Developer Spotlight

Tony is a Lead Software Engineer for Aktion Associates, Inc.  Aktion delivers transformational, next-generation technology solutions and business process consulting to the Architecture & Engineering, Construction, Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing industries.

Functionally speaking, he’s a Software Developer/Architect and Team/Technical Leader with over 30 years of experience. He has extensive experience in the design & development of N-tier web applications and services; including database design, OO design, and full-stack .NET application development. He has been developing customizations in Acumatica since 2017.

Tony and his wife grew up in the same small town in Ohio and have been married for 30+ years. After moving to Chicagoland for over 25 years, they now reside again in that same small town, with two sons and a grandson; and they desperately miss Chicago food. Tony was a drummer for a local heavy metal band in his youth, and has played video games as long as they have existed.

Leonardo’s career has spanned over two decades as a full-stack developer with a strong background in .NET and SQL Server. He has worked in many business domains and focused on ERP implementations & integrations, business process automation consulting & implementation, and has led software development teams.

With work experience in various industries/cultures, business couching & training, as well as a focus on continuous learning of new technologies, Leonardo has a built robust toolset.

In his spare time, his focus is on his family, running outdoors, and experimenting with new cooking recipes.

Saikumar Chettiar (Sai) is a Sr. Solutions Architect for Kensium.  Sai has worked for Kensium since its beginnings in 2006. As his career has progressed within the company, he began working with Acumatica in 2019. He has managed product development integrating Magento and ChannelAdvisor to Acumatica and other customizations and integration projects. His deep understanding of the ecommerce industry helps him deliver solutions that meet the business needs of various industries and provides him the opportunity to continue improving and creating products and integrations with Acumatica across multiple systems.

 In his free time, Sai enjoys spending time with his family, eating homemade food, and binge watching TV shows and movies on the weekends.

Raj is a Software Developer at CCS Technology Group and has over 13 years of experience in the IT industry working in different roles.

He has been working with Acumatica ERP since 2017, developing customizations to meet client business requirements. He holds multiple Acumatica certifications and badges. He is also a certified Disciplined Agile Scrum Master and volunteers with PMI Chicago.

He participated in Hackathon 2022 at the Acumatica Summit and since then has been interested in contributing to the Acumatica developer community by sharing his developer experience and knowledge with others.

Outside of work, he enjoys long walks, hiking, traveling, listening to music, spirituality and philosophy.

Troy is a Developer & a Senior Consultant for CS3 Technology, LLC. His passion for programming started at an early age when his family picked up a Tandy PC and a beginner’s guide to BASIC. A tutorial that used PRINT command with a series of spaces and X’s to display an image of Snoopy and Woodstock on screen, instilled in him a love of making a PC do things for him. Troy leveraged his love of programming moving from a warehouse employee to an executive-level Business Relationship Manager. Along the way, he implemented SAP on 5 continents and developed several web portals connected via ABAP and BAPI’s.

On April Fool’s Day of 2015, he began the 5+ year journey to being an Acumatica evangelist. Along the way, he picked up knowledge of C#, .Net Framework, and the powerful customization potential from Acumatica xRP Framework. All the while completing 15 implementations with custom screens and integrations to various client sites. Troy’s unique talent is that he combines a high level of business acumen and technical knowledge. This often places him in the role of translator and/or facilitator in group settings.

As a father of five mostly grown children, Troy is the happiest playing in the dirt with his three grandchildren, playing first-person shooters with his sons, or painting landscapes in the garage with his daughters.

Kyle has been interacting with ERP systems from a young age. His first allowance came from testing his Dad’s customizations on the MAS 500 platform. Kyle studied and worked in the mechanical engineering field for nearly a decade and realized that pivoting back to software would be the best course of action. A request to create some basic customizations for a soon-to-be Acumatica user in the Bay Area hooked Kyle on Acumatica’s xRP platform. Since then, it has been his only focus.

Kyle develops independently as well with partners such as Nims & Associates, a local Bay Area VAR. In this capacity, he has developed and configured significant vertical integrations for Acumatica end-users, in a wide range of industries from genetic testing to contract bond and insurance services.

In his free time, Kyle enjoys trail running, ski mountaineering, and hunting.

Over the last twelve years, Vinay has developed business solutions using the .NET framework and moved to Kensium where he has spent seven years honing his skills in Acumatica. He has worked his way from developer to Development Manager, building out complex solutions and customizations within Acumatica.

He has completed projects like IBS Imperium – an OEM solution for real estate management, store integrations like payment, tax extensions, and marketplace integrations.

In his role as a developer manager, he contributes to training and mentoring new developers, helping them reach their career goals.

