Martin Cooperwaite wrote adventure computer games for his 2nd grade primary school friends 30 years ago and since then, he co-founded the successful software development and infrastructure organisation Kiandra IT while studying at University over 20 years ago. Kiandra was awarded Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year for Software Development in 2009; Software Application Partner of the Year finalist in 2010; Software Development Partner of the Year in 2011; 2012 Microsoft Australia Partner of the Year under the Windows Azure Platform SI category; finalist in the Health and Public Cloud categories in 2013; medium-sized Business of the Year at the 2012 Telstra Business Awards; Best SMB Reseller at the ARN Awards; Best Overall Business at the Asia Pacific Business Excellence Awards; BRW Best Place to Work; CRN Fast 50 and the Deloitte Fast 50 lists.
