Summary In this episode, John sits down with Steve White, General Manager at Civillo, to unpack how spatial data is changing the way civil infrastructure projects are delivered. Steve started his career as a surveyor, and he explains the everyday bottlenecks that pushed his team to build Civillo; a simple, web-based way for engineers, supervisors, managers, and clients to access and work with spatial information without specialist software. Steve breaks down how Civillo lets teams bri...
In this episode, John sits down with long-time friend and Tekifi Managing Director, Mike Arnold, to break down what “smart buildings” actually mean today; and why we’re only at the start of the curve. Mike explains how modern buildings are becoming more like smartphones: built on a unified digital infrastructure that enables everything from better user experience to major productivity and energy gains. They dig into examples across Australia, London, and Dublin, including how air quality se...
Rory San Miguel, CEO of Propeller, joins the show to discuss building one of the most successful construction technology startups in the world. Propeller's drone mapping platform now operates across 30,000 active sites every month in over 100 countries, processing nearly 300,000 surveys annually. In this episode, Rory shares the pivotal moment when early customers told them to "leave the drone" and focus on the data platform instead—a strategic decision that transformed their trajectory. We d...
In this episode, John talks with Hani Arab, CIO at Seymour Whyte, about how a civil engineer became the technology leader for one of Australia’s major infrastructure contractors, and what it actually takes to drive technology adoption across field teams. Hani shares the early moments that pulled him toward tech, from GSM-connected site systems in the 2000s to today’s push toward AI-enabled operations. They dig into the realities of supporting remote projects, why the biggest challenges now ...
This is Wired & Hammered — the show where we break down how technology is changing the way we build, operate, and run the physical world. From mining and construction tech to infrastructure and real-estate operations. Each episode we dig into the tools, tactics, and lessons from the people shaping how these industries actually work — from startup founders to site foremen and asset operators. I'm your host John Naughton.