Engineer first. Strategist always.
From aerospace research and national telecommunications to economic strategy and technology.
Dainu Devis is an engineer and strategist, founder of Sharktech Global, and a subject matter expert engaged through the Guidepoint network.
I have always been drawn to problems that look unsolvable from the outside. These fields share one demand: clarity under pressure, and systems that cannot fail.
Early in my career I managed more than 2,200 active network sites across New South Wales for Telstra, with a zero HSE incident record and multimillion dollar capital savings. That environment taught me to see the fragilities others had stopped questioning.
Since then I have advised a national government on economic and digital strategy, guided an international manufacturer into a regulated market, and founded Sharktech Global. My foundation is a Master of Engineering from UNSW in Concurrent Product and Process Design.
One thing most people do not know: I was a competitive chess player. You stop reacting to what is in front of you and start reading what is coming.
Dainu Devis. Founder and Chief Executive, Sharktech Global.
How does he think?
I see the gaps before they become obvious
Naming what is broken but accepted is the first act of building something valuable.
I connect disciplines that rarely speak
The best solutions live at the intersections, built by the person who can translate between worlds.
I build systems, not workarounds
A patch solves today. A system prevents the next ten.
Trust runs both ways
If I am asking for your trust, you have mine.
The record behind the claims.
CEO and co founder, Sharktech Global · 2025 to present
Product strategy, platform architecture and commercial growth across several verticals.
Independent strategist and business consultant
A national government and international manufacturers, through Sharktech Global and the Guidepoint expert network.
Investor and advisor, multiple exits
Early stage ventures, hands on in strategy, operations and go to market.
Network infrastructure management, Telstra, New South Wales
2,200 sites. Zero HSE incidents. Multimillion dollar capital savings through modernisation.
Aeronautical research and development, early career
Aerospace research with defence recognition for innovation.