About Us
With offices in Hong Kong, the UAE and the UK, RedFin Aquarium Design offer aquarium design, construction and management to clients world-wide. RedFin work closely with interior designers, architects and engineers to provide the highest standard in design and customer service.
RedFin employ a multinational team of specialists with experience in a variety of roles in the design, construction and management of large commercial aquariums, including the supply of jellyfish. RedFin delivers excellent project outcomes by detailed-orientated aquarium design with our clients and by providing quality components, installation and maintenance options.
Meet the Team
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James Bruce
Managing Director
James is the managing director of Sanderia Group and has a lifelong passion for aquariums. With a background in engineering, James leads all design and conceptualisation activities for RedFin. Prior to establishing Sanderia Group, James worked as a senior aquarist for Wynn Resorts in Macau, where he was responsible for maintaining the resort’s 11,000 litre Jellyfish aquarium, the largest of its kind in the world at the time.
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Patrick Twomey
Director - Business Development
Patrick leads RedFin's business development activities and liaises with clients across a range of issues including contracts, logistics, and taxation. Patrick has extensive experience in cross-border trade through roles in Ireland, Belgium and Hong Kong. He holds a degree in Finance from NUI (Ireland) and a Master of International Business from Macquarie University, Australia.
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Robin Bruce
Design Manager
Robin gained a BSc Physics with Particle Physics and Cosmology from the University of Swansea. Robin has advanced skills in Autocad and Solidworks drafting. He has designed aquariums and filtration systems for Cairns Aquarium, Seville Aquarium, Valencia Aquarium and Melbourne Aquarium amongst others.
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Leonard Ong
Senior Project Manager
Leonard has over 15 years of experience in project management, overseeing complex projects across the Oil & Gas, Construction, and Retail sectors. His work includes greenfield housing, industrial warehouses, data centres, and regional management of Nissan showroom projects in Southeast Asia. Leonard has also led retail project management and tenancy coordination at Marina Bay Sands and managed international retail and commercial projects in China and Malaysia.
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Tony Vargas
Business Development Manager
Tony has over 40 years of experience in reef system design and aquarium management. Tony has worked on advanced techniques in coral husbandry and has shared his knowledge globally through lectures, publications, and two bestselling books. His work combines firsthand underwater observations with innovative aquarium practices
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Bethlehem Duguna
Marketing Manager
Bethlehem has a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a broad skill set in marketing, software engineering, and UX design. She combines these areas to create effective digital campaigns and user-friendly experiences that support brand growth and engagement.
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Mario Noack
Installation Manager - APAC
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Abdul Qadir
Installation Manager - MENA
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Varghese George
Project Manager
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Allen Zhang
Production & QC Manager - China
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Renjith Nair
Mechanical Engineer
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Uroš Rožič MSc
Structural Engineer
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Fernando A. Ignacio
3d Visualizer
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Leila Grueso
Administration & Bookkeeping
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Cobby Choi
Admin Manager
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Neil Balbon
Maintenance and Dive Specialist
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Nelson Cheung
Aquarium Operations
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Pradeep Kumar
Senior Biologist
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Joel Krampah
Junior/Trainee Aquarist
Why Choose RedFin
International, multilingual team
RedFin comprises of an international team of experienced aquarium designers and installers who have worked on custom aquarium projects throughout the world. These exciting projects have included a Dubai jellyfish aquarium, London nightclub aquariums, casino aquariums in Macau and coral reef fish tanks in Saudi Arabia.
Supply of healthy, disease free livestock
RedFin is partnered with Exotic Aquaculture who supply high quality aquarium livestock to some of the world’s largest public aquariums. We guarantee that our livestock is sustainably collected, healthy and disease free. The ethical selection and sourcing of livestock is of paramount importance to all of the RedFin team.
Dedicated design team
RedFin’s design team use state of the art design software to create engineering or architectural drawings which will fit seamlessly into client’s own drawings. 3D renders and computer stress analysis are also available on final design.
In house quality control
RedFin’s in house staff oversee every stage of the production process ensuring any goods produced under the RedFin brand meet our high quality standards.
Fully trained maintenance and installation team
RedFin installation and maintenance staff have a wide range of knowledge and experience coming from public aquarium, aquaculture or other related backgrounds. Our staff undergo extensive training ensuring they are competent in all areas that they operate in.
In house water quality testing lab
Perfect water quality is extremely important when running a healthy vibrant aquarium. The water from aquariums we maintain is regularly tested and adjusted at our in-house lab, run by a PhD chemist. Any necessary adjustments are then made to the aquarium to keep the livestock healthy.
Our Commitment
To Quality.
Customer satisfaction is RedFin's highest priority. We achieve this goal by continuously improving the cost effectiveness and performance of all of our products and processes, as well as focusing on innovation.
To Service.
We are committed to providing our customers a high quality, personalised service and we strive to meet all of our clients needs.
To the Environment.
We believe that there's no conflict between economic prosperity and environmental stewardship. In fact, the two are actually mutually dependent upon each other. RedFin focus on aquacultured or sustainably sourced livestock.