Our Mission

To provide our customers with the very highest levels of technical service, knowledge and products. At Technology Solutions we really appreciate our customers and we are committed to the process of continuous improvement.

Our Team

David Ware

General Manager

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Darryl Elwin

Senior Solutions Architect

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Kel Jensen

Solutions Architect

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Simon Griffiths

Special Projects

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Andrew Jackson

Senior Systems Engineer

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Stephen Polley

Senior Systems Engineer

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Laurence Palmer

Senior Systems Engineer

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Nick Perkins

Developer

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Ross Davidson

Sales Consultant

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Vicki Hutchings

Office Manager

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Ian Hannan

Senior Consultant

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Benno Schumacher

IT Technician

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Warwick Spence

IT Technician

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Grant Howard

IT Technician

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Josh Tate

Installer

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Paul Hunter

IT Technician

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David Ware

David is a refugee from Wellington, having bought his first lifestyle block ‘out the back’ of Bideford back in the ‘90s. He’s spent the last couple of decades running IT and Telecommunications companies - taking one from a start-up all the way to a public company. He’s also run a tech company in Brazil and more recently consulted to Silicon Valley technology companies. David has an MBA from Massey and a PhD from Victoria. These days it’s his lovely daughters that keep him (mostly) out of trouble.

Darryl Elwin

Darryl has lived in Masterton on and off for most of his life. Darryl is our Senior Solutions Architect and has been at Tech Solutions for over 20 years. He specialises in network integrations, joining dissimilar networks, managing our data center and solving those thorny network problems.
Outside of work Darryl’s passion is building custom cars and playing Rock Band Rivals with his partner De, they are currently ranked in the top 2% worldwide and reached the lofty heights of the top Bloodstone tier.

Kel Jensen

Kel is a local Greytown resident who has joined the Technology Solutions team after having had enough of the daily commute to Wellington. Kel is one of our senior technicians with considerable experience in the corporate and government sectors that even goes back to NT4 days. In his distant past Kel was a panel beater, it’s a rare combo to have a technician that can fix your SQL server and the dent in your car.
Outside of work Kel enjoys cycling and hanging at the skate park with his son; he can be seen on his laptop sitting at the skate park assisting clients on his day off. Kel is very dedicated and always happy to go that extra mile to find a solution.

Simon Griffiths

Simon started working at Technology Solutions back when it was Wairarapa Computer Services. Simon has a BSc in Computer Science and is Microsoft certified and started his IT career as a coder, writing many applications in a range of languages.
In addition to managing the company, Simon has a wealth of experience in systems integration and support, legacy software and development and database development.
Simon loves to travel and recently enjoyed cycling across Vietnam with Lucy. Simon and Lucy are kept busy renovating an old villa and raising their young son James.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew grew up in Masterton but left to follow a career as a professional musician in Auckland and inadvertently found a passion for IT. Recently Andrew and his family made the decision to move back to the Wairarapa. Andrew brings a lot of experience to Technology Solutions in E-Commerce, Retail, Distribution, Education and Manufacturing which gives him a broad skillset across many disciplines.
Outside of work Andrew’s time is spent with his wife and children while trying to fit in various hobbies which include building and flying RC model aircraft, Amateur Radio, Electronics, Music and most things technical.

Stephen Polley

Stephen relocated to New Zealand from Nottingham, UK in 2006. Stephen looks after a number of schools in the region and also handles any Apple Mac issues.
Stephen is our qualified audio/visual expert, designing and installing a number of high standard home theatre audio systems.
Outside of work he is kept busy looking after his 4 children.

Laurence Palmer

Laurence has lived in NZ for the last 8 years, firstly in Wellington and now in Masterton. Laurence’s technical background includes 4 years with an IT Solutions company in Perth, WA and 6 years at the Ministry of Education NZ with their Service Desk, Infrastructure Services, and Applications Support Services. Laurence has worked with a wide variety of technologies, scales of systems, and across multiple levels of support. Laurence enjoys working directly with our customers and finding the right solution to suit their business needs and with 10 years IT experience is a great recent addition to our team.
Outside of work Laurence is currently renovating a 100 year-old Masterton Villa and chasing his three young kids around.

