About Sean van der Walt

Founder: Sean van der Walt

BSc Eng L.C., N.Dip I&C

33+ years’ experience in embedded systems.

Entrepreneur & Technologist Sean van der Walt founded various business ventures in the IoT space. Sean is a seasoned technologist who assists customers in the delivery of Internet of Things (IoT) applications, including: edge sensors, edge computing, gateways, connectivity, cloud services and web application enablement systems.

Sean’s expertise includes:

  • IoT Solutions Architecture and Design
  • IoT Edge Sensing and Edge Computing
  • IoT Connectivity and Integration
  • IoT Implementations
  • IoT Systems Consulting
  • IoT Commercialisation

When NEC in New Zealand embarked on their first Smart Cities project in Wellington, they approached Sean to assist them with the design and selection of various elements for edge sensors, such as in the parking management and traffic flow sensors, the LED lighting sensors, the RF mesh network design and internal designs of the NEC Kite gateway that forms the heart of all their on premise connectivity. This collaboration has further been expanded, where NEC Australia have requested Sean to assist them with IoT architecture and solution consulting to be included in their new Australian Smart Cities projects.