Martyn Jones

Martyn Jones is Managing Director and part-owner of Software Education Associates Limited.

His initial years in the computer industry were spent in a variety of technical and managerial roles with Databank Systems, which at the time was New Zealand's largest computing environment (17 computer centres, 200+ development staff). The last 5 years were spent as Manager Education Services, with a staff of 38. This involved the development and delivery of training for Databank's 1,700 staff, together with commercial training contracts in New Zealand and South East Asia.

Martyn was then asked to head up Systems Resources Limited, a subsidiary of the Datacom Group. This training and consultancy company was subsequently renamed Datacom Education Limited.

After two years, Martyn was promoted to manage an amalgam of Datacom's software development teams (Auckland, Hamilton & Wellington), consultancy services and the training company. As Divisional Manager Consulting, he was responsible for this business operation and its financial performance.

Then at the beginning of 1990, Martyn Jones, John Watson and Merrill Holdsworth took the opportunity to orchestrate a management buy-out of Datacom Education from Datacom Group. This took effect on 1 February 1990, and Martyn was appointed Managing Director. He is also Managing Director of Software Education Australia Pty Ltd.

I like working for Software Education because we do it better than any of our competition.