The story so far...
Rhino Instruments was created because we saw the potential of technology to help improve the Australian agricultural industry. We want to empower those with the industry knowledge and experience to harness technology for their own needs.
Pat is a technology and product development leader, and a co-founder of Sequence Digital, a national firm delivering integrated hardware and software solutions.
He knows electronics, product design, and manufacturing engineering - and has spent years working directly with the organics and recycling sector.
At Rhino, Pat leads the sensing hardware and system integration side of things. That means devices that are robust, accurate, and built to handle whatever the field throws at them.
Raj is a software engineer, data nerd, and co-founder of Sequence Digital, where he focuses on turning customers real world problems into software solutions.
With deep experience building scalable platforms, data storage systems, and applied analytics dashboards. He's spent his career turning complex data into things people can actually use.
At Rhino, Raj leads the software and analytics platform - the engine that takes raw sensor data and turns it into insight that operators can act on and data that supports process optimisation.
David is a strategic design and innovation leader with formal training in product design and a track record of commercialising ventures across Australia. He brings experience in governance, market development, and environmental leadership as Chair of Geelong Sustainability.
At Rhino Instruments, David leads strategy and partnerships - ensuring the technology is aligned to industry needs and delivers measurable performance, compliance, and sustainability outcomes.
Rhino Instruments has received invaluable research & development assistance, as well as grant funding and support from:
We also want to acknowledge the mentoring and support recived from the following people and organisations:
ACASE
(Australia-China Association of Scientists And Entrepreneurs)
Runway Geelong
Farmers2Founders
ManuFutures
Deakin University (Waurn Ponds)
Regional Innovation for a Circular Economy (RICE)