Mr. Kumar is the founder of AST LLC. He has overseen strategic planning, marketing, and business development efforts, and set the bar for exemplary client service, ethics, and teamwork. Prior to establishing AST in 1995, Mr. Kumar was a Principal Consultant at Oracle Corporation and a Systems Analyst at Tata Engineering.
Mr. Kumar brings over 25 years of information technology and project management experience in the ERP industry and is the guiding force behind our excellent customer relations. He is responsible for establishing key account relationships and assisting with project management and execution across the Oracle product spectrum. He is active in trade circles, has delivered many presentations, and has moderated discussion panels at OAUG and other conferences.
In his work with the Oracle Applications Development team, Mr. Kumar was instrumental in achieving certification from the General Services Administration (GSA) of the United States Government for R10 of the Oracle Government Applications. As a key member of Oracle Corporation’s Vertical Applications group, Mr. Kumar helped to develop new functionality in R10, including budgetary control and FSG features. He worked with Oracle Government Services in implementing projects for large Oracle customers, including Fermilab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Bechtel.
Mr. Kumar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology, India.