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20 Odoo Experts for Your ERP Implementation

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Odoo’s ecosystem thrives thanks to talented individuals who drive its innovation, community, and adoption worldwide.

Here is the updated and ranked list of top Odoo experts globally based on open-source contributions to Odoo, startup leadership while still actively coding, influential ERP blogging/speaking, impactful Odoo work at major companies, and recognition through tech competitions or awards:

  1. Fabien Pinckaers
  2. Miquel Raïch
  3. Víctor Martínez Almau
  4. Nhomar Hernández
  5. Daniel Reis
  6. Raphaël Valyi
  7. Greg Mader
  8. Maxime Chambreuil
  9. Simone Orsi
  10. Niyas Raphy
  11. Jay Vora
  12. Xavier Morel
  13. Martin Trigaux
  14. Olivier Dony
  15. Frederik Kramer
  16. David Vidal
  17. Holger Brunn
  18. Marlon Falcón Hernández
  19. Enric Tobella
  20. Stéphane Bidoul

Now, let’s delve deeper into their profiles and contributions to the Odoo community:

Fabien Pinckaers

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Nationality: Belgian

Fabien Pinckaers is the founder and CEO of Odoo, the open-source ERP platform.

He started coding business software in his early teens and created the first version of Odoo (then TinyERP) while still at university. Under his leadership, Odoo grew from a one-man project into a multinational company with offices on 3 continents and over 1,700 employees. Fabien remains deeply involved in Odoo’s strategy and vision, aiming to make enterprise management software affordable and easy to use. Today Odoo serves over 7 million users in 100+ countries, a testament to Fabien’s success in building one of the world’s most popular open-source business applications.

Miquel Raïch

Nationality: Spanish

Miquel Raïch is a senior Odoo consultant and developer at ForgeFlow (Spain), recognized among the top individual OCA contributors. He has submitted over 300 pull requests to OCA projects and is frequently highlighted for his prolific contributions – a recent count showed 1,667 OCA pull requests by him.

Miquel played a key role in Odoo adoption across industries while at Eficent (now ForgeFlow), contributing modules in accounting, stock, and project management. He also assists in reviewing others’ contributions (400+ PRs reviewed in 2022), reflecting his commitment to code quality. As an Odoo expert, Miquel has been nominated in Odoo Awards (e.g. Best Contributor Europe) and often shares his functional and technical know-how through community blogs and events.

Víctor Martínez Almau

Nationality: Spanish

Víctor Martínez Almau (Tecnativa, Spain) is one of the most active Odoo open-source developers in recent years. In 2022, he topped the OCA individual contributors ranking with 587 merged pull requests – an extraordinary volume of code improvements spanning many apps (Sales, HR, Finance, etc.).

Víctor is a key developer at Tecnativa and works on OCA maintenance, ensuring community modules stay compatible and bug-free. He frequently collaborates with fellow Spaniards like Pedro Baeza and David Vidal on large refactoring projects. While he keeps a low public profile, his code speaks for itself in modules hosted on OCA and Tecnativa’s repositories. Víctor’s work exemplifies volunteerism in open source, as he dedicates countless hours to enhancing the Odoo ecosystem for everyone.

Nhomar Hernández

Nhomar Hernandez - 20 Odoo Experts for Your ERP Implementation

Nationality: Mexican

Nhomar Hernández is the co-founder and CEO of Vauxoo, one of the most prominent Odoo Gold Partners in Latin America.

Based in Mexico, Nhomar has been dedicated to the Odoo platform since the TinyERP days and built Vauxoo with a singular focus on Odoo implementations. Under his leadership, Vauxoo became a “luminary” Odoo partner, earning 11 Odoo Award nominations and multiple Best Partner LATAM titles. Nhomar is known for his extraordinary passion and foresight in advocating Odoo for complex industries (manufacturing, automotive, etc.), often contributing localization modules and sharing expertise on Odoo forums and events. He also maintains a GitHub presence for Vauxoo’s many open-source apps and is active in the Odoo Community Association.

Daniel Reis

The strength of Odoo is not just in the code — it’s in the community behind it.

Nationality: Portuguese

Daniel Reis is a veteran Odoo consultant, author, and community leader from Portugal.

