About the Authors

Robert Martin holds a postgraduate degree in finance and economics from the University of London. He has worked as IT Director for FairCourt Capital in the U.K., and has done pro bono work with some African charities, such as NIDOE (Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe and Africa 2000). He is the author of Excel and VBA in Financial Modeling: A Practical Approach, and has authored many eBooks on MS Office development. He currently works as an independent IT consultant.

Robert has also run one of the most popular Excel forums in Brazil since 2004, which led to his MVP award in 2006 for helping develop the Microsoft Office community in Brazil. He is also a moderator in the Microsoft Technet forums in Brazil.

Ken Puls has worked at Fairwinds Community & Resort on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, for over eight years. In his dual role as an accountant and the only IT support person on staff, Ken was exposed to a vast number of business systems, including point-of-sale systems, databases, and analysis tools. During his tenure with Fairwinds, Ken has led the installation of over a dozen systems conversions of various types, and become addicted to Microsoft Excel. Ken currently holds the position of controller, and continues to focus his efforts in supporting Fairwinds' property development, golfing, and sailing lifestyle. More about Fairwinds can be discovered at www.fairwinds.ca.

Ken has also worked as a freelance Microsoft Office developer, mainly in Excel, but ...

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