Management Team

Steve Douglas and Taki Xaftellis began working together on software design in 1996. Empire Software Pty Ltd was formally established in 2002 to bring to market innovative database management solutions that would improve the efficiency of information reporting and assist management in assessing performance with real time quality data.

Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas, Director, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Management) and has over 20 years experience in business management, accounting and system design. Having started his accounting career in 1984 with Ernst & Young, he established a private practise in 1988 specialing in Small Business taxation and manangement. He has been involved with a number of enterprises and began developing database management systems that gave real time effective reporting capabilities and sales focused information through his direct personal experiences. He currently owns and operates Australasian Taxation Services Pty Ltd , Australia's only specialised taxation firm servicing property investors, expatriate and foreign investor taxation requirements.

Taki Xaftellis

Taki Xaftellis, Technical Director, holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Science and is the driving force behind the strategic technical direction for the company. Taki has held a range of senior positions including programme manager of the web development division for an energy company and technical architect for a mining company. With 20 years information technology industry experience, he has worked in many industries including mining, manufacturing, energy, finance, and health for both the public and private sector. Taki has an extensive background in software delivery and brings to the company key expertise in project management, business & systems analysis, and development & delivery of web solutions based on Microsoft architectures and technologies.