About Us

The Team.

Domain expertise across law, corporate governance, roofing, cybersecurity, drone operations, and AI/ML, the people building ARIS Detect.

Michael Fredericks

Chairman

Corporate, technology and IP lawyer and technology executive. Over 10 years as Managing Director, General Counsel and founder of early-stage and established technology companies, including raising over $100M and the listing of a company on the ASX. 15+ years of corporate advisory and IP law within several of Australia's largest law firms.

Steven Burrup

Director, Shareholder

Former Managing Director of AMJ Metal Roofing, one of Queensland's leading roofing contractors. Deep industry SME across residential and commercial roofing, insurance building, and trade operations. First-hand understanding of the customer's workflow, pain points, and commercial drivers.

Justin Keating

Director / Product Security, Shareholder

Enterprise cybersecurity background spanning penetration testing, vulnerability research, and security architecture. Published security researcher with a track record including critical vulnerabilities identified in Fortune 500 companies and major social media platforms. Brings enterprise-grade security standards and operational rigour.

Damon Smith

Co-Founder, Shareholder

Royal Australian Navy background. CASA-licensed remote pilot holding individual and organisational RePL/ReOC certifications. Deep operational knowledge of aerial data capture, flight planning, and regulatory compliance. Leads product demonstrations and customer onboarding.

Ryan Slater

Full-Stack Developer, Shareholder

Full-stack engineer with production experience across web applications, iOS App Store releases, and quantitative platforms. Architects the ARIS platform end-to-end, designing the cloud infrastructure and frontend that power its data processing and delivery.

Riley Ball

AI/ML Engineer, Shareholder

Data science and computer science academic background. Builds and trains the proprietary AI/ML models powering ARIS Detect's core capabilities in-house: damage detection, classification, edge detection for takeoff measurements, and automated accessories identification.

Built without external investment.

ARIS Detect is founder-funded, development, go-to-market, and operations have been resourced entirely by the team. Long-term thinking, no external pressure.