Sharing the Young Professional's Experience

Coming from a policy and technology implementation background, Armin is a senior leader at Inov8 Limited, a New Zealand based technology company delivering a diverse range of public and private sector transport initiatives. Armin is also a director and vice president for Intelligent Transport Systems New Zealand Limited, with executive responsibilities for membership and Young Transport Professionals New Zealand.

Armin is especially proud of Young Transport Professionals (YTP) which he co-founded with Amy Strang in 2020. YTP encourages increased participation from diverse and early stage transport professionals within the New Zealand transport agenda through a range of initiatives and events.

Amy Strang graduated from the University of Canterbury in 2019 with a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechatronics. She is passionate about transport technology both on the ground and in the air, and has experience working in Air NZ’s graduate engineering programme and is currently at Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency in the Future Transport team.

She is a strong advocate for diversity in transport and tech and joined the ITSNZ Board as a Youth and Diversity Ambassador in 2020, where she then Co-Founded Young Transport Professionals (YTP) in May that year. She is also on the Auckland leadership team of Future Leaders in Tech (FLINT).

Michael founded Retina Visions in 2016 and has since established a strong presence within the transport industry. Trained in civil engineering with a history in the road construction and transport industries, Michael has worked on underground cable projects, road surface condition assessments, business development of asset management systems and big data analytics. Michael has worked with both private industry and the public sector, providing enhancements to businesses to improve efficiencies in how they manage and utilise their data. Michael was awarded the ITS Australia Young Professional of the Year award in 2018.

Yale Z Wong, PhD, is an international advisor and social entrepreneur in the public transport and intelligent transport systems (ITS) sectors. Yale helped establish Mobility Champions as a social enterprise to accelerate low carbon mobility, and is behind the creation of solutions ETA and PARK123. Yale also holds positions as ANZ Market Lead at the Cities Forum and Honorary Associate at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS). With deep technical expertise and a global outlook on future mobility (including mobility as a service), business transformation, operational management, market entry, institutional reform, research and policy development, Yale’s extensive experience cuts across government, bus/coach operators, industry associations and vehicle manufacturers/suppliers. Yale is a frequent keynote speaker, media commentator and powerful industry advocate, having won the David Willis Prize (2018), ITLS Research Prize (2018), and selected by ITS Australia as Youth Ambassador to the World Congress (2019), and as recipient of the Young Professional Award (2019).

Jessica is a Transport Engineer at WSP Australia and works in the Victorian Planning & Mobility team. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Master of Engineering (Civil with Business) in 2020, where she worked concurrently as a research assistant in the Transport Technologies Group. Jessica’s continued interest in the transport industry stems from her current experience in transport engineering and planning as well as future technologies research. She is interested in future mobility and transport data analytics – specifically, the application and integration of new transport technologies, including data and policy, for future mobility and safety.

Shannyn’s career in the ITS industry started at the age of 19. Now, 10 years on, Shannyn is an accomplished lead Business Development Manager with Mooven and an influential player in the industry. Shannyn recently completed her Bachelor of Business, majoring in Management at Massey University studying at nights, continuing to work full-time in the transport industry.

As a young adult moving from Wanganui to Auckland, whose only experience on roads was being a driver herself, Shannyn developed a genuine desire to solve problems on and around New Zealand’s road and transport network, applying enhanced technologies to solve real problems and deliver a seamless interaction between smart technology, safer journeys and happier travellers.