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Top 13 EDI Developers Solving Real-World Problems

edi developers - Top 13 EDI Developers Solving Real-World Problems

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) remains the backbone of global B2B communication—powering everything from retail logistics to healthcare compliance.

Behind this critical infrastructure is a rare group of elite developers who build, maintain, and modernize the tools that make EDI work. These experts include open-source pioneers, architects of next-generation integration platforms, MVPs in Microsoft ecosystems, and developers who’ve authored essential AS2/X12/EDIFACT libraries used worldwide. Below is a handpicked and verified list of the most influential EDI developers active today, chosen for their lasting impact on the field:

  1. Nino Crudele
  2. Darshan Patel
  3. Zack Kanter
  4. Philip Helger
  5. Sandro Pereira
  6. Mark “Silvenga” Lopez
  7. Terry Vaughn
  8. Henk-Jan Ebbers
  9. Saravana Kumar
  10. Zeeshan Lalani (Zeeshan T. Lalani)
  11. Craig Duncan
  12. Javier Muñoz
  13. Kyle Putnam

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

Nino Crudele

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Nationality: Italian

Nino Crudele is a veteran Microsoft Integration MVP (9+ years) and architect specializing in cloud-and-BizTalk hybrid projects.

He co-developed SnapGate (a BizTalk performance framework) and often presents on topics like real-time AS2/EDI integration with Azure Logic Apps. His personal blog “Integration Musings” shares practical EDI/Azure integration demos. Microsoft’s BizTalk360 highlights Crudele’s expertise in AS2, EDIFACT, HL7 and other B2B standards. As a frequent instructor and consultant, his influence extends through contributions to community tools and best practices in EDI messaging.

Darshan Patel

Nationality: Indian

Darshan Patel leads product architecture at HubBroker (Denmark), an integration SaaS provider.

He has over nine years of experience building their EDI and AS2 gateway platform, as evidenced by his authorship on HubBroker’s knowledge base. For example, HubBroker documentation (updated by him) explains configuring trading-partner AS2 connections. Patel’s work covers complex EDI integration patterns – from flat-file translations to secure message flows – and he frequently shares insights on supply-chain EDI. His combination of technical depth and community education (through HubBroker’s tech blog/forum) gives him recognition among global EDI developers.

Zack Kanter

Zack Kanter - Top 13 EDI Developers Solving Real-World Problems

Nationality: American

Zack Kanter is the founder of Stedi, an API-driven platform for modern EDI integration, and he remains deeply involved in coding its core features.

He previously founded a healthcare data company (Proforged) and is highly active in the developer community (e.g. a top responder in the EDI tag on StackOverflow). Kanter frequently writes and speaks about “making EDI easy” and has open-sourced tools (like Stedi’s edi-inspector) to simplify AS2/X12/EDIFACT processing. His leadership in building a next-generation EDI platform and his community visibility (blog posts, Q&A, conferences) make him one of the most influential EDI technologists today.

Philip Helger

Even if you take down one service provider, others can still exchange documents because we’re using the so-called four-corner model.

Nationality: Austrian

Philip Helger is a prolific open-source developer and EDI standards expert (based in Austria).

He created widely-used Java libraries for AS2/AS4 and e-Invoicing (Peppol), such as As2-lib and phase4, replacing proprietary EDI software with free code. Helger’s projects cover major standards (PEPPOL, e-Delivery, EDIFACT/X12), and his Helger IT Consulting firm advises on e-invoicing policy. He is often cited as an “IT Consulting – specialist in Peppol, eInvoicing, eDelivery” on his LinkedIn. His long track record of EDI tool development and industry involvement (e.g. at PEPPOL/UNCEFACT) give him global recognition among EDI developers.

Sandro Pereira

Sandro Pereira - Top 13 EDI Developers Solving Real-World Problems

Nationality: Portuguese

Sandro Pereira is an Azure Integration MVP and Head of Enterprise Integration at DevScope.

He writes one of the most popular blogs on BizTalk and Azure integration, covering EDI/AS2 topics in the Microsoft ecosystem. Pereira has over a decade of experience implementing BizTalk/Logic Apps solutions that handle X12 and EDIFACT documents (using schemas, pipelines, flat-file maps, etc.). He has authored books and whitepapers on BizTalk mapping and EDI best practices. As a frequent conference speaker and community contributor, his insights (and tooling) on EDI-for-Azure make him highly regarded in the B2B integration community.

Mark “Silvenga” Lopez

Nationality: American

Mark Lopez (GitHub: Silvenga) is a software developer who has contributed key open-source EDI utilities.

