Mark Balleza is an industry veteran, with more than 17 years of experience in enterprise architecture and development. He currently works as a senior technical manager, leading efforts in all technical aspects of an SAP deployment, which includes managing an offshore team of 60-100 developers and technical resources. He is the owner of his own consulting firm, MARBAL LLC, and has been working with SAP since graduating in 1997. His 17 years of experience in SAP includes ABAP programming, utilizing both past and present development platforms in the majority of SAP modules. His clients and employers include oil and gas industry, defense, insurance, as well other government agencies. There are no limits to his career goals, and he is always looking to explore new fields in the enterprise and emerging technology space. Mark holds both a BA and an MA degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA.