our team

Experience: Jordan originally worked for Chris when he originally owned “The Laptop Man Townsville” from the age of 14 years. From the age of 16 till now he has worked in various IT businesses and Telstra for over 4 years. In August 2019 Chris had a position advertised to be filled, Jordan and Chris had always stayed in contact throughout his years roaming, so when Jordan called and said, “I just saw your advertisement for a position vacant” Chris replied with “just tell me the day and time you want to start young fella”. It was like Jordan had finally come home. Jordan has always been destined for a career in IT of some sort. He has certainly chiseled out a path with us a “The Computer Workshop Group”. I have known him since he was a kid. He has always had the customers best interests at heart and is one of the most patient techs I have ever had working for me. He has developed into a fine young man. He has found a niche in our Systems Team (even though he is an incredibly capable workshop tech as well). Jordan asks “A LOT” of questions because he has to understand everything. His desire to learn is unlike anyone else you have ever met. When we get a new device in the office to test, Jordan is the first person to take it to a corner or a test bench to play with it to learn all about it. Truthfully he just loves playing with anything IT. So with well over 10 years of experience Jordan has made a permanent position in our team through his great customer focused attitude and his hard work ethic. He’s currently also working with Adrian to get his Open Cablers License.

Experience: Adrian has a Masters Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and joined the team in October 2020. He comes with 27 years in the Electronic and Networking fields. He was the Lead Technical Advisor for a telecommunications company for 4 years and a remote area service tech for an infrastructure telecommunications company for 5 years before that. He’s also owned and operated his own Audio Visual and Electrical installation company for over 10 years so he knows the challenges faced by small businesses and the importance of reliable network solutions for your business. Adrian’s experience is unparalleled. He has a class 2 Open Cablers License and is mentoring some of the young guys through getting qualified to have Open Cablers Licenses. We are certainly lucky to have Adrian on the team. Our scope of works has certainly increased since Adrian has joined us.

Experience: David joined the team at “The Computer Workshop Townsville” in September 2016 after he sold his business “XenTek Computer and Laptop Repairs” to Chris. Dave worked in IT in Western Australia and South East Queensland for over 15 years until he moved to Townsville in 2008. Since 2008 Dave’s knowledge and skills have increased each and every day. We consider Dave one of our senior IT service consultants - not because of his age but because, if you give him a job, consider it done. You don’t even need to follow it up. Give it to Dave, it’s done. His absolute specialties include Office 365, Website Hosting & Migration and all things DNS related. He has the ability to pick up anything on the fly. He now has well over 20 years of experience and is not only our friend but an incredible technician. We are lucky to have him.

Experience: Taylor joined the team September 2021. Prior to starting with us at “The Computer Workshop Group”, she spent 3 enjoyable years working at a local hospitality establishment. It was here that Chris met Taylor and was undoubtably impressed by her professionalism and friendly nature. With an outgoing and joyous approach to her work and customer service, Taylor is a wonderful asset to the team.

Experience: Riley started as an after-school trainee in 2022, he applied for a job with us after seeing an Ad on Facebook. It’s been a few years since that, and he proved to be a fast learner and can be told something once and he does it. His intelligence and sense of humour make a winning combination for his position, clients appreciate his customer service skills! Riley's positive attitude, multitasking abilities, and willingness to assist others have not gone unnoticed by the team.

Experience: Once again, we’ve broken our policy of not hiring members of the same family because the value Riley brings to our team was too good to pass. Riley achieved his Cert II and Cert III in ICT whilst working with another IT company for 2 years as a help desk technician diagnosing IT issues and remotely repairing computer problems. He decided to move his services to The Computer Workshop where he has a team of technicians to share his knowledge and upskill in other areas of technology. Riley has a passion for building computers dating back to when he was at primary school. His dad can’t remember a time when he wasn’t pulling apart someone’s PC and rebuilding it to make it run more efficiently. He also enjoys helping people improve their operating systems and Microsoft Office 365. Add this to his experience in C# scripting, , coding, 3D modelling and augmented reality for online gaming and we have another great technician on our team.

Experience: Cherie emailed on a Friday evening, interviewed on Saturday and made such a good impression she started work the following Monday. Her initiative, great sense of humour and willingness to do whatever is required has made her an integral part of our team. She brings with her a wealth of experience from working in the railway for close to 23 years. Starting as a train controller, she moved on to network planning and scheduling and then project work to develop IT solutions for the operational network teams. Her vast experience in new process development and improvement is contributing to the wealth of knowledge at The Computer Workshop Group.

Experience: Brady has come from a previous position with a Cert II in ICT and has currently been "adopted" by the cabling team. This doesn't stop him from being a dynamic worker though as he floats around and provides additional support to areas of the business that need an extra pair of hands.