SUMMARY:

• Confidential has over 25 years of experience in information technology, covering industry verticals of automotive, banking, communications, securities, finance, manufacturing, government, chemical, agriculture, and healthcare.
• His diverse IT background is complemented by experiences in other key business areas, including
• 15 years of experience in Pre - Sales functions, serving as trusted advisor for complex technology solutions to CxO level clients in Confidential, and transitioning signed new business to project managers
• 10+ years of experience in establishing and managing outsourced operations (including offshoring and BPO), serving in multiple capacities for Confidential clients
• Serving as a consultant for senior industry leaders, becoming their trusted advisor, developing business-driven strategies, and leading the delivery of complex solutions that allow those strategies to be realized
• Building and leading practices focused on technology consulting, Commerce and Supply Chain Management (CCM/SCM), branding enhancement, business strategy, and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) across multiple industries
• Throughout his career, Confidential has held several upper management-level positions.
• For Oracle, he served as Enterprise Architect and Solution Director, providing cross-industry architecture design services with focus on Business Process Management, and Service Oriented Architecture.
• For Confidential, he served as Senior Architect for Human Resources, approving designs for global J2EE solutions integrating with PeopleSoft, Oracle 9i, and BEA WebLogic.
• For Confidential, he provided engagement leadership and industry expertise for the largest eCommerce program in the insurance industry, based on Oracle and WebSphere.
• For Confidential / Confidential, he served as Chief Technologist and created Business Intelligence (BI) environments, including design and delivery of a data warehouse and globally used data marts.
• For a large medical claims clearing house, he served as Regional Director and led the creation and operation of multiple large processing centers for outsourced billing operations across the northeastern United States.
• He consulted on regulatory compliance issues for some of the most heavily regulated industries, and is a published industry expert in privacy regulations, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB), and HIPAA.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

Confidential has advised customers across a wide variety of industries, including Automotive, Banking, Communications, Consumer Products, Distribution and Logistics, Hi-Tech/Semiconductors, Higher Education, Insurance, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Defense/ Aerospace, and Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences. His recent activities have focused on

• Consulting on Business / IT Strategy Alignment
• Developing future-state architecture and implementation road maps
• Planning and providing technical oversight to consulting projects

FUNCTIONAL SPECIALTIES:

Confidential has broad exposure to Oracle’s enterprise software products and strategy, and has recently assisted customers with architecture and strategy initiatives in areas such as

• Transforming businesses using Exadata and Exalogic
• Oracle Fusion Middleware, including integrations of large Applications to manage complex business processes
• Oracle Identity and Access Management
• Oracle Business Process Management
• Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite
• He also has experience in wide array methodologies including Agile, RAD, SDLC, Unified Process, Oracle Unified Method, (OUM), TOGAF ADM, and Oracle Architecture Development Process (OADP).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture

Responsibilities:

• Part of the Transformer team redesigning businesses using Exadata and Exalogic
• Developed Enterprise Architecture collateral for use within Oracle
• Provided presales support to ELA and ULA license sales for multiple industries
• Provided presales support to Oracle Consulting teams
• Presented Oracle Enterprise Architecture Framework at Oracle CVC to client executives from key accounts such as Confidential, PR Newswire, and PJM Interconnect
• Served as Enterprise Architect for Oracle clients including Confidential

Solution Director,Fusion Middleware Solutions Architecture / Business Process Management / SOA Practice

• Delivered executive presentations and briefings
• Cultivated, managed, and nurtured CxO relationships
• Managed multiple-stream pre-sales activities for multi-million dollar RFP responses & proposals
• Designed solutions using Oracle SOA Suite, including PIPs, AIA, BPEL Process Manager, ESB, Oracle Service Bus (OSB), Oracle Web Services Manager, Business Activity Monitor, and WebCenter
• Managed multiple-stream pre-sales activities for multi-million dollar RFP responses & proposals
• Served as:
• Business Process Management facilitator / modeler for Oracle Process Value Accelerator program
• Solutions Architect for BPM/SOA practice covering multiple geographies
• Architecture Review Board leader for multiple global architectures

