Evangelist and Thought-Leader on the practical application of Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform for this Microsoft Inner Circle Partner of 31 Years.Work closely with all groups at Velosio who engage with existing and prospective clients of Velosio and the Stratos Cloud Alliance.

Velosio is a leader in deploying business applications through the cloud and delivering unparalleled client experiences. One of the largest Microsoft partners in North America, Velosio supports the entire Microsoft Dynamics portfolio, Office 365 family and Azure services. The solutions portfolio includes ERP, CRM, Productivity, Business Intelligence and Power Platform, and extends to NetSuite and Dynamics SL, Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV, D365 Business Central and D365 F&O. The team is passionate about innovative technology and providing expert knowledge to solve business challenges. I am responsible for members of the Data Platform Services Team, specifically those focused upon Data & Analytics.

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Continue my Senior Vice President responsibilities and assumed chief evangelist role PLUS led growth of the ZAP Americas team and partner community.- Top individual seller of software directly and indirectly through partner channel- Led global GTM for introduction of Data & Analytics products into the Sage and SYSPRO ERP ecosystems- Directly involved in 90% of sales to direct/indirect region customers- Key resource for all organizational messaging- Development and delivery of all thought leadership content (Blogs, Social and Webinars)- Defined organization's "Pillars of Partnering" as core messages for partner recruitment- Established Americas partner communities around multiple solution lines for Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, SAP Business One and SYSPRO- Cultivated teams to support Americas business model and only non-Australian member of Executive Management Team

Responsible for:- Member of the Company's Executive Management Team - Active Direct and Indirect (Channel) seller for Americas Region- Global Leadership of ZAP's Professional Services Team (Consulting, Support, Education and Evangelism) inclusive of Revenue and Personnel Accountability Worldwide- Support Management Team Peers in the development of Sales, Marketing and Customer/Partner Enablement and Deployment- Ongoing Advocate for innovation to support analytics for OEM Solutions on the Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM Platforms, the Sage Ecosystem, other ISV solutions and Data Futures- Led Professional Services growth to 3X avg of prior 5 years within 12 months of assuming worldwide responsibility- Resident Expert on Business Intelligence + Data Management and it's application in the Microsoft/Sage Ecosystems and Beyond!

Responsible for:- Opened up new region for Australian company and built team and all capabilities from ground up- Actively wore many hats including Sales, Consulting, Support, Customer Success and Education- Leadership of North American Operations-Management of US and Canada Partner Channel to Re-Market Zap's Analytic Offerings and Analytic Software-Ownership of Identifying Market Opportunities and Corresponding Pursuit Strategies-Business Model refinement inclusive of identification of new Technology Opportunities around Microsoft BI and Analytic offerings

Officer of the company, acquired by CALIBRE Systems in September 2007, focused on the broad deployment of product (Cizer.Net Reporting/Cizer.Net Analytics) and solutions (Microsoft Data Management Gold Competency) in Federal, State & Local Government, Mid-Market and Global 2000 organizations.Responsible for product and solution architectureSupport business development and alliance management with Microsoft and other channel partners.

Executive leadership role with responsibility for Idea's North American Microsoft Solution's Practice. Responsible for the attainment and retention of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Competencies in : Information Worker Solutions, Custom Development Solutions, Data Management Solutions, Mobility Solutions and Business Process and Integration Solutions.Matrix leadership role with responsiblity for regional team of 35 and national team of 165 consultants.Chief Architect on all technology solutions involving the Microsoft platform.Support all facets of the business including Business Development, Marketing, Customer Management and Technical Execution.

Board member since 2001 with responsibilities for serving a worldwide membership base in excess of 10K members. Roles held include:- responsibility for 2000 person Conference wtih facets of Education planning, Event Management and Tradeshow support for a 50 vendor exhibition. - leadership of all marketing functions and responsibility for strategic partner development and event growth of 40% year over year. led the marketing expansion into new geographies in Europe.- formal responsiblity as CTO and CFO for this $2.8m non-profit with executive leadership responsibility for the Executive Director, fellow board and a subset of the staff and volunteers

Wore several hats but it all started with being the coordinator of Monthly On-Line Chats with Microsoft TechNetReceived the PASSion Award in recognition for my volunteer work in 2001

- Leadership of Business Intelligence consulting practice to Enterprise and large Mid-Market companies- Functional responsibility for selling consulting services and solutions- Established consulting standards and grew team to point of acquisition (by Idea Integration)

Led diverse development of Service Bureau-based Microsoft Business Intelligence solutions to Health Care Providers and Insurers. Packaged software offerings provided predicted analytics on patient populations (using proprietary Neural Networks aka Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence).

Supported the organization's application development, decision support and data integration needs. Responsible for leadership, vendor relationships and technology selection. Managed a team of 5 analysts, developers and DBAs.