Our Core Team

At Future Systems, we recognise that people are the core of our business and we are proud of the team we are assembling. We have some of the best operators in the communications sector with an excellent breadth of knowledge and experience across engineering, project management, technical services, business development, construction, commissioning, consulting and maintenance.

Steve Kennedy – Managing Director / Project Manager

Steve began his involvement in the communications industry as a technician in the Royal Australian Navy in 1983. After 11 years as a serving member of the R.A.N., he began his civilian career in the telecommunications, mining, utilities and transport sectors of the communications industry. He has held a variety of roles ranging from Technical Services to Project Management, Bid Preparation and Business Development, Change Management and Systems Engineering.
Steve’s career has taken him to projects in Argentina, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Botswana, Russia, USA and throughout Australia.
Steve’s recent experience includes senior management roles in the transport communications sector, in both operations and business development.

Katherine Kennedy – Finance Manager

Katherine joined Future Systems in 2008 as a bookkeeper and office administrator. She has driven the back office systems, including accounting, quality and OH&S systems for a number of years. Katherine has recently taken on an integral new role as Finance Manager.
Katherine holds a Bachelor of Business (Human Resources) as well as a Double Masters of Business Administration and Human Resource Management from the University of Newcastle.

Ash Iredell

Ash joined the team in 2018 and leads our site rigging teams and has a small but very competent team of riggers that ensure we have a well rounded team from design through to delivery. He has 30+ years experience in building all types of structures from 6m poles to 120m guyed masts.

Lindsay Horner – Construction Manager / Rigging Supervisor

Lindsay has spent the past 40+ years in the communications industry initially as a TV technician, then moving into Communications Rigging and has built  over 500 masts and sites around Australia. Lindsay ran all our construction aspects of our projects. Lindsay is transitioning into retirement and handing the reins across to Ash, but will retain a position at Future Systems as an advisor and occasional construction supervisor.