Company

About Spectur

Autonomous solutions that sense, think and act

We harness the power of renewable resources to make autonomous sensing, thinking and action available anywhere, anytime. We provide solar and battery-powered platforms that connect wirelessly to the internet. Our solutions use visual artificial intelligence and IoT to help organisations protect people and IoT that allow organisations to sense, think and act, so they can protect people and property and improve productivity, even in remote locations and harsh conditions.

Sense

using cameras or sensors connected to edge and cloud-based processors, which use decision rules and artificial intelligence to...

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Think

and interpret images and other sensor data, using in-house or third-party AI. This enables the platform to...

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Act

in a variety of ways including onsite alarms, internet or app alerts, lights, switching and other applications

Spectur

Our solutions help customers cost-effectively reduce risks associated with crime and safety, lower operating and one-off costs, improve productivity and obtain the peace of mind that comes with knowledge. Spectur delivers autonomous, reliable and effective systems that allow for faster and often immediate responses. Because our technology is uniquely flexible, programmable and expandable, what we design tomorrow will still fit what we offer today. We have future-proofed our platforms, allowing our customers to benefit from the innovative solutions and applications our research and development team continue to create.

Our Executive Team

Bringing a wealth of experience to Spectur, our executive team is helping us to cement our place as leaders in security, safety and productivity platforms that sense, think and act.

Gerard-Dyson

Gerard-Dyson

Managing Director​

Gerard is a seasoned Managing Director and joined Spectur in 2019 after holding executive roles with global consulting and advisory firm, Worley Limited. Gerard has extensive international experience and a strong background in engineering and construction across the infrastructure, energy and resources sectors.

Peter-Dickinson

Peter Dickinson

Chief Technology Officer

Peter is a technology startup veteran who has operated at the intersection of remote sensing, Cloud services and machine learning for more than two decades. Peter is an engineer and product leader with global experience and a strong alignment to sales, customer success and commercial outcomes.

Ben-Young

Ben Young

ANZ Sales and Marketing Manager


Ben brings more than a decade of sales and sales management experience across Australia, New Zealand and Europe where he has worked for companies that provide hardware, software and consulting services to a wide range of markets including mining, utilities, infrastructure and building & construction.

Anna-Panagushina

Anna Panagushina

Management Accountant

Anna has been with Spectur as a Management Accountant since August 2023. Holding CPA qualification and a PhD in Law, she brings nine years of accounting experience from Australia and overseas, along with fifteen years of international expertise in taxation, audit, corporate, and compliance matters to her role.

Anthony-Schmidt

Anthony Schmidt

General Manager Process and Operations

Anthony, is an accomplished Managing Director with more than 10 years’ experience, excelling in strategic leadership and business scaling. His strengths lie in optimising operational efficiency, fostering innovation, and nurturing high-performance teams. Anthony's proficiency in steering strategic initiatives has led to successful scaling and commercialisation whilst prioritising elevated customer satisfaction and sustaining profitability. Notably, he has won several business awards, including a prestigious Innovator of the Year Award in 2017.

Our Board

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Darren Cooper

Non Executive Chairman

Darren Cooper has worked in the financial services and property industries for more than 20 years. He is chairman of labour hire firm The Go2 People and a private property development company. Darren was chief executive of private apartment developer Blackburne from 2014 to 2017, and chief operating officer at ASX-listed Peet from 2008 to March 2014. Prior to joining Peet, he spent 10 years with Mirvac Western Australia in a number of senior roles, including more than four years as development director. He was previously at Bankwest where he held various roles in land development, commercial banking, resource banking and project finance, before helping to establish the bank’s specialist property finance unit.

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Gerard Dyson

Managing Director

Gerard is the Managing Director with more than 25 years experience across a range of local and global roles. Dr Dyson holds Honours and PhD qualifications in Engineering as well as a Bachelor of Commerce and Advanced Diploma in Business Management. He is also a GAICD.

Suzie Foreman

Suzie Foreman

Company Secretary

Suzie Foreman is a chartered accountant with over 25 years spent working with a wide range of businesses from startup enterprises to ASX top 300 companies within the UK and Australia. She specialises in the provision of corporate governance, financial reporting and company secretarial advisory services to ASX-listed entities. She has acted as a non-executive director, chief financial officer and company secretary; and has been involved in the listing of over 12 exploration companies on the ASX and AIM markets with capital raising exceeding $65 million. Prior to becoming the principal & director of Athena Corporate in 2007, Mrs Foreman had spent 9 years with KPMG and a boutique accounting firm specialising in the provision of audit, advisory and corporate services.

Marco

Marco da Silva

Non Executive Director

With over 21 years of experience, Marco is the CEO of Grant Transformers and the Managing Director of Antipodes Power Solutions, specialising in power conditioning and renewables. He has recently joined Spectur as a Non-Executive Director. Marco's expertise lies in electrical engineering and manufacturing, and he is passionate about providing specialised solutions tailored to meet customers' precise needs. His academic background in Electronics and Business Management equips him to address both commercial and complex customer requirements.

Our Mission

Keeping people and property safe

We will be market leaders in solutions and platforms using solar power, visual AI and IoT. We will build, maintain and extend our leading position through:

customer-support

Customer Support

Premier customer service and product offering

research

Research

Ongoing research, development and improvement of our integrated hardware, systems and services focused on solving our customers problems

expansion

Expansion

Expansion of our product offering, customer and geographic coverage

What We Value

At Spectur, we value honesty, respect and integrity, which is reflected in the way we work with people and communities. We care deeply about our customers and set them at the centre of our organisation. This customer orientation drives our technology development, service approach and the culture of our organisation. We set high standards of performance that help our customers solve their problems. We value curiosity which we use to draw out ideas that continue to position us as leaders in our industry.

Uwatchit Pty Ltd (Nov 2009)

• Business launched focused on domestic security market

First patent (2010)

• For transmitting hires stilt frames instead of poor quality video

Solar transition (2014-2015)

• First solar powered systems deployed
• Decided to get out of powered camera space

Name change to Spectur (Sept 2015)

• Refocusing of business on B28 customers

Listing on ASX (August 2017)

• 21.25m shares at an issue price of 20c

$2m revenue milestone (2018)

• Combination of sales, rental, subscription and field services

Strategic shift to Sense, Think, Ace solutions (2019)

• Products to solutions
• Tight geographic and sector focus
• Inbound to outbound sales

New MD commenced (July 2019)

• Gerard Dyson recruited

Subscription revenue exceeds $1m (2020)

• Including software, data, monitoring

STA6 platform launched (August 2020)

• Revolutionary edge / cloud fog computing platform

Spectur NZ launched (December 2020)

• 51:49 JV with Deus Ex based in Auckland

Safety and warning step out (March 2021)

• Material growth in safety and warning platforms
• Milestone contracts with SLSWA and SLSNSW

Deus Ex based in Auckland Tier 1 provider of solutions (Nov 2021)

• $1.07m contract with Optus
• >$2m of revenues from new contracts >$100k
• Recurring revenues >$3.2m PA

Our Customers

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