The Big Guy with whom The Buck Stops. Tim's been in IT for over 10 years now, which officially makes him an old hand. Originally involved in a retail environment Tim progressed from hardware to helpdesk to software and finally to consultancy. These days he is more focussed on assisting clients realise the potential of what properly designed and developed software can do for their company, organisation or department. In his spare time Tim enjoys skiing down mountains that are far too steep for his ability or trying to look useful on the soccer pitch, all while trying to keep up with his 3yr old son.
About us
There are currently about a dozen of us at SAFI, which we find is large enough for us to be able to provide a robust service to customers that doesn't depend too heavily on individuals, and small enough for us to retain that level of personal contact that, we believe, is so vital to delivering these types of services effectively.
Here are the guys you're likely to talk to.
Tim Johnson,
Managing Director
Toby Behan,
Hosting Manager (NZ)
On the surface, it's hard to find a link between the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Telecom, Top Town, and the Web Hosting Industry...
But there is and that link is Toby. Here’s a man who has done it all. With a Bachelor of Business majoring in Management, a background in Ballet, Creative Arts, and years of experience in Client Communication, Toby is ideally placed to head up our hosting department with the wide range of skills he has.
We consider ourselves People People, but even by our standards, Toby is a People Person (Persons Person?). A great source of technical knowledge, with none of the pesky jargon.
Tim Behan,
Project Coordinator
Another Tim... Another Behan... all rolled into one
Tim is our go-to-guy for managing our New Zealand based projects. His philosophy basically says that if it doesn’t get talked about... it won’t get done. He really loves to talk!!! With backgrounds in Business Computing, Building, Banking, and possibly some other things beginning with ’B’, he brings a wide variety of idea’s to the team. If he doesn’t know how... he finds out.
He strongly believes in the value of integrity in his work... if you want to read more about how he likes things done, then check out his blog
Mohammed Alsharaf,
Web Developer
If it's web-based and has an acronym, Mohammed does it. XHTML, PHP, CSS, AJAX, XML... The list could go on
Actually, he even works on things that don’t have acronyms, like javascript or Ruby on Rails. We keep trying to throw things at Mohammed that he can’t do... and he keeps finding ways of doing them.
He came to us from Bahrain, and is one of SAFI’s longest standing staff members.
With a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management, and a Graduate Diploma in E-Commerce he can handle just about anything that comes his way
EMAIL ME: mohammed@safitech.com
Dell Lu,
Software Developer
Dell is what they had in mind when they thought up "Doing what you love"
If Dell isn’t at work doing computer stuff... He’s at home doing computer stuff... for all we know, when he’s asleep he’s dreaming about doing computer stuff.
With the mind and passion that Dell has for Software Development, it makes him ideal at what he does. He brings to SAFI a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Information Systems. He also recently became a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist.
Primarily, he works in C# and .NET... But really, if it’s software, he can do it.
EMAIL ME: dell@safitech.com
Joel Brading,
Partner Relations
Enough with the geek speak... Joel is our Socialite.
The word SAFI means "Cool", "Fresh" or "Fancy"... Joel brings new levels of meaning to these concepts within the company.
Where he lacks in "geek" qualities, he makes up for in relationship building, and finding the right solutions for any given situation. So much so, that he actually goes looking for situations in order to create more solutions.
Joel provides a much needed opportunity for SAFI to create and build partnerships for mutually beneficial relations.
EMAIL ME: joel@safitech.com
Michael Batstone,
Chief Financial Officer
There really isn't enough space to tell you about everything that Michael has done... Michael spent well over 30 years at a Global Manufacturing Corporation, working from New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, and China… and not just doing the one thing… He has worked in Management (Project, IT, Business Risk, and more); as an Accountant; as an Internal Auditor, and even Company Secretary. This means that the knowledge and understanding that Michael brings to the company is incalculable (although if you asked him, he'd probably be able to work it out). Suffice to say that if Financial People had Guru's… Michael would be one of them.
EMAIL ME: michael@safitech.com