2017 Winners Announced.
The winners of the 2017 ARCIA Industry Excellence Awards were announced at the annual industry gala dinner in Melbourne last week. The event was held in conjunction with Comms Connect Melbourne.
As always, there was a large field of first-class nominees from many businesses right across Australia, making it hard for the judges to choose the winners in each category.
In addition to the industry awards listed below, there was also the presentation of a Lifetime Membership to a well-known and highly respected figure, Jim Simpson, for his many decades of contribution to the communications industry.
The 2017 winners are:
Professional Salesperson Award
Kenneth Matthews, CSE Crosscom
Customer Service Award
Sonia Anderson, Motorola Solutions Australia
Technical Excellence Award
Simon Bradford, Radlink Communications
Community Service Award
Connie Taylor, Simoco Wireless Solutions
Engineering Elegance Award
Ray Barnes, Wireless Innovation
Apprentice/Trainee Award
Jeremy Rush, Vertel
New Talent Award
Alex Van Velden, CSE Comsource
Peter Wallace, Industry Professional of Year Award
Con Costi (Queensland region)
Jonathan Livingston Award
Neville Sleep, Polar Electronic Industries