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  • Narasimha Prasad Bhat
    Expert since 2023

    Narasimha Prasad Bhat is a highly regarded SAP expert, leveraging more than 15 years of experience in SAP IT, coupled with a rich 15-year background in the Oil & Gas business domain. His comprehensive understanding of production planning, procurement, maintenance, and safety, a result of his unique blend of business and IT roles, has made…

  • Craig L. Brown, Sr.
    Expert since 2022

    As the Principal of one of a few US based certified SAP ALM Hub Partner and Tricentis TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner, Craig Brown leads the Transformation Architect team at Xceleon. A proven leader and an invaluable resource in Information Technology, government, public, and private entities utilize his management skills and keen ability to identify technology-based value opportunities. His 33-year career started in the United States Army as a highly decorated enlisted soldier who globally managed troops to deliver classified mission-critical communications during both peace and wartime efforts. After his honorable service was complete, he joined the private sector, where he held positions that utilized his vast knowledge in technology, management, and process design & application development. His management skills make him a natural leader when guiding resources from multiple business units, as he incorporates processes across various platforms. As a volunteer, Craig has served with SAP's ASUG Solution Manager Special Interest Group (SIG) as the Solution Manager Community Facilitator, focusing on the SAP Solution Manager influence counsel for nine years. In addition to educating the SAP Community about SAP Solution Manager's latest and greatest features and benefits, he also teaches certified application lifecycle management tools tightly integrated with SAP Solution Manager to facilitate value-driven projects and solutions. Craig is also the ASUG IT Operations Alliance Community's Task Force Lead and an SAP Insider Expert focused on application lifecycle management. SAP chose Craig to speak at the 40TH annual SAP Max Attention Summit in Waldorf, Germany, where he outlined the benefits of deploying a fully integrated ITSM system through Solution Manager and the value it enabled for his employer. Craig Brown is a visionary leader in the IT industry and a proven asset to any organization he serves, leveraging his vast knowledge and expertise to drive success.

  • Prathyusha Garimella

    Prathyusha is a seasoned SAP EIM Portfolio Expert working at SAP America, Inc. with a passion for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. She holds a track record of driving transformative solutions and optimizing technology landscapes and her extensive experience spans across various industries, helping organizations unlock value and achieve operational excellence. Following are some…

  • Shashidhar Garimella

    Shashidhar Garimella is an accomplished Principal Architect at SAP America Inc., known for his exceptional skills and expertise in the field of Enterprise Software Solutions. With a career spanning over a decade, Shashidhar has made significant contributions to the areas of SAP Analytics (BW, BW/4, DWC), Enterprise Information Management (EIM)- DI, SLT, SDI, Financial Planning(BPC,…

  • Sachin Kachhawaha
    Expert since 2024

    Sachin Kachhawaha is currently the COO of SAP Fieldglass Product Engineering group and is working with SAP for more than 16 years. Sachin has in-depth knowledge and expertise in SAP products and architecture. Sachin worked very closely with customers globally and provided advisory, solution architecture services, defined best practices, strategies, and methodologies.

  • Daniel Kiel
    Expert since 2024

    Daniel is a seasoned Senior Manager for Human Capital Operate services at Deloitte, specializing in Application Management Services and a key member of the SAP SuccessFactors leadership group. With over 20 years of experience in Human Capital Management and SuccessFactors, Daniel has held pivotal roles at SAP and IBM, cultivating expertise across Ireland, Brazil, and the United States. His primary focus lies in guiding clients to successfully implement, adopt, and innovate HCM solutions through the strategic application of Application Management Services and Customer Success practices. Beyond his professional achievements, Daniel is a prolific contributor, publishing online content in two different languages. Through various online social platforms, he actively supports individuals in launching their SAP careers and shares insightful strategies for those aspiring to pursue an international career.

  • Akash Kumar

    Akash Kumar is an author, speaker, and techie for emerging and disruptive technology topics with a focus on Intelligent Enterprise. He is currently working as Solution Architect with HCL and supporting new products, services, and offerings on the Industry Cloud. He has supported multiple customers in digital transformation by creating business use cases and technology roadmaps, migrating from old to new technology such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform, and SAP Analytics, implementing new business model on artificial intelligence/machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain, and enabling business process simplification with Celonis and task automation with robotic process automation. He is the author of PlanViz: Improving SAP HANA Performance (SAP Press) and Building and Extending SAP HANA Live Views (SAP Press). He has a bachelor's degree in computer science and holds numerous certifications, including Scrum Master, Agile, IoT, Devops, SAP HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Activate, and SAP S/4HANA.

  • Gaurav Pandey

    Over 19 years of experience in ERP(SAP) implementation and over 13 years of managing and leading SAP project teams across Life Sciences, Retail, Automobile, A&D, Hi-Tech, and manufacturing industries. Managed all aspects of SAP solution design through technical implementations, Architecture re-design and configurations. Technical design expertise includes product development, testing, implementation, roll-out and support. Successfully managed projects of up to 10 million USD annual portfolio and created opportunities within the existing engagements.