Solution Architekt

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Experiences

 
 

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Since 10/16
Open Banking
Data & Solution Architect
 
Created the new data standard for UK retail banking product, ATM and Branch information. My role in that first delivery of open banking was to create a standard without any prior standard in just under 2 month time and later transfer it into ISO 20022. Participated in the data standard for payment , transactions and account information under the CMA order and PSD2. Worked together with other architects on the restful API using Swagger and RAML (JSON), as well as creating a security and registry solution.
 
Worked on design of the logical and physical design with various tools such as GEFEG.FX, EA Architect, etc. Worked together with the 9 largest retail banking operators and the main FinTech companies to optimise the standard.. Developed the Open Bank JSON, Swagger and RAML specification with a lean agile with tools such as Jira, Confluence and Github, Hub integration (Mulesoft), as well as other DevOps tools. Also used EA Sparx for data modelling.
 
 

02/15 -09/16
Tullett Prebon
Solution &  Data Architect
 
Created a new global digital FXO solution based on digital transformation
Build the solution architecture for MiFID II
Created Solution Architecture on a new asset MTF
Designed solution for surveillance across the credit, commodity, repo, FX,  swap and forward market.
Designed Solution required for REMIT rules. This includes the Energy Trading , Billing  and  Contracts management of data including structures on physical leg information such as durations on load assignments (e.g. peak and offload in various locations). Canonical modelling of  Futures, Spots, Forwards, Spreads and Spot Forwards.
 
Designed and implemented integration architecture and data standards for all of Tullett Prebon brokerage/exchange business across all derivatives.

• Created an extended standard pre-trade message format on the FIX protocol on all 24 trading systems
• Updated and extended the post trade messaging standard messaging, loosely based on FpML

 
On this assignment I worked on a mixed Windows and UNIX environment with agile development facilitated on Jira and documentation on a wiki. The tools used where Tibco, Java, C#, WebSphere, SQL Server,  Big Data Scila, Solace, Tibco & MySQL, API and Hub integration (Mulesoft). The solutions were build using cloud infrastructure as a combined IaaS and PaaS on AWS. Extensively used DevOPs tooling such as Jenkins, Docker and Linux on Vagrant for development. Worked on HR integration on SuccessFactors into various brokerage markets.
 
Worked with the Azure and AWS API Management tools (both called API Gateway) to set up initial users with and without proxies using various security such as oAuth, JWS or SAML. Build up deployment strategy both within the own cloud as well as outside via https. Created manual for API on boarding teams.

02/14 – 02/15
Chain IQ
Solution Architect
 
Build a solution for joint supply chain spanning multiple MES systems between many different companies to lower the procurement costs.
 
The solution was build on a data centric rule based engine supported via a big data OLAP analytics based on market data that was integrated into the procurement processes on the clients ERP systems. Designed framework to deliver the solution on mobile devices.
 
Developed SOA solution with a mix of SAP (HR based on SuccessFactors), tamr and Oracle ERP as well as Cognos TM1 (now IBM) and bespoke development for joint sourcing and procurement for cost control at various large Enterprises. Used a customized Hadoop Cloudera solution and Teradata for standard capabilities.  I also designed the AWS cloud solution. Designed  Aptitude Accounting Hub for finance capability  with integration via Mulesoft.
 
Used the Iaas Mulesoft API management as well as AWS API Gateway  to mainly connect with other cloud solutions. Created on boarding design wit emphasis on SAML security, life cycle management including versioning, as well as resilience.
 
Responsible for the design and implementation of applications build through modern DevOPs , release, deployment, and configuration activities in pure agile software environment including partners to gather requirements, prototyping, architecting, implementing/updating solutions, building and executing test plans, performing quality reviews and triaging as well as fixing operational issues. Used the mix of Jenkins, Jira, Confluence and GitHub.
 

02/13 – 01/14
UBS
Lead Solution Architect
 
Developed Solution road maps on the Strategy for Ring Fencing and Digitalisation at UBS.
 
Created the solution and data architecture, migration plans, infrastructure topology and managed consent with various business stakeholders (board level). Helped to structure the implementation project and cost estimation.
 
The technical focus was to integrate various tools and create a AWS based digital solution with one set of master data and one reporting engine using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Used various solutions such as Emptoris, MS PowerPivot, Coupa, Ariba, Buyers Quest, Teradata, SAP ECC 6 EHP 6, SRM, PI (with ESW), BW and MS developments where I performed as scrum master in the agile development.
 
Designed standalone PoC on Aptitude Accounting Hub solution.
 
Used AWS API Gateway with versioning.
 

05/12 – 12/12
Convexity Capital Management
Enterprise Architect (Hedge Fund)
 
Performed gap analysis against hedge fund industry best practices with specific reference to OTC and the derivate event model.
 
Developed SOA architecture for an ERP system specific for this hedge fund based on a combine J2EE and MS platform.
 
Used FpML and FIX.

10/11 -05/12
Maersk
Finance Solution & Data Architect
 
Creation of a large Business Intelligence Solution to combine the events from the transport management with the financial data into a single view on item level (ABC).
 
Creation and obtained buy in from all stakeholders on the target architecture and the roadmap towards achieving it in 5 defined releases. Conducted the architecture communication and buy in for all major deliverables.
 
