Erik Troan is co-founder and chief technology officer of Pendo, a venture-backed software company headquartered in downtown Raleigh. Erik started his career at Red Hat, where he worked as its first engineer and led the engineering team through the development of Linux, RPM and Anaconda and eventually, the company’s IPO. He later led product marketing at Red Hat and assisted in the acquisition and integration of nine other companies. Erik went on to found rPath in 2005, which sold to SAS in 2012. Erik earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and computer engineering from NC State University and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia.

Harris Fogel has global solution management responsibilities for the Consumer Products industry business unit within SAP. As the Global Vice President of Consumer Products, Harris is responsible for identifying and driving next generation business solutions, field enablement and go to market strategies to accelerate growth in the Consumer Products industry for SAP.
Prior to SAP, Harris has had a successful history of working with Consumer Products companies to drive their digital transformation. Harris launched Quofore’s operations and as President of the Americas, he established the company as the global DSD and Retail Execution solution leader according to Gartner. Prior to Quofore, he launched CAS’s operations in the America’s and helped drive the development and adoption of CAS’s Trade Promotion Management solution. Harris started his career with Procter and Gamble, is a past Chairman of the GMA (Grocery Manufacturers’ of America) Associate Member Council and is currently President of the P&G Alumni Association – Atlanta Chapter.

Based in Atlanta, Harris and his wife Stacye have two daughters. Harris received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Georgia.

Thomas Nittmann grew up in New Jersey where he attended Stevens Institute of Technology and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating, Nittmann moved to Germany where he designed and implemented SAP software for Wilhelmshavener Raffineriegesellschaft mbH. After returning to the US he began working in Ernst & Young’s Management Consulting practice. Nittmann then co-founded Dataxstream, a Management Consulting Company, specializing in SAP and Oracle software implementations. After consulting for the movie industry, Nittmann co-founded Lola Visual Effects. Nittmann now serves as Managing Partner and Executive Producer at Lola Visual Effects where he draws from his extensive technical background and management consulting experience. He has worked on over 125 feature films.

Tim Yates has over 20 years of business experience with the last 15 focused on SAP systems architecture and program delivery.  He has a broad range of experience with a pragmatic, get the job done approach to engagements.  Tim specializes in development of SAP technical strategies and services for clients having successfully led multiple programs and projects.  His extensive SAP technical and functional background has enabled him to thrive in environments of all sizes and complexities.

Mike has 26 years of accounting and finance experience with a specialization in taxation and management of partnerships. After graduating from the University of Kentucky, Mike was hired by a small accounting firm in which he soon acquired partner status. In 1995, Mike passed the CPA exam with scores in the top 10% of the nation, and soon thereafter acquired his CPA license.

Diego Perelman has over 25 years of experience implementing ERP solutions and performed the last 16 as Project and Program Manager at large consulting firms. He also has held a wide range of leadership roles such as Data, Testing and Cutover manager and Order to Cash Subject Matter Expert. Diego has worked in a diverse group of industries including Oil & Gas, Agro-industrial, Consumer Products and Public Sector. Through his experience working on global SAP implementations and Latin America rollouts, Diego has established a communication and leadership style that has proven effective in complex project environments and geographies.

Prior to working at DataXstream Cailin Yates worked as an artist from 1994 to 2000. Her work, done primarily in pastel and gouache can be found in the Anheuser-Busch Corporate collection, Chesapeake Bank corporate collection as well as private collections. In 2009, during her time as an Avalon volunteer, Cailin joined the DataXstream team and founded the DataXstream Marketing department. Her artistic eye and specialization in visual rhetoric played a key role in her responsibilities. Cailin spent her first year creating the DataXstream brand, establishing brand awareness via digital channels, and content creation and curation. Eleven years later she now heads the DataXstream marketing team with all campaigns both internal and external.

Scott Walker joined DataXstream in 2012 as an IT admin and quickly established himself as an important liaison between DataXstream and Customers. Now the Vice President of Delivery, Scott oversees and handles a variety of product centric responsibilities. With a background in SAP SD and over 8 years of experience, Scott manages all OMS+ projects and product packaging and delivery. Because of his ability and desire to connect with clients, Scott also participates in the sales and pre-sales process by heading custom demonstrations alongside CEO Tim Yates and elaborating on in depth questions put forth by potential clients.

Born, raised, and educated in Germany, Marcus received his Masters degree in Business Administration from HHU University in Duesseldorf Germany. With 20 years of experience in the software industry, he has provided complementary and certified solutions for SAP to corporations such as Bose, Caterpillar, Chevron, Holcim, Osram and Northrop Grumman during his career. Marcus has lived in Europe, US and ASIA Pacific, gaining experience across different cultures, and most recently served as the Asia Pacific Managing Director for German headquartered xSuite Group. Marcus brings his expertise in software as a service (SaaS) sales to spearhead DataXstream’s sales expansion into new regions.

Hernan Gioioso joined DataXstream in 2014 as a technical architect and quickly
established himself as the head of the product development team.
With a background in SAP ABAP and over 19 years of experience, Hernan as the vice president of product development
oversees the development team and is largely responsible for the success of OMS+ tool.
Hernan manages his team across the world (USA, Europe, and Latin America)
Because of his ability to connect with clients, Hernan also participates in OMS+ implementation projects and collaborate with sales and presales.

Blake has over 15 years of SAP consulting experience and was one of the first employees at DataXstream. He leads the Solution Engineering teams involved in pre-sales, product demonstrations, sales and solution engineering, as well as product roadmap support. Blake specializes in a deep understanding of customer processes and needs, and building out the best solutions for the organization.

Blake holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Indiana University earned with high distinction.

Today, as a Sr. Vice President at DataXstream, Todd focuses on delivery and business development – two things that require many hats inside a vibrant and growing technology company. He draws on his 25 years of industry experience within the SAP Ecosystem to deliver customer success. Throughout his career, Todd has led or participated in SAP engagements of all sizes, scope, and reach across many different industries.  While partnering on active engagements, Todd also drives DataXstream’s Delivery Business unit.

As Vice President of Strategic Partnership, Ron Votto will lead DataXstream sales through their global partner relationships, Ron has over 25 years in technology and services sales, 8 of which have been with DataXstream, and has a strong background in order management, point of sale, and advanced planning and scheduling. Ron has sold and lead sales teams in North America, Europe, Korea and Japan. Ron is an avid practitioner of Occam’s Razor and uses this in his everyday life and business interactions. 

Alan Teel joined DataXstream in 2015 as a Systems Analyst. Prior to working at DataXstream Alan accumulated over a decade of experience working as a solutions engineer, repair technician and technology sales lead. As the Vice President of Operations, Alan oversees all internal infrastructure. This includes active directory, networking, system provisioning, dev-ops and more. Alan specializes in finding, implementing, integrating and maintaining solutions from business to technical process shortcomings. He is constantly looking to make iterative improvements to DataXstream’s infrastructure and technical stacks. Alan is a key component of driving DataXstream’s innovation.

Amanda is a key component of DataXstream’s complex financial operations and inner workings. Prior to joining the DataXstream team in 2019, Amanda spent several years working in the Accounting field by day and the Event Planning field by night (and weekends). After planning and coordinating over 200 weddings and events, Amanda retired from Event Planning to concentrate on her goals in the financial sector. She utilizes her specialized skill set to create a supportive and enjoyable working environment for DataXstream employees while ensuring that the business runs like a well-oiled machine.