SUMMARY:

• 18+ Years of architecture strategy, solution design and hands - on full-stack development
• Proven track record of leading complex project delivery
• Experience in managing and leading technical teams in an agile or waterfall methodologies
• Excellent in collaborating and communicating with business, leaders, and vendors/partners
• Quick learner with multi-task, problem-solving, analytical and troubleshooting capabilities
• Deep domain knowledge in PCI, PHI/PII, and HIPPA compliance & highly regulated industries including retail/eCommerce, pharmacy, clinical, biotech/medical and finance industries
• AWS Hybrid Cloud Solution: Designed & implement API & mobile Solutions
• Mobile Solution: Developed and released an Android native & hybrid app to Google Store
• Microsoft Azure: Presented 2 public webinars on Microsoft Azure solution architecture to 250+ audience across the country
• Led as-is architecture & roadmap assessment for enterprise apps & infrastructure
• Led enterprise digital strategy, road map and solution for CVS
• Designed and Implemented CI/CD solution using Jenkins, AWS CLI, and custom APIs.
• (In process) Obtaining CISSP and Amazon AWS certification

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Enterprise Architecture: TOGAF, ITIL, Six Sigma, architecture & design patterns.

Industry Knowledge: Retail/eCommerce/Pharmacy/PBM/Finance/Clinical/Biotech/Medical

Infrastructure Solution: data center & DR/HA infrastructure, capacity analysis & planning, performance strategy and engineering, cloud infrastructure & migration solution: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, VirtualBox & VMWare, Container Services (Docker)

Security & Compliance: SOX/PCI/PHI/PII, SAML/OAuth IDP solutions and implementation (CA, Sun, Okta, and Azure), security program & assessment, application OWASP vulnerabilities, Penetration testing

Middleware: ESB, WebLogic, WebSphere, Apache/Tomcat, Portal, Content Management, Services & API Gateway

Handson: Software Development & Dev/Ops, built end-to-end software products using LAMP stack (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PERL) and MEAN stack, MongoDB/ExpressJS/AngularJS/NodeJS, Python, Shell Scripts, Enterprise Java, Spring Boot, jQuery, AngularJS (1 and 2), ReactJS, SQL, MongoDB, Android mobile app, Google App Script, and experience with Jenkins CI/CD automation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Cambridge, MA

Solution Architect (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Analyze client/business requirements, lead vendor RFP and technology selection, propose solution architecture options and recommendation for implementing enterprise API Gateway as part of Confidential PaaS/IaaS/SaaS strategy. Evaluated AWS API Gateway, APIGEE, CA, Axway, and TIBCO/Mashery API products.
• Lead design & implementation of TIBCO/Mashery API Gateway as hybrid solution (with both on-premises and SaaS components) on AWS infrastructure using AWS IaaS building blocks (Route 53, VPC, Security Groups, EC2, S3, Elastic Load Balancers, EC2 Container Services & Docker, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, SNS, Certificate Management and Key Management, etc.) to support enterprise and cloud integration needs.
• Lead governance, standards and guidelines for API and AWS Cloud solution.
• Lead the cloud migration for on-premises applications supporting the enterprise API program.
• Evaluate Mobile backend as a service platform and lead vendor evaluation and selection including AWS Mobile Hub, AnyPresence, RedHat, Oracle Mobile Cloud Service, IBM MobileFirst, and Kinvey platforms (on AWS).
• Lead digital proof-of-concept & innovation for mobile app development on Kinvey platform leveraging RAPID (no code) and FLEX (low code) integration connectors with Salesforce cloud, SharePoint and other systems.

Confidential, Dedham, MA

Principal Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Delivered a complete application solution using Microsoft Azure Cloud (Azure cloud windows and SQL Server infrastructure, Azure Active Directory, Office 365, Dynamics CRM, and Graph APIs).
• Created a reusable web application framework (Angular2 front-end, and Java Spring Boot as services/API layer) for OSC consulting services.
• Designed, implemented an Android mobile application for Accessibility Services and Automation (integrated with Android native capabilities including voice recognition, text-to-speech, NFC, cloud data collection, and social platform integration including Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and WeChat). Published and actively maintained on Google Play App Store.
• Designed and implemented IoTVerify - a multi-factor authentication solution using IoT devices, Okta identity provider services for AD integration, SSO and SAML Federation, AWS Cloud infrastructure and Salesforce cloud applications.

