Geekoids.com, LLC was originally a joint venture for Douglas Glatz and Sean Kamath. It came about in the fall of 2000 when the hosting company for Doug's original domain (showcats.net) folded, and he was forced to find new hosting on short notice. Given a choice between going to the new host recommended by the previous one, or taking some equipment on hand and starting his own hosting company, Doug decided that he would strike out on his own, but not alone.
Daunted by some of the technical aspects that he had little experience with, Doug approached Sean about helping him resolve those issues at a time when Sean was looking for assistance with some technical work he was consulting on. A partnership was formed!
Sean brought extensive knowledge of Sun hardware and Unix operating systems to the table, which has literally transformed the orignal plan of using Microsoft web and mail platforms into a much more stable (and secure) blend of Sun and Intel hardware running Linux, Solaris and OpenBSD. In August of 2000, when the first server was lit off, Geekoids consisted of two Celeron systems. Since then we have added five Sun systems to expand our capabilities and the services we provide our customers.
In November of 2004, Doug and Sean lost their day jobs. Times being tight, we re-evaluated our skills and the business model that had kept Geekoids as a part-time business. After much discussion and planning, the new storefront opened and Geekoids.com made the transition from being a hosting business to a full-service computer consulting firm.
In May of 2006, we bid a sad farewell to Sean. While he was here to help launch the store and get us up on our feet, his true love remains in the realm of Unix and 'big-iron'. He's been tempted to move to Calfornia and join the Dreamworks team - and who can blame him? :) Start looking in the movie credits for his name!
December 2008, Geekoids.com opened our second office on Columbia River Hwy in Scappoose!
August 2009, Geekoids.com completed the buyout of LTS Computer Training Center. The addition of LTS will bring Geekoids.com into the corporate training market as well as being able to provide real world experiences to students working towards acquiring industry standard certifications!
The Geeks
Douglas Glatz - Owner, Consultant, Webmaster
Chris Yokum - Lead Technician, Tigard
Dan Chaloux - Bench Technician, Printer Repair
Dan Erickson - Website Design
Mathieu Douglass - Lead Technician, Scappoose
Keith Steinmetz - Consultant, Microsoft Systems and Servers
Brian Mergen - Consultant, Laptop and PCB Repair
Jaime Glatz - Customer Service, Junior technician