Board of Directors

Board of Directors

You’ve probably heard, “Many hands make for light work” – whoever said that would have been a great volunteer for this group, as that’s our philosophy. Here you’ll find a list of current board member volunteers and their roles. Each volunteer would welcome your stepping up to help out if you’d care to participate as well, so feel free to reach out and contribute!

Kate Helmer

SIG Coordinator/Chair

Huron Consulting Group

Kate Helmer is an Oracle ACE and has been a member of the Hyperion community for over a decade. She is a Senior Director at Huron Consulting Group in their Enterprise Solutions & Analytics practice. She gives back to the Oracle community via her blog and is a frequent presenter at various Oracle conferences. She was formerly the Education Coordinator on the Hyperion/Oracle EPM SIG Board of Directors. You can find Kate's blog at www.hyperionbarbie.com and follow her twitter at @hyperionbarbie.

Nitesh Argal

Co-Chair

Caresoft Inc
Nitesh Argal is a Project Manager at Caresoft Inc. He has over a decade of experience in managing and delivering successful EPM projects of varying sizes. He is a certified implementation expert on various products of the Oracle EPM Suite and has in-depth knowledge of architecting and designing EPM solutions. He is an active member of the Oracle community and a frequent speaker at various Oracle conferences.


Arun Raj

Social Media Coordinator


Deloitte Canada

Arun started his career as an ERP Technical consultant and has been working in Oracle EPM space since 2015. He loves working on both ERP and EPM. Depending on the project/client requirements he is either an ERP Technical Architect or an EPM Solution Architect.

Arun has an ERP/EPM Technical blog, YouTube Channel and has been working on his podcast.
He loves giving back to the community by conducting free educational sessions on ERP/EPM topics. When he is not working, Arun loves spending time with his family and exploring nature.


Azmat Bhatti

Communications Chair

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The Hackett Group, Inc.

Azmat is a Technical Delivery Manager EPM for The Hackett Group, Inc. His focus is the analysis, configuration, design, development, integration, implementation and support of ERP/EPM/BI solutions. He has the ability to coordinate and lead mid to large scale projects with a high degree of effectiveness. Azmat is proactive and solutions-oriented, with a reputation for leading high-performance teams and understanding business needs. He is a frequent speaker at OATUG, Kscope and Open World. He is also the lead for Hyperion User Group in Toronto, Canada.

Harsh Dave

Board Member

AST LLC

Harsh is currently a Manager at AST LLC where he leads teams implementing EPM Cloud products. He started his career as a system analyst at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts where he loved every minute learning about Oracle EPM. From there, Harsh started consuming material from books, blogs, webinars, and whatever other sources he could find.

Now, Harsh is trying to reach out to as many interested people as possible and guide them towards educational material and EPM content. Harsh is from Toronto, Ontario and in his personal time he loves hiking and attempting to stay active.

Get Involved

There is no shortage of opportunities for you to get involved – just jump right in!

Meet Your Domain Leads

Our EPM DOMAIN LEADS provide a strong combination of product expertise as well as deep practical knowledge of the value behind the solutions that the SIG users have in place.  As part of the OATUG Hyperion SIG team, they are our "go to" resources when it comes to their respective specialty.  Whether its a matter of approving content, providing content, or sharing feedback, these folks are in place to step up on an as needed basis.  We're excited and proud to have this team affiliated with our SIG.

Check back soon for news on our domain leads team...

Open Positions

If you are interested in volunteering with the SIG, please send us an email.