Dagfinn M. Andresen - Chief Executive Officer

As CEO of American Business Partners International, Dagfinn Andresen provides leadership and direction for the company in its mission to provide high-quality IT services. Dagfinn has over 30 years of international business experience, including service as chairman of the board for five international corporations in the Oil & Gas Industry, and member of the board for three U.S. IT consulting firms. Before his business career began, Dagfinn served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Norwegian Air Force.

Dagfinn, in addition to a degree from the Royal Norwegian Air Force College of Administration, holds a degree in Business Administration from the prestigious BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo, Norway.

Misbahuddin Syed - Chief Operations Officer

Misbah plays a key role as the COO. He governs the functions of Finance, Legal, HR, Training and Information Technology Departments. He has a BS in Computer Science from the esteemed Osmania University in India, and a MS in Information Systems and Project Management from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. His experience as Project Manager in SAP, SD, and ABAP deployments brings to ABPII a true corporate practices methodology.

Misbah coined the ABPII motto ‘Integrating Business with Technology’ and he encompasses this core philosophy in his strategic development and professional life. ABPII over the years has been a beneficiary of the lively and youthful enthusiasm that he brings along with him. Many of our consultants owe their skills and work ethic to the training imparted by Misbah.

Misbah is Six Sigma trained and has a hand in the management of all SAP implementation projects for ABPII. He leads a team of professionals with the highest levels of standards.

David Wilkinson - Exec. VP of Business Development and Strategy

David D. Wilkinson serves as ABPII's Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategy. David is part of an integral team at ABPII that encourages collaboration, innovation and accountability. His career path has included infrastructure companies like IBM, Sun Microsystems and EMC where he draws from his experience in Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing, ERP/CRM/SCM and middleware/infrastructure solutions. His knowledge of expanding business into new markets and his global sales and marketing experience are the foundations for his contributions to ABPII. David also enjoys time with his wife and two sons, sports, outdoor activities and personal fitness.

David has an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and a graduate business degree from the University of Georgia.

Allen Stephens - VP of Business Development

Information Technology and Business Development Executive with over 25 years experience in the areas of business development, strategic planning, account management and consulting. Allen's strengths center on traditional proven methodologies and a more creative out of the box approach in defining new ways to do business and support the client base.

He is responsible for National and Global Account Development along with establishing Strategic Partner Alliances in the U.S. and Emerging Markets.

His leadership style exemplifies innovation, accurate communication, and commitment to customer satisfaction. Allen has worked for Northrop Grumman IT, Computer Sciences Corporation, Ajilon LLC, AnswerThink Corporation (a Hyperion Partner), Digital Equipment Corporation and the IBM Reseller Channel. Allen has experience developing client solutions in Business Intelligence, KPI/ Dash-boarding, Metrics, SOA (Services Oriented Architecture). Allen brings to ABPII strengths in Strategic Planning, Trend Analysis, Business Development, Global Account Management, and Conceptual Thinking.

Allen has a B.S. in Business with a focus on Sales and Marketing from Florida State University where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. He also served as a Sr. VP for Delta Sigma Pi (a professional business fraternity) and had PR responsibilities for the Florida State Chapter of the American Marketing Association. He holds certifications in Quadrant Four and Executive Selling.

Jonathan D. Atkins - VP of Marketing

Jonathan joins ABPII as an information technology solutions marketing and sales executive with intimate knowledge of how existing and emerging technologies empower a company’s ability to compete in an increasingly competitive business environment. He continues to drive that message to the market so that they may leverage IT and gain competitive advantage

Hands-on experience with IT hardware, software, services, and turn-key solutions gives him an in-depth understanding of the technology today’s business needs to succeed in its respective industries. He has been a keynote speaker on wireless WAN access-to-data as well as built many data centers from the ground up. Jonathan has developed disaster recovery plans as well as consulted on strategies that led to the Intel/Xircom merger. He holds certifications in NexLevel Consulting, VITO Selling, and Marketing Mix Strategy.

As an active member of the North Carolina Technology Association (http://www.nctechnology.org/), Jonathan looks forward to attracting IT innovation to NC through education and political awareness. He is a new member of the Knowledge Workforce Committee with NCTA. He also serves on the New Cadet Recruiting and Young Alumni Committees of the Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association.

Jonathan holds a B.A. in History from Virginia Military Institute and served in the 29th Infantry Division, US Army National Guard. He is a published author of Encyclopedia entries on both Military Reconnaissance and the Korean War. Jonathan graduated Summa Cum Laude from Campbell University with an M.B.A. focusing on strategy and marketing.