SUMMARY

• Multi - certified leader in Enterprise Solution Architecture with prior experience in Java programming and consulting with Big 5 companies.
• High-performance achiever with 17+ years of quantifiable results predominantly in the Financial industry.
• Architected and executed transformational programs, application development and IT rationalization initiatives to capture cost savings and a range of efficiency improvements.
• Demonstrated ability in building partnerships with business executives to deliver technology strategies that advance corporate goals.
• Adept in directing teams in support of business operations and maintenance of critical IT infrastructure.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Entrusted with the pivotal and central role of Platform Architect for Confidential ’s cloud-native and open-source Confidential framework.
• Advanced Confidential Foundation by providing strategic guidance through the adoption of distributed gateway architecture, REST APIs, DevOps, CI/CD, Docker containers and Kubernetes.
• Owned and authored, the Confidential framework blueprint and Microservice Integration Design patterns for a scalable service mesh (data plane) that released high priority projects from holding state.
• Communicated Confidential patterns from executives to junior level staff through various means including roadshows by LoB, coaching Domain and Senior architects and speaking at internal Townhalls/Innovation Summit/TED talks.
• Chaired weekly JAD sessions for almost one year to collaboratively generate 8 security patterns while maintaining full transparency and reporting with senior management on progress.
• Shepherded SPAs, mainframe, mobile apps and MS Azure applications beyond the initial unknowns of OAuth protocol, JWT tokens and distributed session management.
• Delivered Confidential Security training to all architects in collaboration with Security Architect.
• Partnered with product owners, delivery teams, and Managed Cloud Providers to lift adoption hurdles that required deed dive investigations into technical issues pertaining to security, network and OpenShift.
• Navigated intense political climates often exacerbated by cultural and intellectual differences.
• Participated on the bi-weekly Confidential Governance council to discuss project misalignments to Confidential integration standards and reports on Confidential adoption metrics.

Solutions Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed multiple architecture blueprints in tandem, negotiating trade-offs, and presenting solution options at executive meetings, while executing in Agile/Waterfall modes.
• Crafted an event-driven architecture, orchestrating Pega-based workflow applications and a case management platform into a cohesive solution for AML Enhanced Due Diligence.
• Remediated omni-channel AML deficiencies in Retail processes including credit card pick-up, cash payments towards credit card balances and Personal Liability Small Business Credit Card issuance.
• Demystified ambiguous business requirements through a series of skillfully managed JAD sessions, developing a solution to establish identity of clients in unassisted channels
• Led high-risk strategic initiatives including Mobile Wallet Re-platforming, Confidential -VISA/Air Canada Prepaid Card and the migration of the National Support Line Incident Management system to ServiceNow (SaaS).
• Produced architecture for ABM transaction support between Confidential and 3rd party acquirer (Cardtronics) host systems utilizing MPLS link.
• Established criteria for determining cloud migration suitability of on-premise applications and environments as part of Confidential Cloud Strategy program.
• Designed mission critical Knowledge Information system based on ServiceNow and internal Sharepoint 2013 platform resolving significant concerns regarding instance sprawl and Record Management.
• Developed solution to support an audio/video enabled remote agent ABM for clients with special need.
• Coached and mentored University of Waterloo co-op students via immersion to real-world project experiences and hands-on tooling.

Solution Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Unblocked architecture obstacles to produce blueprint for global multi-tiered platform based on Anvil ION and Oracle RAC centralizing critical Repo Trading.
• Decommissioned over 6 decentralized old systems and saved in excess of $100K by virtualizing the application tier.
• Synthesized solution to migrate 120+ global users and substantial customer data to Cloud Computing based CRM system (Salesforce SaaS).
• Designed SOA web services and advised on network firewall and Global Site Selector (GSS) switch changes to enable secure SOAP interaction.
• Designed a 99.8% highly available system composed of CLS Bank and SWIFT Gateway servers and Wallstreet Confidential servers that enabled Same Day Settlement of foreign currency trades.
• Saved $5K/month by repurposing physical servers and virtualizing different tiers in lower environments.
• Integrated Single Sign-On Authentication and Authorization to flagship customer facing applications.
• Analyzed configuration requirements, tested J2EE web container-based Policy Agents and directory services and finalized solution and physical architecture.
• Generated End-User-Computing (EUC) business and technical requirements from business pain points and collaborated with strategic sourcing group to evaluate vendor package applications.
• Delivered an Information Security solution to discovering, controlling and attesting access of EUC files on storage areas including NAS, Sharepoint and local desktops.
• Upgraded hardware and software currency and reduced costs and maintenance churn by virtualizing TD’s largest J2EE application farm supporting 50+ applications deployed on Tomcat, Apache web servers and MS SQL databases.
• Delivered a new scalable platform to support Fix Trading by reusing TD’s JMS, MQ and Tibco Enterprise Service Bus.
• Tackled regulatory forces and challenged internal IT Simplification mandates to successfully design a trade compliance system (Nice Actimize Risk Case Management) in New York.
• Presented solution options and cost estimates and means to improve operational resiliency.

Sr. Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed systems analysis, J2EE application development and system performance testing for clients in the Financial industry and Government sector.
• Led teams of 3-4 resources and managed project tasks, reporting to managers and partners for decision making.
• Contributed to authoring RFIs and RFPs and assisted Confidential on internal business development initiatives (SOA Assessment, Legacy Modernization, etc.).
• Gathered user requirements, rationalized system requirements into broad component capabilities and produced application domain and data views for a new custom built J2EE Case Management System.