Kulvir Kaila

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, ACUMATICA

Full-service ERP and business management consulting firm serving SMB and mid-market clients across North America, with expertise in Acumatica and Sage Intacct.

• Lead all activities of the Acumatica software development team, owning the development methodology and continuously refining processes and best practices.
• Manage a team of Acumatica Developers and Solutions Architects, staying close to both architecture decisions and team development, while also overseeing subcontractor partnerships to ensure consistent delivery standards.
• Drove the adoption of GitHub Copilot as a standard part of the development workflow, building guidelines around AI suggestions within Acumatica's framework-specific patterns, creating onboarding documentation for faster developer ramp-up, and establishing code review standards ensuring AI-generated code meets Acumatica best practices, security, and maintainability requirements.
• Delivered a significantly improved Acumatica upgrade process by incorporating GitHub Copilot into the upgrade workflow — the team now moves through compatibility reviews, graph extension updates, and deprecated API changes much faster than before.
• Serve on the corporate AI steering committee, contributing to company-wide AI strategy, policies, and processes including guardrails for safe usage and protection of sensitive client and organizational information.
• Active participant in the AI Innovation Hub at Enlit, engaging in industry panel discussions on AI and workforce transformation.
• Participating in the Acumatica Summit 2026 Hackathon, continuing to push AI-driven ERP innovation.
• Named Acumatica Developer MVP for 2026, marking 5 consecutive MVP recognitions.

DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT / SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Leading Canadian ERP partner for Acumatica and Sage Intacct cloud solutions.

• Led the Cloud Solutions Group development team, setting strategy and delivery standards for client ERP customizations.
• Architected and developed custom solutions on Acumatica using C# .NET, REST APIs, and the Acumatica Framework.
• Built an AI-powered Email-to-Sales Order agent for Acumatica, placing first at the Acumatica Summit 2025 Hackathon.
• Named Acumatica Developer MVP for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025 for technical community contributions and published developer content on acumatica.com.
• Published technical articles on the official Acumatica blog covering developer tooling, local instances, REST web services, and API best practices.
• Elected company director by peers for three consecutive terms, contributing to quarterly strategic planning.

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT / ERP CONSULTANT

SAP, IBM, and Microsoft Certified solutions partner for systems integration in North America. Vision33 acquired Encaptis during this tenure.

• Designed and developed custom C# .NET solutions for SAP Business One clients across multiple industries including retail, distribution, and telecommunications.
• Implemented SAP Business One with SAP Intercompany for a large offshore/onshore oil rig telecommunications company headquartered in Houston, spanning 35 legal entities and 250+ users.
• Managed complex multi-entity financials and developed custom integrations to extend SAP Business One functionality.
• Liaised with Business Analysts, Project Managers, and clients to define requirements and deliver quality outcomes.
• Technologies: C#, WPF, Silverlight, WCF, .NET Framework 4.0/3.5, Visual Studio, SQL Server 2005-2012, Team Foundation Server.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Global leader in technology solutions for the casino and gaming industry.

• Developed custom solutions for Bally's Casino Management System as part of a 3-year BC Lottery Corporation project.
• Built WPF applications to support a player award loyalty program.
• Coordinated delivery of patches between the Bally development team and BCLC.
• Technologies: C#, WPF, SSIS, WCF, .NET 4.0/3.5, SQL Server 2008, StarTeam.

WEB PRODUCT SPECIALIST

Voice-enabled social networking and entertainment services across North America.

• Championed the design, development, and implementation of the company's internet platform feature sets.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with product, brand, and development teams on product roadmaps.
• Established cost-effective plans to deliver differentiated customer experiences.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Global provider of automated meter reading technology and enterprise software for energy and water providers.

• Led UI development for a web-based Workforce Management solution and the C# .NET Field Collection System.
• Incorporated User-Centric Design methodology into the C# Field Collection Analytics tool, improving customer satisfaction.
• Delivered a GPS solution using Microsoft MapPoint via rapid prototyping, on time and on budget.
• Received award recognition for team effort and efficiency in delivering Itron's Enterprise Meter Data Management system with a remote team.
• Developed style guides and interaction documentation spanning mobile, web, and thick client applications.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

• Developed 32-bit stand-alone applications in Visual Basic 6.0 for HVAC and building controls systems.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER (CO-OP)

• Developed web pages using Visual InterDev 6.0 and created Active Server Pages with VB scripting.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER (CO-OP)

• Developed new software applications in Visual Basic 5.0 and migrated legacy 16-bit applications to 32-bit platforms.