Meet the Acclaim Team
Nial Greenstock
Nial has been with Acclaim since its foundation in 1993. An experienced Managing Director, He has more than 30 years’ experience as an entrepreneur, consultant, sales professional, senior executive and director.
Nial’s diverse background, combined with strong analytical and facilitation skills, has given him a deep insight into businesses across most industry sectors and in various stages of development.
Matthew Rutledge
Matthew Rutledge is our ERP expert with more than twenty five years’ experience in providing IT consulting services to the owners of small, medium and large-size businesses. Matthew’s specialties include business analysis, database management and integrated accounting software solutions.
David Pal
David is the Technical Sales Engineer for Acclaim. David has over 15 years experience in PC service and support and has training in both Novell and Windows Server solutions. Dave’s specialities include Windows Server and Networking technologies, Novell NetWare, Windows desktop solutions, general PC and LAN issues and integration along with PC service, support and upgrades.
Richard Tully
Richard is Acclaims’ Software Development Manager, and is responsible for co-coordinating all of Acclaims software development projects. Richard has a very extensive background that covers all aspects of software development.
Jessica Champion
Jessica joined Acclaim in 2006 and has a diploma in business, management and accounting. Jess is a Business Optimiser and an Approved MYOB EXO Business and MYOB Advanced Consultant specialising in installations and upgrades.
Craig Paltridge
Craig joined Acclaim in 2006, in the position of Technical Sales Engineer. Craig is Microsoft Certified Professional. He has supported all areas of Hardware including Networks, Servers, Desktops, Notebooks, Printers, Lan and Wireless connectivity. Craig also has extensive knowledge of Microsoft Server and Desktop software, specializing in support of Windows Server (including SBS and Exchange), Microsoft SQL Server and all versions of Windows Desktop operating systems.
Ashton Gardiner
Ashton joined our Software Development team in June 2014 having completed a BEng (Hons) majoring in Computers and Electronics. Ashton is our integration expert with a focus on seamless 3PL integrations.
John Sheehan
John is a qualified Chartered Accountant with many years accounting and systems experience in the commercial sector. For over fifteen years he has installed and supported various software packages, including extensive financial report writing.
Kelly Zou
Kelly is a qualified Associate Chartered Accountant and is our payroll and employer services expert. Kelly is an energetic person and a highly motivated team member who prides herself on adopting an innovative yet practical approach.
Jack Dobson
Jack is Acclaims’ Power BI and Cloud Integration specialist. Since joining Acclaim initially as our reporting specialist, Jack has since been involved with several exciting development projects, mainly specialising in Cloud Integration and innovative reporting solutions that work with MYOB Exo and MYOB Advanced. His specialities include PHP, MYSQL, Ajax, CSS, Javascript Html5 and C#.
Romina Salosagcol
Romina graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science. With her extensive background in report writing and development, she looks after the report design and enhancements and can be involved with development projects. Romina enjoys collaborating with clients and is also responsible for coordinating the Acclaim Helpdesk tickets and service delivery.
Rachel Palmer
Rachel joined the Acclaim team as an intern, and has since become a valuable member of the support team. While studying towards a conjoint degree in finance and data science, Rachels main speciality at Acclaim focuses on client support, analysis, report design and enhancement. Rachel is also a qualified swimming instructor, having been a competitive swimmer for approximately 7 years, competing at a national level.