VP, Head of Architecture, Enterprise Platforms & Digital

• Synthesized and delivered north star architecture strategy to enable continuous modernization and unify six disparate legacy platforms into an API-first event-driven product platform utilizing cloud-native serverless capabilities to enable faster time to market and reduce operational overhead by 40%
• Defined enterprise AI strategy and patterns for introduction of AI & agentic delivery capabilities into the SDLC with orchestration & governance for data access, skill & knowledge management, and metric-driven value assessment
• Chartered enterprise architectural patterns and composable domain-aligned delivery designs for unified API gateway and developer portal, decoupled mobile and web experiences, modern customer identity & access management (CIAM), event-driven ephemeral microservices and orchestration capabilities, and SOR operational data abstraction based on FDX open finance ecosystem standards
• Established API engineering practice with governance and enablement support to delivery of secure API designs across 15 domains that promote consumer independence while reducing operational risk and cost
• Assembled and staffed a new Solution Architecture team as a collaborative community of practice, aligning business strategy with technology capabilities required to deliver value with governance
• Developed "interim state" approach to iterative capability delivery enabling a mixture of legacy & modern systems to coexist supporting an $800M+ sales pipeline
• Expanded responsibilities with engineering delivery accountability for open banking, payments, and SOR data access API capabilities powering >$1T in money movement transactions annually

Vice President, Enterprise Architecture & Data Platforms

• Created vision for, staffed, and launched new Enterprise Architecture practice, aligning business growth strategy and the technology capabilities required to deliver outcomes with a foundational EA framework (process maps, business capability map, maturity and solution evaluation analysis frameworks, engineering standards & patterns, etc.) to drive process rationalization and business transformation
• Led Enterprise Architecture and expanded to include Enterprise Data and Analytics organizations, delivering data science & AI (MLOps), engineering, visualization, governance, and data change management aligned toward business value delivery
• Led architecture and engineering design for adoption of cloud-native enterprise data platform capabilities, lowering cost to operate by more than $2M annually
• Executive sponsor of engineer-led cross-functional leadership team tasked with defining and seeding modern engineering patterns, practices, and capabilities (DevSecOps, test driven development, microservices & APIs, etc.) to be consumed by product delivery teams across the organization

Chief Architect & Practice Leader, Enterprise Architecture

• Assembled and launched new client-facing Enterprise Architecture practice offering strategic partnership and thought leadership in driving business outcomes
• Created enterprise transformation, digitization, and cloud adoption programs designed to deliver iterative value with adoption of new product capabilities
• Drove more than $75M in annual business (212% of quota) with large enterprises across financial services, insurance, communications, transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, and government
• Infused engineering acumen and sound architectural practices across domains to express a strategic transformation vision backed with a target state architecture and tactical roadmap to achieve business outcomes

Senior Director, Digital Channel Technology

• Owned cradle-to-grave software delivery and operation of ally.com, modernizing operations and instilling culture of engineering excellence while increasing delivery velocity across lines of business
• Principal architect and technology strategist for $150M multi-year enterprise digital transformation program to unify customer experiences across multiple channels and eight lines of business, defining reference architecture and solution roadmaps
• Led solution architecture practice for the digital channel covering 100+ applications
• Key resource for evaluation of emerging technology, capabilities, and potential strategic investment opportunities

Sr. Manager, Digital Technology

• Software delivery and operational responsibility for architecture, development, integration, and data management of the martech stack and numerous applications in customer facing digital experiences driving world class customer experiences while reducing $5M in cost
• Devised strategy, architecture, and business case for modern enterprise customer behavior data collection solution, enabling real time personalization of customer experiences
• Technology strategy lead for strategic partnership with China Construction Bank at multiple sites throughout China to build an enterprise marketing technology foundation

Sr. Consultant, IBM Digital Analytics

• Developed scalable implementation strategy and JavaScript codebase for collection of behavioral interaction data from digital experiences
• Managed migration to first-party data collection, driving new insights and enhancing business value, increasing data acquisition rates from 60% to 98%

Sr. Product & Application Engineer

• Lead customer-facing sales engineer, consulting on application & implementation
• Created product strategy for suite of devices to share mobile Internet connectivity
• Developed test process and negotiated ODM test contracts for hardware and software validation

Global UI Test Manager, Test Program Engineering Lead

• Global leadership of 75+ person user interface test team in San Diego & Bangalore
• Managed all software test, product certification, and customer acceptance test activities in accordance with requirements and international standards
• Developed internal test process to facilitate meeting dynamic organizational goals

BA, Communication

May, 2004