Jonathan Hill

Little did I know that back in 1996 while coding the precursor to GroupMail in my tiny rented bedroom I'd be the CEO of a company with over a hundred thousand customers located all around the world. Hiding away in my little geek world I had little or no ambition to do anything but earn enough from shareware to buy my first car!. It's been a wild but fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable ride since. A long the way I'm been lucky enough to meet and work with some fantastic people, all of whom have become close personal friends. I graduated from IT Sligo in 94, earned my scars in a variety of software companies, and benefited enough from the Y2K fiasco to eventually found Infacta (I knew COBOL had to be good for something!). I've since enjoyed and suffered the trends of the IT sector and the whole dot com/dot bomb era was a particularly colourful time for me. All in all though I wouldn't change a thing.

I'm a part-time professional photographer, who likes to read, hill walk and goof around with my dogs. I'm excited by technology but only insofar as it can be exploited to allow me to spend more quality time with the people I love. My mantra for life is to treat others as I would like to be treated.

PS: I'm also the co-founder of PollDaddy which you can check out here and a Partner in Framelight Photos which you can visit here.

Robert Martin

I was born in Limerick but I don't write them. Some know me as the inaugural Infacta World Cup Xbox champion. I love football (the kind you play with your feet), but am mad about hurling (you know, the sport played in Ireland where they run around on a field and beat each other with heavy wooden sticks.) I also enjoy having a few pints of Guinness (after running around on a field beating people with heavy wooden sticks.) I am completing my degree in Business Management, so it won't be long before I'm telling everyone what to do. (He told me to write this, and he hasn't even graduated yet!)

When I'm not drinking after hurling or hurling after drink, I actually oversee all of Infacta's sales and marketing activities. They don't let me drink or hit people with sticks when I'm doing that, but I still enjoy it.

Dave Golden

Dave is far too busy working on cool new features for GroupMail to write his own profile - so out of the generosity of own hearts we've decided to help him out.

Dave was born somewhere in Mayo a long long time ago (possibly before electricity was available there). He's very fond of coffee, being beaten up by his kids, and cycling to work. He enjoys watching old Barney videos (and apparently he has quite a collection) and reading old copies of Smash Hits. In his spare time Dave likes to cultivate rare plants using leftover kitchen waste (he's very environmentally aware), matching up odd socks, listening to any music done with pan-pipes, and terrorising his neighbours pets using hypnosis.

Honor Doyle

I'm from County Wexford in Ireland - a beautiful place. But don't take my word for it. Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford is mentioned in the Ithaca chapter of James Joyce's Ulysses (p. 812) as a flyleaf note in a book belonging to Leopold Bloom, where it is described as "Ennifcorthy [sic] the finest place in the world". Joyce was a pretty smart guy, so I married a Wexford man and had a Wexford baby. Of course, Wexford isn't the only beautiful place in the world.

I have been providing technical support at Infacta for just over 6 years. I still get a buzz from helping customers with problems or explaining advanced features of our software and love when someone takes the time to thank me and express appreciation. It makes it all worthwhile (hint, hint). Although I understand if screaming and shouting seems more appropriate at times. I have a PhD in Patience.

I come from a farming background so I love being out and about on the farm with our animals which I enjoy looking after in my spare time. I also love to cook and have people around for dinner so I experiment with new recipes. Thai Food is probably my favourite.

Derek McDermott

The oldest and most sensible member of the team, I've been involved in computers almost since the days of Charles Babbage, having learned to program back in the late '70s on a Commodore PET. Since those long forgotten days of Personal Computing, I graduated from the University of Ulster with a 'serious' degree and have spent the last few years of my life (obviously don't have too long to live) immersed in a variety of commercial applications ranging from traditional data processing, to multi-media and now, the web - which for me, has captured all of the excitement of the early days.

When not behind schedule, I like to go home occasionally to meet my wife and child in Kinlough, Co. Leitrim, and relax in the beautiful countryside where we're just two miles from the coast. As an antidote to technology, gardening features large in my life, and I'm continually fighting a losing battle against slugs and rushes. Trees are relatively immune, so I collect and plant ornamental varieties and, when no one's looking, give them a bit of a hug. In my spare time I like to buy books, and one of these days I'm actually going to read one of them.

Tsz Yan Lau

Hi, I'm Tsz Yan and I understand if you can't pronounce my name. You can call me Chen. I am from a small town in China and came to Ireland a couple of years ago to study at the Institute of Technology in Sligo (and to meet the lads from Westlife - just kidding) where I received a First Class BSc Honours in Computing . I also won the "Outstanding Student of the Year Award" in 2003.

After graduation, I joined the team at Infacta as a programmer and tester. I haven't won any awards here yet, but I'm practicing so that I can beat Rob and become the next Infacta World Cup Champion on the XBox.. If practice doesn't work, then I might know of a way to program the Xbox so that this dream is realised.

In my spare time I raise chinchillas and tropical fish. I want to breed them to have lots of babies (chinchilla and tropical fish babies that is.)

