Joseph Holliday
Vice President
Joe Holliday started his IT career in 1976 working on an IBM midrange system installing an IBM distribution software program for a wholesale food service company. Joe was hired by IBM in 1979 as a field marketing Systems Engineer. During the early 80s, when IBM announced the Personal Computer, Joe quickly became the office expert in PC connectivity to the early Token ring and Ethernet networks. Joe left IBM in 1991 as part of a voluntary downsizing and joined GFL Systems. As GFL grew, Joe’s knowledge of PC networks was key in moving our clients networks to a modern infrastructure to support PC based applications and Internet connectivity. In addition to supporting our clients IBM iSeries servers, programming custom applications, Joe supports many of our clients Microsoft Windows networks.
Michael Holliday
President
Mike is a partner at GFL Systems and has been a member of the team since 1997. He has been a technology junkie since an early age. Mike likes to joke that his dad, who worked at IBM in the 70’s & 80’s, gave him a keyboard instead of a baby blanket. Mike started building computers in 1992, well before most households had personal computers. His love for technology has turned it into a fulfilling career and he has successfully managed networks with hundreds of users. He also has been a manager and developer for several custom, ground-up applications in a diverse selection of industries. Mike has a love for learning how his clients’ businesses operate and developing software applications and processes that make their businesses more efficient and profitable. When Mike is not at the office, you can find him spending time at home with his wife and two children, playing a round of golf, or assisting his wife at one of her events throughout the Central Coast.
Brian Holliday
Lead Web Developer
Brian is a self-taught full-stack web developer who is passionate about the lifelong learning process that software development demands. When he’s not using agile development to craft an application that streamlines a client’s workflow, he can be found reading blog articles about the latest javascript frameworks. He is constantly making sure GFL is using the most efficient and secure development practices. For the past five years, he has provided GFL with the skills needed to move information from a database onto an intuitive interface that gives their users exactly what they need. Outside of the office Brian enjoys teaching blues dancing at Cal Poly on Saturday nights and dancing to the Crustacea Jazz Band at Farmer’s Market. .