Michael Byrne

Board Member at Mulleraterong Centre, contributing to governance, strategic direction, and community impact initiatives. Supporting the organisation’s mission to deliver inclusive services and programs, while ensuring strong oversight, sustainability, and alignment with stakeholder and community needs.

Driving global commercialisation and strategic communication for AZURA Ocean Technologies, delivering innovative offshore energy and water solutions with low environmental and visual impact. AZURA’s dual-plane Wave Energy Converter (WEC) and offshore desalination systems enable reliable electricity generation and potable water supply. The technology was the first wave energy system connected to the U.S. grid (2015), demonstrating >98% availability and resilience in extreme conditions, including sustained operation through hurricane-scale waves. Key capabilities include: High-efficiency (>50%) renewable energy generation Integrated power and desalinated water production Multi-directional energy capture (heave and surge) Sub-surface energy storage and adaptive optimisation across sea states Low-impact, recyclable (>98%) design with non-invasive mooring Currently advancing commercial deployment across remote island infrastructure and offshore decarbonisation projects, supporting hybrid energy systems that enhance generation reliability, optimise infrastructure use, and reduce overall project costs. Contact: mbyrne@azurawave.com for investment, collaboration, and project enquiries www.azurawave.com

Contributing to the delivery of integrated engineering solutions at EHL Group, a specialist provider of motion and control technologies, compressed air systems, and gas and cryogenic generation solutions across Australasia and Oceania. Working across diverse sectors—including industrial, oil & gas, defence, marine, food & beverage, and healthcare—to design, manufacture, and implement customised systems tailored to complex project requirements. EHL operates as a single-source partner, providing end-to-end capabilities spanning technical design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, servicing, calibration, and project management—supporting both onshore and offshore applications across commercial, government, and defence environments. Part of a globally experienced team delivering critical infrastructure and process solutions that underpin industries ranging from manufacturing and transport to medical and energy systems.

Establishing the Country Universities Centre - Southern Grampians u der the Australian Government’s Regional University Study Hub (RUSH) program. Regional University Study Hubs help students in regional and remote areas access higher education without having to leave their community. They provide student support and study facilities for students who study online. A Regional University Study Hub is a facility regional and remote students can use to support their study of tertiary courses from any Australian institution. Hubs provide: * Infrastructure, including: * Study spaces * Break out areas * Video conferencing * Computer facilities * High-speed internet access * Administrative and academic support services such as: * Developing writing and research skills * Managing administrative processes * Student support services, including: * Pastoral support * Study advice * Help accessing student services

FRDC funded project to develop energy supply decarbonisation system options for Aquaculture. This project was undertaken to achieve key goals of the Australian Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC 2020 – 2025 Strategic Plan. The FRDC launched a co-investment program to “develop scalable alternative energy solutions for aquaculture” to strengthen the resilience of Australian aquaculture to a changing climate and help the sector decarbonise. Project “AquaGrid”, submitted a partnership of the Australian Ocean Energy Group (AOEG), AZURA Ocean Technology, Deloitte Emissions Group, and Syncline Energy, were selected by FRDC for project investment and are a “early mover project” within Seafood Industry Australia’s (SIA’s) overarching 3-year aquaculture decarbonisation program. Based on the energy requirements of Southern Ocean Mariculture, AQUAGrid’s aquaculture technical specialist and land-based abalone grower, the project looked beyond the single source of solar energy to design a microgrid energy system with the addition of wave energy plus storage. Project AquaGrid upheld the hypothesis and documented ocean energy’s contribution to building a reliable energy network based on the best combination of renewable energy sources (‘the sum is greater than the parts’).through detailed technical and environmental modelling developed by Deloitte.

President of an experienced, committed, and enthusiastic committee representing and advocating for businesses in the Victorian Western Districts.

Part of a team dedicated to designing a targeted survey, implementing wide respondent activity, then reporting results at the May ocean energy summit to key energy transition stake holders. Successfully completed and presented.

Oversee budget planning, provision and implementation in conjunction with global operational plans across all territories, Plan / Organise / Attend involvement in general and specialist conferences incorporating booth display and layout, marketing materials, and technical presentations to niche groups and large delegate assemblies. Facilitate training of sales team members in all facets of business planning, sales techniques, client relationship management, product information and corporate responsibilities. Maintained role as key national account oversight / management / negotiation leader, Aggressively expanded the on site gas generation sector including many large systems in industry, government, and research. Specialist to whole of building systems incorporating system design and pitch, preparation of tender submissions and overseeing project teams for implementation Accounts receivable target and framework implementation and adherence, Stock turn management, Key product portfolio management and purchasing - sustained high growth achieved Main contact and facilitator with local and global suppliers. Asia/Pacific manger of key global OEM Member of global working groups including marketing, product development, provision, and sku rationalisation, sales strategies and case studies, legal disputes, and logistics. Participated in Lean events and gained an understanding of Six Sigma philosophies and implementation. Utilize SAP and Business Warehouse systems Grew sales and GM% against strong competition through concentration on relationship building with both clients and team members, coupled with judicial pricing / cost negotiation and currency fluctuation hedging.