FastTrack Recognized Solution Architects—Dynamics 365
The Dynamics 365 product engineering team recognizes practicing solution architects 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.
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Lorenc Koka
Senior Technical Architect, HCL PowerObjects
- 8 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 5 years of experience as solution architect
- 4 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: healthcare, government, insurance, and financial services
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Lorenc Koka
Senior Technical Architect, HCL PowerObjects
Lorenc is a resourceful solution architect focused on business applications from Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Azure Integration Services. He is a thoughtful and articulate communicator who can readily translate business requirements into technical specifications. Lorenc has successfully designed and led Dynamics 365 enterprise implementations that were compliant with specific data security and privacy regulations and optimized for flexibility and scale. Lorenc specializes in projects within healthcare using his multifaceted educational background in computer science and medicine to bring expert guidance and best practices on managing clinical data, HIPAA compliance, and interoperability standards.
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Merijn Van Raaij
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Architect, Van Raaij Solutions
- 11 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Microsoft CRM applications
- 4 years as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: banking, energy
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Merijn Van Raaij
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Architect, Van Raaij Solutions
Merijn owns the complete design-to-go-live service, including implementation of solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, Common Data Service, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Azure, so clients can focus on generating value for their customers. In his former role as a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer, Merijn performed code reviews and guided teams on best practices to help enterprise customers achieve high-performance solutions. Despite his experience with the Microsoft stack, he continues to be as fascinated by Dynamics 365 as the day he wrote his first plug-in.
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Michaël De Schepper
Solution Architect, Business Elements
- 10 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 7 years of experience as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: banking and finance
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Michaël De Schepper
Solution Architect, Business Elements
Michaël started working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 as an intern for a CRM consultancy company in 2011. Over the last 10 years he's gained experience across different industries, then pivoted to focus on banking and finance in the last 5 years. Driven by a passion to find the best solution for all parties involved, he quickly grew into the role of solution architect. He loves delivering qualitative and maintainable solutions for complex processes, while providing the business with optimal user experiences. Along with this customer obsession, Michaël also enjoys sharing his knowledge to help his colleagues grow.
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Michael Dearing
Lead Technical Architect, EY
- 14 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 10 years as solution architect
- 3 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: professional services, healthcare, finance, education, architecture, engineering, construction
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Michael Dearing
Lead Technical Architect, EY
Mike is a CRM enthusiast whose Dynamics CRM journey began in 2008 as a development intern at a boutique CRM consulting firm named Sonoma Partners. Since 2012, he has successfully led the architecture and implementation of Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Microsoft Power Platform solutions for numerous enterprise clients, with a focus on performance, scalability, and flexibility of design. Mike prefers to be hands-on, not only guiding and mentoring his development teams, but also joining in on the configurations and customizations to help bring each solution to life.
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Mohamed Mostafa
Solutions Director, TechLabs London
- 16 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Microsoft CRM applications
- 12 years as solution architect
- 3 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: property, real estate and housing, public sector, financial services, professional services
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Mohamed Mostafa
Solutions Director, TechLabs London
Mohamed focuses on architecting, leading, and delivering Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform solutions and digital transformation programs. His technical and business acumen helps to use customers’ resources efficiently and develop lasting customer relationships. A six-time Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, Mohamed speaks regularly on Microsoft Power Apps, Dynamics 365 customer engagement, AI, chatbots, digital transformation, and customer technology strategy. He leads Microsoft partner TechLabs London, the team behind iProperty Cloud.
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Mukul Janeja
Director, Avanade
- 12 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 17 years as solution architect
- 10 FastTrack projects
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Mukul Janeja
Director, Avanade
With a focus of more than 17 years on the Microsoft stack, Mukul strongly believes in the potential of an integrated solution. He has worked on multiple enterprise projects where he extended the capabilities of Dynamics 365 solutions through integrations with custom business process flows and Microsoft Power Apps to enable seamless functioning across on-premises and online systems. Mukul also designs and drives the adoption of mobile interfaces. His passion of staying abreast of the latest innovation enables him to use the best tools to enhance solution efficiency.
