SUMMARY:

• A principal enterprise architect, with decades of information technology experience is a proficient and accomplished consulting professional, a business developer, and builds stakeholder trust and satisfaction through strategic and tactical solutions for client’s needs and visions. Trusted advisers to IT executives and visionaries, enables transformation of operating models, modernize legacy environments, setup CoE for ICE (Integration Center of Excellence) & EA practices, provide strategic & tactical SOA with cloud computing roadmaps, develop transformative reference architectures and transition architecture using diverse EA techniques aided by deep knowledge of information and technology to improve efficiency, transform modality, simplify operations and enable organizations to embrace the emerging information world and deliver application value. He has substantial expertise cloud computing with focus in Pivotal/PCF/PaaS (deployed PCF on AWS), microservices, DDD (domain driven design) domain, and cloud native systems mentor.
• He is considered expert in modernizing legacy systems (m - tire MVS, J2EE and Dot Net) into the modern paradigm of cloud-native aggregation of microservices enabling device-agnostic responsive and intelligence based UX oriented self-adjusting and self-monitoring systems; using open source java-stack to cater to the demands of heightened customer centricity and promote business innovations at a lower cost, complexity and TTM (time-to-market). As a part of the modernization endeavor, he develops solution, systems, and transition architecture, sets up risk-mitigation plans, EA-CoE for architectural and process governance, chart organic implementation path with gradual retirement of legacy and activation of the new paradigm. He continues to remain hands-on in touch with java tech-stack, SQL & NoSQL DB, UI-tech stack etc.
• Additionally, he was a dissertation guide for MS Computer Science students at NYU; mentor, expert and webinar speaker for Open Group; participate in R&D and innovative work on AI based humanoid NG-UX, stochastic cloud elasticity, and Blockchain expertise with hands-on Solidity based Smart Contract authoring. He continues to remain in line with IT frontiers via publications and PoC developments in AI, IOT, and Blockchain ideas.
• His vertical experience covers insurance (healthcare, workman comp etc.), finance (bank, mortgage, investment), retail, media, pharmaceutical, healthcare, travel & hospitality, automotive and energy industry domains.
• Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF certified, ITIL aware) with deep understanding of bimodal EA and with capacity to bridge traditional IT with emerging cloud native (PaaS/SaaS) transitions at the enterprise level.
• Technology Enabled Transformation
• Architect and develop transition architecture that includes data, systems, services, and integration layers.
• Ability to assess existing IT portfolio (landscape) and build transition road map that is optimized on success criteria of different stakeholders. The modernization includes simplification of process and reduction of redundancies.
• SOA / ICE Practice and Governance Setup, hands on administration of ESB (e.g. Aqua logic, WebSphere, Mule etc.) including clear understanding of XML/SOAP/XSD as well as JSON/XML for rest WS.
• Author and evaluate RFP responses to organization and from various vendors.
• Stochastic Intelligence Statistical Processes development for intelligence mining. This includes understanding of big data, statistical processes such as regression analysis, hypothesis testing and other statistical tooling, different kinds of data store including emerging distributed data stores)
• Design, governance, and hands-on PoC development of web-services (microservices) including use of various open source tools and technology stacks including setting up of API gateway based SaaS models.
• Review and collaborate on security models including authentication, authorization, encryption, private/public key enablement, and some cyber-attacks such as DOS, DDOS etc.
• Develop application and systems architecture review process including providing and socializing of processes.
• Hands-on in java (1.8 full-stack, Open Source, R/SR, JS, RDB and NoSQL (MongoDB), WS (including micro-services), BPM, UML, RE (Rete), cryptography, mobile/hybrid (full-stack Meteor-angular), technologies, Integration (distributed & hub-&-spoke) etc.
• Ability to work from both top-down and bottoms-up that would include interacting and understanding of senior management and key-stakeholder’s POV while explaining and mentoring workforce on the IT floor
• Design and develop component based system as well as granular DDD defined microservices based systems.
• TOGAF certified (mentor and expert in Open Group); Zachman, ITIL aware.
• Aware and worked with canonical data models such as Accord framework.
• Experienced in managing and leading teams of architecture.
• Pattern based, cloud native, boundary-less, mobile enabled, distributed and/or in-memory stateless, rest-based micro-services oriented, event-based system architecture
• Sentiment analytics and systems interfaces using AI techniques
• Designed and developed Raspberry pi based IoT drone control system (self-flying drone)
• Designing and Developing NG Dapps systems including new biz-models (e.g. NG spot insurance; Property Title handling) including hands-on development of smart contracts on Ethereum; node js based Dapps; and clear understanding of Blockchain technology internals and implications.
• Create a best-of-breed solution to fulfill business information needs from enterprise and/or domain point of view including innovations at all levels and dimensions as necessary.
• Folds in various financial, technological, cultural, and other constrains to form realistic EA principles
• Maintain contact with leading tech-trends via hand-on contact with tech-stack and self-training
• Socialize and collaborate continuously to balance tactical and strategic goals of the client
• Adjusts rationally to mitigate EA risks while aiding focused domain level delivery objectives
• Participate in hands-on systems architecture, design, development of POC, and work interactively with the development community.
• Provide leadership, motivation, mentoring to teams and aid senior leadership in internal or external business development
• Perform success driven IT portfolio assessment for Cloudification recommendations (life-n-shift & Greenfield).
• Develop Transition Architecture towards cloud computing while keeping the existing systems and business on.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developing NG Title Property handling model on distributed & decentralized database (Sia, S3 etc.) while developing the backbone on Blockchain (smart contract on Ethereum using Solidity) interfaced with web3 DApps (node js).
• EA tasks for IT assessment, transition architecture for Paas (PCF) driven Cloudification for Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PaaS). Developed accelerator for multidimensional IT assessment.
• Provide thought leadership to IT leaders and stakeholders.
• Develop step-by-step guide for transforming existing IT into next-gen cloud native systems (lift-and-shift and green field).
• To remain in touch with emergences, developed IoT ARM on Parrot drone; developing PoC of Smart Contract on Blockchain / Ethereum technology.
• Author RFP response and reference architecture) proposing a device agnostic, java open stack and Pivotal cloud foundry based microservices future state system for financial organization. This would be a modernizing legacy application from MVS & dot net into new microservices and java open sources based system including EA CoE setup, migration strategy, overall architecture and migration process.
• Design microservices paradigm focused, java open stack (Pivotal Spring4 & Cloud Foundry) oriented, two Dot Net & SQL server based legacy systems re-engineering and modernization along with the development of transition architecture, EA CoE collaboration process and continuous KB (knowledge base) transition to the client for major media company in LA and NY. This also includes implementation of device agnostic UI/UX using HTML5, CSS, and javascript libraries (Angular/Node).
• Designed & developed (PoC - September 2015) geo-location, time sensitive based audio-visual diary with elastic search using java 1.8 stacks, Tomcat-8, SpringOne, MongoDB, html5, css, js, jQuery, dojo.js, ajax etc.for proof of concept of future facing system mobile-hybrid & WS based.
• Reference Architecture for cloud enabled Item setup future state for world’s largest retailer with ability to adapt to a new B-to-B (small biz-partners) model and SKU elastic capability by ten folds (6 million in 2012 to 60 million by 2018).
• Hospitality (Fast-food-chain - Mobile/Cloud) - Architecture, design and tech-guidance of multi-SaaS vendor based, mobile enabled ordering system to reduce sales decline. This includes mobile enabled e-commerce & POS centric SaaS aggregation system that included PCI compliant payment mechanism in association with BOA CC services including one-touch purchase.
• Investigated performance and usage issues with global airlines sales-agency system covering 130+ nations, provided diagnostics and corrective solutions to enhance average performance by 22% in test-scenario. Participated in enhancing BPM (Oracle SOA suit) around sales system to expected sales enhancement by 15% or more. The Sales-agency system included catalogue-services and payment with diverse PCI/CC security requirements based on the local rules of the end-users geo-location.
• Performed EA maturity assessment and provided EA strategic roadmap and service identification mechanism for ops-model conversion, from Federated to Unified, for world’s largest financial software company and ready them for SaaS enablement leading to 13% revenue growth ($714 m) in 2014.
• Developed ideation architecture of private cloud for large healthcare organization using Open Stack (Nova).
• Performed current-state assessment; developed target architecture; recommended technology stack for of shared-services and SOA based integration for the modernization of global business travel wing of large financial organization to enable elastic expansion.
• Assisted and/or led in multiple RFP responses and business developments leading to multimillion dollars implementation engagements.
• Provide academic guidance to top-tier university Computer Science students; TOGAF mentor/expert for Open Groups. Participate & contribute in GTO-CBC innovation wing. Webinar speaker on Cloud Computing Approach and Quantified Success Measurement.

