06/01/2026
🌟 Meet the Geoworks Crew! We're putting the spotlight on the awesome people who make it all happen.
Hemi Mellars
◼Job Title / Role at Geoworks:
Surveyor/Engineer Technician
◼How long have you been with Geoworks?
Just over one and a half years
◼What do you enjoy most about your role?
Field testing and the problem solving aspects associated.
◼A project or achievement you’re proud of:
Being relatively fresh to surveying still, I'm proud to have picked up a wide range of new skills in a relatively short period, implementing them effectively for customer and company satisfaction.
◼What’s one skill or strength you bring to the team?
Adaptability. While I enjoy a good work flow, I don't mind ebbing and shifting to keep work flowing for others.
◼Where are you from originally?
Morrinsville, Waikato
◼Hobbies or things you enjoy doing?
Collecting semi-precious gemstones from around New Zealand and carving them up into all sorts of wonders.
◼Favourite local spot in Horowhenua/Manawatū?
A relatively unknown Pohangina Valley cave system, where a tributary stream off the main Pohangina River, cuts through soft sedimentary layers, creating moderately sized caverns and incisions into the walls of the stream.
◼Favourite movie:
Gladiator
◼Favourite song or music artist:
Credence Clearwater Revival
◼Favourite food (or go-to comfort food):
At the moment: Plum Yogurt
◼Dream holiday destination:
Moldova
◼One fun fact people might not know about you:
I avidly enjoy writing, both musical lyrics and about metaphysics based philosophy.
◼If you weren’t in engineering/surveying/planning/administration, what job would you want?
Something to do with writing/the creative industry in general.
◼Do you have a favourite quote, motto, or saying?
Ecclesiastes 3:20 "all people and animals go to the same place, are made from dust, and will return to dust."