FastTrack Recognised Solution Architects—Power Platform
The Power Platform product engineering team recognises practising solution architects for consistently exhibiting deep architecture expertise and creating high-quality solutions during customer engagements for Microsoft Power Platform. A FastTrack Recognised Solution Architect typically works for a systems integrator partner. Read about the architects who have achieved this distinction.
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Power Apps
Claire Edgson
Global Solution Architect Lead - Power Platform, Avanade, United Kingdom
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power Apps
- 22 years as a solution architect
- 8 years of experience with SharePoint, 8 years with Dynamics 365, 9 years with Azure
- 15 Power Apps enterprise projects
Power Apps
Claire Edgson
Global Solution Architect Lead - Power Platform, Avanade, United Kingdom
Claire has more than 30 years of experience across the Microsoft stack, with expertise in Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Azure, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform technologies. She has a passion for understanding a customer’s holistic needs to enable the design of the most effective Microsoft solution possible. Her military background cemented her belief in the importance of security, which she puts at the forefront of every project. Claire enjoys mentoring peers and teaching best practices to help propel consultants to the next stage of their careers. Regarded as a SharePoint and Power Apps thought leader, Claire supports solution architects and large projects around the world as part of Avanade's Global Centre of Excellence team, working directly with customers and Microsoft.
Power Apps
Clément Olivier
Solution Architect, Javista, France
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Power Apps
- 6 years as a solution architect
- 3 years of experience with SharePoint, 8 years with Dynamics 365, 5 years with Azure
- 7 Power Apps enterprise projects
Power Apps
Clément Olivier
Solution Architect, Javista, France
Clément discovered the CRM portfolio from Dynamics 365 11 years ago as an intern and has spent his career exploring its flexibility and capabilities. He enjoys learning about new features and best practices to better serve his customers. Using his insight and skill, Clément helps organisations adopt human-centred systems design processes to deliver solutions that not only meet their needs but are also easy to use. He believes that the opportunities available within Dynamics 365, Power Apps, and Azure provide many different scenarios to solve clients’ technology challenges. His customer-centric approach and commitment have resulted in Clément being recognised as a Microsoft Business Applications MVP five times.
Power Apps
Cristina Barbu
Power Platform Capability Director, HCLTech PowerObjects, United Kingdom
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power Apps
- 4 years as a solution architect
- 4 years of experience with SharePoint, 9 years with Dynamics 365, 6 years with Azure
- 4 Power Apps enterprise projects
Power Apps
Cristina Barbu
Power Platform Capability Director, HCLTech PowerObjects, United Kingdom
Cristina brings 15 years of technology experience to her role as a Power Platform solution architect, including in-depth knowledge of finance operations, CRM, Azure, and web development. A passionate advocate for implementing best practices, Cristina is responsible for strategically architecting Power Platform solutions and offering support and advice throughout all stages of the project lifecycle. She has a consistent track record of delivering customer success on projects across various sectors and is always open to mentoring junior team members. With her strong technical skills, Cristina focuses on creating customer-centric solutions that help build more efficient and commercially robust businesses.
Power BI
David Alzamendi
Data Architect and Data Consultant, Actionable Data Analytics, Australia
- 9 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 6 years as a solution architect
- 12 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 22 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
David Alzamendi
Data Architect and Data Consultant, Actionable Data Analytics, Australia
David is passionate about the positive impact data can have on our lives, businesses, world economies, and the environment. His expertise in BI, data mining, and database technologies grew through his experiences in Argentina, Spain, and Australia, where he had the opportunity to solve problems that others called impossible. David enjoys helping people make smart decisions with their data, drawing from his deep appreciation for what teamwork, collaboration, data, information, and statistics can do—and teach us.
Power Apps
EY Kalman
Lead Solution Architect – Business Applications, Kainos, United Kingdom
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Power Apps
- 8 years as a solution architect
- 15 years of experience with Dynamics 365
- 7 Power Apps enterprise projects
Power Apps
EY Kalman
Lead Solution Architect – Business Applications, Kainos, United Kingdom
With more than 15 years of technology experience, EY has deep expertise in holistically empowering organisations with exceptionally architected Power Platform and Dynamics 365 solutions. His strong background in technical customer service systems means EY understands that even the best solutions can be ineffective without the right business processes execution governance. He uses his passion for digital enablement and transformation in his role as the Microsoft Business Applications Lead to deliver enterprise-scale projects across multiple customer verticals. EY is an active member of the global technical community and devotes time to providing product feedback directly to Microsoft.
Power Apps
Gareth Prisk
Principal Architect, Hitachi Solutions, United States
- 4 years of experience with Microsoft Power Apps
- 7 years as a solution architect
- 11 years of experience with Dynamics 365, 4 years with Azure, 11 years with Microsoft 365
- 4 Power Apps enterprise projects
Power Apps
Gareth Prisk
Principal Architect, Hitachi Solutions, United States
Gareth has extensive experience with canvas and model-driven power apps. He was a primary developer on many of the first-party Microsoft Dataverse for Teams sample apps. His solutions have an emphasis on creating the most holistic end-to-end user experience. Gareth enjoys building applications with complex data models, integrations with CRM systems, and custom user interfaces. His expertise is in the credit union, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing industries.
