

Sonny Tilders
Design Director & CEOSonny’s career has spanned nearly 30 years in which he has designed and built creatures and contraptions, models and special effects for film, theatre, exhibitions, major events and theme parks.
In 2006 Sonny led the creature design and build team for Walking with Dinosaurs – the Arena Spectacular. Sixteen life-size animated dinosaurs were created to a level of realism and sophistication of movement never before seen in live theatre. Following the international success of the show, Creature Technology Co. was formed, of which Sonny became CEO and Design Director.
Awarded a Special Tony Award™ as Creature Designer for the Kong Puppet for King Kong: Alive on Broadway, this creation epitomised Sonny's passion for combining compelling audience experiences with the technical design knowhow developed over a lifetime spent in workshops making 'stuff'. Working with teams of talented people with disparate disciplines to make the seemingly impossible possible is what gets him out of bed each day.
Executive

Sonny Tilders
Design Director & CEOThe awe-inspiring 1.1 tonne, 20-foot-tall King Kong animatronic puppet was designed and built by Sonny and his team at Creature Technology Co. in their Melbourne, Australia workshop. In Australia, the creation of the King Kong puppet was recognized with a prestigious Helpmann award for Outstanding Theatrical Achievement, and in New York a 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design and a 2019 Outer Critics Circle Special Achievement Award to add to the Special Tony Award presented to Sonny and Creature Technology Co.
From its theatrical roots, Creature Technology Co. has evolved and expanded over its first 13 years, bringing its technologically advanced animatronic creature and puppet design to a variety of entertainment fields across the globe. Highlights include the company successfully designing and building 3 giant animatronic mascots for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, witnessed by billions, as well as creating stunning dinosaurs for blockbuster international touring phenomenon Jurassic World: The Exhibition. More recently the company has commenced a significant collaboration with Universal Studios to bring their remarkable creations to a whole new sector of live entertainment.

Tim Rolfe
General Manager
Dean Flynn
General Manager
Richard Mckenna
Chief Engineer
Malcolm Place
Production Manager
Marc Warshall
Chief Financial Officer
Damian Guiney
Director, Partnerships & DevelopmentPrior to joining us, Damian spent many years as General Manager in Digital Agencies and brings his knowledge from this fast-paced, highly competitive environment of pixels to our world of real life dinosaurs, dragons and apes.

Production

Kathy Fox
Senior Producer
Jo Banks
Senior Designer
John Hempel
Project Manager
Navin Thanumurthy
Project Manager
Graeme Haddon
Producer
Robert McNaught
Creative Producer
Alex McNeilly
Software Delivery Lead
Digital

Paul Fleer
Head of Digital Design
Ben Forster
Senior Animator/Designer
Claire Harrison
Technical Artist
Brent King
Router & 3D Printer Operator
Isabella Cutri
Industrial Designer
Lawrence Mercieca

Engineering

Brendan Butcher
Head of Engineering Department
Avon Perera
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Stephen Wilkie
Service & Support Manager / Senior Mechanical Engineer
Josh Gallo
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Michael Bais
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Leon Wong
Mechanical Engineer
Diego Leiva
Mechanical Engineer
Sandrine Cameron
Mechanical Engineer
Steve Handscombe
Mechanical Engineer
Jonathan Nahmany
Mechanical Engineer
Matt Soundias
Mechanical Engineer
Matt Zwarts
Mechanical Engineer
Lucas Casey
Mechanical Engineer
Eddy Fathi
CAD Drafter
Zoe Van Vegten
Student Engineer - Mechanical
Michael Larratt
Electrical Engineering Team Lead
Martin Sell
Senior Electrical Engineer
Elijah Phillips
Electrical Engineer
Paul Farrell
Electrical CAD Drafter
Olivia (Qiaoqin) Zhou
Electrical Engineer
Karen Souter
Control Systems Engineering Team Lead & Principal Engineer
Rob Crittenden
Control Systems Engineering Team Lead
Jacob Gillies
Senior Control Systems Engineer
Nick Aronnax
Control Systems Engineer
Sam Weston
Control Systems EngineerWill Norcott
Control Systems Engineer
Noel Basten
Control Systems Engineer
James Howell
Control Systems Engineer
Vikas Dahiya
Electrical Fabrication - Leading Hand
Peter Lindsey
Electrician
Engineering Fabrication

Chip Wardale
Head Of Engineering Fabrication
Alex Toa
Leading Hand - Engineering Fabrication
Tim Collard
Senior Mechanical Fabricator
Lorne Denis
Senior Mechanical Fabricator
Andrew Thilby
Senior Model Maker
Thomas Wilkinson
General HandAndrew Hustwaite
Mechanical Fabricator
Sculptural Fabrication

Nerissa Box
Head of Sculptural Fabrication
Jenny O'Keefe
Team Leader - Sculptural Fabrication
Jody Overhill
Team Leader - Sculptural Fabrication
Lisa Calwell
Sculptor/Mould Maker
Torie Nimmervoll
Mould Maker, Colour & Figure Finish
Courtney Clarke
Sculptural Fabricator
Peri Jenkins
Sculptural Fabricator
Joanna Gust
Sculptural Fabricator
Kate Rogers
Colour & Figure Finish Specialist
Eleanor Hutchison
Sculptural Fabricator
Bridie Wilkinson
Sculptural Fabricator
Finance & Administration

Carly Davey
Office Manager
David Higley
Finance Manager
Sam Harding
Purchasing Manager
Christophe Dubillon
Inventory Co-ordinator
Shane Johnson
Facilities & Safety Coordinator
Henry Phan
Assistant AccountantVale

Paul Smits
At CTC Paul leaves behind a team of colleagues and friends who adored his beautiful, gentle, funny nature, and his enormous talent for sculpture and colour. We’ll miss his classic movie quotes, his impersonations, the way he sang and talked to himself while he worked. We’ll miss the laughs and we’ll miss the quirky soul who made our workplace and the world a better place just by being in it.
Paul’s profile will remain here to honour the beautiful work he performed at CTC and the amazing contribution he made to our lives.
