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Top 18 Apex Consultants You Can Trust

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Apex has become the backbone of custom development on the Salesforce platform—powering mission-critical automation, integrations, and business logic for enterprises worldwide.

Behind its growing influence is a global community of standout contributors: MVPs and CTAs shaping the ecosystem, open-source creators building tools like Nebula Logger and sfdx-git-delta, authors and educators who simplify Apex for newcomers, and engineers at companies like Google, IBM, and Salesforce itself. Below is a curated list of the most impactful Apex consultants today—recognized for their technical excellence, community leadership, and lasting contributions to the Salesforce developer experience.

  1. Mohith Shrivastava
  2. Jonathan Gillespie
  3. Pablo Gonzalez
  4. Manish Thaduri
  5. Hiroki Iida
  6. Jitendra Zaa
  7. Amit Chaudhary
  8. Paul Battisson
  9. David Liu
  10. Kevin Poorman
  11. Sébastien Colladon
  12. Nicolas Vuillamy
  13. Kapil Batra
  14. Narender Singh
  15. Enrico Murru
  16. Adam Olshansky
  17. Robert Sösemann
  18. Shane McLaughlin

Now, let’s delve into their profiles and contributions:

Mohith Shrivastava

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Nationality: Indian

Mohith Shrivastava is a Principal Developer Advocate at Salesforce with over a decade of Apex development experience.

Formerly a 5x Salesforce MVP, Mohith joined Salesforce to help shape the developer experience. He has authored books on Lightning development and frequently blogs about Apex performance and new features. Mohith is also known for Salesforce CLI and Code Builder contributions, and was a top contributor on Salesforce StackExchange. His advocacy and tutorials (via Apex Hours and Salesforce Developer blog) empower developers to adopt modern Apex best practices.

Jonathan Gillespie

Nationality: American

Jonathan “Jon” Gillespie is a Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce and the primary maintainer of Nebula Logger, the popular Apex logging library.

A former Salesforce MVP, Jon joined Salesforce in 2021. He has contributed numerous enhancements to Apex tooling – from logging plugins to the Apex Rollup tool. Jon frequently collaborates with community developers (e.g. on the Joys of Apex blog) and champions open-source solutions that improve Apex debugging and enterprise readiness.

Pablo Gonzalez

Nationality: Mexican

Pablo González is a seasoned Salesforce Product Manager and Engineer specializing in CI/CD and DevOps.

He is the author of “Clean Apex Code,” a book that has gained traction for its practical approach to writing maintainable Apex. Pablo founded the open-source project HappySoup.io for impact analysis and has contributed deployment tools in the community. Formerly based in Mexico, he’s now recognized globally for his thought leadership in Salesforce DX. Pablo’s LinkedIn technical posts on Apex code quality and deployment best practices have earned him a strong following.

Manish Thaduri

Manish Thaduri - Top 18 Apex Consultants You Can Trust

Nationality: Indian

Manish Thaduri (aka SFDCFanBoy) is a Salesforce MVP and Solution Architect with 12+ years on the platform.

Based in Singapore, he leads CRM delivery at CPR Vision and has 16 Salesforce certifications. Manish founded the SFDCFanBoy blog, where he shares Apex coding tips and architectural insights. He’s also a Marketing Champion and active community group leader, known for demystifying complex Apex, Lightning, and Marketing Cloud solutions in his content.

Hiroki Iida

Nationality: Japanese

Hiroki Iida is a Salesforce CTA and was inducted as a Salesforce MVP in 2024, one of the few in Japan.

He serves as a Senior IT Architect at JSOL Corporation in Japan. Hiroki has been instrumental in growing the Japanese Salesforce developer community, translating Apex best practices and organizing local Architect Groups. In 2023, he passed the rigorous CTA review board (as announced on social media) and continues to mentor aspiring architects. Hiroki often shares architecture blueprints and Apex design patterns tailored to large enterprise projects, bridging language and culture gaps for Japanese developers in the global Salesforce ecosystem.

Jitendra Zaa

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Nationality: Indian

Jitendra Zaa is a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) and a 9x Salesforce MVP.

With 15+ years on the platform, he currently leads Salesforce architect teams at IBM. Jitendra authored the book “Apex Design Patterns” in 2016, becoming a go-to authority on enterprise Apex best practices. He has 30+ certifications and has been instrumental in mentoring aspiring architects. Jitendra’s blog and courses (on Salesforce DX, security, etc.) have trained thousands of developers in advanced Apex techniques.

Amit Chaudhary

Nationality: Indian

Amit Chaudhary is a Salesforce Application & System Architect (23x certified) and a Salesforce MVP since 2017.

He co-founded Apex Hours, a community-run program offering free Apex and Salesforce training sessions worldwide. Amit has been building on Salesforce since 2010 and is known for his tutorials simplifying Apex triggers, design patterns, and Lightning components. As a prominent community mentor, he organizes workshops and writes articles to help developers level up their Apex skills.

Paul Battisson

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Nationality: British

Paul Battisson is a Salesforce MVP Hall of Fame member and a seasoned Technical Architect.

He is the Founder and CEO of Groundwork Apps, a Salesforce ISV partner. Paul has 14+ years of experience and is 20x Salesforce certified. He’s authored two books (Learning Salesforce Development with Apex and Mastering Apex Programming) and frequently speaks at global Salesforce events. As a community leader in the UK, Paul co-organized developer groups and shares deep-dives on Apex design, APIs, and performance in his blog and YouTube channel.

David Liu

Nationality: American

David Liu is a 7x Salesforce MVP and currently a Salesforce Technical Architect at Google.