He has been working with Odoo since 2010 and is a board member of the Odoo Community Association. Daniel has written several acclaimed books on Odoo development, including the Odoo Development Essentials series that helps developers worldwide enhance their skills. Currently, he serves as Managing Director at Open Source Integrators (OSI), bringing open-source ERP solutions to enterprise clients. Daniel’s blend of technical expertise and communication skills (through talks, tutorials, and books) has made him an influential mentor in the Odoo ecosystem. He actively contributes code (GitHub: dreispt) and shares insights on Twitter as @reis_pt.

Raphaël Valyi

Odoo is not just software — it’s a platform to build digital transformation.

Nationality: French

Raphaël Valyi is the co-founder of Akretion (a Franco-Brazilian Odoo consulting firm) and a long-time open source champion in the Odoo world.

Active since the TinyERP era, Raphaël has contributed extensively to Odoo’s code and the OCA, particularly in localization (Brazilian GST), connectors, and enterprise integration. He is an outspoken advocate for open development – his social media tagline notes he tweets about “open source, especially Odoo; well the OCA superset of it 😉”. Raphaël helped pioneer the Magento-Odoo connector and many accounting modules, and he’s authored tools like odoo-module-diff to track Odoo changes. As CEO of Akretion’s Brazil branch, he bridges Odoo communities in Europe and Latin America, often presenting at Odoo Experience and OCA Days.

Greg Mader

Greg Mader - 20 Odoo Experts for Your ERP Implementation

Nationality: American

Gregory Mader is the founder and president of Open Source Integrators (USA), a top Odoo partner firm known for tackling large-scale ERP projects. Greg has 25+ years in business ops and discovered Odoo’s potential over a decade ago, founding OSI in 2010 to deliver open-source ERP solutions.

Under his leadership, OSI (now an URSA company) became an Odoo Gold Partner and won multiple Odoo Best Partner North America awards. Greg’s strength lies in marrying technical understanding with business strategy – he has overseen Odoo deployments for government, manufacturing, and supply chain enterprises. He also serves on the OCA as a delegate and sponsor, reflecting his commitment to Odoo’s open-source community. Greg often shares case studies and insights at Odoo Experience and has co-authored an “Odoo 15 Development Essentials” book foreword.

Maxime Chambreuil

Nationality: Canadian

Maxime Chambreuil is one of the original founders of the Odoo Community Association and a stalwart of the Odoo open-source movement. A Canadian by origin, Maxime started contributing to OpenERP in the mid-2000s and helped establish the OCA in 2013, where he currently serves as Vice-President.

He has contributed in areas ranging from CRM and project management to field service – even presenting the OCA’s Field Service app suite at recent conferences. Maxime worked at Savoir-faire Linux in Canada and later became Managing Director (Latin America) for OSI, spreading Odoo in Mexico and beyond. With a background in information systems engineering, he blends technical skill with community organization – mentoring new contributors and advocating for Odoo at open-source events. His long-term vision and contributions have been instrumental in Odoo’s global community growth.

Simone Orsi

Nationality: Italian

Simone Orsi is a senior Odoo developer (Camptocamp, Switzerland) and a board member of the Odoo Community Association.

Known by the handle “simahawk,” he has been a driving force in OCA projects, contributing over 150 OCA modules and reviews. Simone is a Full Stack Python developer who “loves open source” and currently helps lead the OCA as a board member. He has spearheaded efforts like the OCA’s EDI framework to simplify electronic data interchange in Odoo, reflecting his knack for solving real-world integration problems. He frequently speaks at OCA Days and Odoo events about topics such as Odoo security and advanced framework features. Simone’s work exemplifies community collaboration, as he mentors contributors and coordinates key repositories (e.g. OCA web addons).

Niyas Raphy

Nationality: Indian

Niyas Raphy is a highly active Odoo developer, consultant, and community educator from India. He is best known as the founder of Odoo Mates, a popular blog and YouTube channel offering Odoo tutorials and free modules.

Niyas has the distinction of being an Odoo Award Winner, recognized by Odoo SA for his community contributions (for example, he won a Best Contributor award at Odoo Experience). He is also listed in the Odoo Security Hall of Fame for reporting security issues responsibly. With hands-on experience in numerous Odoo projects, Niyas shares tips ranging from development how-tos to functional configuration. He is Odoo Certified and has trained many developers through Odoo Mates courses. Currently a consultant at Walnut Software Solutions, he remains an avid contributor (check his GitHub niyasraphy for community apps) and a helpful presence on the official Odoo forums.

