Steven Ahern operates his own business, Rantal, where he shares his experiences in technology commercialisation and strategic planning. Mr Ahern held a wide range of engineering, management and executive management positions at Orbital Corporation where he worked for 25 years. He was the author and presenter of papers at SAE, SETC and other technical forums; an inventor listed in 7 patent families; and is experienced in engineering, technical marketing, major customer relationship management, and business development with work experience in USA, Europe, Japan and Taiwan.