SWAGTAG - I am a SAP Champion

[SergioG_TX]

Hello #SAPCommunity happy friday, indeed. 

I am Sergio Guerrero and you can read about me here --> who is Sergio Guerrero  

I am an active contributor in the #SAPCommunity (english / spanish blogs) and I lead the Dallas TX group. I've been working in the areas of SAP HANA data modeling and Fiori (from the original XS classic, XSA, S/4 and CAP). Please feel free to ask me about HANA/CAP/Fiori here or in the community blogs.  I recently got my #SAPChampion polo and am glad to be wearing it today. 

let me introduce another set of champions so they can share their story @smarchesini  @KunalBansal   @Marssel700 @Ruthvik_Chowdary please tag your next champion.. let's keep it rolling

[SergioG_TX]

[Marssel700]

Hi everyone! Liked this idea, so I’ll go ahead and introduce myself since I was kindly picked by my friend Sérgio. I’ve been actively involved in the SAP Community since 2007. It’s an incredible opportunity to connect with SAP professionals from around the world and a great source of knowledge. I’m involved in Q&A and blogging, and I regularly participate in community events here in my country. I’ve attended 30 in-person community events and spoken at 9 virtual events.

I’m a former SAP Mentor and have been an SAP Champion since 2019. Marssel Vilaça - SAP Community

I’ve been a SAP FICO functional lead and SAP Trainer for a long time, and in SAP community I recently became a curator for my local group in Recife, where I live. We’ve organized one meetup, and soon we’ll be hosting the 4th SAP Inside Track in Recife this October Recife - SAP Community

I also got my blue polo! Thanks a lot, SAP Community!

* Oops, I almost forgot to keep the game going! I need to tag my picks now. Let me see about these two Champions... Do you think they'll be up for it?

@JimSpath and @NilPeksen 

[SergioG_TX]

Marssel, great intro and description of your involvement in the #SAPCommunity. Great pic too.

[JimSpath]

@Marssel700 and I go back a ways; maybe not as far back as my experiences with @Andre_Fischer,  also a Champion [TAG 1: Andre]. My second tagged is @Punith_Oswal as someone I am just meeting this year.

Random facts about me, as part of this welcome challenge: I'm an elder more than a veteran. Early Community meet-ups in 2007, where my name was misspelled: https://community.sap.com/t5/additional-blogs-by-sap/bof-sessions-at-community-day-las-vegas/ba-p/12...

Much more recently, a spotlight interview: https://community.sap.com/t5/welcome-corner-blog-posts/sap-champions-spotlight-interview-with-jim-sp...

I attended SAP TechEds in Philadelphia, Boston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Berlin, Bangalore, and Barcelona, plus ASUG events such as the co-located annual conference across the States. And to paraphrase Mitch Hedberg, I've done blog posts. I still do blog posts, but I used to do them too.

I did a video contest that had some notoriety here, and in India also: https://community.sap.com/t5/additional-blogs-by-members/india-20-oct-2011-scnotties-awards-teched-s...

There's a hat video of me around somewhere. For now, the SAP Champion swag shirt, not polo, but button-down 2 pocket work shirt (over a kurta in this shot, for some reason).

Dylan: Look out kid They keep it all hid Better jump down a manhole Light yourself a candle...

[Marssel700]

It’s always inspiring to see stories from the early days that bring back great memories. Thanks for keeping this fun challenge going.

Cheers!

[smarchesini]

It's the second time you bring up that pictures. Where is from ? ahahah

[harshavardhan98]

Great

[Ruthvik_Chowdary]

Thank you @SergioG_TX for this great initiate and picking me up .

This is me with my new SAP Champion SWAG

 Since 2015, I have been an active contributor to the SAP Community, authoring over 50 blogs and participating in numerous Q&A sessions. I also manage a YouTube channel, "Ruthvik Chowdary - YouTube," which has garnered over 1.5 million views.

My involvement in the SAP Community extends to organizing, volunteering, speaking, and attending various events across India. My expertise lies in SAP S/4HANA Logistics, and I have been recognized as an SAP Champion since 2020. Ruthvik Chowdary - SAP Community

Additionally, I curate the local SAP group Hyderabad, where I reside. Recently, we organized a Stammtisch Plus event and are preparing to host the SAP Inside Track in Hyderabad this September.

I would like to Nominate @Chandra_Bhushan @MariettaLopez @david_ruizb & @lingaiahvanam as i have many friends but I limited to 4 🙂 so others get chance to tag and roll the ball. 

[SergioG_TX]

looks great !  thank you for tagging others, let's keep it rolling. I recently (last year) met @lingaiahvanam here in Dallas at a local Stammtisch. Glad you guys are also connected. And of course, my friend @MariettaLopez who has always included me in the SIT from Mexico 🙂 and I met her at SAP TechED in Las Vegas a few times.  woo-hoo!!

