Acrodata is a 100% Tasmanian owned and operated organisation providing cost effective, high quality records and information management solutions to government, corporate and professional services organisations.
Founded in 2006, Acrodata is leading the way in records and information management solutions, thanks largely to the team of dedicated staff below.
John Groom
John Groom, founder an
d manager of Acrodata, spent 10 years in Melbourne and Sydney honing his skills and experience in the records and information management industry, building an impressive resume while away.
John was exposed to industry best-practice in the 2 largest commercial centres in Australia, gaining experience in large scanning projects such as the conversion of all of Westpac’s mortgage documentation (tens of millions of pages) to digital format. As well as consulting to major Australian organisations on their approach to the broad document management challenge.
John as a hands on manager is highly involved in the day-to-day operations of Acrodata as well as being an active member of the Tasmanian ICT industry.
Leigh Keane
Leight Keane, Acrodata's Manager- Bureau Services has recently returned to Tasmania from Sydney, where he has worked in project and account management roles for some of Australia’s largest business solutions providers.
Leigh’s resume includes assisting top ASX listed companies and government agencies in streamlining their business processes. Efficient and highly experienced, Leigh is thoroughly enjoying furthering his career in his home state.
Paul Doolan
Paul has recently returned from London where he co-built and sold e-discovery business Pinpoint Global, Ltd. to Epiq Systems, Inc. a leading provider of technology solutions to the legal profession.
Paul joins Acrodata as a key member of the information management consulting team, working with major clients to streamline and systemise outdated records and information practices.
Steve Ktori 
Tina Howard
Tina is a highly experienced records and information management specialist and has worked in a number of government agencies in Tasmania. Her most recent role involved the implementation of an electronic document management system and her work experience also includes working for the Government Recordkeeping Division of the Archives Office of Tasmania.
Since leaving the government, Tina has worked as a consultant providing record and information services to clients. Tina is highly skilled in developing business classification schemes, retention and disposal schedules, and archiving business records.
Samara McIlroy
Samara has worked in archives and records management since 1998, most recently as anInformation Management Advisor in local government, where she introduced major operational and cultural changes to Council’s Records Management and Archives program.
Samara is skilled at promoting and assisting change in the way that organisations store their records and archives. In her current role as Records Management Consultant, Samara assists clients to achieve recordkeeping compliance and other business benefits associated with records management.
James Groom
After nearly a decade working at major law firms both in Australia and abroad and also a stint as Corporate Counsel at General Electric, James returned to Tasmania to provide specialist corporate advice to clients ranging from start-ups to established listed companies.
James is a member of several private company boards and speaks regularly on corporate governance matters. He has degrees in law and arts (first class honours in political science) from the University of Tasmania. James is a director and also acts as our Commercial Manager.