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LV Motors · Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering · Motor commissioning · 9+ years with TECO
Atheer Yaseen Nashi is National Product Manager, Low Voltage Electric Motors at TECO Australia & New Zealand, based in Sydney. He is responsible for TECO’s low voltage motor range across Australia and New Zealand and works with OEMs, maintenance teams, consultants and end users on motor selection, application questions and commissioning, and sits on the leadership team covering Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the Pacific Islands.
Atheer joined TECO in 2017 as a Product Support Engineer, moved into a Sales and Application Engineer role in 2021 and took over national product management for LV motors in 2025. Nine years on the technical side of the same product range gives him a practical view of how a motor is selected, installed and supported on site. He started his career in manufacturing engineering, supervising the fabrication of steel structures and modular units.
Atheer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Salahaddin University-Erbil.
More than 10 years in engineering, including 9 with TECO (since 2017)
Motor selection, application questions and commissioning across Australia and New Zealand.
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