Cole Innovation & Design Pty Ltd was established in 1999 to conduct research & development, to commercialise new technologies in the global marketplace, and to provide consulting services in design, innovation and intellectual property. The CID strategy is to form well-balanced, champion teams to tackle each challenge that is put before the company, thereby to deliver superior performance to the client and customer.

CID's Managing Director is Dr Martin Cole, DipEE, ME, PhD, FAIM, FTSE, HonFIEAust, CPEng.  Dr Cole commenced in business while a 3rd year full-time engineering student. Then, as Managing Director of IEI Pty Ltd he founded an electronics research and manufacturing company which grew from a zero base to generate over $200M sales and over 2000 person-years of direct employment, prior to his sale of that ongoing business and the formation of CID.

Dr Cole has invented many crime prevention technologies. He also pioneered the development and worldwide marketing of a revolutionary fire detection system, protecting some 50,000 zones including the NASA Space Shuttle launch pads, Boeing facilities, BHP coal mines, New Hong Kong Airport, AMP properties, hospitals, malls, New Parliament House and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games venues. On computer he has created system-design software, has conducted product simulation and optimization, undertaken the design of houses and factories, and has created numerous corporate and product logos including the Engineers Australia (EA) logo and Coat-of-Arms.

Winner of 7 awards for Export Achievement, 5 EA awards for Engineering Excellence (1983, ’86, ’90, ’92, ’05), the EA award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Enterprise (1990), the Clunies-Ross National Science & Technology Award (1994) and the Australian Centenary Medal (2003). He is a member of the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering & Innovation Council (PMSEIC) since 1999. He is Chair of the $52M Astronomy Major National Research Facility and is Deputy Chair of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Consortium. He has served on the National Council of Engineers Australia (EA) for 21 years, serving as National President in 2000 & 2001 (80,000 members). He was also the founding National President of the Society of Fire Safety 1994-99.
 

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