As a Partner and Principal Consultant at Amick Brown, Arun is responsible for business development, maintaining trusted relationships with customers and providing solutions and direction. Arun served as a Solution Architect at AT&T and then Accenture with a focus on SAP ERP, Data Analytics and Technology Architecture. Arun joined Amick Brown to lead its first ever project and has since then worked with our partner companies helping to win and execute work for Amick Brown. Arun, along with the other Amick Brown partners, has been successfully working on the expansion of Amick Brown’s business into the public sector and the Cloud domain. He is also responsible for establishing and overseeing Amick Brown’s subsidiary, Amick Brown India.

Arun has all-around experience in the IT industry across functional and technical domains throughout his 24-year career. He has experience in functional areas such as Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Real Estate providing support in Architecture, Strategy, Vendor Selection and ERP and Analytics Solutions. He has performed various roles covering the entire software development lifecycle and numerous technologies from the development and management of complex technology landscapes to the nitty gritty troubleshooting of technical issues.

Arun has been an avid hiker since his college days and continues even now with many hiking and backpacking trips. In 2019 he has done several hikes in the California Sierras including the feat of climbing Mount Whitney in one day. He has a keen interest in history, economics and the financial markets. He also likes to spend time on sports, cooking, winemaking and music. He is a hobby guitarist and enjoys playing rock, blues and jam music.

Arun lives in San Ramon, California, with his wife of 18 years and two children who are also budding musicians.

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SPOTLIGHT – Sameer Gandhi, Managing Partner

As one of the Managing Partners of Amick Brown, Sameer delivers tangible business value to Amick Brown’s clients by working closely with customers and partners to maximize client’s investment in Enterprise systems, lowering TCO and cultivating mutually beneficial bi-directional relationships. For the past 29 years, Sameer has performed various roles in consulting companies as well as large IT organizations managing large onsite and offshore teams and building highly scalable data analytics solutions.  Sameer provides strategic services such as Analytics Assessment, Readiness, Technology Selection, Development of short term and long-term roadmap for Amick Brown customers.

Sameer is also involved in coaching and leadership support for youth in the community through the Boy Scouts of America and the national honor society called Order of the Arrow. He spent a few years as a Scoutmaster of a large troop, Troop 888 in San Ramon, CA. As a mentor for the scouts working on the rank of Eagle, the highest rank of the Boy Scouts, Sameer mentors and provides opportunities for young scouts to become responsible, participating citizens and leaders.

One of Sameer’s passions is long-distance running. In the past 6 years, Sameer has successfully completed numerous local as well as international marathons. The Big Sur International Marathon and the Mumbai Marathon are his favorite marathon events. Sameer enjoys spending time outdoors. He and his friends recently climbed Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48 states with a height of 14,508 ft.

Sameer lives in San Ramon, CA with his wife of 23 years. He has a son who is currently in college working on his undergraduate studies.

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Amick Brown has been certified by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) as an 8(a) Certified Small Business.  Entrance into the SBA’s 8(a) business development program was granted after Amick Brown successfully completed a rigorous application process to ensure that we met the SBA 8(a) program standards.

The 8(a) certification with its associated business development opportunities has a nine-year contract period and will allow Amick Brown to pursue sole source federal and state government contracts as well as set-aside contracts allocated to 8(a) certified companies.  We look forward to new opportunities to serve our customers in the government sector.

Anitha Brown, Managing Partner and Co-Founder commented saying “This is an exciting opportunity for Amick Brown.  Our company has had steady growth since its establishment in 2010.  Achieving 8(a) certification at this point in our history offers the potential for significant growth over the next few years.”

Amick Brown also offers the following technology services under GSA Schedule 70: SIN 132 51 – Information Technology Professional Services (NAICS 541511, 541512, 541513, 541519)

Amick Brown, LLC is an Information Technology consulting company providing IT consulting and staffing services with a focus on Cloud & Network Technologies, SAP and Business Intelligence.  We are also an SBA Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and are certified by the Women Business National Council (WBENC) as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). We are an SAP Services Silver Partner and are IS0 9001-2015 certified.

The company was formed in 2010 by a team of experienced IT professionals. We are headquartered in San Ramon, CA and have an additional office in Sacramento, CA. Our experienced IT professionals support customers nationwide in the commercial and public sectors. Our team has mature processes, established infrastructure and the ability to scale which enables us to quickly provide resources matching our customer’s requirements.

