Rakesh Gupta

I am a four-time Salesforce MVP, evangelist, Salesforce trainer and an avid blogger! I have been working on the Salesforce.com platform for over 6 years.I am Mumbai based Salesforce MVP, an evangelist with experience in Salesforce as a Developer, Consultant, and Solution Architect. Best known as an automation champion in the Salesforce ecosystem, I have penned over 120 articles on Visual Workflow and Process Builder to show how someone can use Visual Workflow and Process Builder to minimize code usage. Furthermore, I am a principal team member of a biweekly online webinar, Automation Hour (http://www.automationhour.com).I am a graduate of SRM University, Chennai, with a degree in information technology. I previously worked at iGate Computer System Ltd (now a part of Capgemini).I come from a small village (where people still walk few miles to find a good school) of Sonaili (District – Katihar) Bihar and live in Mumbai, India.Life has not been easy, to say the least. There have been many ups and downs – especially, a healthy dose of the latter, during my childhood. I amjavascript:void(0) deeply grateful to my dad, mom, and my sister, for shielding me, as much as possible from life’s hardships, by bestowing on me their love, dedication, and disproportionate sacrifices.My dad is a retired teacher. To-date, I remember my dad walked for miles, on rainy days during floods, due to the scanty irrigation system, to go to his ‘office’ (i.e. School). I will never ever forget those days when my dad did not get paid on time (sometimes, he would not get paid for 6 months).Our situation became so dire that, at the age of 13, for the first time, I took up a small job to earn money to contribute towards buying food for the family. My dad took loans from others to pay for my education. My parents refrained from buying basic necessities for themselves, even things like clothes, to save money so my sister and I could go to a good school and better college.Not only did we not have any good schools in my village, but there was no English Medium school for miles. As a result, I did not receive any formal training in English. Consequently, occasionally, I still struggle to write blogs. Writing in English continues to be a challenge for me. However, fortunately, my desire to help others – to achieve mastery in Salesforce – is stronger than the challenge!