Meet the SAPinsider Experts

Gain insights and connect with the world’s leading SAPinsider Experts, in the largest and fastest-growing SAP membership group.

Experts

  • 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,…

  • Andy Hancock

    Andy Hancock is a Global Vice President of the Centre of Excellence within SAP Digital Supply Chain. As a seasoned global executive who has held numerous leadership roles during his 15-year tenure at SAP, he has brought quantifiable results to leading global brands through innovation advocacy. Having worked in more than 40 countries and experienced a vast array of cultures, he understands the importance of challenging the status quo to drive business outcome and create a competitive differentiator in turbulent global markets. Andy brings thought leadership and a clarity of vision to businesses by merging a strong technical foundation, a passion for solving problems and leveraging a vast array of knowledge obtained from real world situations he has encountered during his career. He understands how to quickly uncover the root of a problem and articulate a clear path to a successful business outcome. Andy holds a Master’s in Computer Science and a Bachelor in Aeronautic Engineering from the University of Salford, United Kingdom. He is also a Professional Member of the British Computer Society, the Chartered Institute for IT.

  • Heiko Hecht
    Expert since 2021

    Heiko started working with SAP software in 1994. Heiko serves as a subject matter expert for Financial Accounting, System Upgrades/Transformations, Compliance, Process Discovery/Mining, ESG and Solution Documentation with SAP Solution Manager. Heiko is responsible for the collaboration with SAP and the roll out of SAP TRAC (Total ROI Analysis Campaign) and SAP STAR (System Transformation…

  • 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.

  • Ramya Kannan

    Ramya leads the domain and solutions for Manufacturing, Energy, Utilities and Logistics at UST. In this role she drives strategy, solutions, innovation and execution to solve complex problems in the industry and deliver value and clear ROI to clients. She owns service delivery, customer relationship management, solution design and deployment on client engagements as well…

  • 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.

  • Eran Kriegshauser

    Eran is an SAP DevOps Architect for Basis Technologies in North America. He is committed to helping organizations adopt DevOps to maximize the value they get from their SAP systems. Eran is passionate about helping companies achieve a competitive edge by deploying SAP changes daily with CI/CD. He has more than 20 years of experience…

  • 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.

  • David Maloney

    Dave Maloney is the North American VP for BTP Everywhere and is focused on helping SAP customers gain as much out of their SAP investment through consistent leverage of the SAP Business Technology Platform. Accelerating Cloud adoption & renewals through BTP is Dave’s measure of success – including SAP Store, Solution Extension & Solution Integration…