Meet the team
Locally owned and operated electrical business in Taupo
At Off-Grid Electrical, we pride ourselves on our strong team culture, emphasising ownership, accountability, and responsibility.
We have assembled a dynamic and skilled team that is dedicated to providing top-notch service through effective communication and a commitment to quality. We take great pride in our diverse group of professionals who possess a wide range of expertise.
Leading our team is our esteemed OGE Director, Sean, who has a wealth of experience in managing and guiding our company to success over the years. We are proud to have some of the best staff Taupo has to offer, and pride ourselves on a strong and collaborative team culture.
Sean McCullough
Contractors Representative, Contract Manager, Quality Manager
Sean McCullough – Off Grid’s fearless leader, Sean is the owner/operator of Off Grid Electrical.
Sean is a family man with 4 awesome kids and a lovely fiancée. Sean is a super keen hunter/fisherman who generally loves getting outdoors. He also has a passion for water skiing with his kids.
He has a massive range of skills which he has acquired from working in power generation, high voltage transmission, commercial, industrial and domestic sectors of the electrical industry as well as heat pump installations. Sean has a real knack for finding the right solution for the customer, backed by a growing team who are proud to call him their boss.
Josh Keys
Operations Manager & Registered Electrician
Josh Keys is a husband to his lovely wife, dad of 2 young boys and loves the outdoors- anything with guns, motors or hooks Josh is there.
Josh comes from Mercury Geothermal team and is a qualified electrician/ instrument technician. Josh is our operations manager and is learning the ropes on running the crew here at Off Grid.
Josh also has an extensive skill set on the tools which can be utilized when necessary.
Scott Buchanan
Registered Electrician / Project Supervisor / Electrical Inspector
Qualified electrician and soon-to-be qualified electrical inspector, Scott is a married man with two beautiful kids.
Scott is a family man who loves 4WD, jet boating and going for cruises on his Harley.
Scott has worked in the commercial, residential and industrial sites which make him a very valued senior member of Off Grid team. He has a well rounded skill set and is always keen to take on the big jobs!
Max Turnwald
Solar Generation Specialist
Max is our solar generation specialist and brings an enormous amount of energy to the team.
With over 15 years in the electrical industry and vast amounts of experience within the Hydro Generation industry – including being a Power technician – Max is a bright spark that is extremely welcoming and bound to leave an impression.
Jacob Skipper
Apprentice Electrician
Jacob (Skip) is our team’s youngest member. Just leaving school and starting his apprenticeship last year, Skip has showed great value to the team with a great hard-working, can-do attitude. There’s nothing too hard for Skip: he was built to work.
Matt Pilkington
Project Manager
Meticulous Matt and his beautiful wife Emma have three children that enjoy living in their luscious
rural property.
Matt will see us excelling with his extensive skills in project management, as well as
being extremely knowledgeable within and outside of his trade. We haven’t seen anything sneak past Matt’s eye yet.
Brandon Renata
Apprentice Electrician
Brandon is our newest apprentice who is into everything fitness and health, and we hear he is a weapon on the rugby field.
Brandon has a wide range of talents. Owing to his extremely soft-spoken and polite manner, Brandon has quickly become a valued member of our team.
Amy Searancke
Office Administrator
You will find happy, bubbly Amy behind the desk in the Off Grid office. Amy brings a huge amount of value to our team with her polite, caring, and happy nature.
Amy is hardworking and ready to accomplish the difficult tasks she is constantly given on the daily. She has a creative, self-driven work attitude and is always striving to improve both herself and the workplace.
Andrin Peck
Qualified Electrician
Madeline Taylor
Apprentice Electrician
