About Genawise
Genawise is a privately held Australian business which is part of the Synergy group of companies that include wholesale mortgage management, financial planning and specialist lending. As such we intimately understand the needs of the financial community for provision of highly functional effective financial software. The company creates software solutions for a large range of business accounting situations. To date these have included several specialised financial and accounting type systems commencing in the DOS environment and now exclusively concentrating on Windows™ based systems.
We have been building financial software systems since 1998.
We listen to our clients and analyse their needs.
We implement changes and add features based on client input.
We make software that is user friendly and cost efficient.
The development is done a mixture of :
- Clarion for Windows from SoftVelocity
- C Programming Language
- TransacSQL from Microsoft SQLServer
Clarion is a very efficient language and development system for producing fast Windows programs.
For data storage, we prefer to work with Microsoft SQL Server databases.
Recent development has focused on the supply and maintenance of large business systems using Microsoft SQL 2005 as the database.
Our development team remains at the forefront of new technology.
Key Staff
Ross Taylor
Managing Director of the Synergy Group.
Many years of experience in both financial and business management for public and private sectors including the Bank of New South Wales, Lombard Australia, CBA/Westpac Banking Corporation,Tasmanian Government Department of Tourism, Sport & Recreation and Private Medical Practices.
Qualifications include Supervisory Management, Sales and Marketing, Project Management and Diploma of Financial Services. Current State Councilor MFAA (Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia). Memberships have included the Australian Marketing Institute and Australian Institute of Management.
Married with 4 children his community interests include Landcare,Tasmanian Turf Club (committee), Victoria Racing Club, Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Northern Tasmanian Alpine Club ,Life membership of the St.Giles Society for the disabled.
Kerry Leighton, FIPA, B.AppComp, MACS (Snr)
Head of IT, Kerry holds a degree in Computing, is a Certified Professional with the Australian Computer Society and has some 30 years experience in accounting, specialising in technology for the past 18 years. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Professional Accountants.
Kerry has previously worked as Chief Executive of the Tasmanian Turf Club & Seymour Racing Club, Victoria (1979 - 1994), and has been IT Manager for KPMG in Tasmania from 1996-2015.
Married with 3 adult children, Kerry is a life member of the City of Launceson RSL Band, and an Honorary member of the Tasmanian Turf Club and still maintains a keen interest in racing.
John Griffiths-B.Bus. (IT),MACS,CD
Company founder and consultant. John Griffiths works with Kerry Leighton on software development and maintenance to ensure the programs satisfy clients objectives.
John has extensive banking experience gained from working in Westpac Bank from 1966 until 1990. In has last few years at Westpac, he commenced part time business studies. He completed his degree in Business (with a major in Information Technology) in 1992 from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia.
John is our primary analysis and development officer.