Jay Vora

Jay Vora - 20 Odoo Experts for Your ERP Implementation

Nationality: Indian

Jay Vora is a prominent Odoo expert and entrepreneur from India, known for co-founding SerpentCS – a leading Odoo solutions provider. Jay has been working with the Odoo platform since its inception (TinyERP in 2007) and started Serpent Consulting in 2011 to deliver Odoo services globally.

With 15+ years of experience as an Odoo consultant, he has overseen 50+ industry-specific Odoo app developments and led a team that contributes many apps to the Odoo Apps Store. Jay is an Odoo Certified consultant and an active member of the OCA, supporting localization and community projects in India. He’s a regular speaker at Odoo events and meetups, sharing insights on successful ERP implementations. Under his guidance, SerpentCS has won awards and gained recognition in the Odoo partner network for its technical excellence.

Xavier Morel

Nationality: French

Xavier Morel (aka “xmo-odoo”) is one of the core Odoo developers who has significantly shaped Odoo’s framework and APIs. He joined Odoo’s R&D around 2009–2010 and became known as a behind-the-scenes wizard – the third largest contributor to Odoo’s code by 2015.

Xavier developed key portions of the Odoo 8 web client and new API, as evidenced by his talks at Odoo Open Days on the topic. He has a deep knowledge of Python and the internals of Odoo’s ORM, and his code contributions (about 7% of all Odoo core files) include many performance and security enhancements. At Odoo S.A., Xavier currently focuses on the Odoo framework and technical architecture, ensuring each release remains stable and scalable. Though not very public-facing, he’s respected as an Odoo core maintainer and often pops up on GitHub/Stack Overflow discussions providing authoritative answers.

Martin Trigaux

Nationality: Belgian

Martin Trigaux is a long-time Odoo developer and project manager at Odoo S.A. in Belgium. He joined the Odoo (OpenERP) team in 2010 and has been involved in countless improvements across the product, from the ORM and security to accounting features.

Martin appears in Odoo’s “truck factor” list of main contributors and has been responsible for coordinating Odoo’s release management and community issue tracker for years. On GitHub, his alias mart-e is well known for merging community pull requests and managing Odoo’s stable branches. Martin has also represented Odoo in community forums, answering questions and guiding module migration efforts. In recent years, he has taken on more of a leadership role in Odoo’s R&D, mentoring new developers and ensuring the platform’s continuity (he’s often the one integrating community CLA signatures and polishing features).

Olivier Dony

Nationality: Belgian

Olivier Dony is Odoo’s resident security and platform expert. Having joined the company in 2009, Olivier built and leads the security framework for Odoo, defending the platform against vulnerabilities.

He has contributed code to core (about 3% of Odoo’s files) but is especially known for establishing secure coding practices and infrastructure (for example, he created Odoo’s responsible disclosure program and hardening guides). Olivier’s title is “Platform & Security at Odoo” – he oversees things like the Odoo.com SaaS platform, SSO, and data protection compliance. He frequently gives talks on “Odoo Security: Best Practices” and hosts security AMA sessions for the community. On social media he jokingly describes his job as “Defending against Dark Arts at Odoo”. With over a decade of experience, Olivier is the go-to person for anything security-related in the Odoo ecosystem.

Frederik Kramer

Frederik Kramer - 20 Odoo Experts for Your ERP Implementation

Nationality: German

Dr. Frederik Kramer is a German Odoo expert who has been instrumental in promoting Odoo in enterprise circles and within the OCA. He is the CEO of initOS GmbH (Germany), an Odoo Gold Partner, and served on the OCA Board for several years – currently acting as the OCA’s Executive Director.

Frederik holds a PhD in business informatics, which he leverages to bridge the gap between complex business needs and Odoo’s capabilities. He has led large Odoo implementation projects (e.g. for manufacturing and telecom industries in Europe) and often speaks about “Mastering Odoo Partnerships” and best practices for integrators. As an open-source evangelist, he’s active on social media and X (@OSevangelist) advocating for Odoo and even collaborating with other ERP communities for mutual growth. His contributions to OCA include coordinating strategic initiatives and modules for localization, and he has written about Odoo’s evolution in industry magazines.

