FastTrack Recognised Solution Architects—Dynamics 365
The Dynamics 365 product engineering team recognises practising solution architects for consistently exhibiting deep architecture expertise and creating high-quality solutions for customers during Dynamics 365 FastTrack governed engagements. A FastTrack Recognised Solution Architect typically works for a system integrator partner with a Dynamics 365 practice. Read about the architects who have achieved this distinction.
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Customer Engagement

Christian Brandhofer
Partner, ORBIS Austria GmbH
- 8 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 6 years as solution architect
- 6 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: manufacturing, construction supply, machine building
Customer Engagement

Christian Brandhofer
Partner, ORBIS Austria GmbH
Christian has more than 15 years of experience with CRM applications in the Central European market. Since he shifted his focus to Dynamics 365 in 2015, he stands out for his technical and analytical skills, broad experience in progress design and optimisation, and industry insight, adding value to any project in the construction supply and manufacturing industries. Christian’s strengths lie in the areas of sales, marketing, and complex integration scenarios.
Finance and Operations

Christian Winzeler
Principal, RSM US LLP
- 19 years of experience with Dynamics 365 finance and operations and Dynamics ERP applications
- 10 years as a solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: consumer products, food and beverage
Finance and Operations

Christian Winzeler
Principal, RSM US LLP
For over 19 years Christian has been immersed in Dynamics 365, designing and implementing solutions for consumer products clients. As RSM’s Microsoft food and beverage industry leader, he focuses on the intersection of industry and technology to drive product direction, industry strategy, and technology partnerships, enabling his clients to take advantage of the full Microsoft stack and partner ecosystem. With a technology and software development background, Christian takes a methodical approach to solution design and establishing teams and methodologies for delivering world-class solutions.
Customer Engagement

Christopher Kenyon
Senior Architect, Hitachi Solutions
- 13 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 7 years as solution architect
- 4 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: high-tech manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, financial services, renewable fuels, telecommunications
Customer Engagement

Christopher Kenyon
Senior Architect, Hitachi Solutions
Christopher’s Dynamics CRM experience dates to 2006, and his breadth of project and industry expertise has guided him to success in more than 20 implementations. The strong team leader is known for pioneering an ALM framework, his role in driving the adoption of FastTrack practices, his dedication to solution quality, and his ability to find common ground among stakeholders. Christopher was pivotal in refactoring an enterprise Dynamics 365 Field Service implementation and in the global rollout of the enhanced features. His expertise is in Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, and Field Service solutions.
Customer Engagement

Christopher Strauß
Senior Manager, ORBIS SE
- 14 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 13 years as solution architect
- 5 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: consumer goods, manufacturing, construction supply, machine building, automotive
Customer Engagement

Christopher Strauß
Senior Manager, ORBIS SE
Christopher has been working with Dynamics 365 customer engagement applications since 2008. He has more than 30 implementations under his belt and was the lead architect in more than half of those. As the product development lead for ORBIS, he has defined and developed innovative solutions integrated with Dynamics 365 to improve sales and service processes, including data quality, visit planning and execution, and multidimensional customer scoring. Christopher has earned a reputation for translating complex customer requirements into solutions that are easy to use and maintain.
Finance and Operations

David Brown
Director, Business Applications Solution & Technical Architect, Avanade
- 20 years of experience with Dynamics 365 finance and operations and Dynamics ERP applications
- 11 years as solution architect
- 5 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: flight services, commodity distribution, manufacturing, aircraft maintenance, franchising
Finance and Operations

David Brown
Director, Business Applications Solution & Technical Architect, Avanade
David has over 30 years of software engineering experience, with more than a dozen years of experience with Dynamics ERP solutions. In addition to developing strategic products and features across the Microsoft stack, his skillset expands into project management, data conversions, software integration, IT implementations, presales and implementation support, financial management, workflow management, and functional and technical training. As a mentor, he inspires his team to look beyond the ERP software to provide customers with an end-to-end business solution that can evolve and scale.
Customer Engagement

David Gabathuler
Senior Solution Architect, ORBIS Schweiz AG
- 18 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 23 years as solution architect
- 8 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: manufacturing, construction supply, machine building, education, financial and professional services
Customer Engagement

David Gabathuler
Senior Solution Architect, ORBIS Schweiz AG
David’s 26 years of multidiscipline experience spans programming, database design, architecture, consulting, and training. A Microsoft loyalist who has been working on Dynamics 365 since 2003, he has led more than 55 successful implementations. David is a software developer at heart, with a deep understanding of business processes. He’s skilled at translating complex business requirements and processes into easy-to-adopt solutions, and at articulating technical solutions to business stakeholders to gain their confidence.
Finance and Operations