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Nicolas Prats
Manager, Avanade
- 12 years of experience with Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 8 years as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
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Nicolas Prats
Manager, Avanade
Nicolas is a computer enthusiast who learned about Dynamics 365 in 2009. He has earned a reputation for his quality-first attitude and methodical approach to fixing problems. He has participated in increasingly complex projects over the years, implementing solutions with an emphasis on stability, efficiency, and ease of maintenance. Nicolas has a flair for risk management and sways his customers with innovative, feature-rich cloud solutions.
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Robert Shurtleff
Technology Evangelist and Senior Solution Architect, Enavate
- 17 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 22 years as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: public sector, education, healthcare, retail banking, financial services, manufacturing, supply chain management, inventory management
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Robert Shurtleff
Technology Evangelist and Senior Solution Architect, Enavate
Robert has been working exclusively with Dynamics 365 since 2006. He has a flair for blending Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Azure solution architecture to create hybrid cloud solutions. Robert is an expert at helping independent software vendors modernize their solutions for the Microsoft Cloud ecosystem. He has architected several large-scale inbound and outbound contact centers that collectively support millions of customers. Robert is passionate about using Dynamics 365 as a line-of-business solutions development environment (xRM) for application modernization.
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Ross Talbot
Lead Technical Architect, EY
- 13 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 9 years as solution architect
- 5 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: financial services, professional services, travel, public sector, architecture, engineering, construction
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Ross Talbot
Lead Technical Architect, EY
Ross stumbled upon Dynamics CRM in 2006 while working with custom application development and SQL Server Reporting Services, which led him to build his career on Dynamics CRM consulting. Since his time with Sonoma Partners, he has had a passion for DevOps automation, specifically around solution deployment and scripting tools/tasks. A CRM platform enthusiast, Ross uses the newest features to optimize his solutions. He uses his agility and troubleshooting skills to deliver robust solutions on time, and recently used the latest omnichannel capabilities to meet the case-management needs of an enterprise customer.
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Sebastian Waksmundzki
Principal Solutions Architect, KPMG
- 17 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics 365 applications
- 11 years as solution architect
- 6 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: financial services, telecommunications, travel, nonprofit, sports
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Sebastian Waksmundzki
Principal Solutions Architect, KPMG
Sebastian specializes in the delivery of Microsoft enterprise solutions, exhibiting a high level of architectural awareness around strategy and risk assessment. With more than 18 years of consultant experience, his extensive skills in Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, and integration methodologies make him an invaluable resource in architecting complex implementations. Sebastian enjoys mentoring customers and colleagues on best practices and fostering an ethos of success and quality.
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Shawn Hanson
Senior Consultant, Arctic IT
- 26 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM and ERP applications
- 6 years as a solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: federal government, tribal government
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Shawn Hanson
Senior Consultant, Arctic IT
Shawn has been involved with Dynamics 365 for more than 25 years, the first 19 years as a team member at Great Plains Software and Microsoft. He is an expert in Microsoft Government Cloud and has led successful implementations of high-profile, high-volume contact centers for federal agencies. His empathetic, customer-first approach has helped customers get the most out of their Dynamics 365 investments. Shawn enjoys exceeding client expectations and working on complex projects.
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Sowmya Kamineni
Technical Team Manager, Stoneridge Software
- 11 years of experience with Dynamics 365 customer engagement and Dynamics CRM applications
- 5 years as solution architect
- 2 FastTrack projects
- Industry specializations: manufacturing, retail, insurance, education, healthcare, financial services
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Sowmya Kamineni
Technical Team Manager, Stoneridge Software
Sowmya has grown her Dynamics 365 expertise over the past ten years. She strives for scalability and performance in her architecture design and has owned the implementation for several enterprise clients with high security standards, including HIPAA requirements. Sowmya is known for her rigor and attention to detail. Her most recent implementation takes advantage of the latest unified service desk capabilities to effectively reduce the customer service order-fulfillment cycle. She also mentors young developers, encouraging adoption of coding standards.
Learn more about the eligibility requirements and nomination process for FastTrack Recognized Solutions Architects.
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