The Top 100 recognises the individuals who
contribute the most to the Microsoft Dynamics channel.
51
Victoria Yudin
Victoria
has almost 20 years of experience in designing, implementing,
integrating and customizing business management and accounting systems.
In 2000 Victoria started Flexible Solutions, Inc. to bring together her
experience in accounting and business with her love of technology.
Flexible Solutions is a Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
offering the GP Reports Viewer add-on for Dynamics GP as well as GP
customizations and support. In 2008 Victoria started her blog, called
‘Ramblings and musings of a Dynamics GP MVP’ (http://victoriayudin.com)
to share her experience and thoughts with the Dynamics GP community.
Victoria currently holds certifications from Microsoft for Dynamics GP
(formerly Great Plains), FRx Financial Reporting and Small Business
Financials. She has an undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of
Business at the University of Pennsylvania and is the only person in the
world who has been named a Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP each consecutive
year starting with 2005.
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52
Jeff Onesto
Jeff
is the Director of Business Development at Advanced Systems
Integration. Jeff is responsible for software sales and the development
and management of strategic alliances. Jeff brings over 15 years of
enterprise software sales and delivery experience with companies such as
Price Waterhouse, Oracle and JD Edwards. Jeff holds a B.S. Business
Administration Accountancy from California State University. ASi was
founded in 1991 that delivers comprehensive enterprise class
applications that improve customer relations, enhance partner
collaboration and create efficiencies across supply chains and business
operations. ASI also offers industry specific extensions integrated with
Microsoft Dynamics AX platform. ASI uses its industry focus, enterprise
software domain expertise and transparent agile implementation
methodology to provide its clients an enterprise class solution that is
implemented properly the first time.
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53
Dilip Nair
Dilip
is a Consultant and Developer with Dynamics AX who can research,
design/develop, implement and automate and innovative. Dilip has over 9
years of hard core development experience with a blend of consulting and
product development background. Dilip’s career has taken him through
Microsoft where Dilip was involved in the Lead Microsoft Program
Delivery and he recently achieved the MCT in Dynamics AX 2009. Dilip has
recently joined Oakton to work on a huge retail chain Implementation
Project in Melbourne Designing and Mapping Integration Interfaces with
Dynamics AX. Dilip has for a number of years built a solid following for
his blog where people can gain huge technical insight into what is
really happening in AX at http://daxdilip.blogspot.com/
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54
Errol Schoenfish
Errol
is the Director of Product Management for the past 4 years, Errol has
led the product direction of Microsoft Dynamics GP working closely with
the development organization on strategy and cross-Microsoft product
collaboration. Errol previously led Partner and Field evangelism for
Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the early years of that products lifecycle.
Errol gained international experience as the Director of Sales and
Marketing for Microsoft Business Solutions Australia, leading the MBS
sales and marketing strategies from 2001 to 2003. Before relocating to
Sydney, Errol was based in Fargo where he was the Director of National
and Global Accounts for Great Plains Software from 1999 to 2001. An
accomplished presenter, Errol has delivered keynotes at hundreds of
Microsoft and partner led customer events including main stage
presentations at Convergence.
2009 Position 44
55
Erik Van Hoof
Erik
has gained his hands-on experience in mobilizing Field Sales and Field
Service professionals since 1998. Erik has now taken this further by
merging the latest technologies regarding CRM, mobility and partnerships
with companies that understand CRM and mobility all within CWR
Mobility. The CEO of a dynamite ISV focusing on mobile solutions. CWR's
CRM Mobile has been implemented more than any mobile solution worldwide.
It is currently being rolled out for an enterprise with over 10,000
users. The success of CWR is based on its primary focus that CWR Mobile
CRM, a mobile client for Dynamics CRM running on Windows Mobile based
PDA's.
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56
Rene Gayer
Rene
is one of the most highly regard teachers and authors of Dynamics NAV
and it has been his main interest since 1998. It appears as if NAV is
very easy for Rene and it is this ease that he has used to be able to
develop this into a business to show others how to make NAV simple
enough to train others. After some years his experience in this area led
to the founding of his own company, MBS-TRAINING, which today is the
prime partner for IT-companies in Austria and Switzerland, getting ready
to use Microsoft Dynamics. Beside that he regularly delivers speeches
as a Promoter and MVP about Microsoft and works as a lecturer at various
universities of applied sciences. Rene was first awarded the NAV MVP in
2007 and he has maintained this year in every year since.
2009 Position 49
57 Torben Brammer
Torben
is VisionPeople’s CEO, which he began in response to his previous
employer requiring a system to support the administration of sales and
he therefore set about building one. Torben’s first foray was into the
new version in the Navision Navigator environment. VisionPeople now
employs 29 staff and acts as both a consultant and a development
company, working with customers on strategy and business planning as
well as system development and implementation. Torben created a
subsidiary company, ShipCentric, to focus exclusively on providing
Navision-Microsoft applications to the marine industry. ShipCentric
opened a Seattle office in June; both to serve the US market and to
strengthen its relationship with Microsoft, and will soon add an office
in Singapore.
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58
Andy Hafer
Andy
currently leads the Dynamic Communities team which provides
administration and facilitation of the Dynamics AX User Group (AXUG),
the Dynamics GP User Group (GPUG), the Dynamics NAV User Group and the
Dynamics CRM User Group (CRMUG). Recognized by Microsoft as the
primary, global User Groups for their Dynamics products, these groups
foster education, knowledge sharing, networking, and feedback for the
communities of user companies. Prior to helping establish Dynamic
Communities, Andy served as CIO of PRIDE Enterprises in Tampa Bay,
Florida, USA. PRIDE is a diversified manufacturer with over 40
manufacturing facilities. PRIDE leverages Microsoft Dynamics products to
enable its complex business. Previously in Andy's professional career,
Andy was CIO of Norsk Hydro North America, a globally focused division
of Norsk Hydro based in Oslo, Norway. Norsk is a global leader in Oil & Gas, Metals, Chemicals, and other
industries. Andy also had career stops at Proctor & Gamble, IBM, and Accenture.
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59
Russell Smith
Russell
is the experienced CEO of Fullscope. Prior to Fullscope, Russell served
as vice president of products and services with Redklay. Russell has
managed to create Fullscope to become one of the most highly regarded
VARs and has picked up 2009 Microsoft Dynamics Reseller of the Year
(US), 2008 Microsoft Dynamics AX Partner of the Year as just a few of
the many awards that Fullscope have gained under Russell’s direction.
Fullscope maintains one of the largest Microsoft Dynamics AX certified,
dedicated staffs and it provides professional services for Microsoft
Dynamics AX implementations.
2009 Position 32
60
Jeff Edwards
Jeff
is the director of channel strategy for Microsoft Business Solutions,
with responsibility for global partner business agreements and models,
partner communications and management, and long-term channel strategy.
Before that, Jeff worked in technical strategy roles in both the office
of the chief technology officer and the Original Equipment Manufacturing
Division at Microsoft Corp. He also held various roles in Microsoft
Dynamics enterprise resource planning, including director of ERP Product
Marketing and director of Industry Solutions. Jeff joined Microsoft in
2001 with more than 10 years of technology experience in Europe, Latin
America and the United States. Before joining Microsoft, Jeff worked at
several technology companies including Compaq Computer Corp. and Texas
Instruments Inc. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin
with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
2009 Position 52
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