Evan Russ
Solution Architect, Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Part of Accenture
- 12 years of experience with Dynamics 365 finance and operations and Dynamics ERP applications
- 6 years of experience as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: supply chain, distribution, food and beverage, retail
Finance and Operations

Evan Russ
Solution Architect, Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Part of Accenture
Evan has over 12 years of experience architecting Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions that build on industry best practices and drive business innovation. With a relentless commitment to truly understanding his customers’ needs, he designs and implements Dynamics 365 solutions that take advantage of partner offerings, Microsoft Power Platform, and Azure. Evan brings a deep understanding of supply chain and warehouse operations to his engagements.
Customer Engagement

Fabrice Kwetchet
Senior Solution Architect, Prodware
- 14 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 5 years as solution architect
- 3 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: financial services, energy, transport infrastructure, manufacturing , public sector
Customer Engagement

Fabrice Kwetchet
Senior Solution Architect, Prodware
Fabrice is a leader with a passion for technologies, the cloud, and digital transformation. He has been working with Dynamics 365 since 2006. A developer at heart, he has designed and developed solutions for enterprises for more than 18 years. He likes solving complex problems by providing functional and technical expertise to implement innovative, cost-effective, and efficient solutions on time. Fabrice enjoys keeping up with the newest features in the Microsoft Cloud and using them to optimise his solutions. His expertise is in Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, and Marketing solutions.
Customer Engagement

Faiz Muhammad
Solutions Architect, Mazik Global Inc.
- 10 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 15 years of experience as solution architect
- 3 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: healthcare, public sector, manufacturing, financial ervices
Customer Engagement

Faiz Muhammad
Solutions Architect, Mazik Global Inc.
Faiz has more than 15 years of experience as a solutions architect, specialising in implementations of large-scale enterprise solutions for the public sector, financial services, and healthcare. He has expertise in Dynamics 365, Azure, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, and integration frameworks that allow interoperability and open standards. Faiz is leading digital transformation programmes where legacy on-premises services are transitioned to modern cloud-based technology stack solutions. He fosters relationships across customer leadership, project teams, and solution architects to identify and implement industry best practices that reduce implementation time and increase ROI.
Customer Engagement

Gangadhar Banakar
Lead Solution Architect, EY
- 12 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 6 years of experience as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: public sector, government, financial services, oil and gas, health care, professional services
Customer Engagement

Gangadhar Banakar
Lead Solution Architect, EY
With 12 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics, Gangadhar leads projects for enterprise customers across various domains. He specialises in solutions using Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Sales, Marketing, Project Operations, Human Resources, Field Service, Power Platform, and Azure. He delivers quality solution architecting for consulting engagements, pre-sales, green/brown field implementation, migrations, and upgrades. His expertise in security, data integrity, performance, and user experience make him vital to clients. He shares his knowledge with colleagues and clients through technical whitepapers and reusable assets.
Finance and Operations

Gertjan van der Linden
Principal Solution & Technical Architect, Avanade
- 15 years of experience with Dynamics 365 finance and operations and Dynamics ERP applications
- 10 years as solution architect
- 7 FastTrack projects
- Industry specialisations: retail, service and trade, distribution
Finance and Operations

Gertjan van der Linden
Principal Solution & Technical Architect, Avanade
With more than fifteen years of experience with Dynamics ERP solutions, Gertjan offers expertise in solution and technical architecture, change management, and quality assurance. A hallmark of his solution implementations is the avoidance of unnecessary customisations by taking full advantage of Dynamics 365 capabilities. Gertjan is the preeminent expert and thought leader on Dynamics 365 finance and operations solutions at Avanade’s Centre of Excellence. In this capacity, he has been responsible for sharing his knowledge and guiding other architects on several key projects for Avanade.
Customer Engagement

Grégory Mao
Solution Architect, Avanade
- 7 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 11 years as solution architect
- 3 FastTrack projects
Customer Engagement

Grégory Mao
Solution Architect, Avanade
As a business applications lead, Grégory oversees Avanade’s Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform solutions across European engagements. He started his journey with Dynamics CRM in 2006 and specialises in migrations to Dynamics 365 from on-premises and non-Microsoft solutions. Grégory is a Community of Practice Lead for Dynamics 365 migrations, helping solution architects design robust solutions for customers to adopt the best of the Microsoft Cloud. He and his team also work on Power Platform accelerators. He enjoys being an instructor, delivering Avanade Dynamics 365 Bootcamps for the next generation of professionals.
Learn more about the eligibility requirements and nomination process for FastTrack Recognised Solutions Architects.
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