Elaine has been working extensively with SharePoint since its 2001 version across many different areas of SharePoint projects including gathering requirements, assisting with governance, defining infrastructure, application architecture, solution development and training. Elaine is currently employed at OBS as a Principal Consultant where her focus is on delivering SharePoint solutions that satisfy customer requirements in a manner that is consistent with Microsoft best practices.

She is also a Virtual Technology Specialist in Collaboration for Microsoft Australia, a SharePoint MVP , SharePoint 2010 MCM and on the committee for the Melbourne SharePoint User Group.

John is a Senior SharePoint Consultant for SharePoint Gurus based in Sydney, Australia. Originally from a technical background in ASP.NET, he made the jump and has worked on numerous SharePoint projects since MOSS 2007. He specializes in custom development, workflows and InfoPath, and blogs frequently on client-side scripting. John loves to find ways to bring the latest ASP.NET technologies to the SharePoint world, to challenge the boundaries and extend SharePoint’s capabilities. John is a frequent speaker at SharePoint Saturday, SharePoint Conference events around Australia, and helps out with the Sydney SharePoint User Group (e.g. consuming all the pizza).

Khalil has several years of experience in Application design and architecture, he remained an Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on SharePoint from 2007-2012. As a Microsoft SharePoint MVP, Khalil has served on several technical advisory teams, providing feedback on SharePoint improvements. He was also invited to Seattle to meet with the product team at Microsoft’s MVP summit. Khalil’s career long commitment as a SharePoint technology expert and evangelist ensures projects of the highest level of distinguished capability. He has worked on large scale SharePoint implementations in North America MEA and Asia Pacific. His key skills include definition of business requirements, solution design and architecture, technology selection, team building and project management. He has worked across multiple industries and vertical business segments; implementing multi-location based solutions across the world, including Oil and Gas, Education, Social sector, Government, Non-Profit organizations, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Distribution and multi-discipline services. Khalil has produced multiple SharePoint templates for SharePoint 2010 and Office 365, including Healthcare solutions. As an outcomes focused individual Khalil has a proven track record as an effective communicator and as a result-driven technical analyst with several years of demonstrated experience in software development and team management.

Marty is a consultant and technical project lead who defines and implements business solutions based around SharePoint. He is a Microsoft Collaboration Platform Virtual Technical Solutions Professional (V-TSP) and he’s particularly interested in the SharePoint Online component of Microsoft’s cloud based Office 365 platform.

Matt Menezes is a Senior Solutions Consultant at Ignia specialising in SharePoint. Certified in both the 2007 and 2010 versions of the platform across both the administration and development streams, Matt has particular experience delivering public facing internet sites on the platform. He has previously presented at the Perth SharePoint User Group on a number of occasions, most recently delving into the client-side technologies available to leverage within SharePoint. He has a keen interest in SharePoint best practices, governance, branding, performance and search engine optimisation.

Mohammad Al-Zawati is a senior SharePoint consultant at Velrada. With over 8 years’ experience in IT consultancy & software development, his key areas of expertise are in SharePoint document & records management, collaboration, and custom SharePoint applications. Prior to joining Velrada, Mohammad worked for EMC Consulting in the UK where he helped in designing and delivering SharePoint solutions to key national & international firms such as Barclay's and Lloyd's of London.