After using Attaché as a financial controller for a small Australian company for four years, Michelle started M&M accounting Services in July 1993 as the support arm of another attaché dealership at the time. This quickly grew into maja solutions after expanding to all facets of Attaché and merging with another smaller Attaché dealership in July 1995. Since February 1998, Michelle has solely owned (well along with her husband Mark) maja solutions as it grows stronger and stronger. Her commitment to an extremely high level of service is what has helped maja consolidate its reputation in the Accounting Software Market. In fact many of those customers that Michelle started supporting way back in July 1993 are still strong clients of maja as their businesses have grown and expanded over the 15 years.

Michelle has a bachelor of business in Accounting and took a sub major in information technology. She is a CPA and has been a CPA member for over 10 years. Michelle is supported in her business endeavors by her husband Mark and her four children: Aaron, Lachlan, Zoe and Josh.

Kim started at Maja in 1996, after her big sister (and MD of maja solutions!) asked her to come in and answer the phones for a couple of days per week. At that time she was a Registered Nurse in a major public hospital in Melbourne, on the Cardiac Transplant Team! She thought this job sounded “low stress”, so she came aboard. Since then, she has progressed to our Software Manager. Kim looks after our new implementations and projects, as well as writing a lot of our reports and other programs, and in her spare time, doubles as our Sales Manager. She has re-evaluated “low stress” now, but has to remind herself occassionally that no-one is on the operating table!

Many of you would know her voice (sounds a lot like Michelle) and may have met her. Kim’s high expectation and opinions of a service-based company is reflected in her commitment to her work. Her husband, Danny, and three kids Ben, Lucy and Emma all support her!

Tina has been with maja solutions for since August 1993. Prior to joining maja, Tina was an Assistant Branch Manager with one of the major banks for 7 years. But Michelle recruited her for her “people skills” and anyone who has met Tina will agree that she is very friendly, patient, and knows her stuff! She is one of our core Consulting team members, and co-coordinates our Training Courses.

Tina’s husband, Matthew and her two kids – Mitchell and Alisha take up all her other time!

Antonietta heads up our Administrative team. Michelle and Antonietta were neighbours for many years, and again Michelle saw the “right person” and asked her to join us. She has been with maja since August 2000 – joining us after 6 years with a major (no, not maja!) paper supplier. You’ll have heard from ‘Ant’ if you’re a bit late paying your bills!! Of course, she also answers the phone, looks after our Accounts Payable and generally assists Michelle with the administrative side of the business.

Antonietta lives with her husband, Santo, and her extended family, and spends a lot of time doing Italian things! Antonietta is also studying Welfare and Community Development Studies part time.

Jardine has been with maja solutions since February 2005. She is part of our Administrative team as well, and assists Kim with our web site. She has worked in Administration in a past life ... before kids and the rigour of full time motherhood! Jardine is easing her way back into maja solutions life after having a year off for the birth of her third child Cooper. Cooper’s older brother Jason, sister Kiara and his dad Wayne are helping out at home so Jardine can get stuck back into work life again!

Lora is the most recent addition to maja solutions. Lora started with maja in July 2007 helping out with Administration, web site and newsletters whilst Jardine was on Maternity Leave. In 2008 Lora is starting on our Help Desk in a support desk role. Lora has worked in the help desk environment before in her pre-motherhood working life. Lora is back in the workforce now that her two kids are both at school.