Pact IT Solutions

Our Team

In any organisation, it's the people who make the difference. At Pact, we have three hands-on directors... who combine real-world experience and IT expertise... leading a team of experienced consultants to deliver our promise.

Software Services

Trevor Ainsworth

Director/General Manager

Trevor has more than 25 years experience in accounting and IT, including planning, analysis, design, documentation, testing, and implementation of a diverse range of systems. He has worked with medium-sized organisations, large corporations, and government departments. Prior to forming Pact, Trevor has been a Senior Business Analyst at BankSA and a Consultant at Deloitte Haskins & Sells (Chartered Accountants).

Trevor has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting. He is a past member of the Australian Society of CPAs and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

Brian Cosh

Director/Principal Consultant

Brian Cosh has more than 25 years experience in accounting and IT, including preparation of financial accounts, implementation of business systems, and implementation of school systems. Prior to forming Pact, Brian has been a Director at Pitfield Cosh & Associates and a Consultant at Deloitte Haskins & Sells (Chartered  Accountants).

Brian has a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Business Certificate in Accounting. He is a past member of the National Institute of Accountants and the Bursars' Association of SA. He is also a Board Member at the Association of Independent Schools of SA, the Executive Director of Finance at Hockey SA, and a member of the Finance Committee at Endeavour College and Good Shepherd Lutheran School. 

Glen Harland

Principal Consultant

Glen has more than 16 years experience in IT, including systems development and database administration. He has worked with Finance, Retail, Inventory, and Marketing Analysis applications. Prior to joining Pact, Glen has been a Senior Programmer at BankSA and a System Designer at Laubman & Pank.

Glen has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Studies).

Angela Wood CPA

Principal Consultant

Angela has more than 8 years experience in accounting and IT, including preparation of monthly financial accounts, preparation of payroll, and implementation of school systems. Prior to joining Pact, Angela was the Accountant at Mercedes College.

Angela has a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting). She is a member of the Australian Society of CPAs. 

Rohini Jayaraj

Consultant

Rohini has more than 3 years experience in IT, including systems development and data warehousing. She has worked with banking and retail applications. Prior to joining Pact, Rohini has been an Analyst Programmer at Tata Consultancy Services. 

Rohini has a Masters in Information Technology. 

Business Services

Michael Cole MBA

Contractor

Michael has more than 20 years experience in accounting as well as general management support for small to mid-sized enterprises. Prior to contracting with Pact, Michael has been the Business Manager at Rostrevor College, the Chief Financial Officer at Youthworks Group Pty Ltd, the Financial Controller at Regency Food Services Pty Ltd, a Cost Accountant at Walker Australia, and a consultant to more than 30 other organisations.

Michael has a Business Certificate in Accounting, a Graduate Certificate in Management, a Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, and a Master of Business Administration. He is a Member of the National Institute of Accountants.

Anita Paech

Contractor

Anita has worked predominantly as a Financial Controller in the hospitality industry, including hotels and pubs. Her experience includes writing business plans for a number of organisations, analysing business operations and processes, and general financial reporting to both internal and external parties. In addition, her human resources experience includes hiring, mediating, processing payroll, and general management of staff and staff issues.

Anita has completed a Business Degree in Commerce and Marketing. She is currently undertaking the Chartered Accountants Program.

Toni Talladira

Contractor

Toni has more than 23 years experience in administration with proficiency in the fields of finance and human resources. Prior to contracting, Toni worked at numerous large and SME organisations, including ETSA Corporation, Speakman Stillwell, RCR Energy Service, and various schools.

Toni has a Certificate in Bookkeeping.

Technology Services

John Zeppel

Director/Systems Architect

John has more than 20 years experience in IT, including computer networking, remote access administration, permanent internet connections, network services, web servers, FTP servers, firewalls, and more. Prior to joining Pact, John was a Senior Network Administrator within the Department of Defence.

John has a Bachelor of Computer and Information Science and an Associate Diploma in Electronic Engineering. He is a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and has completed qualifications with Microsoft and Novell. He is also Chairman of the Board of Management at Endeavour College.

Bruce Lindner

Senior Systems Engineer

Bruce has more than 20 years experience in IT, including administration, server and workstation configuration and deployment, application support, network configuration, network management, asset management, helpdesk design and implementation, and application monitoring and reporting. Prior to joining Pact, Bruce has been a Senior Consultant at Kinetica Pty Ltd and a Network Management Consultant at Cabletron Systems. 

Bruce has the ITIL Foundation Certificate. He also has various Microsoft and product certifications, including Spectrum Solutions Engineer.

Josh McIntosh

Systems Engineer

Josh has more than 5 years experience in IT, including desktop support, server support, and network management. During this time, Josh has worked as a Network Administrator for KAZ Learning, a Support Technician for Commander Australia, and a Systems Engineer for PKBA.

Josh has several tertiary certificates in Information Technology as well as multiple Microsoft qualifications.

Shawn Zeppel

Systems Engineer

Shawn has more than 8 years experience in IT, including server and desktop support, wired and wireless networking, Cisco CCNA training, and network design and implementation. Prior to joining Pact, Shawn has been the site-wide IT administrator at St Paul Lutheran Primary School, Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, and Endeavour College. He is also the IT administrator at Carrick Hill and is actively involved in the Air-Stream Community Wireless project.

Shawn has an Advanced Diploma in IT Network and Security, the CCNA 1, 2, 3 and 4 Training Courses, and has completed a Novell training course. He is also the Chairman of the ASLAN Committee which runs events to raise funds for the Air-Stream Community Wireless Project. 

Tim Tilbrook

Contractor

Tim has more than 25 years experience in IT, including electronic design, computer networking, systems infrastructure design, internet gateways, firewalls, databases, programming, systems analysis, real-time financial systems, and more. Prior to contracting with Pact, Tim has been a Director at Pact IT Solutions, a Project & Systems Manager at BankSA, and held various programming, servicing, and systems administration roles at the University of South Australia predecessors.

Tim has an Associate Diploma in Electronic Engineering and Certificates in Digital Electronics, Radio Servicing, and Programming. He has numerous industry qualifications for project management & leadership, data modeling, systems security, and operations. Tim is a member of IEEE (Computing).

Administration

Nicole Russo

Office Manager

Nicole provides general advice to clients regarding Pact's products & services, responds to administrative issues raised by clients and suppliers, and manages sales orders, purchase orders, and support agreements. She is also responsible for producing Pact's monthly accounts, keeping employee records up-to-date, and managing company documents.

Nicole has a Bachelor of Business (Administrative Management).