About Biarri
2009
Biarri founded with offices in Brisbane and Melbourne
After working in professional services and multinational corporates, Joe Forbes and Ash Nelson founded Biarri Optimisation to make Commercial Mathematics accessible to business.
2010
Biarri Workbench released
First version of Biarri’s platform is released with Australian customers in supply chain and retail the first onboard
2012
First customers in North America
Biarri goes global with initial energy and rail customers in the United States
2012
Biarri Networks founded
After incubation within Biarri Optimisation, Biarri Networks is spun out to focus on providing Fibre Optic Network Design to telecommunication companies globally. Biarri Networks is later acquired by Dura-Line, part of the Orbia group of companies in 2022
2014
First customers in Europe
Biarri Optimisation expands into Europe with customers in aviation and maritime. Joint Venture formed with Clive Data Services which is later acquired by Xeneta
2015
Biarri Rail founded
Biarri Optimisation’s Rail capability is separated into Biarri Rail, with a focus on solving train and crew scheduling problems in North America and Australia. Biarri Rail is later acquired by Navis in 2019.
2018
Data Science and Machine Learning capability established
Existing optimisation capability is extended with the establishment of a team focused on solving data science problems including forecasting, anomaly detection and pricing.
2020
Partnerships formalised with Amazon and Gurobi Optimisation
Biarri is recognised as an Premier Service Partner with leading commercial solver Gurobi Optimisation, and becomes a member of the Amazon Partner Network
2022
Dave Scerri appointed as CEO
With the departure of the founders from operational roles within the business, Dave is appointed CEO along with the current leadership team
We’re a team of innovative and creative, mathematicians, software devs, engineers and domain experts who love to solve your complex planning, scheduling and operational problems. We bring together world-leading mathematical engines with modern, cloud-based web applications to get businesses planning with confidence and operating efficiently sooner than anyone else.
Our mission is to make the world more efficient.
Our Values

HonoUr
We’re honest with each other and our clients and we always do the right thing.

PURPOSE AND
INTENT
We get the job done.
We act with a sense of
urgency and efficiency.

Freedom to innovate
Innovation is in our
DNA, and we know
that good ideas
come from a diversity
of perspectives.

IMPACT OF MATHEMATICS
We believe mathematics can change the world
and have a real impact
on people and businesses.

IN THIS TOGETHER
We are a team aligned towards a common goal, we support each other in everything we do. We work with our clients, not just for our clients.

Dave Scerri
Chief Executive Officer

Suzanne Roberts
Chief Financial Officer

Teena Glassick
Chief Operating Officer

David Lynch
GM Commercialisation

David Hanlin
GM Customer Success

Steve Muir
GM Technology

Alana Deghelli
Head of Marketing

Riley Boardman
Finance Manager

Indira Parameswaran
Senior Project Manager

Ravind Raniga
Business Development Manager

Jasmine Craig
Senior Commercial Mathematician

Alec Moloney
Support Manager

Matt Herbert
Senior Consultant

Ellie Fox
Delivery Consultant

Nathan D’Addio
Tech Lead

Cam MacRae
Senior Optimisation Consultant

Kyle Zeeuwen
Senior Frontend Developer

Harniel Salmeron
Senior Software Developer

Aleksandar Gujas
Senior Software Engineer

Anna Henderson
Commercial Mathematician

Paul Armand Galang
Frontend Developer

Robin Pearce
Commercial Mathematician

Eloise Johnson
Office Manager

Chris O’Brien
Commercial Mathematician

Amin Assadzadeh
Data Scientist

Delaney Beavis
Commercial Mathematician

Max Putamorsi
Commercial Mathematician

Yannik Rist
Commercial Mathematician

Naryman Tarvand
Data Scientist

Dan Ward
DevOps Engineer

Caroline Birch
Test Engineer

Nick Williams
Commercial Mathematician

Harrison Bohl
Commercial Mathematician

Sam Hodgson
Commercial Mathematician

Hamish McLean
Software Engineer

Lee Such
Product Software Engineer

Nick Smith
Software Engineer

Anna Norling
Product Software Engineer

Arlou Van Der Westhuizen
Commercial Mathematician

Hugh Torpie
Software Engineer

Kirra Fletcher
Commercial Mathematician

Blake McIvor
Software Engineer

Jonathon Allport
Senior Commercial Mathematician

Amy Chu
Commercial Accountant