About Us
Navigating Four Decades of
Technological Evolution
How has the IT landscape evolved since the 1980s?
For over 40 years, the information technology sector has undergone a series of profound transformations, fundamentally reshaping the global business environment. Throughout these decades of disruption, Imagetext has remained a steadfast partner to our clients, providing the strategic foresight necessary to navigate a digital landscape that continues to accelerate in complexity and scale.
What is the history of Imagetext’s technology expertise?
In 1984, the introduction of the Apple Macintosh signaled a paradigm shift in the industry. Faced with a critical juncture, Imagetext’s founders recognized the need to pivot from traditional typesetting to the burgeoning field of digital production. At a time when the "World Wide Web" was not yet a concept, this transition required significant visionary leadership.
Choosing to embrace digital integration long before it became a global standard established the foundation for our firm. This early adoption of disruptive technology has defined our trajectory, allowing us to build a legacy of resilience and technical proficiency.
Why is Imagetext a reliable partner for digital transformation?
Today, we leverage this extensive history to help our partners manage the challenges of modern IT. While the tools and networks have evolved from early digital typesetting to sophisticated global infrastructures, our core objective remains unchanged: guiding businesses through rapid technological shifts with precision and expertise.
Our four-decade journey provides us with a unique perspective on innovation, ensuring that our partners are not merely reacting to change, but are strategically positioned to capitalize on it.
We credit our ability to weather 40 years of change and remain a market leader in the IT industry to the close partnership with our clients. We take pride in forming relationships that span over two decades – it's our dedication to long-term partnerships that has been key to flourishing in the digital world.
Our biggest asset, which has kept Imagetext ahead in a highly competitive industry, is our talented staff. We're a close-knit team, where 65% of us have been with the company for 12 plus years. Inclusion and diversity are an intrinsic part of our culture – we have a mix of diverse cultures, and 40% are female.
In addition, professional development is fostered as a matter of course for the betterment of both ourselves and our partners. Ongoing training helps us ensure Imagetext stays light on its feet and provides the right IT consulting advice to assist businesses to grow and improve productivity.
Careers at Imagetext can be found here.
Meet Our Team
John Preisig
CEO
As the CEO, John Preisig has considerable knowledge and over 30 years of experience in all aspects of IT operations management and infrastructure design and deployment services. He provides technical direction on business decisions and the execution of specific projects focusing on successfully creating and delivering products and solutions to the marketplace.
He constantly provides technical leadership to the team and oversees the team’s development of skillsets to ensure that Imagetext’s technical offering continues to grow and evolve.
In his spare time, John enjoys building and restoring classic cars, both race and street-legal cars. Combined with his other interest in 3D printing, including building his own, it gives him the ability to fabricate nearly anything needed when restoring classic cars where parts are no longer available.
DDi +64 9 623 6913 Mobile +64 21965565
Email: john.preisig@imagetext.co.nz
Edwina Mistry
Account Director
Edwina is an accomplished IT professional with over 35 years of sales, marketing, and education experience. She is actively involved in creating diversity in the tech industry by promoting technology as a career for secondary school students and women through various organisations, including Ytech?.
Edwina joined the Imagetext team working with the Directors and management to optimise outcomes to advance its success and lead it into its next phase of innovation and growth. She brings her highly effective communication skills and broad experience to the business and its people’s transformation with a client-centric approach. In addition, she is overseeing the operational planning and strategic business goals for Imagetext.
Outside of work, she enjoys her role as a Board member of Age Concern Auckland, Tech for Good, and Industry Advisor for the University of Canterbury School of Product Design and Manukau Institute’s School of Business and Digital Tech. In addition, she loves spending time with her family at the beach, travelling, shopping, cooking, and interior design.
Mobile 021 106 0784
Email: edwina.mistry@imagetext.co.nz
Mike Scragg
Account Director - Senior System Consultant
Mike is an accomplished IT professional with over 35 years of sales, marketing, and education experience. A committed sales professional with extensive experience of the technology sales market and corporate arena. Possessing a proven track record of selling technology products and related services in a defined territory. Having the required background in technology sales along with the personable abilities and technical know how required to maximise a companies revenue growth and increase it’s market share.
• Combine entrepreneurial drive with business-management skills to drive gains in revenue, market share and profit performance.
• Communicate a clear, strategic sales vision, effectively training and coaching both veteran and junior sales team members.
• Cultivate excellent relationships with new prospects and existing customers.
• Initiate, plan and manage IT Projects.
• Liaise between business and engineering team on a given project.
• Plan and manage a Project to effectively meet deadlines and cost targets.
DDi +64 9 623 6907 Mobile +64 21 837 327
Email: mike.scragg@imagetext.co.nz
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Level 1, 3 Owens Road,
Epsom, Auckland 1023
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