Demo Series:
Move Finance Forward

Wayne has over 20 years in EPM. Wayne started his career implementing EPM solutions for customers across a wide range of industries and geographies. Working for Hyperion, IBM and Oracle, Wayne has had a large range of roles Consulting, Presales, Sales, Partner and territory manager and lastly Marketing where he helped Oracle launch their Cloud EPM business processes. Wayne often speaks at conferences and writes thought leadership articles on EPM.

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Drew Smith is a Solution Engineer focused on Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM and he is based out of the Boston Area. Drew received his BBA in Finance from the University of Iowa with certification in Risk Management and Insurance. Drew has helped many financial leaders move their business forward by showcasing the power and flexibility of Scenario Planning.

Marc Seewald is a vice president of EPM Product Management at Oracle, and has 20+ years of experience in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). He has in-depth experience across the financial close, FP&A, and tax reporting domains, and has worked with numerous Global 2000 companies. Marc joined Oracle 8+ years ago and leads multiple product lines within Oracle EPM. Prior to joining Oracle, he was vice president of product management at Longview Solutions – a North American-based EPM software company.

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Eric Kaplan is Principal Solution Engineer at Oracle with over 20 years of experience in various Finance roles. He has in-depth working with large multi-national companies on how to effectively leverage best practices in Treasury and Cash Management. Eric joined Oracle in 2019 as a Principal Solutions Engineer focusing on EPM Cloud applications. Prior to joining Oracle, he was vice president of sales for BELLIN – a Treasury and Cash Management technology provider.

Wayne has over 20 years in EPM. Wayne started his career implementing EPM solutions for customers across a wide range of industries and geographies. Working for Hyperion, IBM and Oracle, Wayne has had a large range of roles Consulting, Presales, Sales, Partner and territory manager and lastly Marketing where he helped Oracle launch their Cloud EPM business processes. Wayne often speaks at conferences and writes thought leadership articles on EPM.

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Cindy O’Reilly has been a leader in the Planning and Analytics space since the 1990s and has experience in various planning methodologies, specifically zero-based budgeting (ZBB). She authored a book around the topic of Business Intelligence/Decision Support in 2003, Intelligent BI for the New Economy.

Marc Seewald is a vice president of EPM Product Management at Oracle, and has 20+ years of experience in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). He has in-depth experience across the financial close, FP&A, and tax reporting domains, and has worked with numerous Global 2000 companies. Marc joined Oracle 8+ years ago and leads multiple product lines within Oracle EPM. Prior to joining Oracle, he was vice president of product management at Longview Solutions – a North American-based EPM software company.

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Colton Bretschneider is an EPM Solutions Engineer specializing in the Higher Education & Healthcare industries. Before working at Oracle, he worked in reimbursement consulting at Plante Moran, and is a graduate from Michigan State University with a degree in Accounting.

Enrique has hold management positions in global companies that develop and commercialize high technology solutions and services during the last 25 years (software, hardware and networks). He developed his career in Asia, North America and Europe. During the last 13 years Enrique helped defining and implementing Oracle’s Global offering as Industry Solutions provider with a more recent focus on IoT, Big Data & AI emerging technologies used by G2000 organizations. Before Oracle, he held senior management positions in the area of Services, Supply Chain and Manufacturing at AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Telefonica, Agere and Indra.

Emma has over 15 years of experience working in the enterprise software industry and highly focused on helping companies be more data-driven and agile. Working for 3VR, Planful and most recently Oracle, Emma has had roles in marketing strategy, partner and business development, demand generation, and product marketing. With a passion for EPM and EDM, Emma often contributes to thought leadership articles and speaks in webcasts on these topics.

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Drew Wilson has been with Oracle since 2006. In that time, he has implemented Oracle Data Management solutions before moving to the SE role in 2007 where he has worked with some of the largest and most complex organizations successfully solving their data management and alignment challenges. Prior to his Oracle tenure, he spent 11 years managing Accounting, Finance and Financial Systems organizations developing his passion for the importance of data as a valuable asset.

John has been with Oracle for over 20 years, 8 of which were in consulting working with customers to manage large global ERP and advanced planning projects. John brings to companies a strong manufacturing, supply chain, and industry background. His implementation and business experiences help customers to use technology to solve business issues, gain competitive advantage, and to adapt to the rapidly evolving needs of the digital age. John has been a frequent speaker at industry events.

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Mike is an experienced business architect practitioner with a focus on the Quote to Cash and Issue to Resolution. He has over 25 years experience working in enterprise solutions sales for CX and ERP. He received his MA focused in Social Studies Secondary Ed from Widener University.