Confidential

Principle

Responsibilities:

• Developed federated architecture for a SOA solution, represented via BPMN & UML, to modernize the legacy mainframe system for nation’s largest (US Federal Reserve) bank.
• Developed architecture and design IBM SOA stack oriented integration system for Medicare system of records with federal offices for meeting the compliance requirements for Kaiser Permanente.
• Developed conceptual architecture for smart-meter based invoicing and education system and developed proof-of-concept using IBM stack.

Confidential

Chief Architect

Responsibilities:

• Modernized legacy Claims Systems using Rule Engine, Workflow Engine and java technology stack.

Confidential

Manager Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architecture, Design and delivery of broker commission system and service based integration platform including tool, technology selection and governance process setup.
• Architect and developed PoC for wireless-tablet based nurse-inspection system.
• Designed and implemented application KB to aid CIO and PMO office performance.

Confidential

Architect

Responsibilities:

• Developed architecture and implemented automated B-to-B advertisement integration system to increase daily advertisement submission time by 2-hours.
• Designed and developed news print and pagination application.

Confidential

DBA / Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed Headcount Stewardship application
• Enhanced global HR system for annual bonus and stock-share system

Confidential

Sr. Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the design and development of Data Distribution System (DDS) that connected multiple COBOL/CICS/DB2 systems on 3390 MVS system in UNIX using shell-scripts and C.
• Participated in the design of disaster recovery system of the Data Distribution System
• Developed programs in C, UNIX shell scripts, Transact SQL in Sybase, SQL Server for various application development efforts for the investment company

Confidential

Tata & ONGC Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Innovate, design and development of Positronic brain PoC of a delivery drone (IoT) with hands-on Linux, java-development and network setup Digital content (audio/visual) store-retrieve using on elastic search (dissertation for NYU MS comp.sc.).
• Humanoid NG UX based on AI/ML/NLP (published in Cornell Lib. arXiv; dissertation for NYU MS comp.sc.)
• Internal innovation on IoT (Internet of Things) for optimizing urban traffic system.
• Webinar on Customer Centricity philosophy, design and implication of CC on EA.
• Geo-location based CRM intelligence via sentiment analytics of mobile chatter. working on Blockchain / Ethereum based NG system modeling and development.