ARCIA Team
The Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA) is made up of elected committee members who are actively engaged with the Australian Wireless Communications industry. Collectively the committee bring many years of knowledge and expertise to the Association as volunteers.
Committee and Ex-Officio Committee members are not paid, and the cost of their contribution is largely borne by their respective companies and employers.
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Nominations for Office Bearers open four weeks prior the Annual General Meeting held in August each year.
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Executive Team
Paul Davis
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Paul is the current, inaugural CEO of ARCIA, having been appointed in late 2022. With experience in sales, marketing, business development and leadership, Paul brings to ARCIA a wealth of experience working alongside the critical communications sector nationally and globally, having been involved in the launch and leadership of the Comms Connect series of events in Australia and New Zealand since 2007. Paul is passionate about the sector and has been a close ally to and supporter of ARCIA and the wider community over many years, helping to develop long-term relationships between the associations, industry, academia, government and public safety agencies.
Hamish Duff
PRESIDENT
Hamish is the Managing Director of Mastercom and a founding Director of the Orion Network. A specialist in wide-area radio networks, Hamish has a genuine understanding of the pressures faced out in the field and the role that efficient communications plays to help people every day.
Hamish is passionate about transforming businesses through the application of digital mobile radio technology. With a career in communications spanning more than 30 years, Hamish is skilled in making the complex simple – engineering communication solutions to support the needs of all users – from the control room to the field. A member of the Australian Radio Communications Industry Association (ARCIA), Hamish is highly regarded for his technical competency and in 2009 was awarded an ARCIA technical excellence award.
Chris Stevens
CO-VICE PRESIDENT
Chris Stevens is Managing Director of CartGiS Pty Ltd, an emergency management, GIS and Mapping, and communications consultancy company based in Melbourne. Chris has extensive experience in LMR network design, planning and implementation as well as GIS and mapping application design and commissioning.
Chris is an industry leader in systems integration, thinking outside the box, and providing client-centric outcomes aimed at information sharing and interoperability. He has held many community roles including the National Lifesaving Communications Advisor to Surf Life Saving Australia since 2011, and a member of the Emergency Management Spatial Information Network Australia (EMSINA). As a qualified secondary school and TAFE teacher,
Chris convenes the ARCIA training committees and has been responsible for recent industry advancements in training and education. Chris has three bachelor’s degrees, various emergency management and communications qualifications, and is also the conference chair for the Comms Connect conference series.
Gary Botley
CO-VICE PRESIDENT
Gary has over 33 years’ experience in the ICT industry including technical, sales and management positions in telecommunications, information technology, radio and wireless communications companies. He has extensive customer service, operational, sales, commercial management, channel partner management and leadership experience with time spent both in the small/medium business sector as well as in large corporate and Government organisations.
Much of Gary’s time has been spent in new business development as well as recruiting, leading, coaching and developing both large and small sales and operations teams.
Dina Roubis
SECRETARY
Dina Robuis is the General Manager and Financial Controller at Telechnics, and brings to ARCIA over 30 years of industry experience in operational leadership, strategic oversight, and customer service excellence.
Widely recognised for her contributions to the sector, Dina plays an active role on multiple industry committees, where she helps shape policy, best practices, drive innovation, and to influence service delivery.
She’s passionate about sharing her expertise to foster growth, empower teams, and champion continuous improvement.
Brad Welch
TREASURER
Starting as an Apprentice Radio Technician in Mt Isa, Brad has over 30 years’ experience in the critical communications industry including over 25 years’ experience in Critical Messaging.
This experience has seen him working for companies such as Hutchison Telecoms (now Vodafone Messaging), Selective Communications in New Zealand, WiPath Communications Australia and now TPL Systems Asia-Pacific. Brad has been heavily involved with providing critical response solutions and support in the Emergency Services and Healthcare markets.
Brad’s strength is listening to the customer and their requirements, using his experience to provide the most suitable outcomes to shorten critical response times and maximise the customer experience.
Committee
QLD
- John La Cava
VIC
- Andrew Wyborn
- Ari Adar
- Chris Stapleton
- Paul Ludvik
- Simon Lardner
NSW
- David Britt
- Perin Hardie
WA
- Ryan Page
- Anthony Beresford
SA
- Michael Clark
SUB-COMMITTEE CONVENORS
- Spectrum & Technical – Simon Lardner
- Training & Education – Chris Stevens
- Membership – Dina Roubis
- Marketing – Gary Botley
- Careers – Roger Webber
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
- John Whittaker (QLD)
- Dale Stacey (NSW)
- Roger Webber (NSW)
- Stuart Fillmore (SA)
- Glen Sneddon (VIC)
- Ian Miller (VIC)
- Jamie Baker (VIC)
- Noel Higgins (VIC)
- Melanie Hazebroek (WA)