I joined the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, The University of Auckland, in 1996 after obtaining a Ph.D. from the University of Manchester (then UMIST), UK. Since then, I have been working at the University of Auckland as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and now Professor. My teaching at the Department cuts across several fields, e.g., mechanical engineering design, manufacturing systems, advanced manufacturing technology, manufacturing information systems, advanced CAD/CAM/CNC and Industry 4.0. My main research focuses on computer-aided design, process planning and manufacturing, particularly STEP-compliant CNC (STEP-NC), cloud manufacturing, smart manufacturing, and Industry 4.0. I set up the first Industry 4.0 laboratory in New Zealand, Laboratory for Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Systems (LISMS) (https://lisms.auckland.ac.nz/), and lead one of the top research teams (IIMS (http://www.mech.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/ourresearch/researchareas/manufa...) research group ) in the world working in the field of STEP-compliant design and manufacturing.