Meet the SAPinsider Experts

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Experts

  • Geof Gajes

    Geof Gajes is with Vertex Commercial Software & Technology Group based in King of Prussia. Geof has over 21 years of experience in designing and implementing SAP solutions including over 11 years of experience implementing SAP with Vertex Sales and Use Tax and VAT Solutions for various clients.
  • Lorenzo Galardini

    Lorenzo has 10+ years of experience in design, development and implementation of Financial Planning solutions to support the office of the CFO. Prior to joining Huron, Lorenzo has worked at Wolters Kluwer where he established himself as the CCH Tagetik Solution Architect Lead for North America with over 30+ successful implementations. Lorenzo is very skilled…
  • Susan Galberaith

    Susan Galberaith

    Ms. Galberaith has over 20 years of experience leading high-tech initiatives supporting teams across domestic and international markets. At Thomson Reuters, she works with teams and partners sharing how ONESOURCE Tax and Accounting solutions help companies confidently manage tax no matter where in the world they do business. Notable professional experiences include working with teams…
  • Manuel Gallardo
    Expert since 2019

    Manuel has been working on SAP Human Resources implementations for 30 years. He specializes in SuccessFactors Time Managemement and Employee Central as well as SAP S/4 Cross Application Time Sheet. He is author of the SAP book “Configuring and Using CATS” (SAPPRESS) and frequent conference speaker in the US and abroad.
  • Ian Gallaway

    Ian is a Partner and the SAP Public Sector Leader in IBM’s SAP Practice. He currently serves as the Delivery Executive at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for their SAP Transformation Project. Ian brings IBM leading practices, tools, and methodologies to our Canadian Federal, Provincial, and Municipal clients to accelerate their business benefits. He…
  • Will Galloway

    Will Galloway is Account Executive at EPG. With over 10 years of experience in the Logistic Supply Chain Industry, he has developed, implemented, and managed multiple logistics projects and has helped companies navigate through the digital transformation of their warehouse operations to help create a tactical advantage over their competition. Having expertise in the day-to-day business, Will takes a…
  • Sandeep Gambhirrao

    Sandeep has almost 18 years of global experience ( Middle east and India ) in Operation excellence and Quality Function viz. Supplier Quality, Incoming Quality, Process Quality, Product Quality (AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER), New product Quality and QMS Audits Operations, Instruments selection & purchase, setting quality function in the new plant. A lean Six sigma Black…
  • Tara Gambill

    Tara Gambill is the Senior Director of Enterprise Systems at MOD Pizza and is responsible for IT strategy and implementation of shared initiatives across the MOD enterprise. MOD Pizza is a fast-casual pizza restaurant chain based in the United States. Founded in Seattle, Washington in 2008, MOD has more than 500 system-wide locations. She is a technology leader with over twenty years’ experience in enterprise architecture, software/solution implementation & team development. At MOD Pizza, Tara led the delivery of the S/4 HANA Public Cloud ERP System, the SuccessFactors HCM Platform and continued to shape the cloud-only systems landscape through implementations of On-Line Ordering, Loyalty, Store and Service Management platforms. She also led the introduction & implementation of an Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS). She guides & supports the company’s digital transformation, through realization and delivery of SaaS solutions across the organization, translating the company’s strategic vision into an actionable technology roadmap that supports continued growth for MOD. She is also a board member of ASUG (America’s SAP User Group). Tara was previously an Enterprise Architect at Coinstar (later Outerwall), working in all areas of IT and helped establish their first Enterprise Architecture Review Board. She graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Anthropology and is TOGAF 9 certified.
  • Rakesh Gandhi

    Rakesh Gandhi Is an innovation Enthusiast and Digital practitioner with 25 plus years of Manufacturing Industry experience. Rakesh’s past and present experience includes working with SAP since 2003 driving innovation in CX, Mobile, IOT, and most recently in DSC Industry 4.0 topic. His prior experience includes working with Siemens deploying plant automation and multiple other…
  • S V Prasad Gandhikota
    Expert since 2022