[Marssel700]

Great to see you rocking the new SAP Champions shirt, Ruthvik! I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who didn’t wait to iron it before snapping a pic! 😄

[Ruthvik_Chowdary]

Thank you @Marssel700, Yes in the excitement I didn't worry about Iron 😉

[MRobalinho]

kkkkkkkkk!

[smarchesini]

By mistake I see also you call @MariettaLopez she is the start!

50 blogs are a lot, great work @Ruthvik_Chowdary 

[KatherineKenneally]

I'm loving all the photos of our amazing SAP Champions! @SergioG_TX @Ruthvik_Chowdary @JimSpath @Marssel700 
In addition, it's great for all of our community members, especially the newcomers, to get to know who our champions are and who they can connect with on various topics!

Thank you!!

[smarchesini]

Hello Everyone,

I'd like to share my story with you.

First, a big thank you to @SergioG_TX ! I really admire him for his local group and the BBQ pictures he sometimes posts. I hope to meet him in person soon. He also tagged one of my closest SAP Champion friends, @Marssel700 , who is also a friend of mine and a former colleague.

To introduce myself:
I was once a DJ by passion and a not-so-great computer science student. I decided to become a consultant because I love to travel and meet people from around the world or across the nation. But after starting work as an SAP partner, I fell in love with it all over again. 💿
Me as a young dj

The incredible community motivated me to become a speaker at SAP Inside Track events, participate in events across Europe, and organize the first  SAP meetup in Italy. I've written several blogs specifically about BTP and SAPUI5, and I'm a passionate SAP developer. I’ve always tried (and still do, though less frequently now) to help SAPUI5 developers in the community as much as I can. ☁️

Now, I'm in the U.S. and working on building a new community in NYC. I’ve already organized the first meetup and am planning the second and third ones.

Me with the new polo

I can't wait to meet you all. I’d like to tag:

• @MariettaLopez : Because I was in Mexico City, but I was busy and didn’t get to meet her.
• @NilPeksen  : Because she was the first Champion and an inspiration for me to organize my first meetup. She’s super kind and fun to hang out with in her city.
• @patty_1982 : A former colleague who build my first SAP Inside Track when I was a Speaker and she is an incredibly skilled and capable SAP Champion. She also advice me to a restaurant in Rome that I’ll never forget and continue to visit every time I’m in the city.

I didn’t do it on purpose, but I ended up mentioning all women in tech. Big shoutout to them! 💪

[Marssel700]

Great my friend. I have to say, your DJ skills would be perfect for spinning at the next SAP Inside Track happy hour. Let’s turn that closing session into a dance floor! What do you think? 😀

[KatherineKenneally]

Very cool @smarchesini !! 

@Marssel700 - I'll be there!!!

[SergioG_TX]

I second that!  in past tech eds in Las Vegas, there used to be a band... so why not include a DJ too 🙂 awesome......   speaking of community.. this is a world wide community & glad to be a part of it

[smarchesini]

@KatherineKenneally  and @Marssel700  I lost my touch and all the tools are in Italy. 
But I still enjoy the music

[SergioG_TX]

thanks Sebastiano!  next time you're in Dallas, let me know and I will take you to a BBQ place. I will be at Tech Connect, so hope to see you there too

[smarchesini]

I want !!!! Please!

Texas is for sure one of the place I want to visit!

[SergioG_TX]

Happy Birthday Sebastiano!

[StephanieMarley]

@SergioG_TX how are you? It is great to see you in the welcome corner welcoming new community members! Hopefully your Texas summer hasn't been too hot and that you had some fun time off! See you at TechEd I hope!

[SergioG_TX]

i'll be there... Texas is always HOT. this is the time of year when it's in the 100+ everyday.

Free tanning for whoever needs it lol. Funny story, last year when we had the RAP/CAP Code Jam  I told some people that came from out of town to walk on the shaded side of the street since they are not used to this heat/sun. lol

[StephanieMarley]

Looking great as usual SAP Champions! @smarchesini so fun to know that you are a DJ for your side gig! Do you have some tunes to spin for our next SAP mentor and SAP champion meet up!!😁🎶

[KatherineKenneally]

❤️ @StephanieMarley I'm starting to think we asked @smarchesini for the wrong kind of playlist!! 
Next year:
1) SAP TechEd session playlist
2) Sebastiano special DJ playlist !!

@Marssel700 😀

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[Narasimha]

 My SAP profile 

[SergioG_TX]

hi Narasimha - thank you for sharing your pic and your profile! 

Go Packers!

[Narasimha]

Thank you and happy to see all here

[smarchesini]

Look at you, nice!!! 😎

[StephanieMarley]

Hello! I hope that all is well for you! It is nice to see you in the Swag tagging!!