IT Solutions Lead

• Forward-thinking and performance-focused Technical Architect with 20 years of success in architecting, managing and delivering world-class technology-enabled solutions that support seamless business operations and processes across diverse industry verticals. Proactively identify and understand business challenges to develop scalable architectures to aid in fulfillment of goals. Offer record of producing significant savings and efficiency gains by leveraging cutting-edge technical solutions. Exhibit solid program management, team-building, communication, and relationship-building expertise necessary to cultivate strategic partnerships and maintain productive client relations.
• I specialize in Enterprise Application Delivery with strong emphasis on e-business strategy/solutions, Service enablement Web security. Engagement experience domains include Healthcare, New Media, Retail, eCommerce, Insurance, Promotional Marketing, Aviation, Pharmaceutical HealthInformatics companies.I have lead teams in Architecture, Security Technology assessments, gap analysis, buy vs. build/packaged 3rd party recommendations. Supported cross functional architecture delivery teams in decision papers and design recommendations Architecture reviews. I have excellent Project and Team mentoring skills and have delivered solutions from legacy waterfall methodologies to Agile processes.
• Special Skills/Training/Memberships
• Cloud Mobile Computing wRIAwOMG wBPM wTOGAF wSOA wEclipse wEnterprise security patterns wVersionOnewSystemArchitectwNetSuite - ERP/CRM/eCommercew Sybase SUP wAppcelerator Titanium PlatformwRational OOAD/UMLwATG wApple Web-ObjectswNetDynamicswHitachi TP Broker wHP-Bluestone Sapphire wOraclewExpertise in defining implementing SOPs for Quality Assurance and SDLCwKnowledge in FDA regulations - 21CFR Part 11 for GMP on Adverse Event ReportingwFISMA SOX - IT Security, Risk CompliancewActive member at Microsoft Executive Circle and Microsoft Architecture Partner Network

Professional Experience:

Independent Architect

Confidential

• REVEALintell Framework AnAdaptive Management solution in combination of Scenario Analysis, Knowledge Management Information Visualization that enables enterprises to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate impending risks. This tool also helps enterprises have a better understanding of the plausible uncertain futures, plan actions and make appropriate changes to their strategic plan.
• Responsibilities: Technology Discovery, Scoping, Research, COTS 3rd Party integration tools evaluation, BPM, Hi-Level Business Solution Architecture.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Business requirements review and In-depth review of functionalities for all the identified integration applications
• Facilitated Client SME workshops on reuse of applications
• Research, Review Recommendation of COTS 3rd party hosted services
• Contributed to Hi level Architecture which included Information Extraction engine Batch Real Time , Semantic Normalization Services, WebSphere Services and Care Management Functions Care Manager View, Patient View, Physicians View, IT Ops View, Secure Messaging, Active Monitoring Events View
• Reviewed Nonfunctional requirements and 'illity' considerations and proposed recommendations
• Contributed to Architecture specific Epics, User Technical Stories for Sprint planning
• Contributed to Project plan and Estimation for Architecture specific tasks

Key technologies: TIBCO Stack, .Net, Java, MS SQL Server, Big Data/Hadoop, LDAP/SAML, WCF, Web Services, REST, HTML5, HL7, MobileMD, CorePoint, EDI HDX , KDI ECR, Magic, Chiron , JPA Hibrnate COTS/Packaged Third party applications.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Functional Requirements review and high level solution architecture definition
• Feature list and Sprint planning/ approval
• Use Cases and Design documents review and Approval
• In-depth review of functionalities for all the identified integration applications
• Research current process and contributed to Single Customer View and Multi-channel Marketing
• 3rd party components review recommendation
• Coordination with business on UAT
• Test Plans and Test Results Review / approvals
• Regression and Performance Testing review and approval
• Deployment approvals and support
• Integration and Enhancements road map

Key technologies: ATG Commerce Server, Java, Web Services, W-ESB, and a host of ecommerce COTS 3rd Party hosted tools like Amazon Store Front Sellar Central, Live Person, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Endeca, Blue Cherry, PayPal, Smart Coupons, Core Metrics, Social Media, etc.

Confidential

Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities:

• Functional study of various disconnected applications in different LOBs
• Identified the technology scope of each of the applications internal and external
• Mapped out the data needs of all the applications under study
• Enterprise LOB segmented modeling for services and business processes including Internal External application components and services
• Recommended an ESB/SOA based integration solution along with road map

Key technologies: Data Power, EDI, J2EE, .Net, MS SQL Server, LDAP/SAML, Web Services

Confidential

Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Services Platform business functions and documented Business Process
• Enterprise Architecture Modeling of service platform functions in IBM System Architect
• Collaborated with Architects from different vendors for issue resolution and change recommendation
• Research and propose architecture decision papers to Architecture Review Board
• Supported cross functional architecture teams in decision papers and design recommendations.

Key technologies: Web Methods ESB, DataPower, Enterprise Data Integration, System Architect and a host of custom applications ranging from Mainframe, Java, POS systems, Packaged Third party hosted applications like Kronos, 20/20, m2o, ISST, TimeTrade, BiscomFax, Inquira, UOK, QuickLead, TrueComp, etc.

