A keynote speaker who combines 15+ years of real engineering authority with the energy and storytelling of a natural communicator. Technical credibility. Human connection. Ideas that stick.
A Chartered Engineer with 15+ years inside energy and industrial organisations. Randy has lived technical leadership at every level. Your audience will know immediately that he's been where they are.
As a seasoned Toastmaster, Randy doesn't just speak; he actively trains speakers. He commands a room through storytelling, genuine warmth, and the kind of stage craft that only comes from deliberate, sustained practice.
Every keynote closes with specific tools participants use on Monday morning. Delegates leave not just moved, but equipped with frameworks they will actually apply.
Leadership and communication are Randy's two core disciplines, woven through every talk. Each keynote is available as a standalone session, a conference talk, or an extended workshop, and can be tailored to your industry, audience, and theme.
The talk that names the exact feeling most technical professionals carry but never say out loud. You're not overlooked because you lack value — you're overlooked because value without visibility is invisible. Randy introduces the C.L.E.A.R. Influence Model: a practical communication framework built specifically for technical minds that shows how to lead with context, cut through complexity, translate expertise into strategic language, and build the kind of presence that gets people to act. No personality overhaul required. No generic "be more confident" advice. Just a precise framework, grounded in 15 years of engineering and leadership experience, that turns technical brilliance into genuine influence.
The talk that reframes what technical professionals believe about leadership. Randy unpacks the specific behaviours that separate technically excellent individual contributors from technically excellent leaders — and gives the audience a clear, honest assessment of where they are and a practical roadmap to close the gap. Delivered with candour, storytelling, and frameworks rooted in 15 years of real engineering experience. Audiences leave with their assumptions challenged and their next steps clear.
The most common frustration of technical professionals isn't that they don't know the answer — it's that nobody acts on it. This talk addresses the art and science of influence in technical environments: how to get buy-in from stakeholders who don't share your expertise, how to communicate upwards without losing precision, and how to build a reputation that makes people want to follow your lead — without needing a title to justify it. Packed with practical scripts, models, and real-world scenarios that resonate across every technical discipline.
High-performance cultures are not built by demanding more — they are built by creating the conditions where people can genuinely give their best. This keynote explores the paradox at the heart of most high-performance organisations: the same drive for excellence that produces outstanding results also produces burnout, disengagement, and attrition. Randy introduces the Energising Excellence framework — a practical model for leaders who want their teams performing at the highest level without burning through the fuel.
Whether it's energy transition, digital transformation, organisational restructuring, or sector disruption — technical leaders are being asked to guide their people through change faster than at any point in history. This talk gives leaders the human architecture of successful transitions: how to communicate change so people understand it, trust it, and engage with it. How to hold steady when the picture isn't clear. How to be the stable centre of a moving system.
A powerful postscript to the day's proceedings — it packed a punch. Exactly the kind of energy and insight that a conference of this calibre needed. Our delegates left energised, not just informed.
Enjoyable and thought provoking. Randy has a rare ability to challenge your thinking without making you defensive — a genuinely skilled communicator who clearly understands this audience.
Really made the team reflect on what they do and why — and that's not easy to achieve in a room of senior professionals. Very engaging. The impact stayed well beyond the session.
Pick a time that works for you. Randy will discuss your event, audience, and the talk that fits best.