Paul Tolstra Email & Phone Number

The Netherlands

Founded in 2022, dtnext is a fast-growing scale-up led by entrepreneurs with many years of experience and a deep knowledge of the customer and the market. A passionate and ambitious team of highly skilled and experienced Microsoft Professionals focusing on Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Business Central, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing, Project Operations) and Microsoft Power Platform. Every day we aim to make the latest Microsoft technology work for you. Start today and being ready for what’s next tomorrow. As COO | Director I’m responsible for our Operations (Professionals, Projects, Performance), and our Customer Service team (aka Managed Services). Happy People, Satisfied Customers and a Healthy Performance.And yes…. I’m still lovin’ IT.

Etten-Leur, North Brabant, Netherlands

As Director responsible for our services in the Food and Beverage segment with Aptean F&B, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 based industry-specific solution for medium and large food enterprises. EMEA/ROW.

Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands

Broad Horizon, rebranded in 2023 into The Digital NeighborhoodAs Lead for Business Apps I'm responsible for our Professional Services within the area of Microsoft Dynamics, in particular Microsoft Dynamic365 Business Central (BC, aka NAV, fka Navision).As Lead for Managed Applications I'm helping - together with my team of professionals - our customers with the continuity of their (business critical) Microsoft applications by providing them defined managed services and support.

Abecon, rebranded and merged into Broad Horizon, rebranded in 2023 into The Digital Neighborhood.Director Professional Services:Responsible for all Microsoft Dynamics NAV/D365BC services, solutions and projects of the Company.Project Executive on behalf of the Company for several customer projects, member of their Project Boards.Program Manager, Project Manager for selected projects.Manager Managed Applications (a.i.):Responsible for Managed Applications, including Service Desk, Service Level Agreements, Service Level Management. 1st and 2nd line support.Solutions and services are based upon the Microsoft platform (Dynamics365, Dynamics NAV, Dynamics365BC, Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, .net).In 2016 Abecon joined Broad Horizon, a group of companies specialized in Cloud & Business Transformation solutions, delivering expertise and professional services in the areas of ecommerce-, application- and workspace management. Since end of 2019 several companies within the group have been rebranded and merged into Broad Horizon.

Responsible for the total customer projects portfolio and all professional services (with over 175 professionals, and > €24mio. service revenue) of the Dutch subsidiary with teams of different expertise, varying between business oriented, project management and consulting to software engineering oriented. Services based upon the Microsoft platform (Dynamics NAV, Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, .net,).Member of the company's Management Board.In 2012 Qurius N.V. was acquired by Prodware, headquartered in France. Qurius was publicly quoted on Euronext Amsterdam since 1998.

Responsible for all customer projects and services (over 80 professionals in project management, consulting, software engineering) of the company in the areas of Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft .net.

P&L responsible for a unit with sales, project managers, consultants and software engineers in 4 industry areas: discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, field service industry and waste management. Solutions based upon Microsoft Dynamics NAV and AX. Member of the Management Team of the division Business Solutions.During 2008 responsible for merging the acquisition of former ICM Solutions into the Qurius organisation.

Responsible for a team of consultants and project managers in the industry area of semi-process industry (food, chemistry, pharmaceutical). Solutions based upon Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Project Executive for several customer projects and member of their project boards.My side-role was Program Manager / Project Manager for international, large customer projects

P&L responsible for all SAP R/3 activities of the company in the BeneluxProject Executive for several (international) projectsProgram Manager for larger SAP R/3 projects.Initiator and manager of R/3 Modula Order, the first European template based solution of SAP R/3 for engineer-to-order and make-to-order manufacturing companies.Member of the Management Team.Member of the international project team (based in San Diego, USA) to develop and implement the company’s project methodology MiWay.

Responsible for summarizing on-site and in the studios recorded sport events for television broadcasting, taking care for slow motions at (live) broadcasted sport events. Besides regular sport events like soccer, athletics, gymnastics I also was involved in many special sport events like Olympics Winter Games (Calgary, Albertville, Lillehammer), Olympic Summer Games (Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta) and several European and World Championships in a variety of sports.Worked as freelance editor on the first edition of ‘Spoorloos’, a popular Dutch television program on missing and found relatives.Worked as freelance editor for Sport 7 and Veronique (Dutch broadcasting organisations).

Responsible for the SAP R/3 services and projects of the company. First Value Added Reseller of SAP R/3 in The Netherlands for Small and Medium sized Enterprises.Pre-sales consultant.Project Manager for SAP R/3.Member of the Management Team. Motherwell Information Systems was changed into Mi Services Group Ltd, an international privately owned IT Services company, headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom.

Responsible for ERP services and projectsProject Manager for ERP projects

Business Consultant Manufacturing and LogisticsPre-sales ERP solutions.ICL Benelux is currently Fujitsu Services.

(Senior) Consultant / Project Manager for ERP Solutions (PSsystem, IMPCON and Ximcon) for ETO/MTO discrete manufacturing companies

Bachelor, Business Administration

formerly: Instituut voor Hoger Beroeps Onderwijs, Alkmaar

Prince2, Certified

PRINCE2 is a process-based approach for project management. The method is the de-facto standard for project management and practiced.

Cpim, Production And Inventory Management, Certified (Cpim)

Modules: Material and Capacity Requirements Planning (MCRP), Production Activity Control (PAC), Inventory Management (IM), Master Planning.

Graduated

Activities and Societies: 5 years member of Sports Committee; Organiser of the GOTA (Gymnasiale Olympiade, a sports event between similar.