Gerard is a charted engineer with a Chemical and Materials Engineering degree from Auckland University. As a graduate engineer he worked for a specialty chemical manufacturing and supply company in NZ. Then spent 3 years working in the UK as a project and a process engineer for large scale API manufacturing pharmaceutical plants in Bristol and Grimsby.

Gerard joined PDV in 1996, where he has worked as a project engineer, process engineer, design engineer, engineering manager, and is now the managing director. Gerard has successfully designed and managed many of PDV’s large scale projects in New Zealand and overseas, and has played a vital part in growing PDV consultants into the highly successful company they have become today.

He is passionate about engineering and splits his work life between managing the company and carrying out engineering projects which he is still heavily involved in. He sees one of the most important and rewarding jobs as transferring knowledge and engineering skills to the next generation of engineers working at PDV Consultants.

Rodney graduated from Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland with a First Class Masters in Chemical Engineering. Rodney joined the PDV team as a student placement in 2003, he has since returned to the UK and has managed the European office for PDV since 2008, serving both Europe and North America.

Rodney's knowledge base is across the entire dairy unit operations and Rodney has managed and engineered several large projects in NZ and Europe.

Steve began his career in architectural design and quantity surveying with Telecom NZ prior to travelling and working for a number of engineering consultancies in the UK.

Steve joined PDV as a contract CAD designer 1997. His ability to design, draft, supervise site staff and project manage installation works led Steve to join the company staff in 2002. He has been involved in the design engineering either as a lead or as a supervisor of most of the work undertaken by PDV and is a key team leader.

Krystal joined PDV in 2019 as Financial Administrator, after working in the early childhood sector as an Administration Co-ordinator. She attended Massey University where she attained a Bachelor of Business Studies, double majoring in Marketing Management and Human Resources.

Krystal has returned to Massey as a distance student and is currently studying Accounting, with the aim to become a Chartered Accountant.

Outside work Krystal has two young children that keep her on her toes. She also enjoys kick boxing and gardening.

Sarah is passionate about supporting people and organisations to realise their potential and perform at their best. She’s all about doing things right and doing the right things. With a background as a human resources generalist across the manufacturing and services sectors in Australia and New Zealand, Sarah enjoys working with the PDV Consultants team to engineer a strong team that delivers great results for clients and is fun to be a part of.

Sarah wears many other hats, including school trustee, Chairman of a not for profit, tea lady for a senior’s craft group, parent/taxi service to two primary-aged children and wife to a busy entrepreneur. When she’s not wearing one of these hats, you can find her planning a cruise holiday or reading a trashy novel!

Chris joined PDV as Principal Engineer in 2018, and has over 25 years Engineering and Project Management experience across a range of industries. Prior to joining PDV, Chris spent 12 years in the Capital Projects team at Fonterra, successfully implementing projects across a number of sites. Chris is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, and obtained a First Class Honours degree from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

In his spare time Chris enjoys running his lifestyle block at Karapiro with his wife.

Jacus completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Food Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Bioprocess Engineering at Massey University.

After a previous engineering role, Jacus joined PDV in 2012 as a process engineer and is now a senior engineer. He is also a Chartered member of IChemE. He has worked on various dairy industry projects throughout New Zealand and overseas.

Outside of work Jacus enjoys exploring the outdoors.

Hannah graduated with a BE(Hons) in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering from Massey University in 2015, and joined PDV in October 2017 after two years with Beca as a process engineer. She has since been involved in managing and commissioning a variety of process projects across New Zealand.

Hannah is passionate about sustainability, which includes hassling colleagues about re-usable coffee cups and the benefits of composting. On the weekends, you will find her out mountain biking or tramping if the weather is good, otherwise knitting or curled up with a good book.

Geoff Duncan joined PDV as a process project engineer in 2016. Geoff came through the Fonterra Technical Graduate Programme in 2011 and worked in various engineering roles before joining PDV.

Geoff studied chemical engineering and finance at Auckland university.

Geoff joined PDV at the start of 2018 as a process engineer. He graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical and Process Engineering. At PDV Consultants he has worked on and managed an extensive range of projects in many areas of dairy processing. These include bulk chemicals, evaporators and wet processes.

Outside work, Geoff likes spending time with friends and family, and pursues his love of the outdoors by mountain biking and rock climbing.

Robyn started as a graduate process engineer with PDV Consultants at the end of 2019 after completing a BE(Hons) in Materials and Process Engineering at the University of Waikato.

In her spare time, Robyn enjoys spending time with her family and friends and getting outdoors by running, tramping and camping.

Bobby was born and raised in north east part of China and came to New Zealand in 2009.

He joined PDV in 2014 after completing a BE(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waikato. He has been involved in an extensive range of projects throughout New Zealand and the UK.

Originally from the Pacific Islands, Will moved to New Zealand in 2001 with his parents and siblings. He graduated from The University of Waikato with a Master of Engineering Degree and a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) with first-class honours.

Will joined PDV Consultants in 2016, as a Mechanical Design Engineer and has been involved in engineering and managing several projects throughout New Zealand and the UK.

Arron began his career in Australia’s mining and oil and gas industries as a boiler maker/welder in 2006 before eventually upskilling into Mechanical Engineering and moving to New Zealand.

He joined PDV Consultants in early 2018 as a Mechanical Design Engineer and has been involved in numerous projects throughout New Zealand and the UK.

Arron enjoys spending his free time the warmer months hiking and traveling with his wife or at home spending his time 3D printing and tinkering with electronics projects.

Jashneel joined PDV Consultants in 2018 as part of his summer internship program. He attended Waikato University where he gained a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honors and was part of the Formula SAE team as part of his 4th year project. Upon completion of his required papers and internship Jashneel was delighted to be a permanent member of PDV in his role as a Mechanical Project Engineer.
During his down time Jashneel likes surfing, fishing, diving and spending time with friends and family.

Kuljeet worked at PDV Consultants in 2017 as part of a summer internship program. He studied a BE(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waikato and graduated with first class honours. Since then he has been working as a dairy farm manager on a family farm, and in 2019 has joined the team at PDV Consultants as a project mechanical engineer (part-time).

Kuljeet enjoys living a rural lifestyle and often spends time working on projects at his farm workshop in Whitikahu.