Summary
Pete Shand is a head-level real-time systems engineer and technical leader based in Sydney with over a decade of professional experience and more than 20 years working in interactive, real-time and creative development. He currently leads Rotor Studios’ realtime and technical art teams, marrying hands-on systems engineering with project-level technical direction for VR/AR, installations and cross-platform interactive experiences. Pete has a strong track record in client-facing technical architecture and delivery—estimating, risk assessment, CI/CD, and assembling balanced teams—built through senior roles at Imagination and numerous high-profile creative agencies. He combines deep practical experience in creative tooling and hardware integration with a knack for simplifying complex tech choices and reducing single-person dependencies. An early adopter of interactive media workflows, he’s delivered award-winning interactive projects and keeps a pragmatic focus on reusable code and streamlined tech stacks.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design, Computer Graphic Design, A-, Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design, Computer Graphic Design, A- at University of Waikato