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Date:
26 Aug 2011
Nicholas Birch Dynamics AX

Nicholas Birch - Managing Director

Nicholas Birch

 

Nicholas is the Managing Director of Koorb Consulting. He has over 35 years of experience in the successful deployment of ERP, CRM and BI solutions.

Nicholas joined Koorb in 2003 and has been instrumental in building the company into the market leader it is today. He is involved in developing the company's strategy, leading the business, managing relationships with both Microsoft and Independent Software Vendors (ISV's), business development, and helping our customers improve their business performance through the successful deployment of Microsoft solutions.

Prior to Koorb, Nicholas spent 15 years both as a Management Consulting Partner with KPMG and a Managing Director with BearingPoint. Nicholas is a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Management Consultant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Mark Green

 

Mark is one of Koorb's Business Development Managers and is key in developing strategies and solutions for Koorb customers.

Mark joined Koorb over 10 years ago and has been working with Microsoft Dynamics AX since its initial release in New Zealand under the name Axapta. His extensive knowledge of business process and Microsoft Dynamics AX enables Mark to quickly understand customer requirements, and to develop proposals to improve their business through the use of Microsoft solutions. With over 30 implementations under his belt Mark is highly respected in the industry for his depth of experience across a wide variety of businesses and industries.

Prior to consulting, Mark spent 10 years in accounting and business analyst roles with commercial and manufacturing organisations in both New Zealand and abroad.

Mark is a Chartered Accountant, with a Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting) and a Diploma of Business Studies (Information Systems), and is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Roger Grove

Roger is charged with leading Koorb's substantial Microsoft Dynamics AX project delivery team as well as directly managing several key projects. He has a considerable depth of experience across a variety of ERP solutions which he has implemented into a range of significant organisations.

Roger is responsible for ensuring that all aspects of our customer's implementation and upgrade projects are planned and executed in a manner that will lead to meeting their goals within the established time frame and budget and to a high degree of customer satisfaction. This includes scheduling and coordinating project resources and managing the project risks.

Roger's career has spanned over 30 years in the industry including working as a principal consultant for KPMG. As GM of Manufacturing Suppliers Limited (MSL), Roger was heavily involved in their use of Dynamics AX. His industry expertise includes manufacturing and distribution, food and beverage production, telecommunications, local government, financial services and courier and security services.

Roger is a Chartered Accountant.

Paul Shepherd

 

Paul manages our extensive Microsoft Dynamics AX Development team, which with its 10 staff over our Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin offices, is the largest in New Zealand.
 
Paul has over 15 years of experience in development, management and consulting, and for the last 10 years he has specialised in Microsoft Dynamics ERPs. His in-depth experience has supported him in effectively managing both customer expectations for a high standard of project delivery and leading a multi-talented team across several cities. Paul's professional and methodical approach has been key to the smooth delivery of many projects, including those where he has been technical lead on a number of substantial projects.
 
Paul has conjoint degrees in Computer Science (BSc) and Finance (BCom) and application and technical certifications across multiple Dynamics (AX and Nav) and Microsoft products (SQL Server).  

Nicholas Birch
Managing Director
Mob:
+64 27 284 9494
E:
nbirch@koorb.co.nz
Nicholas Birch