Mindscape Founders
Jeremy Boyd
Director, Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Regional Director
Jeremy (JB) is an experienced solutions architect, developer and
consultant with over 9 years experience in the New Zealand market.
Jeremy helped build a strong culture of innovation and applied
learning within Intergen during 2001-2006 where he contributed to
company growth as well as the development towards a more mature focus,
which is exhibited by his role in the development of a new business
unit – Support Services in 2006.
Since 2003, Jeremy has played a key role within the New Zealand
Microsoft development community, helping develop and grow the role of
community reach, and later taking on the role of Microsoft Regional
Director which he currently is active in.
Jeremy believes in taking a direct and focused approach to software
development, aiming for the critical path and seeing technology as a
key enabler towards better efficiency in business. A geek since a young
age, Jeremy has a keen eye for opportunities to solve real world
problems using software – a skill he has continually applied within the
IT field itself, building a number of end user products which help
solve specialist problems for technical professionals.
Click here to read Jeremy’s Blog
John-Daniel Trask
Director, Microsoft MVP
John-Daniel is an experienced software developer and has operated
several businesses. He attended Massey University where he earned a
Bachelor of Information Science before taking a developer position at a
leading New Zealand software organization, Intergen. During this time
John-Daniel won several awards for his work both within Intergen and
the industry.
In 2006 John-Daniel won ".Net Blog of the Year" for his personal
blog and is a Microsoft MVP for his experience
with ASP.Net. He is a highly active participant in the
New Zealand technology scene and has a passion for both business and software. John-Daniel is also a finalist in the
2009 New Zealand Hi-Tech Young Achiever award.
John-Daniel also serves as a director of several other businesses and
enjoys the challenges of developing technology driven businesses.
Click here to read John-Daniel's Blog