I'm Marc Schregardus, founder and developer of TaskWiz. I didn't set out to build a software platform. I set out to solve a real problem for an organisation that has played a significant role in my life - Bronte Surf Life Saving Club.
TaskWiz was developed independently, outside of my full-time professional role, and initially built as a contribution to the Club in a volunteer capacity. It was not commissioned, funded or commercially driven at inception. It was built because I was made aware of an ongoing issue and it needed a solution.
From the surf to the spreadsheet.
After becoming involved in the Club's Nippers program for my children, I completed my Bronze Medallion and began volunteering as a surf lifesaver. I later trained as part of the IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) support crew, gaining direct exposure to the operational discipline required for safe coastal patrols and events.
At the same time, my personal interest in open water swimming intensified. What began as Wednesday morning training evolved into competitive swims and endurance challenges - from the Bondi to Bronte 2km and Coogee to Bondi 5km, to the 20km Rottnest Channel Swim and ultimately completing the English Channel Swim in 2023 - one of the most iconic endurance swims in the world.
Through both surf lifesaving and ocean swimming events, I saw firsthand the extraordinary effort required to coordinate complex, high-risk community events and how fragile those systems can be when reliant on manual processes.
A modest objective that grew.
Following the 2024 Bondi to Bronte Ocean Swim, I was asked to help solve a persistent difficulty: volunteer scheduling.
Coordinating hundreds of volunteers using spreadsheets was time-intensive and error-prone. The initial objective was modest and pragmatic - build an intelligent allocation engine that could integrate with existing tools and workflows.
However, a broader challenge quickly became apparent.
Organisers weren't just allocating roles. They were collecting availability months in advance, tracking qualifications, managing role suitability and sending detailed instructions about timing, locations and responsibilities. Communication wasn't secondary to scheduling - it was integral to event safety and execution.
Most existing products were designed for larger institutions with budgets and implementation timelines beyond the reach of community organisations. There was a clear gap between enterprise software and the practical needs of volunteer-dependent events.
TaskWiz was built to bridge that gap.
Focused on outcomes.
With over 20 years of software development experience and certifications across major cloud platforms, TaskWiz is built on secure Google Cloud infrastructure to ensure reliability and scalability.
But technology is not the starting point. The starting point is understanding operational friction - then designing practical solutions that reduce administrative burden, improve allocation accuracy and strengthen communication across the event lifecycle.
TaskWiz exists to make volunteer coordination easier and more reliable - so organisers can concentrate on running outstanding events.
