A. C. (Chris) JONES M.IPENZ, NZCE
Chris commenced work with the New Zealand Post Office as a temporary mechanician in August 1954, became a Member of the NZ Institution of Engineers in 1979 and rose to the position of Telecom’s General Manager Network Planning and Development.
Chris’ prior responsibility before promotion to the General Manager role was as Project Manager for the first three years of the TASMAN 2 Auckland to Sydney optical fibre submarine cable project. This project required an extensive range of budgetary, project management, business and new technology investigation experience (TASMAN 2 at 140 Mbs was then state of the art).
Chris retired from Telecom in April 1993 to accept the establishment position of Executive Officer with the Telecommunications Industry Training Organisation (TESSO). In July 1996 TESSO successfully merged with the Electrotechnology ITO to avoid the need to establish significant apprenticeship administration resources in TESSO, the first ITO to merge by choice.
Chris remains the TESSO Executive Officer and TESSO remains the recognised telecommunications industry “advisory group” to the ETITO and NZQA.
Phone: +64 21 658 953
Email: chris.jones@tesso.org.nz
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