Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solution Architects – Power Platform
FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect is a recognition conferred by the Power Platform product engineering team upon a practicing solution architect, for consistently exhibiting deep architecture expertise and creating high quality solutions during customer engagements. A FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect typically works for a system integrator partner. Read about the architects who have achieved this distinction below.
Power Apps
Claire Edgson
Lead Solution Architect Power Platform and Azure IOT, DXC Technology
- 2 years of experience with Power Apps
- 5 years of experience with Dynamics CRM suite, 6 years with Azure, 15 years with SharePoint
- 20 years as a solution architect
- 11 enterprise Power Apps projects
Power Apps
Claire Edgson
Lead Solution Architect Power Platform and Azure IOT, DXC Technology
Claire Edgson has more than 30 years of experience across the Microsoft stack, with expertise in Office 365, SharePoint, Azure, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Claire's military background cemented her belief in the importance of security, and her passion is to understand a customer's needs and select the most effective tools in the Microsoft box to complete the solution. Claire enjoys mentoring peers and teaching consultants the best practices that help propel them to the next stage of their career. Regarded as a SharePoint and Power Apps thought leader, Claire built the Power Platform practice at DXC.
Power Apps
Clément OLIVIER
Senior Technical Consultant, Javista
- 2 years of experience with Power Apps
- 6 years of experience with Dynamics CRM suite, 3 years with Azure, 2 years with SharePoint
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 2 enterprise Power Apps projects
Power Apps
Clément OLIVIER
Senior Technical Consultant, Javista
Clément discovered the CRM world 8 years ago as an intern and has spent his career exploring its flexibility and capabilities, helping users design processes that help meet their needs. Clément enjoys diving into new features in order to best serve his customers, and says that the opportunities available within Dynamics 365, Power Apps and Azure provide so many different scenarios to solve clients' problems that he never wants to walk away from these technologies. Clément has also been recognized as a Business Applications MVP twice.
Power BI
David Alzamendi
Data Architect, WARDY IT Solutions
- 6 years of experience with Power BI
- 9 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 15 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
David Alzamendi
Data Architect, WARDY IT Solutions
A data enthusiast, David is passionate about the positive impact data can have on our lives, businesses, world economies and the environment. David's expertise in business intelligence, data mining and database technologies grew through his living and working experiences in Argentina, Spain and Australia, where he had the opportunity to solve problems that others said were impossible. David enjoys helping people make the right decisions with their data, drawing from his passion for teamwork, collaboration, data, information and statistics.
Power BI
Gil Raviv
Director, Avanade
- 6 years of experience with Power BI
- 6 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 8 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
Gil Raviv
Director, Avanade
Gil Raviv is an author, Microsoft MVP with more than 20 years of software development and data analytics experience. He became a devotee of the Power Query and its formula language M, in his a previous role at Microsoft, where he led the design and integration of Power Query as the next generation Get-Data and data-wrangling technology for Microsoft Excel 2016. As director for Avanade's Data & AI global center of excellence, Gil is helping Fortune 500 clients create modern self-service analytics capability and solutions by leveraging Power BI and Azure. He also has four U.S. patents in the field of social networks, cyber security and analytics.
Power BI
Keshav Polepalle
Technical Program Manager, MAQ Software
- 5 years of experience with Power BI
- 9 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 5 years as a solution architect
- 15 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
Keshav Polepalle
Technical Program Manager, MAQ Software
Keshav has more than 10 years of experience with managing and implementing enterprise BI solutions. His commitment to enhanced user experience drives him innovate in this space by adopting the latest technology stack. As the Power BI strategy and innovation led at MAQ Software, Keshav architected and developed dynamic analytical solutions, utilizing AAS and Power BI along with RLS capabilities to support client’s custom reporting needs. He is an amazing mentor, championing implementation best practices amongst his team through regular architectural reviews.
Power BI
James Dales
Power Platform Practice Director, Altius
- 5 years of experience with Power BI
- 14 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 11 years as a solution architect
- 5 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
James Dales
Power Platform Practice Director, Altius
James is the Power Platform Practice Director at Altius and has been working in BI since he joined in 2006. Over the last 6 years he has led the transformation from traditional SQL data warehouses to modern data platform solutions in Azure. His involvement with Power BI started long before it became generally available and has been his area of focus ever since. As well as using Power BI in customer solutions, James recently became the first member of a program building new functionality into the product itself. As a Microsoft MVP James spends a lot of time with the community and is the co-leader of the London Power BI User Group.
Power Apps
Matthew Weiler
Lead Technical Architect, EY
- 2 years of experience with Power Apps
- 14 years of experience with Dynamics CRM suite and 8 years with Azure
- 9 years as a solution architect
- 2 enterprise Power Apps projects
Power Apps
Matthew Weiler
Lead Technical Architect, EY
Matt Weiler has 14 years of experience in Advisory Services, specializing in the development and design of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions and integrations. Matt has architected and led projects in the Technology, Consumer Products, Retail, Professional Services and Oil and Gas industries, and thinks about software through the lens of a craftsman, concerned with meeting client needs and creating useful systems while keeping code beautiful. Matt has a personal mission to find things that are inefficient and make them better.