    With twenty-three years of experience to his credit, Mr. Prasad Gandhikota is a proven leader in the fields of manufacturing and information technology. Since 2018, he has operated as a Senior System Analyst-Information Technology a leadership role at Conagra Brands Inc., where he specializes in supply chain management business transformation program execution in food manufacturing using SAP and S/4 HANA enterprise resource planning systems as a technology enabler. Prasad Gandhikota is responsible for three pillars with in Conagra Brands namely application management services for 24/7 production support of manufacturing plants across United States, SAP supply chain heavy integration programs for mergers & acquisitions and continuous delivery projects for process improvements like internet of things connected shop floor by providing his subject matter expertise in manufacturing and information technology. Prasad Gandhikota has developed and successfully implemented several customized information technology solutions to solve most complex supply chain business problems, these solutions have drastically improved the productivity and efficiency of the supply chain operations there by providing cost savings to Conagra Brands. Some of these solutions are integrating SAP with MES manufacturing execution systems for a seamless data flow, grading solution for fresh pack vegetables and integrating SAP with modernized crop management solutions Extend AG for efficient contract management with suppliers for fresh pack tomatoes, designing the solutions requires thorough understanding of the business problem and expertise in information technology systems both from functional and technical perspective, one developed solution never fits same business problem in the same industrial sector or a different sector, hence there is a need for diverse set of skills and expertise from domain supply chain manufacturing, SAP module specific configuration experience and technical experience to customize the systems. In addition to the above expertise there needs to be an understanding of globalization vs localization keeping in mind the long-term impact on production support and project scope and timelines, hence these solutions cannot be readily copied by others either in same industry or different industry. Prasad Gandhikota comes with a unique set of experience where he worked both in domain manufacturing and information technology areas and his continual learning is the key to provide more customized solutions to the unique supply chain problems. He is responsible for the overall scope, schedule, cost, technology, resources, communication and change management of the projects for a successful delivery. Prasad Gandhikota won CIO award in 2021 for pinnacle SAP integrations and Modern ERP award for making an impact in S/4 HANA Canada international program at Conagra Brands. Prior to his current appointment, he served as a Senior Consultant for Deloitte Consulting United States from 2014 to 2017 advising fortune 500 companies like Illumina, Caterpillar, Avnet, Hunter Douglas etc. in supply chain business transformation projects using SAP and S/4 HANA. Prasad Gandhikota worked in information technology system implementations for a variety of industry sectors like life sciences and medical diagnostic equipment's for cancer research & genomic products, consumer products, electronics, construction & mining equipment's, textiles & chemicals, and automobile industries. He developed information technology solutions for custom products a multimillion-dollar business of Illumina which helped to produce millions of combinations of products in a quicker time with innovative solutions like variant configuration. Global available to promise solution for Avnet Inc, to fulfil the customer demands protecting and satisfying the top tier customers. Solution for documents storage and digital signature approvals for caterpillar, S/4 HANA implementation for Hunter Douglas. Quality management solution to track the country of origin for procurement and manufacturing to take advantage of tax credits has saved millions of dollars to Illumina inc. Prasad Gandhikota has developed unique solutions to unique problems which cannot be readily copied without understanding the exact business problem and his combined experience in manufacturing, information technology and management education is the secret sauce. Prior to Deloitte Prasad Gandhikota served as a Principal Consultant at Honeywell India 2008-2013 and based on his critical and leadership skills in manufacturing and information technology he was deputed to United Kingdom and United States for implementing SAP-enterprise resource planning systems to standardize business processes in supply chain manufacturing for Honeywell manufacturing plants. Prasad also implemented advanced planning and optimization systems (APO) to solve a complex supply chain business problem by providing consolidated forecast visibility across strategic business groups with his subject matter expertise and project management skills in rolling out the solution to Honeywell plants across the globe. Prasad Gandhikota won team excellence award for SAP deployment in United Kingdom in 2009, won partner award and individual excellence award for aerospace deployments in United States in 2010. Having served in several other consulting roles throughout his career, Mr. Prasad Gandhikota originally began his professional journey in 1995, working for textile process and machine manufacturing companies where he mastered his skills in supply chain manufacturing and provided process consulting to textile companies for six years before moving to information technology consulting in 2005. Before embarking onto his vocational path, Mr. Prasad Gandhikota pursued a formal education, beginning with his time at Nagpur University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in physics, chemistry, and mathematics in 1991. He subsequently continued his studies at Bombay University (now the University of Mumbai), from which he received a bachelor's degree in chemical technology with specialization in textile chemistry in 1995. Mr. Prasad Gandhikota later attained a post graduate diploma in management at the Indian Institute of Modern Management in 2004 specializing in marketing management and information technology. In addition to his academic credentials, Mr. Prasad Gandhikota holds several notable certifications in his industry. To wit, he received a prestigious solution consultant certificate in supply chain management-manufacturing from SAP, he received a certificate in supply chain and logistics fundamentals from prestigious institute MIT, he is certified in six sigma green belt from Honeywell. Adjacent to his vocational responsibilities, he is also well regarded for his contributions as a civic-minded citizen, regularly volunteering as a judge for state science fair at Minnesota Academy of Science, Symposium judge award for judging undergraduate research opportunity program at University of Michigan, as a judge for project management at DECA Inc., as a judge and industry expert for information technology world awards at Globee awards, as a judge for judging American business awards at Stevie awards. Prasad Gandhikota published research paper named "Secrets of Successful SAP Integrations: Mergers & Acquisitions" in peer reviewed journal IJISRT International journal of innovative science and research technology, which is indexed in Zenodo, OpenAIRE, ResearchGate, Scribd and google scholar. Research paper is based on his real-world experiences of implementing information technology solutions for a distinguished food manufacturing company. The research paper which is specifically targeted towards business and technology leaders in supply chain management is getting widespread recognition across the globe.