Nick Perkins

Nick started his career in hospitality, working primarily in accommodation complexes in a range of roles from food and beverage to management. Nick start at Tech Solutions 8 years ago on the front desk in an administration role. With Nick’s keen interest in the technical side of the business and his logical approach to problems he moved into an engineer role and now development role.
Nick has a wife, two young boys and a wee girl. Nick loves the outdoors and loves to spend time out playing with his kids. Nick is also a bit of a thrill seeker and having bungeed, sky dived, driven race cars and survived a triple dose of chemo.

Ross Davidson

Ross grew up on a dry stock farm in Mt Holdsworth. Ross has a background in sales and graphic design, as an experienced desktop publisher. Ross is Microsoft Academic certified and adds depth to our sales team with his experience and knowledge makes sure our customers not only get what they need but also the best possible price.
When Ross isn’t kicking a soccer ball around he is working on his cars and driving his Alfa.

Vicki Hutchings

Originally, from Nelson, Vicki was previously a medical lab tech. After giving up the commute to Wellington Vicki joined Technology Solutions as our office Admin/receptionist, Vicki has a busy role keeping an eye on all the Techs and managing their very busy schedules. It’s been said that ensuring all the techs end up where they need to be is like herding cats.
When not at work Vicki loves to walk her dog and sitting in the sun with a nice glass of sav blanc.

Ian Hannan

Ian is a “Wairarapaian”. He worked in Auckland for several years in the Semiconductor industry, then saw the light and returned to the Wairarapa where he was involved in the introduction of personal computing to benefit business processes and information.
In 1994 he joined Technology Solutions to provide sales, support and system analysis to a vast and varied range of business clients. His interests include Hi-Fi, travel and ballroom dancing.

Benno Schumacher

Benno is originally from Nelson, 4 years ago Benno and his family moved to the Wairarapa to escape Auckland traffic. Benno’s background is in logistics and customer service. He is qualified in Microsoft networking fundamentals and Microsoft CompTIA and is currently studying for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate. Outside of work Benno is kept busy with his one year old daughter and lifestyle property.

Warwick Spence

Warwick brings over 40 years of experience to the team with his career staring back in the seventies with radio and telegraph communications. Since then Warwick has worked on all manner of networks and technologies and currently provides network support to a range of clients and assists with software development.
Warwick enjoys travelling mainly around Europe tasting the beautiful wine and food. When Warwick isn’t travelling he can be found in his garage tinkering with his Fiat 126.

Grant Howard

Grant moved from Johannesburg, South Africa to Masterton in 2016. Grant manages our workshop and assists our clients with repairs, antivirus, cyber security, Emails, Windows and any problems they might be having.
Outside of work Grant enjoys visiting coffee shops, travelling and good wine. Grant has regular Braai and enjoys a good rugby match and yes, he does support the All Blacks!

Josh Tate

Josh joins us with 11 years of cabling experience under his belt. He will be assisting the technical team with equipment installations on our projects.
When Josh isn't pulling lengths of cable through walls, he can be found instructing others on how to get fit at the gym.

Paul Hunter

Paul initially helped with the expanding workload in our workshop and now with broader client responsibilities his time is mainly spent onsite troubleshooting, maintaining clients IT, Including covering South Wairarapa and local businesses. Paul has a range of skills which make him ideal for sorting out all those difficult jobs. Outside of work Paul keeps up with the latest in technology, in hardware and software. Paul enjoys Gaming, VR, Graphics work including fully working on projects in adobe after effects, Maya.

Our Mission

Our Team

David Ware

Darryl Elwin

Kel Jensen

Simon Griffiths

Andrew Jackson

Stephen Polley

Laurence Palmer

Nick Perkins

Ross Davidson

Vicki Hutchings

Ian Hannan

Benno Schumacher

Warwick Spence

Grant Howard

Josh Tate

Paul Hunter

David Ware

Darryl Elwin

Kel Jensen

Simon Griffiths

Andrew Jackson

Stephen Polley

Laurence Palmer

Nick Perkins

Ross Davidson

Vicki Hutchings

Ian Hannan

Benno Schumacher

Warwick Spence

Grant Howard

Josh Tate

Paul Hunter

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