FastTrack Recognized Solution Architects—Power Platform
The Power Platform product engineering team recognizes practicing solution architects for consistently exhibiting deep architecture expertise and creating high-quality solutions during customer engagements for Power Platform. A FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect typically works for a systems integrator partner. Read about the architects who have achieved this distinction.
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Christian Eller
Data Solution Architect, CMC, ascendo Professionals Consulting GmbH
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 6 years as solution architect
- 7 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 20 enterprise BI projects
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Christian Eller
Data Solution Architect, CMC, ascendo Professionals Consulting GmbH
Christian saw that the power of technology goes beyond the capability of tools, and that, rather, it is all about the way we put those tools to use. As a solution architect, he strives to perfect the architecture design for a customer’s data analytics solution. As a certified management consultant, his personal mission is to ensure sustainable processes, building a Power BI user team and establishing a data culture. He is focused on designing and implementing innovative solutions and is always excited to transform data into information that reveals insights that impact strategic decisions.
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David Alzamendi
Data Architect and Data Consultant, Actionable Data Analytics
- 8 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 5 years as solution architect
- 11 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 22 enterprise BI projects
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David Alzamendi
Data Architect and Data Consultant, Actionable Data Analytics
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 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.
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Hans Kristiansen
Managing Solution Architect - Insights and Data, Capgemini
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 10 years as solution architect
- 20 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 20 enterprise BI projects
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Hans Kristiansen
Managing Solution Architect - Insights and Data, Capgemini
Hans is a highly experienced consultant with 25 years of experience delivering business intelligence solutions using the Microsoft technology stack. He excels at connecting business stakeholders and IT. As the advisor, project manager, architect, or performing consultant, Hans is genuinely committed to creating value for customers through innovative solutions. He helps customers make faster decisions with more confidence by creating a data-driven culture that enables people to quickly move from insights to action. Hans keeps projects focused on the secure delivery of insights within the flow of work to guide people to do their best work and deliver better outcomes.
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Heather Vance
Supervisor, Data & Digital Services Business Intelligence, RSM US LLP
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 7 years as solution architect
- 5 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 15 enterprise BI projects
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Heather Vance
Supervisor, Data & Digital Services Business Intelligence, RSM US LLP
Heather is an experienced senior data architect who has spent the last 5 years at RSM US LLP designing and developing enterprise business intelligence solutions using the Microsoft stack. Her commitment to delivering self-service capabilities is exemplary and she works closely with her team to truly understand client needs to achieve project success. 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 continues to operate as a true industry leader, focused on delivering actionable insights that effectively and efficiently utilize the Microsoft stack.
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Jacob Petraitis
Senior Associate, RSM US LLP.
- 3 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 4 years as solution architect
- 3 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 3 enterprise BI projects
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Jacob Petraitis
Senior Associate, RSM US LLP.
Jacob Petraitis is a Power BI lead at RSM for client-facing and internal projects, with specialization in business intelligence solutions for companies of all sizes across a variety of industries, including commercial banking, consumer products, government, industrial products, and nonprofits. He uses the complete Microsoft Power BI toolkit to help clients activate business insights and empower decisions at every level. He has deep expertise in paginated reporting, model and DAX optimization, and enterprise planning analytics and insights. Jacob also advises on enterprise data strategy and governance initiatives.
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James Dales
Director, Avanade
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 13 years as solution architect
- 16 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 6 enterprise BI projects
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James Dales
Director, Avanade
James is the global lead for the Power BI capability in Avanade. His journey with Power BI started long before it became generally available and has been his area of focus ever since. James was the first member of the Power BI Contributors program through which he was able to join the engineering teams building new functionality into Power BI. As a Microsoft MVP, James is passionate about building technical communities and is the co-leader of the London Power BI User Group.
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James H. K. Arey
Lead Consultant, Tallan Inc.
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 5 years as solution architect
- 6 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 5 enterprise BI projects
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James H. K. Arey
Lead Consultant, Tallan Inc.
