Afu Taumoepeau, a Tongan-born tech entrepreneur, has set out to address a modern workplace challenge: vital information getting lost in digital storage.
After over 20 years in operations, Taumoepeau noticed that crucial documents—like best practices and efficiency protocols—often get “saved and stored in computers … and forgotten.”
“A lot of important information gets lost in high tech,” Taumoepeau said. Recognizing that these overlooked documents contain a company’s key to progress, he decided to develop a solution.
With his lead software engineer, Sean Woodwood, Taumoepeau created OP System, a platform that simplifies access to organizational know-how.
OP System is not an app; it functions as an “Optimal Process” (OP) that uses URLs and QR codes to instantly deliver essential information. “We’re selling efficiency, essentially,” Taumoepeau said.
Taumoepeau’s venture, OP Media, represents his lifelong drive to improve systems—a value passed down from his father, Eddie Taumoepeau, a former boxing coach for the Tongan Olympic team. “My father’s a pioneer in my mind,” said Taumoepeau, noting his father’s mantra, “Go after it.”
Though a Tongan tech innovator may seem unconventional, Taumoepeau believes he is “fighting the waves” in the spirit of his ancestors. “Our tech is cutting edge,” he says, “a new, more efficient way to do things.”
Taumoepeau hopes that OP Media will not only streamline operations but also inspire more Tongans to join the tech field.
