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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Gil Raviv
Analytics Experience Global Lead, Avanade
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 7 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 4 years as a solution architect
- 8 enterprise BI projects
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Gil Raviv
Analytics Experience Global Lead, Avanade
Gil is an author and Microsoft MVP with more than 21 years of software development and data analytics experience. He became a devotee of the Power Query in a previous role at Microsoft, where he led the design and integration of Power Query as the next generation GetData and data-wrangling technology for Microsoft Excel 2016. Gil helps Fortune 500 clients create self-service analytics capability and solutions using Power BI, advanced modeling in Data Analysis Expressions, and low-code enterprise ETL. He holds four US patents in the field of social networks, cybersecurity, and analytics.
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James Dales
Director, Avanade
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 15 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 12 years as a solution architect
- 7 enterprise BI projects
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James Dales
Director, Avanade
James is the Power BI lead in Avanade UK and runs a team of consultants focused on Power BI. His involvement with Power BI started long before it became generally available and it has been his area of focus ever since. James recently became the first member of a program building new functionality into Power BI. 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.
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Jean-Pierre Riehl
Innovation Director, Avanade
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 16 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 14 years as a solution architect
- 10 enterprise BI projects
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Jean-Pierre Riehl
Innovation Director, Avanade
Consultant, developer, trainer, manager: Jean-Pierre heads Data & Innovation at Avanade. He is skilled at uncovering issues in data governance, quality and visualization, and equipping businesses with tools to drive efficiency. Over the last 10 years, he has specialized in self-service BI and has recently focused on IoT, AI, mixed reality, and low-code solutions. As a Data Platform MVP since 2008, Jean-Pierre is deeply invested in driving the local Power BI community and organizes events in France including Microsoft Cloud Summit, Les Journées SQL Server, SQLSaturday, and Power Saturday.
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Jochen Jülke
Cluster Lead Microsoft, verovis
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 15 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 10 years as a solution architect
- 10 enterprise BI projects
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Jochen Jülke
Cluster Lead Microsoft, 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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Keshav Polepalle
Technical Program Manager, MAQ Software
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 10 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 6 years as a solution architect
- 25 enterprise BI projects
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Keshav Polepalle
Technical Program Manager, MAQ Software
Keshav has more than 11 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 lead 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.
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Luis Simoes
Senior Data and Analytics Solutions Architect, PwC
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 16 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 11 years as a solution architect
- 30 enterprise BI projects
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Luis Simoes
Senior Data and Analytics Solutions Architect, PwC
Luis has over 16 years of experience in leading data warehousing, business intelligence, big data, integration, and advanced analytics implementations for global enterprises. A strong advocate for Power BI adoption, Luis is instrumental in enabling customers to make appropriate and timely decisions based on facts uncovered through interactive reports, dashboards, and compelling visualizations that tell a story.
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Marc Lelijveld
Data and AI Consultant, Macaw
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 3 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 6 enterprise BI projects
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Marc Lelijveld
Data and AI Consultant, Macaw
A Power BI enthusiast, public speaker, and Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Marc enjoys exploring tools that help him transform data into action. Marc finds the optimal fit of features and services within Power Platform and data platform integrations to optimally serve business needs. He believes in shared learning and is an active community contributor on topics including best practices, new features, and Power BI capabilities. Marc regularly blogs on his own website on topics related to data and AI that are based on Microsoft technology.
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Mateusz Bazan
Director, BI Architect, EBIS
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 12 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 6 enterprise BI projects
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Mateusz Bazan
Director, BI Architect, EBIS
A data enthusiast, Mateusz enjoys solving complex BI architecture problems. He is highly regarded for his designs where the architecture rolls out enterprise-level datasets and reports, yet allows for innovation with self-service BI features and Microsoft Analyze in Excel support. He has led multiple BI deployments with SQL Server and Microsoft Azure solutions focusing on the development possibilities of the created systems. Having been deeply invested in Power BI since its preview version, Mateusz advocates for the adoption of data culture.
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Michal Walanus
Solutions Architect, KPMG
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 6 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 20 enterprise BI projects
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Michal Walanus
Solutions Architect, KPMG
Michal architects business intelligence and data warehouse solutions to support clients in their cloud transformation journey, along with readiness assessment, business case evaluation and post-implementation audit. He has extensive experience designing efficient Microsoft Azure architecture and implementing corporate common data model (CDM) strategy which are crucial for BI reporting. A Power Platform enthusiast, he enjoys developing Power Apps applications that enable automation and digitization of business processes. His expertise is in pharmaceutical, automotive, and retail industries.
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Mohammad Al-Qinneh
Senior Consultant, Slalom
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 8 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 8 enterprise BI projects
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Mohammad Al-Qinneh
Senior Consultant, Slalom
Mohammad is an ardent believer in Power BI and enjoys enabling customers to gain new perspectives of their business and make impactful, data-driven decisions. As a senior consultant at Slalom, he has been designing and building modern self-service business intelligence solutions for clients across a range of industries. With a keen interest in data model optimization, Mohammad enjoys finding creative ways to improve query performance. Mohammad likes to help clients find solutions to their critical problems through AI and machine learning capabilities.
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Paul Turley
Principal Consultant, 3Cloud
- 6 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 18 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 8 years as a solution architect
- 20 enterprise BI projects
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Paul Turley
Principal Consultant, 3Cloud
With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft BI and data platform applications, Paul has specialized in Power BI since its inception. He has implemented more than 20 enterprise BI solutions for industries including healthcare, manufacturing, supply chain, education, government, and retail. An expert on BI reporting, data modeling, analytics, and data visualization, he works closely with Microsoft developer teams and provides feedback on data platform, tabular modeling, and reporting. An active community blogger and Microsoft MVP since 2011, he has numerous industry certifications and recognitions, and has written 15 books.
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Preston Hervey
Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Artis Consulting
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI
- 16 years of experience with enterprise BI
- 11 years as a solution architect
- 18 enterprise BI projects
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Preston Hervey
Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Artis Consulting
Preston has more than 13 years of experience in integrations and architecture, specializing in data integration, warehousing, and analytics in the Microsoft Azure cloud. Preston has deep cross-technology specialization and is able to move between technologies and tools. He’s known for his ability to take a new or existing idea and 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 build teams that work together to solve challenging issues.