help us manage services, maintenance and subcontractors on-site. In the office, we hold staff meetings every month to highlight where our projects are at, which keeps everyone informed and ensures continuity in our communications with clients.”
John Turner, Service Supervisor

“Each day is different with work that is challenging and rewarding with lots of variety, covering everything from sales and services to engineering with equipment that is a pleasure to use. We’ve also got a good group of people who get along well.”
Rebecca Hayes, Administrator

“I have a very detailed job that involves a lot of office and financial tasks, and what makes it good is the fact we are a small company. The people who own the organisation run it, and that visibility and accountability extends across the entire staff, because we take pride and responsibility in our roles.”
Sean Wratten, Project Engineer

“The size of the company allows a lot of personal involvement and service— the left hand knows what the right hand is doing, and clients can keep in contact with an individual person rather than being passed along the line, which happens with bigger companies. A lot of our projects are very rewarding because we usually exceed clients’ expectations and get a lot of really great feedback because we have such a good product.”
Tony Campbell, Technical Sales

“My role involves taking specifications and drawings, and turning them into estimates and proposals for tender processes. It is time consuming but rewarding because of the size of the company, the people who work here and the fact we are flexible — it’s not a typical corporate structure.”
Graham Mansill, Project Manager

“There are essentially two things I love about working here — firstly, the company has a great attitude that the way we do things needs to be right and we treat every site as a reference site, which you don’t find anywhere else. Secondly, we’re not afraid of technology and consistently look for ways to do things better and smarter for our clients. I’m more excited about work than I have been in years.”