The Top 100 recognises the individuals who
contribute the most to the Microsoft Dynamics channel.
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Steven Weaver
Steve
is a Columbus IT consultant who has been involved in the Microsoft
Axapta product for the past 3 years, whilst retaining his previous Nav
skills. At Columbus Steve has been involved in nearly 20 implementation
projects whilst continuing to assist the community in Navision circles
and adding to the relatively small number of Axapta online contributors.
Steve was part of the team that established the Nav reseller Xonitek in
1999. In 2000 Xonitek was signed up as a Nav reseller and began on a
training track that enabled them by 2007 to have successfully
implemented over 30 Navision customers .In 2007 XONITEK (UK) was
purchased by Index Computer Systems (later purchased by K3) and Steve
was able to move on from Xonitek to Columbus IT. Steve is best known for
his prominent position and postings on the community forums, through
his nom de plume AdamRoue, who is one of the most respected and listened
to posters in the community
2009 Position 28
42
Andy Vabulas
Andy
is the founder and CEO of I.B.I.S., Inc. With more than 20 years of
experience, I.B.I.S is one of the leading resellers of Dynamics in the
U.S. Specializing in AX, GP, and CRM, I.B.I.S. has been recognized twice
as the Dynamics GP U.S. Partner of the Year and in 2007 was recognized
as the Dynamics GP Worldwide Partner of the Year. Microsoft named Andy
the recipient of its 2002 and 2010 Eagle Awards. The Eagle Award
recognizes the individual who has most lived, cultivated, and inspired
Microsoft Dynamics’ ideals and philosophy, both within his/her own
organization as well as throughout the community of Microsoft Dynamics
Partners and customers. The award recognized Andy for his commitment to
employee satisfaction and ongoing training, as well as his company’s
leadership in the adoption, integration, and development of the latest
Microsoft technologies. The 2010 Eagle Award also inducted Andy into the
Microsoft Dynamics Hall of Fame. Andy is tremendously influential
behind the scenes in the Microsoft Dynamics community and is well
regarded by both Microsoft and other partners. You may recognize Andy as
the Andy who co-hosts the famous Randy and Andy Parties held at both
Microsoft Convergence and the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conferences.
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43
Rachel Carney
Rachel
Carney is the COO and Senior Consultant at MPC Business Solutions.
Rachel is a 10 year veteran of Microsoft consulting. Within the
Microsoft community, Rachel works closely with partners, direct end
clients, and Microsoft on key accounts and product teams. Rachel has
worked with AX since 1999 on over 200 installations around the world.
Rachel has worked on several Dynamics CRM installations for version 3.0
and 4.0; and over 60 SharePoint implementations. She is responsible for
business process engineering and re-engineering, product evaluations,
project portfolio management, solving business technology problems,
requirements gathering, documentation, and user-experience modelling. In
addition to other awards and recognitions, Rachel has been recognized
by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence
in all aspects of business management.
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44
Mohammad Daoud
Mohammad
is a Microsoft Dynamics GP Most Valuable Professional from Jordan, and
has been involved with GP since 2005. Mohammad was started with the
Technical certificates Installation &
Configuration, Modifier with VBA, Report Writer, SQL Server 2000
Programming, SQL 2000 Administration, and SQL 2005 Programming and
Administration. Mohammad is now involved in business assessment analysis
and requirements gathering, and is an expert in this field and been
certified in functional part of GP for Financials and Supply Chain.
Mohammad is also one of the most widely read bloggers on GP through
http://mohdaoud.blogspot.com/
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45
Jean-Philippe Courtois
Jean-Philippe
leads global sales, marketing and services for Microsoft International,
a territory that spans over 100 subsidiaries operating in over 240
countries outside the United States and Canada. As president of
Microsoft International, he drives strategic planning, global operations
and key growth initiatives in developed and emerging markets.
