Platform Architecture and Infrastructure Architect

PROFILE SKETCH – DELIVERY IT ARCHITECT Leadership • Led and managed seven IBM technical teams (Firewall/ Network, Steady State Support, Delivery, Migration, Directory, Intel, and Security), three client teams, and four third party vendors for 2.5 years as part of my job responsibilities on a group project for TD Bank Financial Group. • Was a Team Lead at IBM and Microsoft; delivered team member training, motivation and mentorship, provided guidance in career development, and developed personal rapport with members to build camaraderie and organizational loyalty • Drove effective team and business unit communication, liaised between finance, sales, service delivery, the client and IBM • Developed process and architecture framework based on MSF (Microsoft Solution Framework) and MOF (Microsoft Operation Framework) • Developed architecture for RFP, RFS, and SOW. guided both IBM and the client to a thorough understanding of the solution and architecture, • Built business cases for services and technology improvement • Defined and modified processes to drive improvement to suit dynamic business changes • Effectively helped sign, within 30 days, a $35 million contract for a global upgrade and migration of TD Bank Financial Group’s email and unified messaging system Solution Integration • Audited design and deployment against defined architecture framework; audited process and procedure adherence to enterprise-defined standards • Led business technical discovery meeting with third party venders and service providers, represented IBM as the overall technical lead and point of contact for architecture with client business and technical teams • Worked with project managers and finance team to define cost-benefit analysis • QA and audited all phases of delivery and post-delivery transitions • Liaised with vendors for service request bids, defined statement of work, and managed vendor throughout delivery and support engagement • Managed project delivery coordination in teams across 7 countries (both onsite and offsite), several clients and IBM divisions towards success in a coordinated global implementation • 7 years experience dealing with vendor relationships as a business owner and contractor for Microsoft Canada and IBM Global Services, including initiating, managing, and leveraging vendor relationship to improve business efficiency, ROI, and identifying opportunities to improve existing infrastructure • Consolidated heterogeneous technologies to reduce efficiency barriers while maintaining proven heterogeneous environments that benefit business productivity and minimize vendor monopoly during negotiations PROFILE SKETCH - continued Solution Architect • Took on evolving architect role during course of engagement to meet business requirements and project demand. As an Overall Enterprise Architect, defined end-to-end technology solution for approval and contract signoff between IBM and client. As a Critical Situation Architect, developed, processed and audited all phases of project to rescue project from ‘red’ status. As a Delivery Messaging Architect, evaluated current and defined new architecture, deployment, and support processes to improve business services. • Engaged in legacy service and infrastructure cost-benefit analysis and decommission process. • Defined and implemented solution architecture methodology and policies specific to the business while removing policies that hindered progress. - Customer focused - Information seeker and lifelong learner - Communicates clearly and effectively - Strong liaison ability - Effective in building and sustaining relationships, both horizontally and vertically - Able to leverage diversity and uncover hidden strengths in others - Committed to the organization - Charismatic and enthusiastic leader - Strategic thinking skills - Ability to inspire and connect well with others - Coaching skills and experience - Leadership skills and experience - Creative thinker; Innovative - Takes initiative; comfortable with change and intelligent risks - Able to develop and use technical expertise - Thinks broadly; system-wide - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Network Architect

Philadelphia, PA