The Team
We are the Office of the CTO, driving the development and engagement around the SAP Architecture Center.
We enable community collaboration and innovation by providing a modern, GitHub-based platform for building, publishing, and governing SAP reference solution architectures.
Our Team Structure
The Architecture Center does not operate with a traditional, fixed team. Instead, it relies on a dynamic network of contributors who collaborate with us on a temporary basis. These contributors include individuals from our organization as well as external partners. This flexible team structure is a deliberate choice that brings several advantages:
- Flexibility: Without the constraints of a rigid team, we can adapt quickly to changing needs and priorities.
- Creativity: This open contributor model fosters diverse perspectives and innovative ideas, enhancing our ability to create impactful architectural solutions.
- Collaboration: By engaging with a broad community, we harness a wide range of expertise and experiences, enriching the outcomes of our efforts. Embracing this non-traditional team approach enables the Architecture Center to remain agile and continuously evolve, while encouraging active participation and knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries.
The core team
They have been there from the very beginning, contributing to everything from framework exploration to small proof-of-concepts, while also shaping the architecture and governance.
| Name | Activity | Role | GitHub | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Olivier 'PO' Basseville | Research & Development, Design | Project Lead | GitHub | |
| Navya Khurana | Research & Development | Technical Lead | GitHub | |
| Julian Schambeck | Research & Development | Custom components integration | GitHub |
The evolving team (extended)
When professional support was needed, a team of skilled colleagues stepped in to push the boundaries with expertise and dedication.
| Name | Activity | Role | GitHub | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James 'Jim' Rapp | Research & Development | Co-Lead & Content Lead | GitHub | |
| Johanna Gonzalez | Research & Development, Design | SAP UI5 integration | GitHub | |
| Gabriel Kevorkian | Research & Development | Docusaurus black-belt | GitHub | |
| Robin Purschwitz | Research & Development | - | GitHub | |
| Max Lienhardt | Research & Development | - | GitHub | |
| MHD Iyad Al Hafez | Research & Development | - | GitHub | - |
| Ajit Kumar Panda | Authentication & Joule integration | - | GitHub | |
| Vedant Gupta | Research & Development | Architecture Validator (Lead) | GitHub | |
| Swati Maste | Research & Development | Architecture Validator | GitHub | |
| Jonas Mohr | Research & Development | Architecture Validator | GitHub | |
| Praveen Kumar Padegal | Guidance & Support | Architecture Validator | GitHub | |
| Abhishek Sharma | Research & Development | Quick Start (Lead) | GitHub | |
| Tobias Gabriel | Guidance & Support | GitHub & Open Source | GitHub |
The other contributors
Many individuals contributed to this project, and we are deeply grateful for their support. To everyone who offered help — whether large or small — you know who you are, and we thank you.
A special thanks goes to our content creators, whose work is the foundation of this site.