Power Apps
Nick Costanzo
Senior Manager - Digital, Data & Analytics, EY
- 3 years of experience with Power Apps
- 9 years of experience with Dynamics CRM suite
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 8 enterprise Power Apps projects
Power Apps
Nick Costanzo
Senior Manager - Digital, Data & Analytics, EY
Nick Costanzo has more than 9 years of experience with Dynamics CRM and is currently leading end-to-end Power Platform and mobile engagements, from discovery through deployment and support. Nick architected EY’s Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) solution, built on Dynamics 365 Field Service, and utilizing the Dynamics API to extend the platform to meet EVV requirements set by the Center for Medicaid Services. Nick is adept at working with enterprise-size clients across many industries, including Insurance, Manufacturing & Distribution, Professional Services, Retail and Technology & Software.
Power BI
Preston Hervey
Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Artis Consulting
- 4 years of experience with Power BI
- 15 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 10 years as a solution architect
- 16 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
Preston Hervey
Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Artis Consulting
Preston Hervey has more than 12 years of experience in integrations and architecture, specializing in data integration, warehousing and analytics in the Azure cloud. Preston has deep cross-technology specialization, able to move between technologies and tools, and is known for his ability to take a new or existing idea and almost instantly provide an impact summary anywhere up or down the data ladder. Preston is committed to giving back to the developer community through his strong leadership and mentoring skills, striving to building teams that work together to solve today's challenging issues
Power Apps
Ravi Chada
Group Manager, Avanade
- 2.5 years of experience with Power Apps
- 14 years of experience with Dynamics CRM suite
- 10 years as a solution architect
- 4 enterprise Power Apps projects
Power Apps
Ravi Chada
Group Manager, Avanade
Ravi has been working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM since version 3.0. Over the past 3 years, his career focus migrated from CRM to Power Platform and Ravi is now an enthusiastic advocate for the capabilities of Power Platform, with experience on various implementation scopes. Ravi instrumental in instilling customer confidence with his solution architecture, approach and delivery. For customers, he has also gone the extra mile to establish processes and standards that would help a non-developer and developer alike to interact with various aspects of Power Platform ALM. He is also a Powers Apps Champion community member.
Power Apps
Saurabh Bararia
Sr Director, Avanade
- 2 years of experience with Power Apps
- 7 years of experience with Azure, 7 years with Dynamics 365
- 10 years as a solution architect
- 11 enterprise Power Apps project
Power Apps
Saurabh Bararia
Sr Director, Avanade
Saurabh Bararia is a leader, mentor and solution architect at Avanade. Saurabh has been in the software consulting space for 16 years and has worked on numerous platforms and technologies. A developer at heart, Saurabh has designed and developed solutions to effectively improve project planning and initiation cycle length for enterprise customers. Saurabh is currently building a Power Platform Center of Excellence team for a Fortune 500 customer, providing thought leadership, guidance on best practices and support to dozens of Power Platform projects and scores of Power Apps implementations.
Power Apps
Thien Hoa Nghiem Doan
Technical Consultant, PowerObjects
- 2 years of experience with Power Apps
- 6 years of experience with Dynamics 365 CRM suite, 3 years with Azure, 2 years on SharePoint
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 5 enterprise Power Apps projects
Power Apps
Thien Hoa Nghiem Doan
Technical Consultant, PowerObjects
Nghiem Doan has worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies, helping scope, design, build, validate and deploy several Power Platform solutions. Nghiem always strives to deliver an exemplary user experience and easy-to-use apps, and her strong work ethic ensures projects are completed in a timely manner. Nghiem's fierce determination helps her consistently exceed client expectations and her development style and attention to detail have proven to routinely create a positive experience for users. Nghiem has played an integral role in the success of the Power Platform Center of Excellence at PowerObjects.
Power Apps
Todd Baginski
Partner/CTO, Canviz
- 2 years of experience with Power Apps
- 12 years of experience with Azure, 10 years with Office suite
- 20 years as a solution architect
- 30 enterprise Power Apps projects
Power Apps
Todd Baginski
Partner/CTO, Canviz
Todd is the proud partner and CTO of Canviz, leading enterprise projects that leverage Power Apps, Azure, Office 365, SharePoint Framework. Todd is fancies building solutions that allow people to innovate, collaborate and be more productive. He works closely with the Power Apps, Azure, and Microsoft 365 product teams to develop courseware and samples for architects and developers. Todd is a current and 13-time Microsoft SharePoint MVP, and a recognized "Top 25 Influencer" for both Office 365 and SharePoint.Outside of work, he enjoys coaching and mentoring the local youth sports team, emphasizing hard work, excellent sportsmanship, teamwork, and leadership.