Christian Savelli

Christian Savelli is a Senior Information Engineer and Business Intelligence Solution Architect with multiple SAP certifications covering HANA, BW and ECC applications and published books and articles in international BI journals.

He has expertise in managing all aspects of the information creation process, utilizing SAP BI technologies to satisfy strategic, analytical and reporting needs. Experienced in working internationally with culturally diverse, distributed teams, he has managed, led and delivered several, large-scale SAP BI initiatives for companies across the globe, including the Americas, Europe and Pacific region.

He started his career at SAP and subsequently held senior level positions at consulting companies Deloitte and Accenture. His education background includes a Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics Engineering and a Master of Science in Bioengineering both from University of Sao Paulo, as well as Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.

Client Projects: Retail (Sobeys, Loblaw) / Chemical (Dow Corning) / Pharmaceutical (McKesson) / Oil & Gas (Shell) / Mining (Rio Tinto, Xstrata-Glencore) / Professional Services (IBM, PwC, SAP) / Consumer Goods (Bose) / Technology (Newport, CA Technologies) / Telecommunications (Alcatel-Lucent ) / Courier Parcels (Canada Post Corporation)

Tools: SAP HANA / SAP BW / SAP ECC / SAP CRM / SAP DMO / PCA / Smart Data Access / SDI / Data Services / BO Analysis / BEx Analyser / BO Webi / BO IDT / IQ / HPQC / MS Project / MS Office

Publications & Presentations:

Books:

SAP BW/4HANA – An Introduction

SAP Press
Authors: Christian Savelli, Jesper Christensen, Joe Darlak, Marcos Poles, Kong Li, Riley Harrington

SAP BW on HANA

Espresso Tutorials [eBook & Print edition]
Author: Christian Savelli

Articles:

Demystifying Machine Learning in 10 Questions and Answers.
LinkedIN Publishing, Feb/2017

Quick 10-step guide on: Installing SAP HANA HXE and related Eclipse-based SAP plugins in your machine.
LinkedIN Publishing, Jan/2017

Agile Data Virtualization in SAP BW with Open Operational DataStore Views
WISPublishing SAP BI Experts, Oct/2016

Methods for Identifying and Remediating Custom ABAP Code Issues when Migrating SAP BW to SAP HANA
SAP Professional Journal / SAP Experts – WIS Publishing, Apr/2016

Complement Warm Data Management in SAP HANA with Dynamic Tiering
SAP professional journal, Jun/2015

How to Move Your Data into SAP HANA with SDA and BODS
SAP professional journal, Nov/2014

Expand Target Groups Using SAP BW Data in Segment Builder
SAP technical journal CRM Expert Newsletter, Aug/Sep 2006 – Volume 4, Issue 7

Integrate SCM Event Management with SAP BW for Enhanced Reporting
SAP technical journal / SCM Expert Newsletter, Oct 2004

Transform an InfoPackage into a Smart Extraction Tool
SAP technical journal / BW Expert Newsletter, Nov/Dec 2003

Use Boolean Functions to Add Analytical Capability to Your BW Reports
SAP technical journal / BW Expert Newsletter, June 2003

White Papers:

SAP Insider Editor’s Desk e-Newsletter – April 2004
Four Key Data Modeling Strategies for Better Data Integration

Conferences:

BW and Portals Conference, Orlando, Florida USA – March 2004
– Avoid Island of Information with proper SAP BW data modeling techniques
– How to succeed with an SAP BW and SCM Event Manager Integration