Jean-Phillipe previously served as CEO and president of Microsoft EMEA,
where he led business planning and sales, marketing and services. Among
his many notable accomplishments, significant improvements in customer
satisfaction, enhanced regional integration and record sales growth
stand out. Before his role in EMEA, Jean-Phillipe was vice president of
worldwide customer marketing, based out of Microsoft's U.S. headquarters
in Redmond, Wash. Jean-Phillippe is a long standing Microsoft employee
having first joined Microsoft in 1984 as a channel sales representative.
2009 Position 41
46
Arijit Basu
Arijit
is presently working as a Principal Consultant at
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), India in the Consulting SBU. Arijit has
diverse experience in IT spanning ERP implementation, Project
Management, Requirement analysis, Process improvements, Solution
Designing, Application Development and managing delivery for domestic & international engagements. Arijit has
proven experience in direct communication and interactions with both
senior management and operational level with an objective to facilitate
and drive strategic technological initiatives. Arijit has demonstrated
superior team building and management skills with apt abilities to
sustain and thrive in a multicultural, high pressure, deadline driven
environments through prioritization, working closely with stakeholders,
patience, and thinking out of the box. Arijit is a consistent achiever and
top performer with results that speak for themselves. Arijit took the first
of the big four into the Microsoft Dynamics space creating new client
opportunities previously the reserve of Oracle and SAP. Arijit blogs at
http:// daxguy.blogspot.com
2009 Position 11
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Brad Wilson
Brad
is the general manager of Dynamics CRM for Microsoft. Brad leads global
product management and marketing for Microsoft CRM and is responsible
for driving awareness, demand and revenue for Dynamics CRM on a
worldwide basis. His team is responsible for product positioning,
pricing and packaging, as well as press and analyst relations, sales
tools, and partner channel development Brad has 20 years of experience
in the technology industry, including more than 10 years in CRM. Before
joining Microsoft, Brad was the worldwide vice president of marketing
for PeopleSoft where he was responsible for messaging, sales tools and
support, press and analyst relations, and global demand generation.
Before PeopleSoft, Brad held senior management roles at E.piphany,
including vice president in product marketing and technology alliances
2009 Position 42
48
Shane Hall
Shane
has been an active member of the Dynamics GP community for 17 years as
an end-user, implementation consultant and solution developer. An
accountant by trade, Shane has worked with Dynamics GP clients around
the world and has led several industry recognized projects. Shane was a
founding partner of Axiom Business Software, a leading Dynamics GP
implementation partner, and is currently the Managing Director of the
ISV, Reporting-Central. Shane's legacy in the Dynamics world has been
sealed with his development of "The
Closer", a breakthrough tool
for reconciling the key sub-ledgers to the General Ledger.
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49
Hans Skovgaard
Hans
was the initial Microsoft Director of Development for AX from 2003 and
was at the time regarded as a master of technology as well as management
and business. Hans was responsible for shipping Dynamics AX 4.0. up but
dealt with crises also. Until 2009 he was responsible for setting up
the R&D Center of Excellence and
defining Scope and Vision for how Dynamics AX can make the functionality
required for Manufacturing and Logistics companies with focus on Supply
chain management. Hans was responsible for a budget of 120M DKK.
Driving the next release of Dynamics AX forward as a multidisciplinary
manager is great. Extended focus towards partners & customers in EMEA and Asia. Since
2009 he has joined Milestone the leading global developer of open
platform software for managing IP network-based video surveillance.
2009 Position 15
50
Felipe Girado
Felipe
has built Axxon Consulting as the leading supplier of Microsoft
Dynamics Solutions in the South Cone Region of South America. Axxon
Consulting has carried out more than 100 implementations of GP, AX and
CRM. He has put together a company which now has over 10 years
experience in the business. Axxon now has the largest installed base of
Microsoft Dynamics customers in the South Cone and offices in Argentina,
Chile and Bolivia. Axxon Consulting is now turned to AX and CRM and has
developed the AX localization for the region. Felipe has been
responsible for increasing the reputation of Axxon which has enabled
them to gain extensive experience in major international projects.
2009 Position 67
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