He created EdiWeave, a free C# parser library (forked from EdiFabric) for X12/EDIFACT, and an X12 syntax highlighter for Visual Studio Code. Lopez’s work is well-documented on GitHub and his blog, reflecting his focus on clean code. The VSCode extension he wrote supports over 200 segments per message, easing development of EDI maps. His contributions to tooling and active sharing of EDI knowledge make him one of the most recognized open-source EDI devs.

Terry Vaughn

Terry Vaughn - Top 13 EDI Developers Solving Real-World Problems

Nationality: American

Terry Vaughn is the creator of BlueSeer, a free open-source ERP/EDI suite for small manufacturers.

The BlueSeer GitHub explicitly credits “Developer: Terry Vaughn” on its README. BlueSeer uniquely bundles AS2, SFTP and flat-file translators so businesses can implement EDI without licensing fees. Vaughn’s project provides turnkey AS2/X12/EDIFACT capabilities (as documented on his site), and he offers training and hosting services around it. By building a comprehensive free EDI solution himself, Vaughn has made a notable code-level contribution that helps companies adopt B2B integration.

Henk-Jan Ebbers

Nationality: Dutch

Henk-Jan Ebbers is the original author of Bots, a widely-used open-source EDI translator written in Python.

The Bots repository acknowledges that it “was created by Henk-Jan Ebbers”. Bots supports EDIFACT, X12, Tradacoms and XML, and runs on all major OS. Ebbers continues to maintain Bots (via Bots Community) and provides consulting through his EbbersConsult site. His long-term stewardship of this reliable, high-volume EDI engine makes him a key figure for developers seeking open-source EDI tooling.

Saravana Kumar

Saravana Kumar - Top 13 EDI Developers Solving Real-World Problems

Nationality: Indian

Saravana Kumar founded BizTalk360, an administration suite for Microsoft BizTalk (which includes EDI features).

He has been a Microsoft BizTalk MVP for 12+ years, reflecting deep expertise in integration. Under his leadership, BizTalk360 incorporated EDIFACT/X12 mapping and monitoring capabilities to help enterprises comply with B2B standards. Kumar also co-founded the BizTalk Gurus community and regularly writes on BizTalk/EDI topics. His early recognition as “Integration MVP of the Year 2013” underscores his influence in advancing EDI tooling for enterprise environments.

Zeeshan Lalani

Nationality: Pakistani

Zeeshan T. (full name Zeeshan Lalani) is a solution architect and MVP involved in BizTalk and Logic Apps projects.

His LinkedIn highlights architecting “complete transformation of X12/HL7” for insurance carriers. He has implemented EDI gateways (AS2, EDIFACT) and custom adapters in large-scale health/insurance solutions. Lalani shares his knowledge via tech blogs and local meetups, focusing on EDI/B2B integration patterns. His practical experience and active teaching (e.g. integration webinars) make him a well-known figure in the Middle East integration community.

Craig Duncan

Nationality: British

Craig Duncan created one of the first free EDIFACT translators.

His code (originally C, later ported to Python) forms the basis of projects like pydifact. The pydifact repository explicitly thanks Duncan for the high code quality of the initial EDIFACT implementation that was ported to Python. Duncan’s work enables modern projects to parse UN/EDIFACT without licensing fees. Although not flashy, his foundational contributions in open-source EDI libraries continue to benefit developers building translation pipelines.

Javier Muñoz

Javier Munoz - Top 13 EDI Developers Solving Real-World Problems

Nationality: Spanish

Javier Muñoz is the CTO of Greicodex and co-creator of OpenAS2, a free Java server for AS2 communication.

He led development of this open-source AS2 project to simplify secure document exchange. Muñoz remains active on GitHub and in forums helping companies set up AS2. His expertise in AS2/AS4 protocols and his hands-on coding role make him a key influencer in secure EDI transport technologies.

Kyle Putnam

Nationality: American

Kyle Putnam wrote Stupidedi, a Ruby library for parsing and generating ANSI X12 documents.

Stupidedi (dubbed “jQuery for EDI”) allows developers to encode EDI transaction grammars in code, streamlining parsing and validation. The project README credits Putnam as the author and emphasizes its flexibility in handling non-standard partner formats. By providing a clean, object-oriented API for EDI in Ruby, Putnam has greatly eased Rubyists’ ability to work with X12. His active maintenance of Stupidedi (and responsive open-source support) has earned him a strong reputation among EDI programmers.

Wrap Up

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