SMLA TRAINING - Key Persons


Andrew Kwawu

Andrew Kwawu is a former Army Staff Sergeant who has been in Logistics for over 10 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science Business Administration (finance) and an MBA as well as the following certifications Demonstrated Logistician, Certified Logistics Associate, Certified Logistics Technician, SAP TS410 S4/HANA (1709 & 1809). Andrew received several awards during his 12-year service which included the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, NATO Medal and Army Good Conduct Medal. Andrew medically separated from the Army in November 2020 and has been teaching transitioning service personnel to enable them to get the SAP TS410 S4/HANA certification. Andrew has a passion for helping others through teaching having been brought up by parents who were educationists.

Earl Bell

Earl Bell is a former Army Sargeant First Class who has been in Supply Chain and Transportation management for over 20 years. He has a bachelorette in Information Technology Management with an emphasis on encryption and certificates in SAP S4 HANA, A+ and information Security. ​ Earl receive several exceeds the standards ratings and Army Accommodation Medals while serving in multiple brigade and battalion level ERP system train the trainer positions in USARC, USACPOC, and ARMEDCOM.​ Earl retired in JAN 2021 because of service-connected injuries after serving 28 years in the Army. He continues to educate soldiers in the SAP Veterans to Work program as an instructor with SMLA. ​

Joseph George

Joseph George is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma Black Belt, Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), and has a master's degree in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Joseph has been teaching process improvement, engineering and Project Management courses for more than 10 years.

Mervin Manning

Job Titles:
  • SAP Certified Associate
Mervin Manning is a SAP Certified Associate in Business Process Integration (TERP-10, S4/HANA 1709, 1809, 1909) as well as SAP S4/HANA Integrated Business Planning 1711. He's also Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation (ITILv3) and an International Consortium for Agile Certified Professional. Mervin is a retired U.S. Army veteran with 20+ years of experience as a telecommunications and network/computer systems administrator/operator with demonstrated experience in planning and directing communications and information networks.