As an early adopter of Power BI, James has spent much of the last 6 years designing and implementing enterprise BI solutions using Power BI and Microsoft Azure data platform resources. His extensive experience in BI ranges from utilizing built-in querying to achieve complex data mashups and efficient models to architecting robust and extensible measures to support elegant visualizations and insights, and machine learning and governance. In his spare time, James works to empower his clients and those new to Power BI through training sessions and managing his local Power BI user group.
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Jared Brown
Vice President - Data & Analytics, Tallan Inc.
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 12 years as solution architect
- 17 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 30 enterprise BI projects
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Jared Brown
Vice President - Data & Analytics, Tallan Inc.
Jared is the Vice President of the Data & Analytics practice at Tallan. With over 20 years of experience and a strong data engineering background, Jared has been instrumental in the design and delivery of transformative data projects across several commercial markets and state agencies. Under his direction, the Data & Analytics team at Tallan has renewed their focus on the ever-maturing modern data platform to enable all business initiatives with data-driven results. This includes everything from operational workloads and data warehousing to real-time embedded analytics and machine learning, and, of course, Microsoft Power BI.
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Jochen Jülke
Senior Solution Engineer, verovis
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 11 years as solution architect
- 16 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 11 enterprise BI projects
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Jochen Jülke
Senior Solution Engineer, verovis
Jochen is based in Germany and has more than 20 years of experience in mediation between business and IT, with a focus on Microsoft and SAP technology. In his current role as senior solution engineer and technical advisor at verovis, his mission is to help enterprise customers through the age of digital transformation and compete in a data-driven world. His passion for self-service BI and Power BI started in 2008 with Project Gemini, today known as Microsoft Excel PowerPivot. In 2016, he founded the Munich Power BI User Group, known today as Power Platform Munich User Group (PPMUG).
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Joost van Rossum
Data Solution Architect, ilionx
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 6 years as solution architect
- 17 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 15 enterprise BI projects
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Joost van Rossum
Data Solution Architect, ilionx
Joost has over 17 years of experience as a data warehouse and business intelligence consultant with projects spanning across financial, government, and healthcare clients. He is an avid blogger for both the Microsoft data platform and the Microsoft Power Platform. As an MVP since 2014, Joost is an enthusiastic member of the Dutch Data Platform community and a co-organizer of the Data Saturday Holland event. In his role at ilionx, he works to create the most optimal data platform solution for clients and consistently delivers a high level of success.
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Kelcie Eisbrener
Supervisor, Data Analytics Consultant, RSM US LLP
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 4 years as solution architect
- 5 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 6 enterprise BI projects
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Kelcie Eisbrener
Supervisor, Data Analytics Consultant, RSM US LLP
Kelcie has over 6 years of experience with business intelligence and data strategy and has led enterprise projects across different industries. In her current role at RSM US LLP, Kelcie operates as a leader across multiple service offerings, including Microsoft Power BI, ETL, data warehousing, architecture, and data modeling. Kelcie utilizes advancements in technology to enable clients to modernize their reporting and data analysis practices, deliver self-service capabilities, and operate more efficiently. With effective communication and focus on arming clients with tools to adapt faster, Kelcie continues to stand out as an innovator and solution architect.
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Keshav Polepalle
Director Analytics, Power BI Evangelist, MAQ Software
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 7 years as solution architect
- 11 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 30 enterprise BI projects
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Keshav Polepalle
Director Analytics, Power BI Evangelist, MAQ Software
Keshav has more than 12 years of experience managing and implementing enterprise BI solutions. His commitment to enhanced user experiences drives him to innovate in this space by adopting the latest technology stack. As the Power BI strategy and innovation Director at MAQ Software, Keshav architected and developed dynamic analytical solutions, utilizing Microsoft Azure Analysis Services and Power BI along with row-level security capabilities to support clients’ custom reporting needs. He champions implementation best practices with his team through regular architectural reviews.