Meet the SAPinsider Experts

Experts

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  Marc Auro

  Expert since 2023

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP ABAP Test Cockpit
  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP Administration
  • SAP Analytics and AI

  Throughout his career, he has successfully led and executed more than 25 SAP rollouts across all five continents. Additionally, he has spearheaded full life-cycle SAP projects, including Finance, Cash Management, Electronic Invoicing and Controlling implementations.
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  Joerg Boeke

  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP Analytics
  • SAP APO
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP BAPI
  • SAP Basis

  Joerg Boeke is an SAP BW / HANA solution architect and senior consultant working with BIAnalyst GmbH & Co.KG, with 24 years experience in SAP BW and 10 years experience in SAP HANA , having worked on it since SAP BW 1.2A and first HANA version until recent versions. He offers significant expertise in the SAP BW / HANA, analytical area, including design, data integration, data visualization, performance optimization, and the cleanup of existing SAP BW as well as HANA systems. He is the author of SAP BW 7.x Reporting – Visualize your data,SAP BI Analysis Office - a Practical Guide, SAP HANA SQL-Script
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  Craig L. Brown, Sr.

  Expert since 2022

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP ABAP Development Tools
  • SAP Application Development and Integration
  • SAP Application Maintenance
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Basis Administration

  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.
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  Ricardo Garcia Cavero

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP Basis
  • SAP HANA
  • SAP HANA Administration
  • SAP Netweaver
  • SAP S/4HANA

  Before joining Red Hat I worked as an SAP Basis administrator and Solutions Architect for 15 years and then started focusing on creating solutions to help customers on their journey to the Intelligent Enterprise combining automation and integration technologies with DevOps methodologies always advocating for The OpenSource Way. I participate actively in producing enablement material…
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  Shashidhar Garimella

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP Analytics
  • SAP Analytics and AI
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP Architecture

  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,…
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  Ann Largent

  Expert since 2022

  • SAP Administration
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Basis
  • SAP Business Suite
  • SAP Data Integration
  • SAP ECC 6.0

  Enthusiastic SAP expert with 22 years of SAP technical experience, I have enjoyed working as an SAP Basis and Security Administrator, Solution Architect and Manager in different areas such as county government, public utilities, and Pre-sales Solution Engineering roles. I have built robust, high-performing SAP landscapes with pro-active planning and architect SAP solutions and upgrades with a future-looking and strategic vision. Highly focused on the goal that the IT SAP Solutions we build need to enable exciting digital user experiences, while also achieving business value and competitive advantages for my customers. In my current role as a Senior Solution Engineer at enosix, I educate, architect, and articulate how customers and prospects can optimize their SAP integrations to Salesforce, SAP C4C, SAP Hybris and other front ends to enable robust systems of engagement with our game changing integration solution. We at enosix provide pre-built, real-time integration solutions for both S/4HANA and ECC customers, please reach out if you want to learn more. I enjoy connecting with anyone in the SAP eco-system, so please reach out directly to me anytime.
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  Scott McCullough

  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Basis
  • SAP Cloud Migration
  • SAP Disaster Recovery
  • SAP Enterprise Architect
  • SAP HANA

  Scott has 27 years of IT experience with a quarter century directly supporting/running SAP. Scott spent eleven of those years as a customer supporting SAP from the hardware up to SAP Basis for a global manufacturing company.   For the past 13 years, Scott has been assisting NetApp customers and partners who run SAP and…
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  Brenton O’Callaghan

  • SAP Administration
  • SAP Application Development and Integration
  • SAP Application Maintenance
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Basis
  • SAP Basis Administration

  Brenton is an IT executive that specializes in customer experience transformation in the software industry powered by data and automation. Today, he is the Chief Customer Officer for Avantra, the industry-leading SAP landscape management, and automation solution where his team is focused on solving real-world IT operations problems for the Avantra global customer base. At…
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  Shashank Paritala

  Expert since 2024

  • SAP Analytics
  • SAP Analytics and AI
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP BI Tools
  • SAP BOBJ
  • SAP Business Intelligence

  Shashank Paritala - Practice Manager for Analytics and Data Monetization at Avvale, bringing extensive experience in the SAP Analytics Stack, including BW, Datasphere, and SAC, along with broad functional knowledge across various industries.
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  Aric Quinones

  Expert since 2022

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP Access Control
  • SAP Analytics
  • SAP Analytics and AI
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP Audit Management

  Aric is a Managing Director at Protiviti who leads the SAP Practice and Technology Consulting Practice in the East. For over 20 years, Aric has been helping clients manage digital transformations with the implementation and maintenance of SAP and the surrounding ecosystem. He is one of Protiviti’s firm-wide experts in S/4, Central Finance, Finance Transformation,…