Frank Hamelly, founder and CEO of East Coast Dynamics, is a Microsoft Certified Business Professional - GP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and Microsoft MVP. Frank holds certifications in Financials, Distribution, Report Writer, and FRx and has over 10 years experience in Financials, Distribution, Sales Order Processing, Manufacturing, Project Accounting, Field Service, and the Payroll and Human Resources series of GP. He also has project management and implementation experience with SAP, Baan, Fourth Shift, and MAS90/200.
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Business Administration, his 20+ years industry experience includes manufacturing, aerospace, telecommunications, utilities, and professional services organizations.
Leslie Vail is a CPA and has been working as a Microsoft Dynamics GP consultant for 17 years. She began with version 1.0 in 1993. During this period she has completed numerous implementations, conversions, and custom development projects. She presents at many partner and customer technical conferences and conducts training classes throughout North and Central America.
Leslie is recognized throughout the industry for her product expertise and contributions to the Dynamics community. She is the principal of ASCI, Inc., a consulting firm located in Dallas, TX.
As a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) she serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Microsoft Assessments and Certification Exams (ACE) Team. She is a member of the US MCT Advisory Council and has been named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2007. She was listed as one of the Microsoft Dynamics Top 100 Most Influential People in 2009 by DynamicsWorld. She is one of the top contributors to the Microsoft Dynamics GP Newsgroup and the Microsoft Dynamics GP Community forum and she maintains the popular Dynamics Confessor BlogSpot (http://dynamicsconfessions.blogspot.com/).
She has reviewed and developed Microsoft Courseware, co-authored the book "Confessions of a Dynamics GP Consultant", and is the Technical Editor of several books dedicated to Microsoft Dynamics GP. Leslie also provides some content for the Dynamics Confessions newsletter.
She provides implementation and consulting services for companies ranging from a high-net-worth individual to a multi-national manufacturing firm. She is certified as a Microsoft Certified IT Professional in Microsoft Dynamics GP Applications and Microsoft Dynamics GP Installation & Configuration. She holds a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certification in: Dexterity, Modifier with VBA, Integration Manager, Report Writer, HR/Payroll, Financials, Inventory and Order Processing, FRx Report Designer, SQL Server 2000, and Microsoft XP Professional.
A skilled developer, Leslie uses Dexterity, Modifier with VBA, Integration Manager, and eConnect to provide custom solutions to her clients. She is a Certified Integration Developer (CID), a Dexterity CID, a Dynamics Tools CID, and a Dexterity Certified Systems Engineer.
Her training expertise spans the entire Microsoft Dynamics GP product line. She is an experienced trainer and teaches classes for Dexterity, Financials, Inventory and Order Processing, HR/Payroll, Integration Manager, Modifier with VBA, FRx Report Designer, SQL Server Reporting Services, Report Writer, Crystal Reports, SmartList Builder, Excel Report Builder, Integrated Excel Reports, Extender, and System Manager.
Prior to working with Microsoft Dynamics GP, Leslie was the tax director for a large financial institution; before that, she worked for one of the original 'Big Eight' accounting firms as a senior tax accountant.