Vinay is a foodie who loves to try dishes from all over the globe. He also enjoys watching sci-fi movies and spending time with family and friends

Shawn started programming in elementary school on the Apple II, Commodore, and IBM PC  using Basic and C/C++.  Made the transition to modern object-oriented programming in the 90s. He was on the .NET Framework Beta team and wrote his first .NET apps with Visual Studio 2001.

Over the years, he has gained extensive development experience in various industries including Banking, Medical, and Civil Engineering as well as General Accounting and ERP systems.

He started working with Acumatica 5 years ago, where he has been actively building customization solutions for customers as well as creating and maintaining the Credit Card module for VelocIT Business Solutions.

Shawn DJs and gardens in his spare time and involves himself in his local community where he lives in Washington state.

Jean-Claude Abela started his career in 2013 as a Software Developer, working with low-level code. Over the years, he has specialized in the development of ERP solutions and currently holds the position of Senior Software Developer at Computime Software. During his career, he has worked on several software projects that vary in a variety of industries.

For the past 3 years, he has been developing Acumatica solutions, enriching his technical knowledge of the Acumatica Framework, and understanding of the target industry’s business aspects. At Computime, Jean-Claude was a key contributor to the design and development of the ISV-certified solution, Orbis DSD, which also is one of the biggest projects that he was involved in. Jean-Claude believes that Acumatica provides the right amount of flexibility – not only for developers to enhance and customize – but even for businesses looking to adopt it.

Jean-Claude has a special interest in cloud computing, emerging technologies, and the Microsoft technology stack, especially .NET Core and Blazor.

As a Software Development Manager in The Answer Company’s Cloud Solutions Group, Kulvir creates development strategies for clients with solutions in the cloud. In a career spanning over two decades in the tech industry and 13 years in the ERP domain, he has held positions such as Solutions Architect, Software Engineer, and Delivery Manager in multiple software companies.

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University, as well as robust knowledge in software development, Kulvir specializes in diagnosing business pain points and directing product design to deliver the optimal solution to strengthen our clients’ businesses. He also enjoys building long term relationships with clients and staying up-to-date with the latest technologies.

In his spare time, Kulvir enjoys golfing, coaching and playing hockey.

Naveen started his programming career with .NET technology and since 2016 has been solely focused on Acumatica ERP development. He is passionate about his career in technology and is continually learning and growing his skill set. However, Naveen believes in the adage “work smarter, not harder.”

Currently, he creates custom solutions for Acumatica customers and primarily creates and maintains the shipping solutions products.

A two-time Acumatica MVP and now Developer MVP, he is a frequent contributor to the Acumatica Community, providing useful insight and problem-solving to Acumatica users.

In his free time, Naveen enjoys watching movies and spending time with his family and friends.

Gerhard is the Technical Director at Astraia Technology (VAR) & FBA Software (ISV). He is responsible for the successful creation and delivery of the organisations’ solutions deployment and products for Acumatica. He has over 10 years’ experience developing software in the ERP space and typically involved as a system’s architect during projects.

Being born and raised in Africa, Gerhard enjoys going out to nature and takes every opportunity to go on a safari with his family or enjoy the Winelands of the Cape.

Stéphane’s career, spanning more than 25 years, started as an ERP developer on a 4GL language called Miracle. After a few years, he was sent to Philadelphia to work with Weyerhaeuser for a 10-day contract that lasted 4 years, where he helped re-engineer the Transportation and EDI modules. He created, among others, nearly a dozen new EDI transactions. He then wondered through the desert of customizations and Java middleware in search of his ERP Graal. In 2016, he was hired by the video game studio Behaviour Interactive where he selected, implemented, and integrated an ERP with other cloud applications. Which ERP? Acumatica of course. In 2018, he decided to come back to his roots as an ERP developer and started working for top-tier Acumatica Gold partners to share his knowledge, passion, and ideas. He has been happy ever since.

Joseph started his career with Computime Software back in 2007 as a software developer. During his 12+ year career, he has been involved in several large scale implementations in various industry sectors. He leads a team of software developers and is also directly involved in programming, verifying source-code quality, and ensuring successful delivery of business solutions. He and his team have been developing solutions on the Acumatica platform for the past 3 years, including an ISV solution titled ‘Orbis DSD’. Joseph is particularly interested in how the synergy between technology and business can help organizations achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. He believes that Acumatica empowers both developers and consultants to maximize their productivity and efficiency in delivering business solutions. Joseph also has special interest in Cloud Computing, writing clean code, DevOps and the Microsoft technology stack. When not coding, he spends most of his free time with his wife, son, and daughter – enjoying the beautiful weather in sunny Malta.

Brian is the lead developer and a Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) for SETECH Supply Chain Solutions, LLC.  SETECH provides tailored solutions to improve the availability and reliability of indirect materials while reducing the total cost of ownership for their clients.

