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Greg founded AVIE and brings 10 years of experience across business strategy consulting and channel management. Greg works closely with every member of the AVIE team to help ensure the success of our consultants and the satisfaction of our clients. Since founding AVIE Greg has performed partner and channel strategy for some of Microsoft’s biggest initiatives as well as led a number of their global projects and strategic announcements. In his spare time Greg enjoys skiing, boating, and traveling.

Pam brings 20+ years of software industry knowledge and experience to the AVIE team, spending the last 14 years building growth-oriented enablement and incentive programs for the Microsoft Dynamics channel of reselling partners. This experience, combined with her communication and business background, make her a dynamic resource for a multitude of projects spanning strategic planning and program development through launch and delivery.

Monica brings more than 20 years in the tech industry, 8 working with the Microsoft Dynamics teams. Monica has experience working for Microsoft Partners in the US and Canada, focused on Community Management and communication and project management. In her free time, Monica enjoys photography and hiking with her husband and dogs.

With successful experience managing business and technical teams, products and projects, Brenda has developed and honed skills for a broad range of situations. She’s equally at home designing and implementing business strategies, as well as organizing technical projects, and managing teams. She’s effected change in high-tech, retail, and financial services organizations. Outside of working hours, you’ll find her exploring places and cultures, and sharing those travels through photography.

Kelli Jackson is an award-winning sales and marketing professional with over 25 years of accomplishments in Microsoft’s consumer, SMB, CA, EPG and Public Sector businesses. Respected leader defining value propositions, business modeling, launching and measuring the success of worldwide Partner and One Commercial business programs. Motivated, team oriented and sought-after leader and senior consultant to drive key initiatives, take on big challenges while always driving for successful outcomes.

Ryan manages day-to-day operations and assists in strategic planning for AVIE, working closely with every member of the AVIE team. He brings nearly 10 years of strategic leadership in an array of fields ranging from secondary education to renewable energy. Ryan worked as a project engineer leading the development of a multi-million dollar, first-of-its-kind, tidal energy system but also as a consultant focusing his expertise on strategic developments for Microsoft. Ryan enjoys kayaking & skiing.

With 20 years in senior management and consulting roles, Dana has an extensive knowledge of the software industry and Microsoft Dynamics’ partner ecosystem, having provided data-based strategic advice to scores of Microsoft Partners on 3 continents. Dana has also been a driving force behind the move many Microsoft Partners are making towards Cloud computing, authoring several publications and financial models.

Rainy, who holds an MBA from the Foster School of Business, joined AVIE in 2017. With a background in the Business Continuity discipline, she is accustomed to working with diverse individuals across an organization and building relationships while delivering high quality results. Rainy is able to work in-breath and in-depth, and can approach problems analytically or intuitively as needed. In her spare time, Rainy enjoys gardening, biking, and time with her husband and two boys.

Amanda combines expertise across software development, business architecture, program & operations management and sales, earning a trusted reputation for her ability to strategically pull the pieces together. She’s passionate about building relationships, driving collaboration, and believes in having fun while seeking creative solutions to difficult issues. Outside the world of tech, she finds balance making hay while the sun shines and enjoying the Minnesota outdoors with her family.

Katie has focused her communication and organizational skills on event planning and the development and execution of strategic marketing/communications plans for Microsoft Business Solutions. Prior to joining AVIE, Katie practiced elder law with Johnson & Nagaich where she helped families plan for, pay for, and coordinate the long-term care of elderly loved ones. She also worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Katie enjoys reading, knitting, running, and playing with her cat Eleanor.

Peter is a high energy and passionate digital media expert With hundreds of videos to his name, Peter’s focus has been on creating and executing proven video strategies that ensure the success of his client's projects. He has worked with many organizations ranging from the smallest of startups to some of the world’s largest brands like Microsoft, Intel, Lenovo, IBM, and Sage. Peter enjoys camping in the wilderness in search of no cell coverage with his wife and their three children.

Delene has over 9 years of experience as a consultant with Microsoft. She began her career using her programming skills on the Dynamics Pricing Team. She moved to a more strategic role in services, maintaining her program management role in licensing. Delene is energetic, organized and detail oriented while maintaining her goal of delivering superior customer service. Delene lives in Minnesota and enjoys ice fishing, Canadian fishing, yoga and group pole dancing.

Ryan brings experience in project management, international team management, Salesforce and BI tool integration and administration as well as IT operations management. Since previously supporting Microsoft’s Global Procurement Group as an Avie team member he's lead a wide range of multi-country IT projects with a collaborative and data-oriented approach. When not working, Ryan enjoys his family and the great outdoors.

Mark is an industry thought leader focused exclusively on the Microsoft ecosystem. His over 20 years of award winning sales excellence at Computer Associates, Pivotal CRM, PeopleSoft and SAP, helps Microsoft Dynamics business leaders adapt their sales and marketing strategies to better align with today’s ever-changing buying behavior. Over the past five years Mark has developed and deployed innovative strategic sales and marketing programs for Microsoft Dynamics most important initiatives.

Megan brings over 18 years of technical sales and marketing experience. Business development, account management, strategic planning, project management, training and logistics are all major strengths while at industry leading companies like Microsoft Corporation, Great Plains Software, and most recently with a Saleforce.com Gold Partner. In her spare time, you can find Megan spending time with her husband and two children as well as still trying to compete in volleyball and softball.

Amalea is a detailed oriented, organized, customer centric individual with experience in the HR field focusing on Employee Relations and Compliance, HRIS implementation and the training and support of engagement managers. Amalea has a strong working knowledge with Microsoft Dynamics 365 customer engagement applications in reporting from building to execution in addition to creating and implementing new processes and procedures to effectively streamline day-to-day operations.

Angie brings over 25 years of software industry experience to AVIE as a program management and learning professional. She has experience with Microsoft Dynamics and Power Platform Solutions and has worked closely with the Partner, Customer and MVP audiences to help them be successful. She has a passion for helping others and is a strong collaborator. When she’s not working, Angie enjoys watching her kids play sports, time with family and friends, and relaxing summer weekends at the lakes.