Microsoft Dynamics 365 FastTrack Recognized Solution Architects
FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect is a recognition conferred by the Dynamics 365 product engineering team upon a practicing solution architect, for consistently exhibiting deep architecture expertise and creating high quality solutions for customers during Dynamics 365 FastTrack governed engagements. A FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect typically works for a system integrator partner with a Dynamics 365 practice. Read about the architects who have achieved this distinction below.
Customer Engagement
Michael Dearing
Delivery Manager, EY
- 11 years with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 7 years as solution architect
- 3 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: professional services, healthcare, finance, education, architecture, engineering, and construction
Customer Engagement
Michael Dearing
Delivery Manager, EY
Mike is a proud husband, father, and avid PC gamer whose Dynamics CRM journey began in 2008 as a development intern at Sonoma Partners before joining them full time after graduation. Since 2012, he has been successfully leading enterprise implementations and architecting multiple client solutions, with an emphasis on performance, scalability, and flexibility of design. He tends to be more hands on than a typical architect and enjoys guiding his development team as well as joining in on the configurations and customizations to help bring the solution to life.
Customer Engagement
Kunal Murarka
Solution Architect, World Bank Group
- 12 years with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 4 years as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: banking, finance, and healthcare
Customer Engagement
Kunal Murarka
Solution Architect, World Bank Group
Kunal has implemented more than ten full-cycle CRM and cloud transformation journeys for various clients. As the lead architect for one of the largest government customers of Dynamics 365, Kunal has demonstrated deep expertise across the breadth of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power Platform technologies. Among his other accomplishments are the implementation of a complex Application Lifecycle Management process, several v8.x to v9 upgrades, as well as an exceptional implementation using Power Platform WebAPIs to provide a delightful end-user experience.
Customer Engagement
Christopher Strauß
Senior Manager, ORBIS AG
- 11 years with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Microsoft CRM applications
- 10 years as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: consumer goods, manufacturing, construction supply, machine building, and automotive
Customer Engagement
Christopher Strauß
Senior Manager, ORBIS AG
Christopher has been working with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement applications since the early days of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0. 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 AG, Christopher has defined and developed innovative solutions integrated with Dynamics 365 to improve data quality and perform multi-dimensional scoring. Christopher has earned a reputation for translating complex customer requirements into solutions that are both easy to use and maintain. His depth expertise is in sales, customer service, and marketing solutions in the consumer goods, construction, and manufacturing fields.
Customer Engagement
Shawn Hanson
Senior Consultant, Arctic IT
- 23 years with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Dynamics CRM & ERP applications
- 3 years as a solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: federal government and tribal government spaces
Customer Engagement
Shawn Hanson
Senior Consultant, Arctic IT
Shawn has been involved with Microsoft Dynamics for more than 23 years—the first 19 years as a team member at Great Plains Software and Microsoft. He is an expert in the Dynamics 365 Government Community Cloud and has led successful implementations of high profile, high volume contact centers for federal government agencies. His empathetic, customer-first approach has helped federal customers and nation tribes get the most out of their Dynamics 365 platform investments. Shawn enjoys exceeding client expectations, working on complex projects, and spending time with his wife and two children.
Customer Engagement
Torsten Reuter
Senior Manager, ORBIS AG
- 12 years with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 18 years as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: consumer goods, manufacturing, construction supply, machine building, and project service
Customer Engagement
Torsten Reuter
Senior Manager, ORBIS AG
Torsten’s first acquaintance with Microsoft CRM was as early as version 1.2. Since then, he has architected several robust implementations and connected infrastructures that span multiple functional areas of Dynamics. He has a deep understanding of the capabilities of the product and a laser focus on addressing business requirements. His ability to balance technical and business needs has consistently earned him trusted advisor status with his customers. Torsten is also an MS SQL Server expert and a Microsoft NAVISION Certified Business Management Solution Specialist.
Customer Engagement
Stephen Ronning
Solution Architect, PowerObjects
- 5 years with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 4 years as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: financial services, pharmaceutical sales, industrial storage, food and beverage, travel, and hospitality
Customer Engagement
Stephen Ronning
Solution Architect, PowerObjects
Stephen has worked with multiple fortune 500 companies over the past 8 years architecting solutions that are being used in more than 20 countries. He has a particularly deep understanding of Dynamics 365 solution architecture and all the detailed features provided with the product. This helps him go beyond the typical CRM scenarios and truly take advantage of Dynamics 365 as a platform to enable many more business solutions. Stephen has been a fantastic mentor for his teams and is known for his ability to coach them on how to rigorously examine the viability of their implementations and think of creative solutions.
Finance and Operations
Tobias Lång
Chief Solution Architect, CGI
- 11 years with Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations and Dynamics ERP applications
- 7 years as solution architect
- 3 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: retail, wholesale, discrete manufacturing, and professional services
Finance and Operations
Tobias Lång
Chief Solution Architect, CGI
As the lead solution architect, Tobias has driven several successful go-lives for strategic Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations implementations. He has comprehensive knowledge of Azure Cloud Services and has shown mastery of the full Microsoft stack with well-proven solution architecture patterns. Tobias stands out for his customer obsession and growth mindset. This is evident from his ability to consistently ensure highly productive collaborations between his customers, colleagues, and Microsoft in some of the most complex implementations.
Finance and Operations
Yogesh Kasat
Principal Architect, Real Dynamics
- 16 years with Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations and Dynamics ERP applications
- 10 years as solution architect
- 4 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: distribution, high-tech, financial institutes, and professional services
Finance and Operations
Yogesh Kasat
Principal Architect, Real Dynamics
Yogesh has led more than 20 full-cycle ERP implementations and upgrade projects. He has worked closely with several CFOs to design solutions for them to get better visibility into inventory costs, aging, and levels, as well as improve their collections processes and reduce open accounts receivables. His experience with company splits and mergers enables him to design straightforward solutions with better support for shared services, budget planning, and financial reporting. Yogesh has also authored Implementing Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. In his spare time, he loves exploring mountain biking trails and supporting non-profit organizations to lead better lives through clean water projects and access to quality education.
Finance and Operations
Gertjan van der Linden
Principal Solution & Technical Architect, Center of Excellence, Avanade
- 12 years with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and Dynamics ERP applications
- 7 years as a solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: retail, service and trade, and distribution
Finance and Operations
Gertjan van der Linden
Principal Solution & Technical Architect, Center of Excellence, Avanade
With more than a dozen years of experience with Dynamics ERP solutions, Gertjan’s expertise spans solution architecture, technical architecture, change management, and quality assurance. A hallmark of his solution implementations is the way they avoid unnecessary customizations by fully taking advantage of the Dynamics 365 platform capabilities. Gertjan is also the pre-eminent expert and thought leader on Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations solutions at Avanade’s Center of Excellence. In this capacity, he has been responsible for knowledge sharing and guiding other architects on several key projects for Avanade.