For more than 20 years, Brian has customized and supported a legacy ERP application written in top-down programming.  As a relatively recent convert to object-oriented programming with C# and the Acumatica xRP Framework, he relates to both experienced developers as well as those just getting started.  Brian enjoys learning from questions posted to stackoverflow and the Acumatica Community forums by trying to research and post solutions when he can.  Likewise, he maintains a personal developer blog at Acumatica.dev to share his learning experience with new developers and insights on more advanced topics with seasoned veterans of the platform.  Having participated in the Hackathon at the Acumatica Summit every year since 2019, Brian is an advocate for making contacts at the Hackathon as the most valuable activity a new developer can do all year.

During a lengthy period of extensive travel, Brian spent his downtime staying connected with his sons via Minecraft. Although travel has slowed and his sons are grown, he still enjoys playing computer games with them and spending time with his family.

For more information about SETECH, visit https://www.setech.com.

Patrick is a Senior Software Engineer with SPS Commerce, a full service EDI vendor. He is the lead engineer for the SPS Commerce Fulfillment EDI product for Acumatica. He has over 15 years’ experience developing software in the ERP space and has managed every aspect of the development cycle. In his free time, he enjoys gardening and wine making.

Robert Waite is the Lead Acumatica Developer at APS Payments, a REPAY company, a leading provider of omni-channel B2B integrated payment solutions. Robert’s passion for programming started in grade school doing projects on the Apple IIe, and he checked out all the library books he could on the topic to appease his voracious appetite for learning how to code. Robert started working with ERP platform software in 2003, where he automated distribution tasks on a green screen apps called PICK, which he later replaced with Sage 100.  Since then, he has expanded his expertise to many other ERP systems, including Acumatica. Prior to joining APS Payments, Robert worked for Accounting Systems, Inc. (ASI Focus), where he was an ERP Software Developer.

Outside of programming, Robert is passionate about dancing, where you will find him spending a lot of time looking for any opportunity to West Coast Swing, Hustle, Salsa, as well as many other styles of dance. In his spare time, he enjoys soldering together racing drones and IoT home automation projects. Robert volunteers his time at a local high school maker space and has taught classes on programming Arduinos and other IoT development boards like the Raspberry Pi.

At university, Chris pursued 3 years of accounting studies until the laboratory instructor showed him MAS 90.  After seeing how accounting could work in conjunction with computer systems, he changed his degree to information systems.  This lead to Chris to his first professional position with a major health care company and he used that experience in tailoring early versions of SAGE, along with SQL server, to produce KPIs and custom forms for the key decision makers.

He was introduced to the world of Dynamics, but Acumatica came knocking in 2012.  In those early years for Acumatica, he received “countless” one-on-one instruction from “the” Mikhail Chtchelkonogov via Skype, learning all about the Acumatica and the xRP Development Framework.

Samvel is a Software Architect at Information Integration Group Inc. (IIG). His career started as a C# developer and quickly merged into an analyst development role to resolve standard ERP limitations.

He has over 5 years’ experience developing software in the ERP space and has managed every aspect of the development cycle.
In his free time, he enjoys playing chess and reading books.

Keith is an Application Systems Architect at Haun Welding Supply, a 4th generation business in the northeastern United States. At Haun, he has been working to extend the Acumatica ERP framework to provide added functionality specific for their business needs. Keith was a member of Team Epsilon at the Acumatica Hackathon 2019, which sparked his drive to do even more with the product.

Prior to working with Haun Welding, Keith spent many years as a consultant in IT and development. He has been developing solutions for businesses using the NET framework for the past 10 years. Most recently, he has been working with large companies automating business processes through Identity Management – by both customizing and extending the existing product as well as providing custom integrations and connectors using the One Identity suite of products.

Outside of work, Keith loves spending time with his family. He works as a mentor with the Honeoye Robotics 4H Team 3951, which is involved in the FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST was a major part of his life throughout high school and the experience was next to none. He is able to help promote the vision of FIRST by providing students similar experiences he gained in the program, including his two older children who are now a part of the team.

Joe is a Senior Developer at Crestwood Associates. He has been designing and building ERP related software projects for over 14 years, originally with SSYH, Inc. that is now Crestwood Associates. Joe’s background includes more than 30 years of experience in programming in various anguages. He is proficient in VB.NET, C#, and SQL Server development as well as several web-based technologies. Since Joe started his career as a Corporate Controller, he provides valuable insights when working with Clients.

For the past year, Joe has aggressively embraced the Acumatica platform and framework. He now manages several projects ranging from simple customization projects to developing more client specific integrated solutions. Joe has also been a key performer in migrating Dynamics SL customizations to Acumatica for existing Crestwood Clients. This is Joe’s first year as an Acumatica Developer MVP and he looks forward to continued growth on the Acumatica platform.

