Portable air conditioner reviews

Matthew Steen is the Director of Reviews and testing, which conducts all the testing content for CHOICE. He has worked for CHOICE for more than 20 years, from customer service to testing and content production. Matthew is driven to work at CHOICE for its mission, and the people that it attracts, from staff to members, all dedicated to making Australia more fair, safe and just. Matthew represents CHOICE as a council member on the Standards Australia Council. He is also responsible for ensuring CHOICE stays carbon neutral. Matthew has a Bachelor of Humanities in Ethics from Queensland University of Technology.  Find Matthew on LinkedIn.

Chris Barnes is a Senior Project Officer. He manages the product reviews that are done outside of CHOICE with external labs or data sources. This includes solar panels, electric heaters, air purifiers and detergents. Chris also manages our testing services through our commercial arm, Test Research, and he is CHOICE's NATA authorised representative for our lab's formal accreditations. Chris is involved with the standards committee for air conditioners. And he works with government and industry in areas such as product safety and regulation. In over 20 years at CHOICE, Chris has managed lab teams for a wide range of products, including children's products, kitchen appliances, laundry appliances, garden power tools and more. Chris has a Science degree from the University of Sydney. LinkedIn