Solution Architect (consultant) Resume
SUMMARY:
- Inspiring, driven leader with over 10 years’ experience (educated with a BS & MBA & PMP) as a change agent driving solutions through enterprise architecture, business alignment, strategic planning and innovative software development.
- Experienced with Cloud and BigData solutions, along with Oracle E - Business Suite and Oracle Identity Manager.
- Well published in numerous books and magazines.
- Drives solutions reducing cost and increasing revenue
- Creates designs for cost effective solutions, reducing complexity
- Owns technology roadmaps and influences business leaders
- Strategically aligned - creating innovative solutions providing high business value
EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
Solution Architect (Consultant)
Responsibilities:
- Microservices strategy with Strangler Pattern and Docker from JBoss, Dynatrace
- Designed Azure cloud migration strategy and Oracle Exadata upgrade plan
- Uncovered out of memory error and tuned JBoss performance
- COTS Cognizant FACETS analysis and design
- Cloud Architect, hybrid cloud solutions, virtualizations, Azure + PowerBI
- NoOps/DevOps, Dynatrace cloud infrastructure Synthetic Monitoring, AIOps
- Docker, Nginx, CloudWatch, Microservices, RDS
- Cloud migrations using PlateSpin, CloudScape to AWS and Azure
- Created migration/upgrade plan for applications including Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS),, redesign platform solutions for Disaster Recovery and High Availability using VMware, F5 Load Balancing and health checks, SAN replication, Oracle Data Guard for Active-Passive and Active-Active paradigm. Agile methodology.
- Architected hybrid cloud solutions for financial services using AWS and Azure focused on security frameworks: CloudWatch, analytics, network taps, data loss prevention, encryption. Agile methodology thought leader with multiple sprints.
- Architected cloud solutions using Confidential ’s Agility cloud management platform and AWS using Mongo DB, Angular js and Docker using Git and GitHub.
- Spearheaded application design solutions for bid management using a hybrid cloud solution with AWS using MongoDB and JavaScript.
- Architected high speed network utilizing Cisco Nexus and Corvil appliances
- Disaster Recovery plans created for large clients across 2 data centers, 900 servers
- Storage, BigData, AWS, Middleware, Disaster Recovery, Service Management (ITIL)
- Architected solutions using: STaaS, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and data center migrations (5000 svrs) using hybrid, cloud technology for Disaster Recovery
- Spearheaded network designs for ERP and cloud based solutions for Oracle EBS
- Project Mgt: Identified Risk, Issues, Roadmaps. Market Development Plan, Agile, SCRUM
- Solution architect for health-care, Facets ERP solution. Led object oriented design using UML, Rational Software Architect, SOA, Java services architecture
- Identified $1million in interest/penalties savings re-engineering business process
- Identified SOA based savings, reducing claims pending in repair
Technologies: NoSQL, Java. C#, JavaScript, SpringBatch, SharePoint, TFS
Confidential
Solution Architect
Responsibilities:
- Cloud Architect, hybrid cloud solutions, virtualizations (VMware), storage, networking
- New business architect; Storage, BigData, Cloud, AWS, Middleware
- Data center consolidation, infrastructure integration architect (5,000 servers)
- SharePoint development, spearheaded content management and migration away from legacy platforms. Thought leader on Cloud, Virtualization, SharePoint
Project Management: Identified Risk, Issues, Roadmaps. Market Development Plan
Confidential
Application Architect
Responsibilities:
- Solution architect for health-care, Facets ERP solution. Led JAD with OO designs using UML, Rational Software Architect. SpringBatch, SOA, Java services architecture
- Identified $1million in interest/penalties savings re-engineering business process
- Identified SOA based savings, reducing claims pending in repair
Confidential
Architect
Responsibilities:
- Architected mobile pilot for point of sale payments
- Owned technology roadmap for eBusiness driving change through the enterprise
- Spearheaded proof of concept for billing shared service
- Spearheaded BigData analysis on client transactions resulting in a redesign projects
- Project Manager for enterprise, global customer care initiatives: Chat, Messaging eBusiness Architect: B2B, B2C. Responsible for vision, strategy, roadmaps and design
- Spearheaded internet architecture, identifying $12Million annual savings
- Architected solutions totally $1.1Million annual cost savings
- Architected B2C solutions for 50Million users: Credit Cards, Banking, Mortgage, Auto
- Uncovered security flaw and $50Million risk exposure
- Spearheaded full-lifecycle improvement along with a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) using SOAP, Enterprise Service Bus and JMS, business intelligence initiatives
Confidential
Infrastructure Program Manager (Consultant)
Responsibilities:
- Architected infrastructure, data center design, construction including disaster recovery
- Managed development team for workflow process automation consultancy (business process automation). Program manager for enterprise workflow solutions
- Spearheaded Software Development Lifecycle initiatives, methodologies and processes
- Managed $500,000 project, delivered ahead of schedule, within budget
