Adam Olshansky

As an #AwesomeAdmin, you might have been a bit hesitant about the coding side of the Platform. But chances are, you already know a ton about writing code and might not realize it. Join us to learn more about Apex Basics in Admin terms and find out how utilizing functionality such as Objects, Fields, Formulas, Workflow Rules, Flows, and Processes are just a small step away from writing Apex.

Come to learn about the capabilities of the Salesforce Platform Cache to vastly improve the performance of your code, especially if you use computationally expensive processes or queries. We'll walk through real examples and show how much of a performance improvement can be gained with minimal configuration and barely any code.

Rather than duplicating data and setting up integrations with external systems, display, update, and connect your external data directly in Salesforce without having to migrate it. Learn how to set up Salesforce Connect (formerly Lightning Connect) and integrate your External Objects with Standard and Custom objects with full CRUD permissions.

My first presentation on the Dreamforce Developers Track! As developers, we are all familiar with the concept of DRY, but what's the most effective way to achieve this? Join us to explore design patterns for writing code that removes metadata dependencies and conforms to agile development. Structuring your code this way reduces the amount of repetitive code and test methods you'll write, while making it more maintainable and reusable. We'll highlight techniques using Dynamic Apex and the… Show more

My first presentation on the Dreamforce Developers Track! As developers, we are all familiar with the concept of DRY, but what's the most effective way to achieve this? Join us to explore design patterns for writing code that removes metadata dependencies and conforms to agile development. Structuring your code this way reduces the amount of repetitive code and test methods you'll write, while making it more maintainable and reusable. We'll highlight techniques using Dynamic Apex and the Tooling API that can be used across multiple code bases so you can create code that consumes fewer governor limits. We'll also cover techniques for addressing optional Salesforce features that help in developing managed packages. Show less

Presented 2, 3-minute Salesforce admin hacks to an audience and competed against 3 others. Won 70% of the 52 audience votes for their favorites and was crowned Admin Champion!

Rather than duplicating data and setting up integrations with external systems, display and connect your external data directly in Salesforce without having to migrate it. Learn how to set up Lightning Connect and integrate your External Objects with Standard and Custom objects. You'll realize Lightning Connect's full potential as we go into use cases and limitations of Lightning Connect, as well as additional options for further integration.

Learn how Salesforce's latest and greatest FREE resource, Trailhead, can lead to you Salesforce mastery and resume building certifications. Hear about the different options no matter what your role, Newbie, Administrator, point-and-click Developer, or Apex coder. Get tips to freely launch or improve your Salesforce career from those who have already done it! Learn how you can become a Salesforce evangelist for your team and earn badges along the way.

Using Amazon Web Services (AWS), our team deployed a Hadoop cluster and bootstrapped the virtual machines using Chef. We were able to use the map reduce algorithms to provide insightful information regarding a raw data set all within the AWS cloud.

As part of the course project for Foundations of Software Engineering, we were charged with creating a project management portal from the ground up using such technologies as Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap. In order to complete this activity, the agile process of extreme programming was utilized. Our team designed the user stories, look and feel of the site, and iterations surrounding each release. Additionally, we met weekly with our customer to verify prioritization and… Show more

As part of the course project for Foundations of Software Engineering, we were charged with creating a project management portal from the ground up using such technologies as Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap. In order to complete this activity, the agile process of extreme programming was utilized. Our team designed the user stories, look and feel of the site, and iterations surrounding each release. Additionally, we met weekly with our customer to verify prioritization and development activities. The project was a huge success in that our team was able to successfully produce and demonstrate a fully functional website built with Ruby on Rails that met all of our customers' needs. Show less

As a Salesforce #AwesomeAdmin you may be a bit hesitant about the coding side of the Platform. Chances are, you already know a ton about writing code and haven't even realized it! Join this session to learn more about Apex Basics in Admin terms and find out how utilizing functionality such as Objects, Fields, Formulas, Workflow Rules, Flows, and Processes are just a small step away from writing Apex!

As an Apex Developer, you may shudder when you hear terms like "JavaScript" or "front end development". Like it or not, Lightning Components are the future. If you're like me, getting into JavaScript and Components has been on your to-do list for a while now, but never seems to rise to the top. Wait no longer! Come learn how to build Lightning Components (both Aura and LWC) from someone who knows what you're going through and leave with tangible skills you can leverage immediately!

Podcast where our differences are the same & our similarities are different including opinions on the Cloud and Salesforce. We discuss our thoughts on both the technology and diversity aspects of the industry, the Salesforce community, and the relevant topics of the day.

Served as the Program Manager and Project Manager for upgrading the primary SAP ERP instance for Honeywell Aerospace, responsible for over $14B+ in revenue and consisting of over 25,000 users. I led a team of 90+ people globally across 8 different SAP functional areas and coordinated testing of over 5,000 scripts in preparation. I gave weekly updates to IT leadership on the project status and worked with individuals at all levels of the organization. The project was successful with no high… Show more

Served as the Program Manager and Project Manager for upgrading the primary SAP ERP instance for Honeywell Aerospace, responsible for over $14B+ in revenue and consisting of over 25,000 users. I led a team of 90+ people globally across 8 different SAP functional areas and coordinated testing of over 5,000 scripts in preparation. I gave weekly updates to IT leadership on the project status and worked with individuals at all levels of the organization. The project was successful with no high priority issues raised following Go-Live. Show less