About Agathon Group
Agathon Group has been providing hardware, software, and hosted solutions for a variety of organizations since 1999; before, during and after the infamous "dotcom bubble" that claimed so many other companies.
We started from a desire to help non-profits achieve their strategic goals by helping solve the harder technical hurdles. Our clientele today reflects those roots, ranging from regional telecommunications firms to worldwide mission organizations, from local high schools to secondary technical institutes in Europe, from a small blues festival in the Bay Area to the largest Christian ticketing firm on the internet.
We get asked frequently about our name. "Agathon" is a Greek term found in the New Testament of the Bible (Romans 8:28, Philippians 1:6) meaning, roughly, "That which is good." We like to just say, "The good stuff" as an indication of the quality of work for which we continue to strive.
Joel came to Agathon Group from Gospelcom.net, where his duties spanned technical support (for over 300 organizations), website development, and training. At Agathon, Joel creates usable and powerful web applications to help people get things done quickly.
Joel has given conference presentations on Advanced PHP and Bootcamp: PHP. At this year's Bootcamp, he will be co-teaching the CSS, Javascript and AJAX session.
Morgan Foster, Support Lead
A graduate in Theatre and a musician on the side, Morgan has always had a passion for bridging the gap between technology and people, working most recently for Gospel Communications as part of their technical support team. He brings his technical knowledge and friendliness to Agathon, so that customers may feel at ease to ask questions and receive prompt and easy to understand answers.
As the first System Administrator at both Gospelcom.net and Donorware, Peter laid the groundwork for the incredible growth that both organizations have experienced. In joining Agathon Group, he brings his considerable knowledge of Linux systems and network design to empower organizations and encourage their stability and growth.
Peter has given conference presentations on How to Get the Most From a Contractor and Bootcamp: Linux Administration. He will reprise his Linux talk at this year's Bootcamp.
Marvin, Agathon Robot
Marvin comes to the Agathon Group from the year 2050, and though he is just a machine, he is a friendly machine, not a mindless killer. You can hear from him at anytime by emailing support@agathongroup.com.
Rachel, PMP, came to Agathon Group from Amgen, Inc. where she was a project leader for IT projects, both large and small. She has led teams to deliver both vendor- and in-house developed applications as well as process improvement projects. With her degree in International Business from Pepperdine University, Rachel complements the Agathon Group team with her financial, project, and business management skillset.
Rachel has given conference presentations on How to Get the Most From a Contractor and Managing a Virtual Team.
Although trained as a filmmaker, Alan has spent most of his working life developing for the Internet. During tenures at Gospelcom.net and Donorware, he helped assemble and develop the technologies that enabled those organizations to grow explosively. He now uses those same skills to help organizations of all sizes grow and flourish.
Alan has given conference presentations on Managing a Virtual Team, When to Hire a Contractor and Doing Ministry with Remote Staff. He will be sharing the "Top 10 Mistakes Christian Web Sites Make" at The Internet Ministry Conference this Fall.
Before coming to Agathon Group, Ron was a software developer for Gospelcom.net, spending a number of years as the lead programmer of The Bible Gateway. He continues to write software and solve hard problems as a member of the Agathon Group team.