Name of company	Optimate
Contact	Steve Miller, David Brookes
Address	Suite 105, 58 – 60 Manila Street, Beenleigh
Nature of business	Optimate Pty Ltd specializes in industrial and business automation solutions. This includes factory floor automation, Human Machine Interface (HMI) design, real time data handling , data storage and intelligent information delivery strategies. Using this methodology, the whole business is treated as the single entity that it is, in order to streamline business processes. The intent of the whole business approach is to ensure that any projects are undertaken with a good understanding of the role(s) that the project outcomes will play in the overall operation of the business. This perspective involves the use of strategic development, process modelling, business process engineering and eventually technological components to deliver the required cultural support.
Disciplines required	Software Engineering
No of vacancies	1 (current third year student only)
Project area/s	The project with Optimate will involve developing a high performance graphics framework based on the Microsoft XNA graphics engine used in the XBOX product.   The framework will allow the visualisation of high volumes of dynamic data (2D and 3D) with intuitive user interfaces.   The framework will be used in several products currently being developed by Optimate. The project will suit students with interests in graphics, user interface design and data visualisation.
Starting date	7 December 2009 for vacation work followed by PEPS semester one 2010
Selection details	Apply using the PEPS Application from the PEPS website www.uq.edu.au/peps Closing date for applications, Friday, 23 October 2009. Interviews scheduled for Thursday 29 October 2009.
For more information	Visit  www.optimate.net.au  or email s.doel@uq.edu.au
Other Comments	Predominantly, Optimate Pty Ltd uses Microsoft tools; however Optimate Pty Ltd has enlisted a wide range of other technologies to meet its customers’ needs.