Meet The Team

Dean Lucantonio

Founder & CEO

Dean has spent his whole life in the building and property development sector, having created and managed a number of successful businesses with published success. In 2004 Dean had a creative desire to develop new and innovative products for the electrical industry, it was then he turned his attention to founding Connected Group Australia P/L with a desire to run with the ball that all other major suppliers had dropped. Always one to unite the team with the core focus of meeting the needs of employees, customers, investors, communities, and the law...

Loretta Lucantonio

Financial Operations

Loretta works with the Financial Controller, assisting in all account portfolios and the financial management of the company. She keeps the company on track by identifying and preventing discrepancies and helping set up control systems, assisting with the preparation of financial statements in compliance with all official guidelines and requirements.

Nerissa Baijan

Financial Controller

Nerissa manages all the financial information, helping keep customers stay up-to-date with their accounts and payment due dates. She works hard to monitor and control the “pulse” of the company ensuring we are able to maintain a healthy company financially. The less you hear from Nerissa the better - and we mean that in the nicest way possible!

Ebony Lucantonio

Office All Rounder

Ebony has been with Connected Switchgear since 2012. With 9 years up her sleeve, Ebony has learnt most facets of the business including sales and customer service, marketing and she even dabbles in warehousing. Michelle and Ebony make the perfect team!

Denis Romero

Warehouse Manager

Denis has years of experience managing warehouse processes and the team. He is a key member of Connected Switchgear, with a strong customer service focus. Denis runs the dispatch team with energy, drive and enthusiasm. His strength is in his ability to be consciously aware of how critical supply of goods are, always striving to deliver in full and on time to customers.

Graeme McDonald

Industrial Design Engineer

Over 35 years experience in Industrial Design / Product Design, specialising in electronic product and domestic appliance design. He was a winner of The Australian Design Awards, Good Design USA and Red Dot Germany. Graeme's role in new product development at Connected Switchgear includes product concept design, mechanical layout, large electronic component and PCB layout, design of plastic and metal components for manufacture. He is also involved in mechanical and thermal testing.

Mark Norris

Electronic Design Engineer

Apart from drinking copious amounts of coffee, Mark’s talent lies in his ability to innovate in areas of electronic design. With over 20 years of experience in the electronics design industry, Mark brings with him a “brain trust” of knowledge and is responsible for bringing from concept to realization the electronic design of various innovative products such as our patented i-TOUCH series.

Peter Birrell

Software Design Engineer

Peter has a determination and passion to succeed in all areas, along with a wealth of experience in software engineering. Peter has been pivotal in designing various products unrivalled in innovation and functionality, with home automation his latest creation for the i-TOUCH series.

Leo Cai

QA Coordinator

Leo has spent 5 years with the CSG team and is responsible for understanding the Australian electrical industry and how best to exceed customers expectations in relation to quality. He monitors the production of product from tooling through manufacturing to shipping and is relentless in his determination to exceed QA expectations.