Jonathan Currie
Chapter Area Lead Software Engineering at Air New Zealand
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Currie is a results-driven engineering leader and Chapter Area Lead with over 13 years of experience combining deep technical expertise in modelling, mathematics, and software with a strong track record of building and scaling high-performance teams. He has led multidisciplinary engineering organisations from embedded flight software and GNC at Rocket Lab to enterprise AI, cloud and embedded ML initiatives at Fisher & Paykel Technologies and Air New Zealand. Comfortable from low-level C on constrained devices to architecting production-grade generative AI platforms, he excels at turning research-grade algorithms into secure, scalable products. Jonathan’s PhD-level background informs a measured, model-based approach to problem solving and risk analysis, evidenced by mission-critical 100% launch success under his leadership. He is notable for rapidly growing and restructuring teams to align skills with strategic goals and for creating internal platforms and stage-gate processes that accelerate delivery. Based in Auckland, he blends academic rigor with hands-on engineering curiosity—his consulting history even includes patented embedded medical control algorithms and multi-physics modelling projects.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Auckland University of TechnologyElectrical Engineering Certificate Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Certificate Electrical Engineering at Unitec
English, Spanish
Github Skills (19)
python10
toolbox10
matlab10
octave10
optimization10
gpu6
caffe6
deep-learning5
driver5
machine-learning5
bugtracking4
subversion3
coin-or3
csharp3
linux2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
jonathancurrie/gnc-tools
Apr 2023 - Jul 2026
Contributions:42 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 4 months
jonathancurrie/JSteamToolbox
Mar 2023 - Apr 2023
Contributions:1 release, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 14 days
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