Dr Tom Qi

Position

Senior Lecturer, Academic Lead - Quality and Research

Teaching area

Marine engineering

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Technology, Massey University, New Zealand;
  • Master of Philosophy, Physics and Electronic Engineering, Waikato University;
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University, China.
  • Certificate of Higher Education, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand;
  • Certificate of Introduction to Te Tiriti o Waitangi with NZQA Unit Standard 7926, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand.

Biography

Lecturing/teaching experience

  • 2020-current: Academic lead, Senior Lecturer, NZ Maritime School, Manukau Institute of Technology.
  • 2019-current: Adjunct Moderator, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.
  • 2012-2017: Director of Centre/Research and Post-Graduate Leader/Program Manager (Principal Lecturer, then Associate Professor), Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin.
  • 2003-2010: Program Leader of Bachelor of Applied Technology (Electrotechnology), (ASM, SASM, and then PASM), Unitec Institute of Technology.

Industry activities

  • 2017-current: Director, Auckland Institute of Smart Technology.
  • 2019-2020: Director, TQM Robotic, Auckland.
  • 2010-2012: Product leader/Senior Design Engineer, ECONZ Wireless LTD, Auckland.
  • 2000-2002: Product leader/Design Engineer, Cubic Defence New Zealand, Cubic Corporation, Auckland.
  • 1998-2000: Product leader/Design Engineer, Gallagher Group Ltd, Hamilton.

Memberships and affiliations

  • 2012-current: Chartered Professional Engineer (Electrical) NZ (registration number 1021858).
  • 2012-current: Senior Member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Membership number 41556043).
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Biomechatronics and Biomedical Robotics.