Q&A with Cirrus Software engineer, Richard Hill

Richard Hill, Cirrus Mining Innovation’s Principal software engineer answers some questions about the company:

Q: What is it that first attracted you to work with Cirrus Mining Innovation?

I worked at Datamine with Cirrus’ CTO Mike Lafferty. We spent about 3 months together and I was impressed by Mike. Some 10 years on Mike contacted me about a start up he was kicking off and the more he spoke to me about it the more I felt it was going to succeed. The combination of experience and technical knowledge we have in the company is excellent. 

 Q. Why do you think Cirrus is an important tool for mining companies?

The ability to utilise the power of the cloud, it is going to be a game changer in the mining industry. Once mining companies understand that they can make decisions in minutes rather than days using the power of the cloud it’ll change how they structure their work. They will be able to make informed and accurate decisions that they can share easily with their colleagues. We are a small business but with that comes agility. We will be able to create new and innovative solutions and bring them to market faster than our competitors.

 Q. What does the future hold for the company?

I think that the future for Cirrus is to become the industry leading software in the sector. To bring to market new technologies to enhance the mining business decision making.

To hear more about Cirrus, contact us for a demo: support@cirrusmine.com