Confidential
Project Leader, Development Manager
Responsibilities:
- Directed disaster recovery architecture for database systems including ROI
- Directed eCommerce/B2B development team using Java, .Net, Oracle and SQL 2005
- Responsible for infrastructure, architecture, development, program management and web operations
- Initiated process improvements increasing quality by 300%, reducing defects
- Defined technical strategy for utilizing business intelligence architectures
- Data warehouse: reporting, invoicing, patient and medical records (40 interfaces)
- Directed automation initiatives for patient records and billing/invoicing
- Defined next generation architecture to improve customer experience and satisfaction
Confidential
Program Manager, Architect (Consultant)
Responsibilities:
- Enterprise Program Manager, spearheaded creation of Program Management Office (PMO)
- Spearheaded automation of order tracking and financial information system
- Managed software development teams; architecture and project lifecycle initiatives
- Managing staff: meeting deadlines, performance reviews, hiring, motivating, training
- Managed cost, schedule, risk, requirements & resources for All development projects
- Spearheaded Earned Value Management, metrics and measurement of project performance
- Spearheaded cost/progress metrics for ALL technology initiatives; shorter lifecycles
- Rational Unified Process Architect; Mentor to software developers, ERP (Oracle)
- Lead Architect - mainframe to web modernization (COBOL, Assembler -> J2EE)
Confidential
Project Manager and Delivery (Consultant, Owner)
Responsibilities:
- Managed software development projects and consulting practice
Confidential
Enterprise Architect
Responsibilities:
- Managed enterprise application architecture team
- Managed software strategies, establishing vision & plan for application development
- Managed relationships with business units - Master of aligning IT with business
- Enterprise Architect - software applications, eCommerce, integration, development
- Integration architecture & strategies (business processes, EAI and Legacy)
- Architect on eCommerce project
- Chief Architect of B2B, portal, eCommerce, and EAI (Integration) architectures
- Rational Unified Process (RUP) Evangelist
- Authored key strategy documents: Applications, rules engines, XML, integration
- Conducted due diligence on strategic investment opportunities with startup companies
- Responsible for product and project reviews (policy, claims, billing, financial, HR)
- Spearheaded key strategies, technologies and methodologies such as EAI, message queuing, middleware, integration hubs, portals, components, patterns and rules engines
- Mentored application architects & spearheaded committees/discussions on key strategies.
Confidential
Software Implementation/Operations Manager (Consultant)
Responsibilities:
- Directed data center operations, including outsourcing agreements
- Managed solutions organization - consulting with clients to solve business problems
- Designed operational model, outsourcing operations as an Application Service Provider
- Responsible for strategic analysis & planning, system architecture, research & development, Internet strategy, business development, Q/A, testing, operations
- B2B eCommerce system architect eCommerce - Internet supply chain software for manufacturers
Confidential
Senior IT Manager
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for global IT organization: infrastructure, strategic planning, business analysis, software development, net operations, ERP (HR, finance, payroll), global software strategies.
- Chairman of global IT Council, approved $10mil in IT spending, dept budget: $6mil
- Architect of global manufacturing ERP strategy, B2B eCommerce strategy (SAP/PeopleSoft)
- Instituted “Alignment” strategy for IT to better service customers and improve value to the business. Directed an IT staff of 20+ and operations for 50 U.S. locations
Confidential
Senior Project Manager (Consultant)
Responsibilities:
- Managed consulting practice and client delivery of internet solutions
Confidential
Group Manager of Development
Responsibilities:
- Managed infrastructure, Disaster Recovery (DR) for servers and call center operations
- Director of software development team for enterprise systems (Credit, HR)
- Managed software development organization; budgeting, goal setting; problem solving
- Strategically aligned with business leaders - saving $millions with software innovations
- Chief Architect of Human Resources and Employee Service solutions
- Spearheaded BigData solutions for credit portfolio analysis
- Directed development organization of Federated Employee Services (human resources)
- Chief Architect of key internet solutions (VendorNet, eCommerce)
- Chief Architect first B2B portal for the Retail Industry
- Lead developer of financial customer service solutions, business intelligence for retail.
- Developed strategic plans and solutions to increase operating efficiencies and lower cost (ROI was in excess of $10 million)
- Instituted alignment with business leaders to increase value and innovation, ERP (PeopleSoft)
- Received Presidents Award - 1995, previewed in book, conference speaker
- Chief Architect of enterprise Voice Response Unit design/development (Unix/C, AIX, HPUX)
- Director of 13-member software development team and 7-member infrastructure support team