Paul Maye

Hi I'm Paul and I'm not an alcoholic!

Although Guinness is good for you. And red wine. And it's always good to be social.

I'm not a 'Geek' but I love IT stuff but I'm still not a 'Geek' (I think). I have a huge passion for cars, I absolutely love them and I think there's nothing better than getting into my car on a long summers evening and going for a long drive with my favourite type of music playing. Hard Rock! Then get back home and tune the engine or more often in my case... un-tune the engine ?

Now that you have a good impression of me, here's some of my facts and figures. Finished my final exams in school and then went to Holland for a year working in various horticultural industries, i.e. working in fields. I then came back to Ireland and started at the bottom working in the computer industry and within a year I had met the love of my life (now together 11 years and married), and moved to the UK with her. There I worked for 7 wonderful years in Northumbria University in Newcastle and worked my way up from an apprentice helpdesk technician through to senior technician and then on to a full Systems Administrator.

My wife and I moved back to Ireland after those 7 years and it's the best move we ever made and I achieved employment in the wonderful company of Infacta as a Networks Administrator. I'm here nearly 3 years now and looking forward to many more happy and hard working years with them ahead.

Tom O'Leary

I am a continually conflicted Libra from New York who likes to warm my hands by a campfire and cool my feet by the tide. Earth, fire, water and air balance my artistic soul but I can experience vertigo if disconnected from the buzz of technology for too long. I am in love with email, but have regular affairs with younger communication platforms - a polyamorous communicator fascinated by the sociological elements of modern communication. As a staunch advocate for quality over quantity, I believe that technology is only as good as he who uses it. My wife, three daughters and dog think that I'm awesome but a bit crazy at times. I agree (but don't commit me for that.) I embrace change and am certain that one person - one moment - one idea can make a tremendous difference.

When I'm not waxing poetic or philosophical rants, I look after sales and marketing efforts in the Americas. ¡Sí, hablo español también! I also write and edit our email marketing blog at http://www.messagingtimes.com

Rory O'Kelly

I am a film buff and computer geek from sligo who spends most of his spare time tinkering with computers and building websites. I make films in the remainder of my spare time, I work in the genre of cheap comedy horror - thats horror that's horrifically cheap and unintentionally funny. I like films, italian food, recycling, collecting classic consoles, archery, hang-gliding, extreme-ironing and making up hobbies for personal profiles.

I don't like olives, people who occupy two parking spaces with one car or climate change (except for the kind of climate change that prevents olives from growing and people from parking their cars in two spaces.)

I spend much of my time unclogging the tubes of the Internet so that Infacta websites look good and work well.

Cliona Quinn

I am a true Sagittarian, which means that I am optimistic, freedom-loving, jovial, good-humored, honest, straightforward, intellectual and philosophical. Unfortunately, it also means that I'm blindly optimistic, careless, irresponsible, superficial, tactless and restless. Can you be part Sagittarian?

I live in Strandhill, Co. Sligo (Ireland.) Strandhill is a seaside town that hosts international surfing competitions. Epic. In my free time I enjoy going for walks with my partner and watching my son build sandcastles on the strand. I find it to be the most peaceful and safest place in the world. Unless you're surfing – because you can really hurt yourself when you do that.

I started working with Infacta in January 2008 and was made to feel so welcome as soon as I dropped in the door (probably because I'm jovial, good-humored and intellectual.) In the short time that I've been working here, I have learned so much about email marketing. I'm stoked.

When I'm not hanging ten with Infacta, I love socialising with my friends, dancing and going to live concerts. I'm also mad into cars and especially love Hondas. I get really frustrated by people who drive too slow, don't indicate clearly and in good time and park badly (unless it's my boss – then I just smile and say "Good morning Jonathan.")

Michal Domigala

Hi, my name is Michal. No, it's not Irish and it's not Michael. Pronunciation of this name is slightly different. Maybe I should just write it in a phonetic way. So once again, Hi, I’m Me-how!

I was born and grew up in Warsaw, Poland. For as long as I can remember I've been interested in technology and science, so when I finished high school I decided to work with computers. Since that time I have worked as a support technician in an office, in a computer store, as a web developer, and as a flash games programmer. At the same time I was studying at one of Warsaw's Technology Colleges. But I'm not a geek. I can also do different jobs as well. For example, my first job in Ireland was as a waiter in a hotel. It was a very interesting two months of my life, but I hope it won't ever happen again.

I moved to Sligo in November 2006 and since that time I'm enjoying my life in one of the most beautiful and peaceful places I've ever seen - and I know what I'm talking about because I have been to a lot of nice places in many different parts of Europe. Travelling is one of my greatest passions.

In my spare time, I like to socialise at the weekends and cycle (light DH and jumping - that's what I like, Yeah!). I love to go for trips around Sligo as well. There's something magical about this place. When you have a chance you should see Benbulben from the Horse Shoe Road or drive through the sea to Coney Island, or even just stare at the waves on Strandhill beach. Then you will know what I'm talking about.

I started working in Infacta in March 2008 and at the moment I can just say 'Keep it coming!'