Confidential

Architect

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed current state of project for critical issues which lead to missed milestones
• Created a business layer model a key missing artifact for the entire application which included Business related Actors, Roles, Collaboration, Interface, Location, Objects, Representation, Service, Process, Function Interaction, Events.
• Reviewed Application Layer for Collaboration, Interface, Data objects, Services and provided an alignment map for Business-Application.
• Facilitated and documented remediation approach for tactical and strategic revival of the project

Key technologies: .NET, C , MS SQL Server, SSIS, WF, MVP Design Patterns and Enterprise Application Framework.

Confidential

Architect

Responsibilities:

• Workshops with application owners of vendor product in development delayed by 2 years
• Teamed with Data Architect to analyze the current application state and reviewed the framework, code, database
• Prepared a Architecture Assessment document
• Presented to the Stakeholders at PerformCare, AmeirHealth
• Prepared corrective actions for both tactical and strategic
• Presented to State of NJ on the findings and obtained an approval for the recommendations

Key technologies: .NET, C , MS SQL Server, Silverlight, SSIS, SSRS, WCF, WPF, WF, Enterprise Application Framework MVP / MV-VM Design Patterns.

Confidential

Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Review of all the applications under Retirement Services LOB
• Facilitated SME and Application owners interviews and document application specific
• Provided an Application Lifecycle for R D, Integration, Sunset, Investment, Deprecation, At Risk and Contain recommendation
• Documented identified Domain Inventory, Enterprise Inventory Entity Abstraction capabilities. Documented Physical Architecture of services to set a stage for SOA readiness
• Review with key stake holders on findings and recommendations

Confidential

Lead Architect

Responsibilities:

• As is Architecture review of System, Integration, Data and Security Architectures
• Gap-analysis, re-factor, design and code improvements for stability
• Technology advisor for the team and arrived at technology transition roadmap
• Lead Architecture reviews and recommendations and guided implementation team with design changes
• Created standardized the use of BPM, Use Cases. Sequence Diagrams and Component Architecture for all future enhancements.
• Reviewed the current portal development process and provided a roadmap for migrating to a more advanced Team System / Team Foundation Server platform. Streamlined collaborative development environment and improved productivity using industry best practices.

Key technologies: .NET, C , MS SQL Server, Microsoft Office Tools, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, TestDirector, Integration of hosted services like HLP, HealthWise, HealthyKids, HealthCoaching, Channel One, WisdomTree, etc

Confidential

Lead Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead Architecture of Strategic Contract Manager SCM which encompass Contract manager CM , Template Manager TM , PADU Manager Preferred Acceptable Discouraged Unacceptable and Code Table Maintenance
• Architecture review of the current client Server and standalone applications in SCM
• Reviewed current application interactions with other enterprise applications
• Provided Architecture Assessment with recommendations which included Security, Database, UI, DB access, Exception Handling, Naming and Coding, Emailing, Loose Coupling, Encryption, Logging Tracing,, Workflow Components and Design Patterns ,Identified Risk and finally Candidate Architecture
• Proposed a MVC based design with Aetna's Abstract Factory, Command and Decoration framework/guidelines.
• Worked with junior Architects to arrive at Software Architecture Specification which included Logical, Physical Component Context Diagrams CCD artifacts
• Lead Architecture and design reviews with Architecture Review Board and obtained approvals
• Application Profiler and Performance Reports for user acceptance and approval

Key technologies: .NET, C VB.Net, MS Enterprise Libraries, Windows Server, DB2, SQL Server, Clear Case, Microsoft Office Tools, CLR profiler ATS

Confidential

Lead Architect

Responsibilities:

• Discussions with relevant internal application owners for ESSO needs
• Research of popular integration packages and future trends in ILM space
• Facilitated discussions with vendors on product capabilities and business fit
• Provided feature comparison, integration complexities and recommendation of ESSO solution

Key technologies: Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Management, Sun Access Manager, IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business ESSO.

Confidential

Lead Architect

Responsibilities:

• Review of Business and Functional Requirements for Impact Pro, Impact Consumer and Impact Provider
• Solution architecture for Impact Pro, Impact Consumer and Impact Provider
• Use Cases and Design guidance followed by documents review and approval
• Researched, recommended and implemented a Proof of concept for SSO using Avmed and Blowfish encryption
• Processing Engine profiling and performance enhancements
• 3rd party components review, recommendation, approvals integration strategy
• Collaborated with Business UX teams on a regular basis and provided visibility and mid-course correction on deviations in implementation
• Regression and Performance Testing review and approval
• Integration and Enhancements road map

Key technologies: .NET, C , MS Enterprise Libraries, Windows Server, Oracle, SQL Server, VSS, Dev Track, Load Runner, ChartFx, F5 Load Balancer, Single Sign On, Security Token Services, CLR profiler ATS

Confidential

Lead Architect

Lead Technology Architecture of Risk Compliance Data Mining/Dashboard product. This onshore/offshore blended project was delivered at a record time.

Key technologies: .NET, C , MS Enterprise Libraries, Windows Server, SQL Server, Infragistics, SAS, VSS, ChartFx, Dundas, eProject, CLR profiler ATS

Confidential

Lead Architect

Service Accelerator

Lead Business analysis, Architecture recommendation Functional requirements for accelerator product. This product enhanced services revenue by enrolling Automobile OEM companies under PaaS model.

Key technologies: .NET, C , VC , Windows Server, SQL Server, Infragistics, SAS, VSS, ChartFx, .Net Office dev tools, Single Sign On, CLR profiler ATS.