Director, Enterprise Architecture

• Delivered executive presentations and briefings
• Cultivated, managed, and nurtured CxO relationships
• Designed Enterprise Architectures supporting new business ventures for Oracle clients

Confidential

Program Director

Responsibilities:

• Created and managed Program Management Offices (PMO) including:
• Serving as Senior Delivery Manager for project portfolio
• Providing staff leadership for globally recognized client organizations
• Establishing processes and ensuring quality delivery of results
• Cultivated, managed, and nurtured CxO relationships
• Managed multiple-stream pre-sales activities for multi-million dollar RFP responses & proposals
• Delivered executive presentations and briefings
• Closed new business for professional services at new and existing clients
• Served as Sr. Solution Architect for:
• Global J2EE solutions using BEA Weblogic, Oracle 9i, and Cognos tools
• Microsoft C# / VB.NET 1.1 & 2.0 solutions with SQL-Server
• Open Source integrated solutions

Confidential

Enterprise Architect / Owner

Responsibilities:

• Served as Sr. Enterprise Architect for Confidential HR IT Systems (via subcontract) with significant architecture projects including:
• Integration of PeopleSoft with Outsourced Fidelity HR Functions
• Integration of Taleo Staffing solutions with GM Employee Portal
• Served as Engagement Manager, providing onsite support to UBS Bond Trading Floor and e-Commerce operations (via subcontract).
• Developed partnerships, including contractual arrangements for joint marketing and development.
• Developed trade association for small businesses to collaborate on large contracts.
• Developed product and service line offerings across multiple industries.
• Created Jeopardy Management / Risk Management Services for Consultancies.
• Developed, issued, and responded to RFP and RFI requests issued by and for clients.
• Directly managed all aspects of achieving customer satisfaction concerning immediate & near term objectives.
• Architected solutions for small and medium size businesses in multiple industries using Linux and Windows-based technologies including ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, PHP, Access, SQL/Server, Oracle and MySQL.

Confidential

Practice Manager / Associate Vice President

Responsibilities:

• Built and managed global Financial Services IT Solutions / Outsourcing practice with international / offshore delivery units.
• Directed activities of cross-organizational and cross-functional outsourcing teams in a global arena across North America and Asia.
• Authored methods and procedures for pursuing, winning, and delivering successful management consulting and offshore outsourcing engagements.
• Architected solutions using RUP /UML methodologies deployed on Solaris, Oracle, and J2EE WebSphere (WAS) technologies including:
• Confidential Attacker Web-based insurance application, scoring, underwriting, binding, and self-service payments / claims submission for Property & Casualty insurance customers rolled out across the US.
• Confidential Data Aggregation for the “ Confidential ” program worldwide.
• Enterprise Application Integration / CRM solution for The Confidential
• Website Newsrooms created for Burson-Marsteller Agency clients (including Accenture).
• Ford Motor Credit CRM Applications
• Audi and Confidential branded web applications
• Negotiated and created contracts for international technology and outsourcing engagements for clients in Canada and US
• Responsible for the operational timeline and scope control with Confidential clients
• Accountable for the P&L of multiple multi-million dollar national & international engagements

Confidential

Sr. Solution Architect / Principal Strategist

Responsibilities:

• Participated in development of new business unit sales and engagement strategy based on SEI CMM principles.
• Formulated efficient strategies for the deployment of customer-centric, interactive, e-Business solutions.
• Developed business plans for new traditional, internet-based, and Click & Mortar companies.
• Developed Systems Architecture for use by Confidential and internet-based companies using RUP /UML methodologies and deployed on Solaris, Oracle, and J2EE WebSphere (WAS) technologies.

