Pravin Kumar

As the founder and President of AST Corporation, Pravin oversees the strategic planning, marketing and business development efforts of the company. He brings over 18 years of information technology and project management experience in the ERP industry and is the guiding force behind AST's excellent customer relations. Prior to establishing AST in 1995 he was a Principal Consultant at Oracle Corporation and a Systems Analyst at Tata Engineering. Pravin holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology, India.

Shaji Zechariah

Executive Vice President

As an Executive Vice President of AST Corporation, Shaji has the overall responsibility for service delivery and technical operations of the firm. Shaji brings over 15 years of experience in operations, project management and ERP implementation in the service, government, manufacturing and insurance sectors. Prior to joining AST, he was a senior member of the Applications consulting practice with Oracle Corporation in the North Central region and Senior Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services. Shaji holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bombay in India.

Martin H. Small

Vice President, Business Development

As Vice President of Business Development since 2000, Marty leads AST's new business development and marketing team. He is also responsible for AST's strategic business alliance programs and helped guide the firm towards attaining the Certified Advantage Partnership with Oracle in 2004. Marty has over 30 years of sales, marketing, new product development and management experience in the health care, consumer products and government sector. Prior to joining AST he held several senior level sales & marketing positions including - VP Business Development at Team Rehabilitation Systems, Inc., Director National Accounts at Bergen-Brunswig Corporation. As Founder and CEO Welcome Home America, Harvard Health Care, and Hydro-Med Products, Inc. he orchestrated the sale of Harvard and Hydro-Med to large multi-national firms in the Patient Care provider and Health Industry supply arenas. Marty holds a BSBA Marketing degree from Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois.

Fatima Beach

Vice President, Human Resources

As the Vice President of Human Resources, Fatima has the overall responsibility for all HR and Payroll functions. She has been instrumental in establishing a corporate culture and policies that have resulted in AST's industry leading employee satisfaction and retention levels. Prior to joining AST, Fatima was the Manager of Human Resources and Academy Instructor at DARC Corporation. Fatima is a certified CRM instructor at Oracle University and Manager of Human Resources and Training at the Environments Group where she established Environments Group Corporate University. Fatima holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resources from the Loyola University Chicago's Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Loyola University Chicago's School of Business.

Bernard Doyle

Practice Director

As the Oracle Practice Director since 2001, Bernard is actively involved in the delivery, management and quality assurance of AST's Oracle E-Business projects. He has over 20 years of ERP industry experience from Oracle Applications Release 9 to the latest Release 11i. Prior to joining AST, he was a Project Manager and Principal Functional Consultant at Whitman-Hart. Bernard also served in many accounting roles as an Assistant Controller, Cost Accountant and Public Accountant for firms such as Bell & Howell, General Binding Corporation and Reicin, Pollack & Company. Bernard holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance degree from Loyola University's Graduate School of Business, Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from Illinois State University.

Robert E. Henry

Director, Marketing & Communications

As the Director of Marketing and Communications, Robert has been instrumental in developing AST's marketing department and structuring its corporate communications practices.  Robert heads up AST's marketing and services offering campaigns, corporate communications and the proposal development team. Prior to joining AST, he was Marketing Manager, Business Communications Director, and Publications Manager for firms such as Seismiq, Inc., Cabot Electronics, Computer Associates, Blue Meteor, Inc, and Inso Corporation. Robert holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Management from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.