Nick's three passions in life are sport, business and family. Nick represented Australia in Rugby union at every level up to Australia A and spent 6 years abroad playing in England and France . He was the youngest person to win the AAMI medal for the best and fairest in the Sydney/Canberra competition in 1995 and ran out many times for the Waratahs and had a stint with the Brumbies. Today Nick competes in triathlons (including Ironman) and other endurance events to stay fit.

In business, Nick has always followed his passion for IT. He ran a successful Sydney-based ISP (internet service provider) throughout the 90's long before the scene became dominated by the big telcos. Many and varied technical roles have kept things interesting throughout his career including being integral in the network rollout inside a major bank.

Matt is the face and voice behind TechTroops. Matt has the unenviable task of managing our clients, our troops, our stock and the day-to-day operations of TechTroops. His tireless work ethic and exceptional patience make him perfectly suited to the role and his humour (read pranks) keeps the team on their toes. Working in and around IT has rubbed off on Matt and he now finds himself carrying out in-house repairs, maintenance and offering first level support to our customers.

Possessing exceptional troublehsooting skills covering servers, desktops, PC, MAC and networking, James has become an integral part of the TechTroops team. His other passion in life, music, sees him as frontman / bassman for a well known Sydney band. With these two passions closely fused James has become a digital music / multimedia expert. Residing on Sydney's Northern Beaches James can often be found unwinding with an ocean swim at the end of a long day or playing competitive basketball.

Brett has been part of the TechTroops corps since 2006 and with a background in server / desktop support in government roles he has developed into a formidable IT troubleshooter / integrator. His skill set is diverse covering PC and MAC networking including desktops and Servers. A self-confessed car enthusiast, Brett is an avid 4WD'er and even taught extreme driving skills out at Oran Park (until it closed). Brett's sporting background includes playing top level ice hockey and BMX racing.

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Mike comes from a diverse background of musicianship, new media and a long history with computers. Having played in bands and produced music since his teens, Mike regularly performs as a musician in several Sydney ensembles. Starting his career as a crew member in film and video special effects, gradually moving into the IT industry through a programming and web development background, Mike has had a broad range of experience in numerous facets of technology.

Mark can often be spotted on a weekend leaping around the beaches playing beach volleyball at which he has featured in the NSW championships. Other interests include scuba diving, tennis, wakeboarding, camping, surfing and travelling. His passion for IT has placed him in desktop / server support roles at Fairfax Media and AOL and other high profile companies. On top of all this, Mark has an extensive knowledge of A/V equipment setup and can make sense of even the most complex home theatre setup.

Toivo has been involved in IT for more than 30 years (originally in his native Finland). Toivo has been in Australia since 1980 and has also worked in Papua New Guinea for 4 years. He has been employed by computer manufacturers in several countries and more recently worked in various network and desktop support roles for companies in the Sydney CBD. Toivo’s interests are bushwalking, genealogy and maintaining his home network to keep up with the needs of a digitally empowered family. He is also keen to fight spyware on all fronts, promotes open source software and writes web based database applications.