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Who We Are

Our team of professionals work together to provide an outstanding solution to the complex technology solutions facing today's business. In addition to taking ownership of their IT problems, as their IT Department, we also partner to leverage technology to improve business performance.

Chris Marshall

Founder & CEO

Chris Marshall founded Blue Apache in July 1998 after recognising that the emerging SMB market suffered from a shortage of IT standards and competencies that are taken for granted in the enterprise space. This has cemented Blue Apache as both a pioneer and leader of IT managed services for the medium and emerging small business market in Australia.

James Hendry

Territory Manager - VIC & TAS

Since he joined Blue Apache in 2001, James Hendry has been integral to the continued success of Blue Apache. James has completed a Bachelor of Information Management at Monash University and holds numerous vendor accreditations.

Nathaniel Barrs

National Sales Manager

After many years working with Blue Apache through partner organisations, Nathaniel Barrs joined Blue Apache in 2011. Nat's technical nous coupled with his passion and energy for delivering world-class IT services to the emerging mid-market isdriving Blue Apache's increased market share.

Jason Ward

Territory Manager - NSW & ACT

After a 7 year working relationship with Blue Apache, Jason formally joined the team in May 2008, heading up the Sydney office. Jason has over 12 years IT industry experience servicing the medium and small business sectors.

Grant Fallace

Senior Engineer

Grant joined Blue Apache in 2002 and with his passion for technology has driven the technical side of the business. Grant holds several industry accreditations including certifications in Cisco and Citrix.

Andrew Bird

Senior Account Manager

Andrew joined Blue Apache in 2008. His strong focus on business outcomes has served him well over his 11 years working in the industry.

Andrew holds a significant number of industry certifications, including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Citrix Certified Administrator and Cisco Certified Network Administrator.

Jamie Murgatroyd

Senior Account Manager

After more than 14 years in the IT industry working with IT integrators and large businesses, Jamie joined the Blue Apache team in 2009. His extensive experience in all aspects of corporate IT needs means he is a valued addition to the Blue Apache line-up.

James Patterson

Senior Account Manager

James joined the Blue Apache team in 2007 after relocating to Melbourne, having previously lived in NSW, Canberra and the UK. James was studying a Recording Arts/Music Technology qualification whilst working part time within IT in the rural NSW town of Byron Bay. Starting out life at Blue Apache on the Service Desk in our Melbourne office, James is now a valued member of our Account Management team in Sydney where he maintains a strong focus on customer service.

Mark Perraton

Senior Account Manager

Mark Perraton joined the Account Management team in 2011. With 15 years of IT service management, Mark brings a wealth of technical and consulting experience to the Blue Apache team.

Richard Holmes

Account Manager

Richard joined Blue Apache in late 2008, after moving from cairns. He has worked as an IT administrator for the last 9 years, servicing small to medium sized businesses in a variety of Windows environments. Richard is looking forward to working with the account management team to share his knowledge of the IT industry and to further his own skill set.

Christian Eastoe

Account Manager

Christian joined the Blue Apache service desk in 2009 with over 9 years of experience. As an acknowledged all-rounder in helpdesk support, network administration, and data communications, Christian has enjoys mastering new products, analysing and unravelling complex problems, finding solutions, and creating positive customer impressions..

Michael Nelson

Account Manager

Michael joined the Blue Apache in 2010, joining the account management team in 2011. Michael's passion and energy for customer service is beyond reproach.

Ilja Cigna

Account Manager

Ilja joined Blue Apache in mid 2008 after working as a contractor while completing IT diplomas in networking and software development.

Ilja migrated to Australia in 1993 from Slovakia. In his then home country he started a career change process from the graphics industry – (printing and web design) to IT starting with the military service in 1996 during which he was assigned to support specialized IT infrastructure. Since then IT has evolved from a hobby and passion to a full time job.

Adam Batey

Technical Services Manager

Adam joined Blue Apache in November 2009 having recently moved to Melbourne after spending 2 years in the UK.

While in the UK Adam worked for the LTA; the governing body for tennis in the UK. In this role he was responsible for the implementation and management of the LTA’s network at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Raymond Dick

Service Desk Team Leader

Seeking a lifestyle change from Sydney, Raymond moved to Melbourne mid 2007 and joined Blue Apache. Prior to Blue Apache he worked at Fresenius Medical Care - a world leader in Dialysis Care with over 60,000 employees as the IT technician for the South Asia Pacific region supporting about 200 users and about 20 servers.

Phalla Ros

Service Desk Analyst

Phalla joined the Blue Apache service desk in early 2011 providing system administration support to the service desk team. Phalla enjoys working with technology and is currently pursuing his Cisco accreditations.

Chrissy Modrouvanos

Second Level Service Desk

Chrissy joined the Blue Apache Sydney Service Desk in January 2010. Combining her customer service experience with technical prowess, Chrissy brings considerable value to the Blue Apache Service Desk team.

Justin Spano

Service Desk Analyst

Justin joined the Blue Apache service desk in early 2011 providing system administration support to the service desk team. Justin enjoys working with technology and is currently pursuing his Microsoft accreditations.

Vaughan Reddick

Service Desk Analyst

Vaughan joined the Blue Apache service desk in 2010 providing system administration support to the service desk team. Vaughan enjoys working with technology and is currently pursuing his Microsoft accreditations.

Christopher Chong

Service Desk Analyst

Chris joined the Blue Apache service desk in 2010 providing system administration support to the service desk team. Chris enjoys working with technology and is currently pursuing his Cisco accreditations.

Lynda Marshall

Financial Controller

Lynda started her career in production at ABC television prior to moving into finance and administration. After many years of experience within the FMCG industry, Lynda joined Blue Apache in 2001. Lynda manages all financial and compliance aspects at Blue Apache.

Alicia Marshall

Finance & Administration

Alicia joined the Blue Apache team in 2010 providing finance and administration support.