He famously founded SFDC99.com, a blog that has inspired tens of thousands of “noobs” to learn Apex coding. A self-taught developer, David chronicled his journey from Salesforce admin to Google architect, offering free Apex tutorials that lowered the barrier to entry for many. He’s a Dreamforce Golden Hoodie winner and a prolific speaker, known for making Apex approachable and fun for newcomers.

Kevin Poorman

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Nationality: American

Kevin Poorman is a Senior Developer Evangelist at Salesforce, widely recognized for hosting the live coding show CodeLive.

With a background in full-stack development, Kevin focuses on Apex design patterns, integration techniques, and Lightning Web Components. He shares hands-on solutions via weekly CodeLive pair-programming sessions and has contributed to the open-source Apex Recipes sample app. Kevin (also known as “CodeFriar”) is a frequent conference speaker and is passionate about teaching Apex fundamentals, debugging skills, and modern DevOps practices in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Sébastien Colladon

Nationality: French

Sébastien Colladon is a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect who is well known for his prolific open-source contributions in the Salesforce DevOps space.

Based in France, Sébastien co-created the popular sfdx-git-delta tool for CI/CD and contributed to the Salesforce Postman Collections and apex-mockery library. He has led multi-cloud Salesforce implementations as a CTA and shares his expertise through community talks and blog posts. Sébastien’s work has greatly streamlined Apex deployment workflows and set best practices for source-driven development on the platform.

Nicolas Vuillamy

Nationality: French

Nicolas Vuillamy is a Salesforce MVP and CTO at Cloudity France, celebrated for his open-source innovations.

He created MegaLinter, a versatile code linting tool, and the sfdx-hardis plugin to automate Salesforce CI processes. An international speaker and self-described “Open-Sourcerer,” Nicolas is a champion of clean code and automation in Apex projects. He often shares insights on code quality, having built solutions that enforce Apex standards (like PMD rules and linters) across many Salesforce teams. His contributions help developers write better, safer Apex.

Kapil Batra

Kapil Batra - Top 18 Apex Consultants You Can Trust

Nationality: Indian

Kapil Batra is a Salesforce MVP and Lead Salesforce Engineer known for founding the Salesforce Bolt blog and YouTube channel.

Based in India, Kapil shares step-by-step Apex tutorials and Lightning component videos aimed at beginners. He has been a consistent community educator since 2020 and is also a group leader for Salesforce Developer Meetups. With a non-traditional background (B.Com grad turned developer), Kapil’s journey inspires others. He focuses on Apex integration patterns, trigger frameworks, and productivity tips on his Salesforce Bolt platforms.

Narender Singh

Nationality: Indian

Narender Singh is a Salesforce MVP and developer-architect who runs the ForcePanda blog.

An electronics engineer turned Salesforce developer, Narender has quickly made a mark by sharing practical Apex examples and Flow solutions. He is a Lightning Champion and 3x Trailhead Ranger, active in the German Salesforce community after moving from India. Narender often speaks about combining declarative and programmatic solutions (“Dev–Admin” skills) and was recognized as a Salesforce MVP for his helpful content and community mentorship in Apex.

Enrico Murru

Nationality: Italian

Enrico Murru is a Salesforce MVP Hall of Fame member from Italy and the creator of the popular ORGanizer Chrome extension for Salesforce.

With 20+ certifications and years of consulting experience, Enrico is known for automating and simplifying Salesforce development workflows. His ORGanizer tool, a “developer’s Swiss army knife,” has saved countless admins/devs time by managing org credentials and metadata on the fly. Enrico, a self-proclaimed “ultra geek,” also shares advanced Apex tips (like callout patterns and REST integrations) on his blog “Nerd @ Work.” He currently leads engineering teams at Engineering Spa and continues to build community tools (e.g. quick Lightning prototyping utilities) that make Apex development more efficient.

Adam Olshansky

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Nationality: American

Adam Olshansky is a Salesforce MVP Hall of Famer and 18x certified Salesforce architect who works at Google.

He rose to prominence by actively answering questions on forums and blogging about his journey to CTA on “Adam to Architect.” Adam is known for bridging the admin-to-developer gap: he encourages admins to learn Apex and developers to understand business needs. He co-leads developer groups and has taught Apex fundamentals via Pluralsight courses. Adam’s community contributions (including being a RAD Women Code coach) embody his belief in paying it forward in the Trailblazer community.

Robert Sösemann

Nationality: German

Robert Sösemann is a Salesforce MVP from Germany and Principal Architect at Aquiva Labs, known as the mind behind bringing PMD static code analysis to Apex.

A self-described “clean code and AI enthusiast,” Robert ported the PMD open-source code analyzer to support Apex, giving developers a powerful tool to enforce code quality standards. He is also a frequent conference speaker on Apex performance and security. Robert’s contributions (like code examples for Apex Enterprise Patterns) and his active Twitter presence have made him a thought leader in writing efficient, bug-free Apex code at scale.

Shane McLaughlin

Nationality: American

Shane McLaughlin is a Principal Product Manager and Engineer at Salesforce, best known for his work on the Salesforce CLI (sfdx) and the new cloud-based IDE Code Builder.

A developer by trade, Shane started in Salesforce product marketing building complex demos, then moved to R&D to help architect the Salesforce DX tooling. He has created numerous SFDX plugins (via his GitHub “shane-sfdx-plugins” project) to extend DevOps capabilities for Apex developers. Shane frequently blogs and speaks about developer experience, covering topics like source control for Apex and automation of org setup. His contributions have significantly advanced modern Salesforce development practices.

Wrap Up

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