Confidential, Woonsocket, RI

Sr. Manager, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Digital & Mobile Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Manage EA team and Leading Enterprise Architecture practice.
• Lead CVS Enterprise Digital & Customer Engagement Strategy and Architecture Solution across digital channels: Retail, Pharmacy, Minute Clinic, Clinical Systems, Specialty Pharmacy, and Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) business including claim services, Medicare Part D on both on-premises and AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Worked as solution architect on CVS Mobile Application projects implementing in-store customer experience using Bluetooth Low Energy beacons and backend services integration. Lead CVS Retail Mobile app architecture and design (Shopping, Pharmacy, Retail Customer Loyalty Program etc.) for both Android and iOS native mobile applications as well as mobile web implementation using AngularJS (1) for Single Page Application (SPA) for hybrid mobile app components. Lead services design and implementation on Vordel/Axway API Gateway for exposing services securely and integrating with internal and external services providers and endpoints including IBM IIB (on-premises). Lead security and vulnerability aspects of the solution as well to ensure security vulnerabilities are identified, mitigated appropriately.
• Solution Architect working on new Omni-Channel capability to seamless integrate digital experience with in-store experience across multiple business domains (Retail, Pharmacy, PBM, etc.). Work directly with business and analyze business requirements and strategy, engage vendors in technical review sessions, lead infrastructure design and planning, and lead internal application impact analysis. Summarize the analysis and recommendation to support senior management decision on technology selection, architecture direction and project & funding approach. Design and implement retail services on IIB, Vordel (API), and APIGee API Gateway (Cloud) to support application integrations.
• Worked closely with senior leadership team and business on $200M+ digital program to lead enterprise digital technology strategy and planning. Conducted as-is current state business and IT architecture analysis and lay out a 5-year architecture strategy and solution roadmap leading to future state.
• In a nutshell, the digital program is to enable and improve seamless multi-channel & multi-device unified experience for customer by enabling digital technology and leveraging single view of customer data.
• This enterprise digital architecture foundation includes the following key components: 1) Unified User Profile & Security 2) User Experience & Personalization 3) Mobile (Hybrid & Native) 4) Search 5) Web Content Management 6) Client Customization (including white labeling) 7) E-Commerce 8) Hybrid/Cloud Infrastructure
• Led continuous integration and deployment methodology. Design and implement multiple digital application services releases on IIB and API Gateway platform (APIGee and Vordel/Axway) to support high-volume traffic eCommerce site and mobile applications.

Confidential, Woonsocket, RI

Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design & implement strategic high profile enterprise solutions to support core retail business: eCommerce (CVS.com), Retail Pharmacy Systems, and Minute Clinic Systems.
• Lead application assessment, road map and project delivery for newly acquired PBM Business, including Clinic Systems (e-Prior Authorization), PBM Portal, and Adjudication and Claim Processing Systems, Medicare-D Applications, CVS/Aetna program (CVS and Aetna entered a 12-yearagreement), Claim Adjudication Systems: RxClaim, ePrescribing, ePA (Prior Authorization, and clinical services.
• Led solution architecture assessment Member and Client Services portal
• Lead PBM member portal and client portal re-architecture to improve overall member user experience. The portal was implemented on IBM WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Content Manager and DB2 database, with services integration with enterprise common services layer that is integrated with backend claim systems.
• Evaluated 3 existing Med-D systems and made recommendation to senior management team.
• Led the team and delivered the current state application architecture artifacts for both Retail and PBM. This Enterprise Architecture package of architecture blueprint and artifacts provide tremendous value and cost saving for planning, application support, and IT operation.
• Proposed initial Enterprise Services Layer (ESL) architecture recommendation to support Integrated Specialty Pharmacy Program. This new generation of enterprise services bus investment ($10M+) is to design and implement the state-of-art platform based on Cloud APIGee API Gateway, On-Premises Vordel (aka Axway) API Gateway, IBM Data Power appliance and IBM Integration Bus (IIB) to enable services integration across different lines of business. The design includes the canonical data modeling for the enterprise systems as well as reusable services implementation for multiple services consumer applications. The infrastructure is designed with active-active high availability across multiple data centers.
• Led this major eCommerce redesign effort by delivering system architecture design, HA infrastructure capacity planning, performance testing. This major redesign marks a big milestone for the company and we won industry awards for the new site. My specific role is to design the overall architecture and define infrastructure to implement this brand-new commerce system based on ATG eCommerce and Java/Oracle. I lead the on-shore and off-shore development team through the software development life-cycle including requirement, design, and development & testing.
• Led Salesforce Cloud CRM integration with enterprise systems (for single sign-on and data integration)
• Led architecture design, infrastructure capacity planning and implementation for Oracle WebCenter Portal 11g and Content Management solution with integration with Oracle ERP and Real-Time Decisions (RTD). Worked closely with project team to ensure the project was delivered on-time, on-budget with high quality for the full life-cycle of the software development (discovery, vendor selection, business and functional requirements analysis, system and architecture design, Portlet development & deployment, as well as operation for the initial roll-out). This portal solution integrates with internal store, pharmacy and corporate systems to support day-to-day business mission critical tasks across 7000+ CVS retail stores across the country.
• Designed CVS Intranet using Microsoft SharePoint to support internal communication, collaboration and document sharing.
• Designed and implemented Single Sign-on (SSO) using CA Netegrity SiteMinder integrated with enterprise AD and LDAP for user authentication.

Confidential, Woonsocket, RI

Enterprise Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design & implement strategic high profile enterprise solutions in Corporate Systems, Retail Systems, and Pharmacy Systems.

Confidential, Woonsocket, RI

Application Architect - Corporate Systems

Responsibilities:

• Lead application architect, design and application development for Corporate Systems, HR & training systems, Financial Stock Leader and Accounting Systems, Real Estate Information Management, and others.

Confidential, White Plains, NY

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provide software consulting, development, training for Fortune 100 companies
• Deliver processional services in Performance, network, and security engineering

Confidential, Boston, MA

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Internet Application & Software Development using Java, and Perl, MySQL.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Graduate Student - Research Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Computational Physics (in High Energy and Condensed Matter Physics) using C/C++/Java.