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We are excited to get to work!

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Our decision to pursue ISO 9001 accreditation supports our commitment to providing high-quality services to our clients and to our goals of continual improvement.  We have developed our quality management system in order to improve overall performance, to maintain a high-level of quality with regard to our services and to focus on customer satisfaction.

To become ISO 9001 compliant, Amick Brown developed key process plans and documentation, a quality manual, measurement, communication and purchasing plans, as well as processes to track non-conformances and corrective actions.  We would like to acknowledge The Core Solution.com – ISO Experts for Small Businesses (www.thecoresolution.com) for helping us to understand the standard, providing training to our team and guidance as we built processes to ensure our compliance.

Amick Brown underwent two comprehensive audits by Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. (www.pjr.com) in order to achieve the certification.  We are proud to say that there were no non-conformances noted.

We look forward to providing high quality services to our clients and to continual improvement.

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For the 4th year in row, Amick Brown will be listed on the San Francisco Business Times’ Fast 100 list representing the top 100 fastest growing private companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.  We also will be listed on the San Francisco Business Times’ list of 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the East Bay. As part of this coveted award, we will be featured in a special publication on October 20^th, as well as celebrated at a private awards event on October 17^th at the Four Seasons San Francisco.

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Sameer Gandhi presented at the Minneapolis Chapter ASUG Meeting on April 6, 2017

Presentation Abstract:

You thought you did everything right.  You bought those fancy business intelligence tools, spent all that money to implement them, and deployed the required reports and perhaps a few dashboards.

However, your users think:

• BI is not working
• Your BI team appears to keep reinventing the wheel
• You still don’t seem to get the required information in a timely manner, or
• You are simply wondering how you should define an appropriate BI roadmap for your organization.

This session will provide you necessary information about building a BI road map by considering four key areas: People, Process, Data, and Technology.

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How ready is your organization to take on a culture shift? I am not talking about a new CEO, or a new CIO, or CTO –

Can we talk about the cultural impact of real-time?  Can we discuss adding SAP HANA, Advanced BI tools like Lumira 2.0, or Simple Finance to your processes and abilities, and how this will affect your work culture? Beyond technology readiness, this is a decision factor that must be addressed for success.

Here are some concerns and realities:

1. Transitioning from IT driven reporting to self service: Deep dive, professional level reports will not go away, but there is a fear within IT that it will. Let’s face it, it has taken years of skill attainment, understanding data extraction, understanding business goals, and intricate graphic building that tell a story to the many.
2. Conversely, relief from report requests will cause proactivity: Another common conversation is with exasperated IT leaders who are bombarded with reporting requests that tie up their already formidable schedules. It will be a relief to give secure access and self-service so that the business can gather insights on their own.
3. Dollar ROI aside, HANA creates a chance to strategically shine: Our Managers, IT Leaaders, and Business Leaders were hired for a reason other than to chase R & A. What if we foster a culture of strategy, innovation, and positivity with these skillful folks? Someone who has the drive to think ahead of the next cycle will intuitively find monetized and non-monetized ways to make your company better.
4. Data is forcibly cleansed : The monkey on many companies’ backs before this transition will be resolved! A major technology shift , disparate systems, and cross departmental capability will cause a data clean-up extraordinaire . It is very, very common for this to be a primary bump in the road to a tech change. You are not alone!
5. The business units are brought to the tech decision table: Communication challenges lead to communication bliss once the sides understand one another. Having spoken candidly with many, on the tech side and the business side – You Both Want the Same Thing. Devising Change Management communication will change your life .
6. As well, the tech team is clearly valued in the success of resolving business problems:  Since both sides understand the motivations and skills of each other, symbiosis starts to occur.
7. Verifiable Accountability : With this new strength in data, speed, and R & A, owning a result is a constant. No more blame, no more delay. However, the positive is these same strengths, give you dramatic strength to run your business more collaboratively, strategically, and skillfully.

So, my friends, as you continue your advanced technology journey – remember that you are not alone. With the many hard and soft considerations, Amick Brown is here to navigate with you. Each situation is unique – and ready to move forward with the correct roadmap and perspective.

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