David Vidal

Nationality: Spanish

David Vidal is an Odoo consultant/developer at Tecnativa (Spain) and a powerhouse in the OCA community. He consistently ranks among the top contributors – for example, in 2022 he contributed 168 merged PRs and reviewed over 400 PRs by others.

David co-founded Tecnativa alongside Pedro Baeza, and together they have championed open-source collaboration in Odoo’s Spanish community. He has worked on a wide array of OCA addon sets, from server-tools to localization, and is known for his thorough code reviews and mentorship of new contributors. David also shares functional expertise; he has presented Odoo POS and other features at events (such as Odoo Days in Spain). His GitHub alias “chienandalu” is associated with dozens of widely used modules.

Holger Brunn

Nationality: Dutch

Holger Brunn is a seasoned Odoo developer and open source advocate based in the Netherlands. Active in the community for over 15 years, Holger started with TinyERP and continued through OpenERP to Odoo, dedicating his career to this ecosystem.

He worked at Therp BV as a developer and is an active member of the OCA, especially known for technical modules in server-tools, migrations (OpenUpgrade), and the REST API framework for Odoo. Holger is also an author of the Odoo Development Cookbook (Packt) series, producing one of the first comprehensive developer handbooks for Odoo. A fervent open-source advocate, he emphasizes community-driven quality and has contributed to Odoo’s core occasionally (he’s credited in Odoo’s “Arctic Code Vault”). Holger’s depth of experience continues to guide integrators and developers worldwide.

Marlon Falcón Hernández

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Nationality: Spanish-Cuban

Marlon Falcón Hernández is a Spanish-Cuban Odoo developer and one of the most prominent Odoo content creators in the Spanish-speaking world. Based in Valencia, Spain, Marlon has worked on over 200 Odoo projects across Latin America, the U.S., and Europe, spanning more than 3,000 Odoo modules of experience.

He specializes in Odoo vertical solutions for construction (BIM), healthcare, hospitality, and more. Marlon is also a certified SAP consultant, but he focuses on Odoo and even built an open-source ERP in Django as a side project (PyERP). With his YouTube channel boasting 28k+ subscribers, he’s a reference for teaching Odoo in Spanish – offering tutorials on both Odoo’s standard modules and his own custom developments. He often shares tips on his blog and has become a go-to mentor for the Latin American Odoo community looking to implement and customize the system.

Enric Tobella

Nationality: Spanish

Enric Tobella Alomar is a Spain-based Odoo expert who exemplifies how end-users can become top contributors. He is the founder and CEO of Dixmit Consulting and has led the implementation of Odoo at Creu Blanca (a network of medical centers), among other clients.

Enric contributed 149 merged OCA pull requests in 2022, focusing on accounting, localization and healthcare modules, and also reviewed over 350 PRs that year. Now an OCA Board Member, he shares his practical knowledge through blog posts (e.g., Using Odoo in Healthcare) and security best practice guides for Odoo. Enric’s dual role as a solution architect and a hands-on developer allows him to bridge business requirements with technical solutions. His contributions have improved Odoo’s usability in areas like Spanish GAAP accounting and clinical management. He is active on X as @kiketobella, where he discusses Odoo and open-source ERP trends.

Stéphane Bidoul

Nationality: Belgian

Stéphane Bidoul is a Belgian software engineer who has significantly modernized Odoo’s integration with standard Python tooling. As the CTO of Acsone and a member of the OCA Board, Stéphane introduced pip-installable Odoo packages and tools like Runboat for Odoo CI/CD on Kubernetes.

He has been an Odoo contributor for over 10 years and is known for tackling complex infrastructure projects (he’s also a maintainer in the Python Packaging Authority, bringing best practices from Python to Odoo). Stéphane is a co-author of the OCA’s Knowledge and MIS Builder modules and has contributed to Belgium’s localization. Within the OCA, he’s respected for his strategic vision – for example, pushing Odoo’s adoption of pip and poetry for module management. He frequently gives talks at OCA Days on topics like organizing Odoo projects as regular Python apps and advanced analytic accounting. His work ensures Odoo remains compatible with modern dev workflows and enterprise standards.

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