Power Apps
Gireesh Nair
Lead Solution Architect, HCLTech PowerObjects, United Kingdom
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power Apps
- 9 years as a solution architect
- 18 years of experience with SharePoint, 7 years with Azure
- 6 Power Apps enterprise projects
Power Apps
Gireesh Nair
Lead Solution Architect, HCLTech PowerObjects, United Kingdom
Gireesh has more than 20 years of experience across the Microsoft stack with expertise in Power Platform, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, .NET, and Azure technologies. He leads a team of Power Platform architects and functional and technical consultants to deliver simple, innovative solutions that provide maximum ROI to customers. Gireesh’s specialisation spans projects across multiple industries and sectors, including technology, retail, manufacturing, utilities, housing, public sector, and media. While he stands out for his expertise across the technical and functional aspects of solutions, Gireesh’s team leadership and customer focus are what elevate his projects to another level of success.
Power Automate
Gopikrishna V
Architect, Cognizant, United Kingdom
- 2 years of experience with Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate
- 6 years as a solution architect
- 9 years of experience with Microsoft 365
- 18 Power Automate enterprise projects and 2 Power Apps enterprise projects
Power Automate
Gopikrishna V
Architect, Cognizant, United Kingdom
Gopikrishna has 11 years of experience building enterprise mobility (i.e., Android and iOS) and robotic process automation (RPA) solutions. As a Power Platform practice enthusiast, he works with the customer to clearly define and articulate requirements to architect solutions aligned with business needs. As a vital part of the project delivery team, Gopikrishna keeps the focus on architecture, integration, design, and solution quality. He is known for his integral role in enabling entire organisations to design and develop Power Platform solutions, by establishing Centres of Excellence (CoE). Gopikrishna has also contributed to a white paper for business leaders regarding best practices for and insights on migrating to Power Automate from other RPA tools.
Power BI
Hans Kristiansen
Managing Solution Architect - Insights and Data, Capgemini, Norway
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 11 years as a solution architect
- 21 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 20 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
Hans Kristiansen
Managing Solution Architect - Insights and Data, Capgemini, Norway
Hans is a highly experienced consultant with 26 years spent delivering BI solutions using the Microsoft technology stack. He excels at connecting business stakeholders with IT and, as the advisor, project manager, architect, or performing consultant, Hans is genuinely committed to delivering value for customers through innovative solutions. He aims to create a data-driven culture for clients, empowering people to confidently make better decisions faster. With that in mind, Hans keeps projects focused on the secure delivery of insights within the flow of work, guiding people to do their best work and realise better outcomes.
Power BI
Heather Vance
Supervisor, Data & Digital Services Business Intelligence, RSM US LLP
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 8 years as a solution architect
- 6 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 15 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
Heather Vance
Supervisor, Data & Digital Services Business Intelligence, RSM US LLP
Heather is a senior data architect who over the last six years at RSM US LLP has been designing and developing enterprise BI solutions using the Microsoft stack. She works closely with her team to truly understand client needs and create the right solutions, including innovative self-service capabilities where appropriate. Heather uses her extensive technical acumen across data analytics to develop best-in-class ETL solutions, data warehouses, and effective analytic reporting via Power BI. She is a true industry leader, focused on delivering actionable insights that effectively and efficiently use Microsoft’s BI products.
Power BI
Jacob Petraitis
Senior Associate, RSM US LLP.
- 4 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 5 years as a solution architect
- 4 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 3 enterprise BI projects
Power BI
Jacob Petraitis
Senior Associate, RSM US LLP.
Jacob is a Power BI lead at RSM for client-facing and internal projects, specialising in BI solutions for companies of all sizes across a variety of sectors and industries, including commercial banking, consumer products, government, industrial products, and nonprofits. He uses the complete Power BI toolkit to help clients activate business insights and empower decision making at every level. He has deep expertise in paginated reporting, model and Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) optimisation, and enterprise planning analytics. Jacob also advises on enterprise data strategy and governance initiatives.
Power Apps
Jai Mallesh Babu
Senior Technology Architect, Infosys Americas, United States
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power Apps
- 11 years as a solution architect
- 6 years of experience with SharePoint, 7 years with Dynamics 365, 5 years with Azure
- 5 Power Apps enterprise projects
Power Apps
Jai Mallesh Babu
Senior Technology Architect, Infosys Americas, United States
Jai has more than 20 years of software experience specialising in CRM and Dynamics 365 with a focus on Power Apps solutions. He has led five Power Apps enterprise projects and is skilled at end-to-end build and deployment automations. Jai’s expertise lies in designing and developing model and canvas Power Apps solutions integrated with multiple applications using Power Automate, dataflow, and Azure technologies. He is proud of his work building tools that improve speed, quality control, and unified access. Jai has developed solutions for the sales, service, healthcare, insurance, and oil industries.