Confidential

Project Executive

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the operational timeline & scope control on multiple large implementation & development projects from inception to knowledge transfer and production transition.
• Architected and implemented Internet Banking for Comerica, Washington Mutual, Bank One, and ABN-AMRO using AIX, WebSphere, HTML, iPlanet, J2EE, and DB2, CICS, and encrypted networking to Microsoft-based desktop clients.
• Architected and implemented an internet-based stock market simulation gaming system using AIX, WebSphere, DB2, HTML, iPlanet, and Perl/CGI for 66,000 simultaneous users.
• Evaluated, managed, shaped, and drove multi-million dollar proposal opportunities with multiple vendors.
• Performed architecture needs analysis, including current environment evaluations, package selection & modeling.
• Handled Risk Management for high profile, high-risk Wall Street engagements.

Confidential

Senior Engagement Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created Client / Server and Workgroup Computing practice.
• Responsible for the generation of new business opportunities for Big-6 firm.
• Led technical pre-sales to Detroit area Confidential automotive industry and government agency clients.
• Provided consulting services to Confidential clients including process improvement and package selections.
• Negotiated and executed contracts on behalf of the firm.
• Performed training, project management, staffing, technical consulting, and solution design & delivery.
• Architected solutions for multiple Detroit area firms
• Directly managed key engagements including:
• Communication Technology Enhancements Guardian Industries, a Tier-1 automotive provider
• Worldwide Regulatory Tracking for Warner Lambert / Parke-Davis, a pharmaceutical research and development firm.
• Data Warehouse Architecture and Project Management for First Chicago/NBD (now Confidential )
• Business Process Improvements for Source One Mortgage.

Confidential

Regional IT Director

Responsibilities:

• Managed and led activities of the Northern Region IT 24x7x365 Insurance Claim Processing Center Operations.
• Consolidated smaller operations into three centers located in Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Lewiston, Maine.
• Created, established procedures for, staffed, and managed three help desk / call centers providing internal and external support of outsourcing clients.
• Redesigned business processes, restructured, and re-skilled employees for new environment.
• Created business cases, negotiated and developed contracts, and oversaw subcontractors to deliver data centers.
• Measured performance of subcontracting organizations, replacing firms as needed.
• Replaced unsupported, obsolete systems with an open system architecture connected via local and wide area networks.
• Redesigned business processes to take advantage of the new technology platforms.
• Hired, trained, and coached to team members on leadership, operations, customer support, and continuous improvement based on SEI CMM principles.
• Created business cases, negotiated and developed contracts, and oversaw subcontractors to deliver data centers.
• Established overall development and processing cycles based on business-driven performance standards.

Confidential

Systems Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed outsourcing of IT functions for Confidential Executive Office Treasurer.
• Managed Confidential statistical reporting, decision support, executive information, and knowledge-based expert systems.
• Managed global rollout of desktop / network applications prior to the existence of WWW, conforming to international data treaties.
• Provided leadership to business analysts, systems engineers, and knowledge engineers.
• Built and led teams located in Detroit, Dayton, and Dallas.
• Managed all aspects of P&L, including salary and budgeting.
• Led transition of 29 major systems from one geographical support center to another.
• Trained over 400 Systems Engineers in the account support organization in use of structured development methodologies.
• Conceptualized, negotiated, sold, developed, architected, and managed delivery of Confidential / Confidential Data Warehouse integrating data from Model 204, ISAM, VSAM, IMS, DB2, and Oracle repositories.
• Architected integration of GM, Confidential, and Confidential Data Warehouse projects.
• Created contracts and service level agreements between Confidential / Confidential and Confidential .
• Contributed to the Master Services Agreement between Confidential / Confidential and Confidential .
• Led the ongoing evaluation and application of leading edge technologies for Confidential / Confidential .
• Oversaw data collection for Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award.
• Managed SEI CMM Assessments for Confidential Account.
• Hired as a Systems Engineer; promoted to SE Supervisor; promoted to SE Manager, served as Senior Account Manager.