Experience

January 2018 – Present                Bank of the West             Tempe, AZ
Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities

Architect Solutions:

  • Voice Biometrics Authentication
  • Chatbot / Artificial Intelligence
  • Phone Printing Fraud Detection System.
  • Project Portfolio Management

Establish Correct Usage of the Sparx Enterprise Architect tool:

  • Integrate various Systems of Records (i.e. CMDB Configuration Items)
  • Evangelize use of a repository or cloud or on-premises.
  • Introduction of Archimate 3 diagraming tool.
  • Model Business Processes and Simulations.
  • Disseminate knowledge to Architect staff.

Achievements

  • Increased responsibility for key Architectural planning.
  • Successful implementation of Solution Architectures.
  • Knowledge transfer to increase productivity and accuracy.
  • Reduction of redundant software purchases.

October 2016 – August 11, 2017                Wells Fargo                Tempe, AZ

Systems Architect 6

Responsibilities

Lift and Shift Application Architecture:

  • Integrate $36B Portfolio – GE Capital Leasing and Finance into the Wells Fargo ecosystem.
  • Lead/Interface with Business, Application and Systems Architects at Wells Fargo.

Work Closely with Business Architects and Tech Leads at GE Capital:

  • Understand Source Artifacts: Business Requirements and Use Cases.
  • Assist Business with Modeling Business Processes.
  • Develop an Application Integration Strategy
  • Create Target Architecture

Achievements

  • Lift and Shift Applications from the GE Data Center and move to the Wells Fargo Data Center.
  • Perform GAP analysis and Application Rationalization.
  • Augment baseline artifacts to include unique identifiers.
  • Maintain a Third-Party Hosting Systems database.

March 2015 – September 2016                AAA                 Glendale, AZ

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities

Document Enterprise Architecture:

  • Create an end-to-end Logical view of the AAA Enterprise from scratch.
  • Reconstitute an Enterprise Architecture practice at AAA.
  • Select a Suitable Enterprise Architecture Tool
  • Work with Salesforce Developers/Architects

Create a Technology Roadmap:

  • Define Architectural Assets
  • Track Projects in Flight
  • Accommodate changes in Business direction.

Achievements

  • Complete Logical Architectural view of the enterprise used by the Executive Leadership team as well as Portfolio Architects.
  • Assigned to high visibility Project: Preference Manager to handle Global and Contextual customer preferences.

January 2014 – January 2015        American Express Technologies/Serve               Phoenix, AZ

Application Architect/Serve Enterprises

Responsibilities

  • Implement architectural solutions that are compliant with Java Reference Architecture guidelines.
  • Analyze Business Architecture Artifacts.
  • Generate architectural artifacts for Solution Architecture Document (SAD) and Security Interaction Diagrams (SID).
  • Present solution to the review boards and obtain approval.

Achievements

  • Integrated a Prepaid Platform that communicated with the SPEI network which connected Banxico; the Mexican Banking System to American Express/Serve.
  • Enable incoming Funding Source Processing.
  • Support Bill Payment and Direct Deposit capabilities.

August 2012 – November 2013          State Farm Ins Bloomington, IL

Application Architect

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate third party software for Integration in the enterprise.
  • Document Use Cases for Business Process to ensure compliance with Governance.
  • Create Architecture Artifacts.

Achievements

  • Assume responsibility for the Canada Vehicle Loan Phase II release.
  • Mentor State Farm’s Goals of entering the Credit Card arena.

January 2012 – July 2012          TJX Companies Boston, MA

Lead Integration Architect

Responsibilities

  • Accelerate SOA adoption at TJX Companies (Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods).
  • Create Governance through Decision Trees and Design Patterns for integration efforts.
  • Lead onshore and offshore teams in integration issues resolution.
  • Research best in breed integration tools and strategies.

Achievements

  • Adoption of decoupled architecture (a SOA requirement) through MQ Clustering.  This provides the sysplex the ability to load balance workloads and improve availability.
  • Implement a Publish and Subscribe design pattern to broadcast hierarchal changes to store departments and merchandise categories.

2006 – 2011        American Express Technologies/BEC               Phoenix, AZ

Lead Technical Architect / Business Enablement Capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Integrate Business Process and Technology Process in a flexible, scalable and, highly available Architecture.
  • Manage Interface Infrastructure for American Express Risk systems.
  • Lead a team of MQ Administrators, Mentor. NET developers, Manage business partner expectations , and Innovate creative solutions.
  • Ensure my platform meets PGB Compliance standards is a top priority.
  • Guarantee Service Oriented Architecture best practices are followed by working closely with the Chief Technologies Office.
  • Lead and develop a team of software engineers to include the unfortunate experience of termination of a contractor’s services.

Achievements

  • Achieved bank readiness compliance initiatives.
  • Uplift the Risk Automation Platform from Screen Scraping technology to a SOA compliant architecture.
  • Platform Migration from the Sunguard Secured Storage Facility to the IPC.
  • Install/Manage over 60 SOA Services.

2000 – 2006          American Express Technologies/EMI                Phoenix, AZ

Sr. Software Specialist / CTO Integration

Responsibilities

  • Administer WebSphere MQ platforms to include Installation of new Queue Managers, Scripting new MQ Objects, Problem determination, monitoring, Performance Improvements, and Planning.
  • Lead junior engineers , Manage business partner expectations
  • Present and defend new projects to the Project Governance Board (PGB).
  • Strict adherence to Waterfall SDLC (Method/1) and Six Sigma Business Management Strategy.
  • Technical Leadership in the development of WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) solutions to move the company towards component based architecture in a loosely coupled environment.

Achievements

  • E2E:  Implementation of an Enterprise Services Bus (ESB) for American Express TRS and Ameriprise Financial Services.
  • B2B:  Implement the American Express and Costco partnership.

1999 – 2000             American Express Financial Advisors           Minneapolis, MN

Programmer Analyst/Lotus Notes Developer/Visual Basic

Responsibilities

  • Programming Lotus Script and Visual Basic Application (VBA).
  • Project Management and detailed reporting to leadership as I was working remotely from Phoenix.
  • Requirement gathering through usage of Method/1

Achievements

  • Develop a system that assigned high value customers to top performing brokers.

1995 – 1999          American Express Technologies/Triumph                        Phoenix, AZ

Entry Programmer Analyst (Mainframe)

Responsibilities

  • COBOL, JCL, DB2, SPUFI, waterfall methodology (Method/1)

Achievements

  • Bank Compliance Readiness by creating a Search Algorithm to search the database for “Enemies of the United States” from the US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) Report.

Independent Test Team (Execution Cell)

Responsibilities

  • Testing of Online Software Releases.
  • Strict adherence to waterfall methodology (Method/1)
  • Documentation of testing results
  • Utilize Waterfall Methodology

Achievements

  • Major Software Release 97.1

1987 – 1995             American Express Travel Related Services              Phoenix, AZ

Automation Analyst

Responsibilities

  • Financial reporting, Cost Benefit Analysis.
  • Business requirements gathering.
  • Leadership
  • Intensive PC Skills (hardware/Software/Networking)

Achievements

  • I founded this role when I utilized PC technology to perform maintenance on cardholder accounts.
  • Savings over $151,000 in Direct Labor costs in first year alone.  This department is still in existence as of 2011.

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