Joshua is Lead Software Engineer at Accounting System Integrators, a results-oriented provider of world-class software products and consulting services. He leads the development team, which built NonProfitPlus – business management software engineered with non-profit organizations in mind and powered by Acumatica ERP to deliver a suite of fully integrated applications.

As a developer who has worked with the Acumatica framework through years of its growth and refinement, Joshua has cultivated a deep knowledge of the framework and the systems that may interact with it, which has allowed proposals of innovative solutions to overcome challenging client requirements. He’s an active member of Stackoverflow.com who encourages fellow developers to share their questions and help each other out in the hopes of building a solid knowledge base for a solid framework. In his free time, Joshua enjoys being involved in his local community as well as politics, having run for public office in his spare time.

Joshua says: “Though I did amateur stand-up comedy at one point for kicks and giggles, the fun side of me outside my work with the community and politics (I think they’re fun lol) can be found working with an improv group during the week. I also do the occasional theatre performance, having recently been Baptista in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.”

Fernando is the Founder and CEO of SkyKnack, an ERP solution provider that assists Acumatica partners in developing customizations, integrations and new products, as well as implementation and training services.

Prior to founding SkyKnack, Fernando was Head of Design and Development of the team that created the now Acumatica-integrated Field Services module. With a decade of experience in the development of ERP applications, Fernando and the SkyKnack team are now focused exclusively on the Acumatica ecosystem.

If you attended the 2017 Acumatica Summit in San Diego, you might have heard his Abba joke (…) He promises no jokes for 2018!

In the off hours, Fernando enjoys listening to U2 and watching Chris Nolan movies ‒ don’t blame him for being mainstream! He enjoys learning languages, relies tremendously on metacritic.com to select the next movie to watch, and is now pretty sure that Federer will win his 20th Grand Slam during the US Open this year.

If you would like to get in touch with Fernando and the SkyKnack team, visit their website or contact them at info@skyknack.com

Marco is Co-Founder and CTO of Interastar, a technology company that helps businesses streamline their operations and accelerate growth by providing powerful integrations with Acumatica and other cloud technologies. He leads the Technology Solutions team, which built SynteghLS—a heavily integrated Acumatica ERP module for leasing companies—and the electronic invoicing and accounting modules required by companies in Mexico.

As a specialist in systems integration and collaboration applications, Marco has developed a knack for innovative solutions from emerging technology and is thrilled with the growing availability of microservices, APIs, and connected devices. He encourages his colleagues to continue learning about new tools and share their knowledge.

Marco recently published an excellent “Guest Blog” on the ADN site: Acumatica + Twilio = A Hackathon Solution in 4 Hours. If you haven’t had a chance to read the article, please do—it will be time well spent.
In his free time, Marco enjoys reading (mostly sci-fi and mystery novels), watching the latest “guilty pleasure” TV show with his wife, playing video games with friends, and travelling.

Marco is always available for coffee or a quick chat online. You can find him lurking in stackoverflow (answering Acumatica questions) as markoan. Find out more about Interastar here: https://interastar.com

Yuriy started programming in 2003 using C++ and FoxPro then switching to .Net in 2006. Beginning in 2013, he has been actively developing applications using the Acumatica xRP Framework, developing solutions for many clients over the years. He has a personal blog, aptly named Yuriy Zaletskyy’s Blog, where he has been documenting programming issues he’s run into over the past six years – sharing his observations and solutions freely with other Acumatica developers.

Diane Cawley is Co-Founder and Chief Architect of Savant Software, which has been providing Supply Chain Solutions since 1995.  She holds a BS in Computer Science and MBA from Arizona State University.  She leads the development and implementation teams, and is responsible for ongoing product evolution as well as its integration with ERP systems such as Acumatica.

Diane has been an Acumatica MVP since 2018.  She has participated in all of the annual Hackathon’s to date.  She has been working with the Acumatica framework with a concentration on API’s since version 5.1 and has developed several complex integrations between Savant’s WMS and Acumatica.

Outside of work, Diane and her husband enjoy traveling around the world and learning new things by attending various meetups – especially those related to IoT and robotics.

Former General Manager, Acumatica Labs Montreal. I love traveling and speaking about cloud, ERP, SaaS, software development and am passionate about what I do.

Dioris entered the IT world as an Electronic Engineer back in 2005 and found the programming career very challenging and attractive. Was part of the team who created the Field Service module later acquired by Acumatica and now designs and delivers custom solutions and integrations on-demand.

Has spent some time on his career providing technical support to non-tech-savvy individuals which has helped him to design customer-centric solutions focused on providing a smooth user experience on the final product.

As a former Acumatica employee, he knows the power behind the framework and enjoys keeping involved in the ecosystem.

Dioris loves spending his free time with family and doing sports like running and cycling.”