Paul is Dean (Academic) at Holmes Institute and is responsible for the academic quality of all higher education programs offered by Holmes Institute. Holmes Institute is the largest private non-university higher education provider in Australia Paul was previously Associate Professor in Information Systems at Victoria University responsible for their SAP education and research. He is also Principle Consultant at Hawking Solutions. Paul is considered as one of the leading commentators on ERP systems and Business Intelligence and specifically SAP solutions. His knowledge is well respected in both industry and academia and accordingly is often required to assist companies with their SAP strategies and understanding of SAP solutions. He has presented at leading SAP and academic conferences around the world. Paul trains and advises academics around the world in regards to ERP systems and Business Intelligence curriculum. Paul was voted by the SAP community as one of the Top Ten Most Influential People in SAP for Australia and New Zealand (2009, 2010, 2012). He was awarded "Outstanding Academic 2010" by SAP.Paul is a SAP Mentor and was the first academic to achieve this level of recognition. SAP Mentors are an elite group of highly-engaged and knowledgeable members of the SAP ecosystem. Nominated by peers and selected by SAP. There are 150 SAP Mentors worldwide. The SAP related curriculum and training materials Paul has developed is used by universities throughout the world. Paul is also one Australia's best selling IT authors having written 11 books which are sold around the world. The Microsoft Stable book series has been in publication since 1995. The Microsoft Stable was the first book in Australia to have a supporting website. The book series has had more than $4million in sales to date. Specialties: SAP ERP systems, Business Intelligence, SAP University AlliancesMore details can be found at https://hawking.solutions