Kunal Kulkarni
About Kunal Kulkarni
Kunal Kulkarni serves as an Associate Principal at Bristlecone, where he has worked since 2021, following a progressive career in SAP BASIS technology that began in 2011. He has extensive experience in managing SAP implementations and support across various industries, demonstrating strong leadership and technical skills.
Work at Bristlecone
Kunal Kulkarni has been with Bristlecone since 2011, progressing through various roles over the years. He currently serves as Associate Principal, a position he has held since 2021. Prior to this, he worked as a Senior SAP Basis Consultant from 2016 to 2021, and as an SAP Basis Consultant from 2013 to 2016. His initial role at Bristlecone was as Associate Consultant SAP BASIS from 2011 to 2013. Throughout his tenure, he has gained extensive experience in SAP BASIS technology.
Education and Expertise
Kunal Kulkarni possesses extensive expertise in SAP BASIS technology, with a focus on sectors such as automotive, shipbuilding, and healthcare. His experience includes full-scale implementations, release upgrades, and enhancement upgrades of various SAP solutions, including SAP ERP ECC, PI, BW, EP, SCM, CRM, SAP BOBJ, and BODS. He specializes in SAP Shared Support Services, managing a diverse clientele of over 10 clients for BASIS implementation and support.
Background
Kunal Kulkarni has a solid background in SAP BASIS technology, having worked at Bristlecone for over a decade. His career began as an Associate Consultant SAP BASIS, where he developed foundational skills that he has built upon in subsequent roles. His work has involved significant projects, including OS/DB migrations in both Linux + Oracle and Windows + MSSQL environments.
Achievements
Kunal Kulkarni has successfully executed one-step migrations from ECC 6.0 to S/4 HANA 1610 and 1511 using DMO. He has also managed upgrades and implementations of SAP Solution Manager versions 7.2, 7.1, and 7.0, which included configurations such as Solman, EWA reporting, technical monitoring, ITSM, and ChaRM. His leadership and team-building skills have contributed to delivering quality solutions while adhering to service level agreements.