{"id":17,"date":"2025-06-12T07:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T07:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-07-02T06:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:30:55","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novantia.com.au\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/novantia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Profile-pic.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-visible-labels is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-lownie-621008140\/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B3a%2Bh4Ol4TPGpXQoLBZny8A%3D%3D\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1cfdb9ee wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>This business was built on curiosity, care, and a deep belief that technology should make life better &#8211; not more complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It all started with a Diploma in IT and a love of figuring out how things work. Early on, I cut my teeth at Unisys, working on big, complex systems for major banks and insurers. I learned how technology shapes business, and how critical it is to get it right. After seven years there, I moved into web development while completing a Masters in Cognitive Science, exploring how people think and how they interact with the world around them &#8211; including technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But life isn\u2019t a straight line. For seven years, I traded servers for soil, working in bush regeneration, including two years leading a team of people with mental disabilities. That time taught me just as much about teamwork, patience, and human connection as any tech job ever could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I returned to IT with a fresh perspective, working in IT support at a tourism company, then backstage at the Sydney Opera House, moving scenery behind the scenes. 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