Meet the Experts

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Experts

  • Mike Doyle

    Mike is an independent consultant based in Sydney. He relishes using the latest technologies to help customers solve their problems. He has given talks at SAP Tech Ed as well as at SAPinsider track events around Australia.

  • Lars Driessen

  • James Drummond

  • James Drummond

    James leads the Architecture team at GrainCorp as the Head of Architecture and has been involved in the IT field for more than twenty years, focused on all aspects of transforming businesses and business systems. James’ career to date has spanned many roles and industries and includes development, functional and technical consulting, all aspects of architecture, and project and program management including leading business transformation teams. His focus has always been on business objective-led transformation, having recently focused on the business architecture discipline to help drive true transformation. His industry experience spans utilities, industrial manufacturing, banking, public sector, retail, professional services, and agriculture.

  • Michelle Du Plessis

    Michelle Du Plessis is the Chief People and Technology Officer at OceanaGold, based in Melbourne. With over 25 years of experience in HR and Business leadership across industries and countries, she brings deep expertise in Natural Resources. Michelle is known for her passion for transformation and bringing people together to drive breakthroughs in organizational performance. She previously led HR evolution at BHP as Vice President of Human Resources, focusing on design and technology integrations. Her strategic thinking and commitment to continuous improvement make her a driving force for growth, believing in the power of people and technology as key levers for transformation.

  • Amandeep Dua

  • John Dwyer

    • John is an EAM Solution Architect with 29 years of experience implementing end-to-end large-scale SAP EAM solutions • Strong functional knowledge in SAP EAM, SAP PM, SAP PS, SAP PPM modules, as well as Linear Asset Management, Compatible Units, Mobility, GEF and Geospatial integration • Strong industry exposure and solution implementation experience across Utilities, Transport, Rail, Telco, Chemical, Facilities Management, Fleet Management and Defence industry sector exposure. • Pre-SAP experience as a Chemical Engineer for 17 years performing plant engineering, operations support and maintenance supervision and management in chemical, mineral and hydrocarbon processing plants.

  • Andrew Dyer

    Andrew has been in the IT industry for over 20 years, spending all that time working with ERP systems. He has worked for a wide range of organisations across all levels of government, and in the private sector. Andrew spent the first part of his career implementing and supporting Oracle systems, and has spent the past 10 years working with SAP solutions. Andrew’s last role was as the technical lead for Ariba implementation and support. Now with PanAust, Andrew is leading the organisation’s ERP systems and strategy.

  • Timo Elliott

    "Timo is an Innovation Advocate for SAP, passionate about how the latest technologies can transform the way the world works. Over the past 30 years, he has presented to Business and IT audiences in more than 58 countries worldwide on themes such as Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, the future of Digital Marketing, and the challenges of technology culture change within organizations. His articles have been featured in prominent online publications, including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Guardian, ZDNet, and Digitalist Magazine.

  • Mike Ellis

    Mike leads the Professional Services division globally at Zalaris & the Zalaris APAC Organisation. He has over 23 years of Cloud based HCM experience working with Rizing, Synchrony Global, ADP, NGA and HCL AXON in a number of leadership roles including consulting, support, operations and sales. Clients that Mike has worked with include Woolworths, Bridgestone, IRT Group, Singtel, BHP Billiton, Changi Airport Group, AMP, Ralph Lauren, Steelcase and Medtronics. Mike was a founding partner and Chief Commercial Officer of Synchrony Global, an Organisation acquired by Rizing in 2019. After 21 years of uninterrupted growth, Zalaris has reached around €78 million in annualized revenue. We are supported by over 800 highly skilled employees across 15 countries in the Nordics, Baltics, Poland, Germany, France, India, Australia, Singapore, the Philippines, Ireland and the UK. Zalaris' proven local and multi-country delivery models include on-premise implementations, software as a service (SaaS), integrated cloud and business process outsourcing (BPO).