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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  Javaid Awan

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP APO
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Asset Accounting

  Javaid Awan has deep process, configuration, and technical knowledge of finance and supply chain with over 25 years of experience in business and IT roles. Awan has held several senior positions as a Financial Controller, CIO, Head of Shared Services, Head of Business Transformation, Head of DevOps, and has implemented both SAP and non-SAP solutions…

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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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  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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  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,…

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  Sherry Yu

  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Basis Administration
  • SAP Business Suite
  • SAP BW
  • SAP BW/4HANA
  • SAP Cloud Migration

  Sherry Yu has worked over a decade in SAP solutions and is a trusted advisor in solutions building and reference architecture for key SAP products like SAP HANA, S/4HANA, NetWeaver, Data Intelligence, etc. Sherry has been focusing on SAP Solutions on Public Cloud by working closely with leading public cloud providers and is currently working…