Who we are

About Middle Earth Technologies Ltd.

Middle Earth Technologies Ltd. is a British Columbia owned and operated software development company, in business since 2002.  We specialize in providing customized payroll, billing and human resource management solutions to the temporary staffing and labour industry.  We also develop and license Canadian payroll withholding tax calculation software to other payroll software developers. 

Our offices are located in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA, and our customers are located throughout Canada and the United States.

Management Team


Kevin Kortje, CPA, CA
CEO and Co-Founder
Kevin Kortje is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with over 35 years accounting, taxation and software development experience. As an entrepreneur, he has been involved in the development of many unique software applications in sports, gaming, accounting, financial services and enterprise management. He is responsible for project management, administration, business development, marketing and customer support for the company, and is an active contributor to the development lifecycle for all of the company's software products.

Saman Ghodsian
CTO and Co-Founder
Saman Ghodsian is the company's chief software architect and engineer. He has over 25 years experience in building enterprise applications, and leads the technology direction for the company. Mr. Ghodsian began designing and developing the ELF.online product for the company in 2002 to provide a rich web application solution for the temporary labour business. His innovative ideas and knowledge of leading edge technologies are key to the success of our business.