CP-cue the applause for these accomplished Salesforce CPQ all-stars
Systems architects, CPQ experts, and salesforce engineers don’t always get the accolades and fanfare they deserve. These professionals possess highly technical skill sets along with smart business acumen, and they are often unsung heroes within the companies they support.
At Logik.io, we celebrate the CPQ champions that are helping to fuel complex product configuration, pricing, and quote generation through the use of advanced technologies. And with Dreamforce 2023 upon us, we thought there is no better time than now to honor some of the Salesforce CPQ leaders who are blazing a trail for others.
Meet our 2023 Who’s Who of Salesforce CPQ honorees:
Nick Sauer
As the Director of Architecture at Varian, Nick leads the way in ensuring technology provides value for the business. With over two decades of experience, he is a true all-star who is advancing the CPQ space while also taking time to socialize his learnings with others.
Kat Bazyliuk
Collaborative, diligent, knowledgeable. These are words Kat’s colleagues use to describe her and her approach to owning CPQ for VMWare. With 12+ years of experience with Salesforce, Kat leads the way for the company’s SaaS and subscription-based CPQ.
Sean LeBlanc
Who’s daunted by complex Salesforce instances? Not Sean. He is sales enablement platform Seismic’s Senior Salesforce Administrator, handling the company’s CPQ needs with increasing responsibilities over the last several years.
Avadhesh Deomurari
Insurtech can get complex, so it’s important to have a smart CPQ leader on your side. Guidewire has their leader in Avadhesh, who brings more than two decades of Salesforce and CPQ experience to the insurance software company.
Ramya Kotha
Ramya is a rising CPQ superstar who is the Salesforce CPQ Solutions Lead at The Predictive Index. In her role, Ramya uses her Salesforce expertise to ensure the talent optimization solutions company is benefiting from CPQ that supports the business.
Christopher Hickman
As a CPQ Solution Architect at DoorDash, Christopher leverages his 10+ years of Salesforce platform and application architecture experience to design and implement solutions that support the business and product development goals of the food ordering and delivery platform.
Grishel Pinto
A certified CPQ expert, Grishel is the Lead Salesforce Business Analyst at Stanley Black & Decker. With more than 10 years of experience, Grishel led the company’s migration to Salesforce CPQ and has a strong track record of leading transformational system projects.
Kent Bigham
Kent is someone who hustles for what he wants. With unrelenting drive, he earned his Salesforce ‘stripes’ and has continually leveled up his CPQ experience over the last few years. Today, Kent’s Salesforce CPQ expertise is at play within customer service company Intercom.
Dushyant Singh
A software developer turned CPQ architect, Dushyant brings a wealth of experience to his role as Salesforce CPQ Architect at Workday. The Workday team knows they can count on Dushyant’s expertise and CPQ knowledge to deliver exceptional results.
Eric Muise
Eric enjoys delivering solutions that make employees more productive, reduce costs, and increase revenues. As Salesforce CPQ Solution Architect at Dynatrace, he does just that—his skill set has led to a more efficient CPQ and ERP business process through system automation.
Taylor Tipton
Who can the Elastic team call when they need a CPQ expert? Taylor. As the Senior Business Systems Analyst for Salesforce CPQ at Elastic, she uses her experience and skill set to deliver results for the enterprise search company.
Alan McQueen
As the Principal Systems Architect at Fike Corporation, Alan is dedicated to continually improving quote-to-cash processes and enterprise information systems. Through Salesforce CPQ, Alan and his team consistently deliver results that support business transformation.
Garima Agarwal
As a Solution Architect at Siemens Energy, Garima is the go-to expert for all things Salesforce CPQ. Having spent a decade managing CPQ for large enterprises, she possesses skills and expertise in delivering CPQ solutions that support business objectives.
Daniel Alvarez
Cybersecurity and threat intelligence are critical disciplines, so you need knowledgeable leaders enabling the business. Lucky for Crowdstrike, they have Daniel, who has spent the last three years owning Salesforce CPQ as an accomplished technical architect.
Brittany Rivero
As a Salesforce CPQ Analyst at Hyster-Yale Group, Brittany employs CPQ software to enable streamlined sales operations . In her role, she facilitates smart product configuration as well as the development of sales quotes for the global lift truck manufacturer.
Dushyant S.
Dushyant is a star player on the Okta team, bringing a wealth of knowledge to his role in managing complex IT projects and delivering high-performance quote-to-cash solutions. Dushyant uses his vast skill set to ensure Salesforce CPQ delivers for Okta and its customers.
Doug Naylor
When the MongoDB team needs a Salesforce expert, they know to turn to Doug. With 15+ years of experience across the Salesforce ecosystem, today, Doug is at the helm of MongoDB’s CPQ architecture and processes.
Narmada Kunamaneni
With years of CPQ experience at large companies, Narmada is the Principal Business Systems Analyst for Salesforce CPQ at IoT company Samsara. As an accomplished leader, Narmada has a proven track record of delivering successful business outcomes through Salesforce CPQ.
Ben Shattuck
Who does cybersecurity giant RSA turn to when it comes to CPQ? Ben Shattuck. Ben has several years of experience owning Salesforce CPQ instances, and has spent the last few years leading the way as a Salesforce Application Architect for RSA.
Jenny Mak
For over 5 years, Jenny has been a Salesforce CPQ leader for restaurant management system provider Toast. With strong experience across a variety of Salesforce solutions, Jenny is skilled in agile project management, ERP, and quote-to-cash processes.
Don Heikka
Don possesses vast experience in digital transformation and business process automation through the use of Salesforce solutions. As Revenue Systems Lead at Culture Amp, he leverages his CPQ expertise to support the employee experience platform company’s goals.
