I.Q. Technology Ltd. Is a small private company domiciled in New Zealand. Principal Geoff Pearson was born and educated in the UK and on completing high school went directly into the Merchant Marine as a marine engineer cadet. During his years at college and at sea he gained professional mechanical and marine engineering qualifications (steam and motor) and worked for a variety of shipping companies in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong.

After dropping anchor in New Zealand, Geoff worked for a few years in the meat industry followed by 20-years as a Power and Steam Plant Engineer in the pulp and paper industry on what was then the largest integrated pulp and paper mill site in Australasia. In 1992 he started I.Q. Technology which was initially involved mainly in the configuration and commissioning of industrial process control systems. After working on a number of large boiler-related projects in New Zealand, Canada and Australia, Geoff changed direction and turned his attention to training.

During visits to the USA and Canada in the mid nineties he witnessed state-of-the-art multimedia training being introduced at that time by some large corporations and the US military. Hugely impressed by its effectiveness and future potential, he immediately set about creating a set of CD-ROM based training courses covering boiler-related topics. Following release, they were widely acclaimed and continue to be used extensively for operator training in New Zealand and elsewhere.

I.Q. Technology has evolved as a specialist training provider serving all industry sectors requiring steam training. It is accredited to all of the relevant New Zealand Industry Training Organizations (ITOs) to deliver Energy-Chemical training to the highest level and Geoff is a New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) qualified competency assessor. The company has a diverse customer-base and enjoys a reputation for excellence.

With over 50-years experience as a practicing steam engineer, Geoff has an intimate knowledge of his subject matter and the evolving requirements of modern boiler operation. As an old-school practitioner, he is passionate about everything steam-related and firmly believes that he has a duty to pass that knowledge along to those that follow.