Meet our team

We are a small team of passionate sports people and adventurers, committed to sharing the thrill of the great outdoors with people from all over the world. We harness technology to help share our passion and we’re constantly tweaking our tracking software to stay on top of the game. We want to support more people to get active in the outdoors. And we love the camaraderie that events create. Live tracking engages more people in events and adventures, inspiring participation.

Shane Davidson
Founder
Software Engineer
Director
Shane is the chief software engineer and the brains behind our live tracking system. He continually refines and innovates based on user feedback. He has a background in software engineering across a few different industries (tourism, engineering and health) and he loves to solve problems. Born and raised on a sheep farm in South Canterbury, New Zealand, Shane developed a love for adventure from a young age. He’s still actively involved in pack rafting, mountain biking, road cycling and hiking and enjoys getting out on regular adventures with his wife, Jane. Together they have toured Switzerland, Laos and all over New Zealand on a tandem mountain bike. They have been on some remote Fiordland sea kayaking missions, taking in the impressive scenery of Preservation and Chalky Inlets and Doubtful Sound. He’s famous amongst his friends for his kiwi ingenuity and has an incredible knack for solving unsolvable problems in the outdoors! He can often be found participating in long mountain bike brevets with limited training and whipping up extravagant desserts in the backcountry.

“I get great satisfaction seeing the difference our software can make to an event’s following. I really enjoy getting out to events and talking to people, finding ideas to continually improve our tracking system. It can help give people an appreciation for what it’s like….sometimes it’s even better than being there! I’m motivated to see as many people getting outdoors as possible."
Jason Turner
Business Development Manager

My passion is biking. I’ve been racing bikes since I was a youngster. Starting back in the day when BMX was big, then followed on with mountain biking, cross country, downhill and enduro events, even raced for a number of years with skinny wheeled road bikes. In my home town of Christchurch you might find me out coaching mountain bikers, or even doing spin classes at several gyms around town. I have a lot of experience with mountain bike guiding and this is where I found my love for Maprogress.

"I enjoy technology and it's exciting to be involved with the future developments of Maprogress future developments"

Julie Slade
Assistant Organiser

I was fortunate to be bought up in an outdoorsy family instilling in me a love of the outdoors and a freedom to roam up and down North Beach, Christchurch.  Nelson is now home.  Tramping, biking (I don't think I've ever been without a bike or two!), camping, windsurfing, kayaking and now SUPPing keeping me entertained.  I have competed in local XC MTB races, Cyclic Saga's (I was never the map reader!) and day-night events a bit of bikepacking and spent some time as a MTB tour guide. 

'Administration is my background.  I enjoy the structure and organisation it brings - and working with MAProgress gives me the opportunity to solve problems for likeminded active people.'  

Map the Progress of your Event or Adventure

Whether it's bike-packing, a Sunday club ride, a marathon, or a full-on staged multisport event over several courses, we can customize a solution to suit you, we're here to help. Relax and enjoy the experience, knowing that you can rely on us.