Jan van Ansem

SAP Data Whisperer, Co-founder at Snap Analytics, Kite surfer

Whitstable, England, United Kingdom

About

I take pride in finding elegant solutions for complex technical problems. In equal measure, it gives me great satisfaction to see tangible business benefits from solutions I designed and implemented. Throughout my career I have always been ‘hands on’ and I still enjoy programming and being actively involved in the realisation phase. I spend a large part of my free time getting to know the latest developments in the BI Industry. I founded Snap Analytics with my business partners who are equally passionate about technology and creating great solutions for customers. We take pride in having created a workplace where there is room for people to try out new things, a shared sense of achievement and where we can see colleagues having fun together. My specialist area in data & analytics is in helping customers to get value out of SAP data, by creating models suitable for analytical consumption and by creating relationships to non-SAP data. I help customers unlock new use cases by demonstrating the art of the possible on data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks. I keep a close eye on innovations in data platform technology from both SAP and non-SAP vendors and advise customers on the best fit of technology platforms for their specific organisation and requirements.

Experience

  • Snap Analytics (5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Co-Founder, Head of SAP Service Innovation
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    • Co-founder / Head of SAP Data & Analytics
      Apr 2021 - Apr 2026 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    • Principal Data Warehouse consultant (Associate)
      Sep 2020 - Apr 2021 · 8 mos

  • Independent Principal Data Warehouse Consultant at Foventus
    Apr 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs

  • SAP BW/4HANA migration lead (Associate) at AgilityWorks Limited
    Aug 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Technical / Team lead for migrating SAP BW 7.4, SAP HANA Sidecar and BOBJ 4.1 to BW/4HANA and BI 4.2.

  • Bluefin Solutions (12 yrs 1 mo)
    • Principal SAP Data Warehouse Consultant
      Oct 2015 - Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Provide strategic guidance for organisations who recognise Enterprise Data Warehousing as a means to achieve their business goals. Design and implement BI solutions based on SAP technology. Specialist in integrating non-SAP data in a SAP oriented organisation. Recognised expert in understanding the value of new technologies (like the HANA Platform) and service offerings (Cloud) for the customer. Working in various roles including Business Analyst, Solution Architect and implementation team lead.

    • Senior Consultant - BI
      Mar 2010 - Aug 2016 · 6 yrs 6 mos

      Design and implement BI solutions based on SAP technology. Specialist in integrating non-SAP data in a SAP oriented organisation, usually using SAP Data Services and/or SAP Business Warehouse / BW on HANA and/or SAP BI4 reporting tools. Working in various roles including Business Analyst, Solution Architect and implementation team lead.

    • SAP BI Consultant
      Apr 2007 - Mar 2010 · 3 yrs

      BI Consultant specializing in SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Business Objects (BI4) and SAP Data Services. Working in various roles including monitoring and support, change management, BI solution development ('back-end' and 'front-end') and solution design. Functional areas include FI-CO-PA / GL and to a lesser degree SD/MM.

  • Information Analyst - Functional Application Manager SAP ERP / BI at Oxfam Novib
    Dec 2002 - Feb 2007 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Application manager for SAP Project System, with cross-overs to MM, SD, FI/CO, PCA, Investment Management and Fund Management. Chair of SAP Usergroup in Oxfam Netherlands Design and deliver training courses on SAP PS and BI Technical lead BI Implementation Technical lead Knowledge Management Implementation