Meet the SAPinsider Experts

Experts

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  Prathyusha Garimella

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP ABAP Development Tools
  • SAP ABAP Test Cockpit
  • SAP AI
  • SAP Analytics

  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…

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  Nitin Gupta

  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Central Finance
  • SAP Controlling
  • SAP COPA
  • SAP Digital Transformation

  Nitin is an experienced SAP professional with 15 years of experience in SAP projects ranging Value Prototype, Design, E2E Implementations, Upgrade, Migration & enhancement projects including Functional & Technical Architecture expertise with On Premise & Cloud solutions Expert in Solution Architecture & Enterprise Architecture within the Architectural Framework and providing guidance to the organizations for…

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  Andy Hancock

  • SAP Asset Management
  • SAP Center of Excellence
  • SAP COE
  • SAP CoE Leadership
  • SAP Digital Transformation
  • SAP Digital Twin

  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.

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  Sachin Kachhawaha

  Expert since 2024

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP AI
  • SAP Application Development and Integration
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Architecture

  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.

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  Akash Kumar

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP ABAP Test Cockpit
  • SAP Access Control
  • SAP Analytics
  • SAP Analytics and AI

  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.

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  Carles Lamas Martinez

  Expert since 2023

  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Network
  • SAP Asset Accounting
  • SAP Business Technology Platform
  • SAP Cloud Integration Platform

  I am an Industrial Engineer and have a degree in Business Sciences, an MBA, and completed the SAP Consulting Master's program in 2014. Since that year, I have been working at CUVIV Business Services SL. I started as a finance consultant, but shortly after, I joined the company's management team as one of the new partners. Despite beginning as a finance consultant, my role has evolved into a more managerial and commercial profile, allowing me to explore various SAP modules. In recent years, CUVIV Business Services SL has undergone significant growth, becoming a consultancy capable of providing support in most modules, with a specialization in international legal matters. We assist multinational companies with a presence in multiple countries, standing out as experts in localizations, making us the ideal partner for their expansion projects. All of this has also allowed me to expand my knowledge in the SAP world since continuous learning is essential to providing better service to our clients. SAP has undergone technological evolution in recent years, and everyone working in its ecosystem has evolved with it.

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  Erik Mekelburg

  Expert since 2022

  • SAP Analytics and AI
  • SAP Application Development and Integration
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Business Suite
  • SAP Data Science
  • SAP Digital Transformation

  As regional Vice President, Erik Mekelburg leads SAP’s customer success team, including customer engagement and sales vision, strategy and execution for large enterprise customers across 18 industries in the West region of SAP North America. In his nearly two decades at SAP and as part of its ecosystem, he served in roles across core software…

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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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  Chris Ortega

  Expert since 2022

  • SAP Analytics and AI
  • SAP BI Tools
  • SAP Business Intelligence
  • SAP Business Process Management
  • SAP Business Technology Platform
  • SAP Central Finance

  Hello, I’m Chris E. Ortega, the CEO of Fresh FP&A and we provide Fractional CFO and Advisory Services for businesses that allows them to transform and scale their finance organization. We have a proven track record in scaling finance organizations for Seed to Enterprise domestic and international businesses. Wide ranging leadership in public accounting, corporate…

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  Gaurav Pandey

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP ABAP Development Tools
  • SAP ABAP Test Cockpit
  • SAP API Management
  • SAP AR AP

  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.