Data Architecture my main interest but well-versed how software companies are run at large so also enjoy spending time on strategy, business development, product management and development related activities.
EXPERIENCED. Progressive 25-year large-scale product development career in central architecture positions with good understanding of what processes, governance and management backing is required to succeed with new product development e.g. building a new SaaS offering or going from existing independent applications to an integrated enterprise application suite or a common information hub.
HANDS-ON. Proven ability to drive strategic initiatives into high-level architecture and functional requirements as well be hands-on leader and key contributor to design solutions to complex cross-product requirements e.g. approach to functional security, central BI, enterprise data model designs or tune scalable SQL. Hands-on experience with e.g. Salesforce, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, SQL Server, Postgres, AWS Aurora, AWS Redshift, Hadoop Hive, Impala.
PRAGMATIC. Results-oriented with high morale and with a pragmatic view provides executive management unbiased advice regarding e.g. development plans, architecture choices and companies target for acquisitions or strategic partnerships.
LEADER. Experienced in e.g. leading the creation and roll-out of standards to 100’s of global product teams by exceptional project management and interpersonal skills. Have managed multiple product development teams, product managers and senior single contributors e.g. Directors and Senior Architects.
GOVERNOR. In 2019 celebrating 25 years reviewing architectures for new product development initiatives and technology stacks for Oracle, FICO and Salesforce to ensure they are in-line with corporate strategy while still support product direction well enough.