The Kantata Catalyst Awards celebrate the pioneering spirit of our exceptional customers at Kantata Converge.
Congratulations to the exceptional individuals and teams who have been honored at Kantata Converge 2024 for their groundbreaking contributions to the professional services industry.
2024 Client Experience Champion
Sylvia Kong Isbell
Principal Business Analyst at Esri
For her role, through participation in Co-Innovation Councils with Kantata Product Management, in shaping a better client experience not just for her users but for the wider Kantata user community.
2024 Innovation Champion
Mike Wilson-Phillips
Head of Delivery Operations, Qodea
For playing a key role in the integration of teams and technology through the merger of Appsbroker and CTS, resulting in improved resource management, MI reporting, and project visibility across teams.
2024 Results Champion
Scott Lee
Director of Business Applications at Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP
For leading an impressive transformation effort with Kantata at his previous company, consolidating systems to drive significant cost saving and boost operational efficiency across departments.
2024 Results Champion
Ryan O’Shea
Vice President Customer Services at Digital.ai
For driving a significant increase in billable utilization and helping his organization exceed their productive utilization goal.
Past Award Recipients
2023 Client Experience Champion
Laura Turner
Senior Application Administrator at West Monroe
For overseeing an ERP integration effort that saves 30 hours per month through automation
2023 Client Experience Champion
Joe Mackie
Manager of Client Servicesat Watermark Insights
For leading initiatives that improved the customer experience and increased PM team utilization from 40% to 75%
2023 Innovation Champion
Michael Beadle
Director AMER Services at Nutanix
For empowering project managers with six automated reports, four dashboards, and nearly 75 project templates
2023 Innovation Champion
Derick Chiong
Business Operations Manager at 8x8 Inc
For spearheading an automated process linking Salesforce and Kantata that saves 730 hours annually