Mark Polino is a Certified Public Accountant, a Microsoft Certified IT Professional Dynamics and a Principal Consultant with I.B.I.S., Inc. He has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Dynamics GP for the last five years. Mark is the author of the best -selling Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook from Packt Publishing and the creator of the popular 50 Tips in 50 Minutes for Dynamics GP presentation series. He runs the DynamicAccounting.net website, dedicated to all things Dynamics GP, and he writes and speaks regularly on Dynamics GP related topics. 2011 Position 16

Brandon George, is Chief Solutions Architect for IDB Solutions, LLC. (www.idbsol.com), which he founded late 2011, where he helps design, develop, implement and extend customers Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP software, so customers can maximize their ROI and drive business value. This includes  He also runs, and has for over seven years, a blog (dynamics-ax.blogspot.com) specifically focus on all things Microsoft Dynamics AX related. His blog has over 17K+unique visitors a month, and is sponsored by top ISV Dynamics partners. Further Brandon is a featured columnist for the Official Microsoft Dynamics Community site, MSDynamicsWorld.com, and is a featured speaker at AXUG Summit and Microsoft Convergence. Further his article’s have been featured in numerous online sites, including  ZDNet, Washington Technology Magazine, RCPMag.com and others. 2011 Position 23

Andy Snook is President at Fastpath, Inc., the leader in security, audit and compliance solutions for mid-market companies.  Under Andy’s leadership, Fastpath has grown to support more than 500 companies in over 30 different countries and is the only Microsoft Dynamics ISV recognized as an Industry Leader by the Institute of Internal Auditors.  Andy has been working with Microsoft Dynamics since 1999 and is certified in Microsoft Dynamics as well as Certified in Risk and Information System Controls.  Andy has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences including Microsoft Convergence and MSDynamicsWorld Decisions.  Mr. Snook also serves as the subject matter expert on security and IT compliance for AXUG, GPUG, and NAVUG.  Prior to his work at Fastpath, Andy worked as an ERP implementation consultant and worked on the management consulting team at Ernst & Young. Mr. Snook graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Economics and Computer Applications. 2011 Position 18

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 (NAVUG) 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. 2011 Position 17

  As corporate vice president of the Business & Marketing Group for North America, Watson leads marketing and strategic business development for Microsoft’s largest geographic market. In this role, Watson is responsible for all marketing activities for Microsoft’s products, including Microsoft’s commercial cloud offerings. Prior to assuming her current role in 2010, Watson spent eight years as head of the Worldwide Partner Group, directing Microsoft’s worldwide strategy for the diverse ecosystem of more than 640,000 independently owned-and-operated partner companies that support Microsoft and its customers in 170 countries. Watson established world-class channel leadership, reinvigorated Microsoft’s partner commitment and engagement, and delivered the Microsoft Partner Network, which set new standards in the industry. Watson also brought partner satisfaction to a record high in 2010. Watson has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades. CRN named Watson one of “The Most Powerful Women of the Channel,” Channel Chief, and Channel Exec of the Year. In 2009, Business Week named Watson as one of the top people to watch to gauge the economic recovery. Watson’s career at Microsoft, beginning in 1993, includes several successful stints in sales and marketing management. 2011 Position 12

Erik is a pioneer in the Dynamics world with 19 years of heavy duty Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) experience in basically all areas (support, training, consultant, implementation, sales, development, project management) obtained via work in Denmark and the USA for various resellers and end users,. Erik was the first to be awarded MVP for Navision in 2004, and his passion for the product and the community shines through in all that he does. Erik is best known for being the founder the Navision Online User Group (now Dynamics User Group or dynamicsuser.net) it was started as a simple mailing list in 1995 with a few recipients, but now has over 49,000 members and an extensive database of over 100,000 questions and answers primary about Dynamics NAV, Dynamics AX, Dynamics GP and Dynamics CRM. When he’s not working for the community, then he is doing freelance assignments and working on his new company Dynamics Experts, which is a mix between a partner, a recruiter and a freelance network. 2011 Position 13

Andy Vabulas founded I.B.I.S., Inc in 1989 utilizing the depth of business experience covering more than 20 years in the high-tech industry, ranging from startups to large corporate companies. Andy has held Senior Information System positions with various companies in Field Service, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Financial industries.  Microsoft Business Solutions named Andy the recipient of its 2002 Eagle Award and 2010 Eagle Award. 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. Andy Vabulas is the first individual in the history of Microsoft Dynamics community that has received the distinguished honor of the Eagle Award twice.  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. In his downtime, Andy enjoys reading, golf, scuba diving, and good old fashioned baseball. 2011 Position 27

Leen Zevenbergen’s background illustrates his extensive entrepreneurial skills as well as his strong management qualities. Starting as an accountant with degrees in business economics (1983) and accountancy (1984) from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Mr. Zevenbergen (1958) became an entrepreneur early in his career. He founded many companies, including Bolesian Systems in 1985 and Escador in 2000. In between, he fulfilled management and director’s positions at Roccade and Origin. In 2006, he published “En nu laat ik mijn baard staan” (And now I’ll grow a beard), which became management book of the year, and Mr. Zevenbergen became a well-known speaker and coach. In 2009 he published “ ‘t Is Groen en Groener wordt het niet”. He was appointed as CEO of Qurius NV at the Annual General Meeting of 29 April 2010. 2011 Position 14

I am one of the founders of Pulse in 1986. Since then I am working in the software industry. I am working with Microsoft Dynamics AX from the first versions. I was involved in that process as a sales manager and managing director. Now I am working at the company AXtension as a managing director. AXtension is selling a powerful range of solutions for Microsoft Dynamics AX under the brand AXtension. I am very passionate about Microsoft Dynamics AX and the Dynamics partner community. My specialties are: putting the right people together for the job. By doing this I have the opportunity to work with highly skilled and very nice people. I live by the rules: “Care more than others think is wise”, “Risk more than others think is safe”, “Dream more than others think is practical” and “Expect more than others think is possible”. It is an honor to work with my people and it gives me a lot of energy and fun every day. 2011 Position 28

Mark Corley has more than 25 years of experience in high technology, including software, consulting and startup worlds as well as in global leaders KPMG and Microsoft. He was named CEO of CWR Mobility BV in 2010 and has end-to-end responsibility for the entire business. Corley was a General Manager in Microsoft’s Business Solutions division for seven years. During this time, he was responsible for a several areas of the business including global marketing, managing the worldwide subsidiaries, setting Dynamics channel strategy, growing the annuity businesses, and building Microsoft’s global Software + Service business for Dynamics CRM.  Previously, he drove a 3-year change effort to integrate the stand-alone division into the rest of Microsoft. Mark Corley holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Southern California and a bachelor of science degree in international management and finance from Georgetown University. He has lived in Spain and Japan and speaks Spanish and some Japanese. Responsibilities: Drive business growth and worldwide expansion. Lead strategic sales engagements and alliance relationships. Deliver market leading products. Grow talent and skills of CWR team members. Nationally certified high-performance driving instructor 2011 Position 20