The technical focus is on Teradata, Business Objects, MS Performance Point, INFOR, SAP ECC & BW  HANA, Data Warehouse architecture (incl. Logical and Physical Enterprise Data Modelling, Sustainable Semantic Layers, Staging, Transformation, etc.), J2EE, MQ,…
Solution was designed on Aptitude Accounting Hub 
 

09/11
CapGemini
Architecture Review
Review of Architecture within various areas in Heathrow Airport

07/11 -09/11
Lloyds Banking Group
Finance Solution Architect
 
Creation of the strategic ring fencing road map for the Group IT function (Finance, Risk & Treasury)
 
The main areas were centred on:
 

• Perform master data changes & maintain interface mappings
• Cost Transfer Charging (CTC), P&L daily statements, Financial project accounting & Project management, Tax advisory & management
• Finance functional management & change, Treasury (Liquidity Management & Reporting)
• Actuarial Integration in BPM
• Credit & Market Risk (IRB, Liquidity, risk rating processes and risk distributions)
• Fraud protection (Real-time and Analytical), Anti Money Laundering Detection and security.

 
In the assignment I mainly worked on various technologies mainly around SAP and Oracle EBS
 

10/10 -  07/11
EASA
Lead Enterprise Architect
 
Building up an Enterprise Architecture Design in EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)
 
Developed a business model on various required business processes based on SAP ECC 6 EHP 5, SRM, CRM (version 5 and 7), SCM, PI (XI), BW (BI) and APO. Involved in redefining the required solution SAP and non SAP landscape for EASA in the next 5 years and supplied a transition. Helped to define change for required organizational change within ICT.
 
Also used the Oracle SOA Suite for the non SAP environment and the complex event processing for web services with CEP to process business rules into SOA.

05/10 – 10/10
Canada Life
Lead Portfolio Solution Architect
 
Leading all strategic IS activity for the portfolio design of Canada Life Europe (CLE). Defining the enterprise architecture and the strategic plan in a transition move.
 
The focus at my at Canada Life was:
 
Explore the Business Processes in the Germany and Irish portfolio to create a joint target business & solution architecture for integration with the business partners and for Solvency II.
 
The main areas were centred on:
 

• Perform master data changes & maintain interface mappings
• Financial project accounting & Project management,  Cooperate Tax advisory & management
• Finance functional management & change
• Actuarial Integration in BPM
• Credit & Market Risk (AIRB, Liquidity, risk rating processes and risk distributions)
• Fraud protection (Real-time and Analytical), Anti Money Laundering Detection and security.

 
 
In the assignment I worked on various data warehousing solutions, as well as with FINEOS, SAP and non SAP landscape (incl. ESR) and Oracle EBS (with Fusion)
 

03 /10 – 05/10
LGC Group
Lead Solution Architect
 
Heading up all activities to formulate the new strategic enterprise architecture design for the LGC Group. Defining the strategic business architecture with the board for the future investments. Defining the technical architecture, creating an ERP vision, implementing a corporate Business Intelligence and implementing TOGAF.
 
The focus of my work at LGC  was:

• Create the enterprise business architecture with Oracle Business Process Management Suite and ARIS
• Implement Laboratory Systems (LIMS) and integrate them to the ERP systems (LabWare & Bika)
• J2EE WebSphere message broker and MQ series
• Advising Board on decisions
• Material Management, Finance & HR in various ERP systems

• Define, communicate and agree solution architecture (business, application, data, integration and infrastructure) . Used the Sparx EA toolset.
• Review and agree project deliverable which may have an impact on solution architecture, analysis or design.
• DWH with Terradata
• Oracle SOA Suite with complex event processing (CEP)
• Fraud protection (Real-time and Analytical)
• Introduction of risk management  (ISO 31000), governance and technical reference management
• Implemented TOGAF and integrated it to ITIL
• Conducted Business Change Management

 

02/10/10
Royal Bank of Scotland
Lead Process Architect
 
Leading the investigation and change to transform the internal Video Conferencing (VC) unit to industry best practices and re enabling the bank to save on travel costs. Ensured that VC became part of property service as a business owner and for technical help part of the ITIL process. 

12/09 - 01/10
Unilever
 
Lead Service Design Architect
 
Heading up a study for the introduction of a ITIL v.3 Service Design within Unilever
(Service Level Management drawing SLA and OLA, Supplier Management in drawing up supplier negotiation techniques, Capacity Management, Security Management, ITSCM & Catalog Management)
 

06/09 -12/09
Gisecke & Devrient
 
Senior SOA Enterprise architect
 
Sourcing and implementing two MES one for secure money printing facilities and one for the card services.
 
Used mainly SAP SEM together with PLM. Created a bespoke solution for engineering BOM. Implemented tight security with controlled batch interfaces only able to communicate uni directional.

03/08 – 06/09
City & Guilds
 
Head of Architecture
 
Heading a nearly formed architectural function as part of a change management. Building up an architectural practice (5 architects) with special emphasis on SAP and non SAP landscape.
 
The focus of my technical work at City & Guilds was:

• Stabilization of the current SAP system, especially within the campus, MDM 7.1 and CRM modules.
• Formulation, agreement and implementation of a service strategy with change in accounting according to ITIL v 3
• Service Design (Service Level Management drawing SLA and OLA, Supplier Management with leading supplier negotiation, Capacity Management, Security Management, ITSCM & Catalog Management)
• Business Transformation
• Implemented message broker architecture to enable SOA on Websphere message broker and MQ series
• Introduction Service orientated architecture SOA with ARIS and Oracle Business Process Management Suite
• Organizational change management
• Redesign of the hardware and choosing a hosting partner
• Risk Management
• Combined WebFocus & BW implementation in various part of the organization
• Establishment of an architectural change management and formulating (with buy-in) of all the standards according to Zachman, TOGAF and ITIL
• Integrating the new architectural into Prince 2, MSP and DSDM
• Planning and upgrading the SAP solution towards Netweaver 7.1 and CRM 2007, including BW from 3.5 to 7
• Hyperion Essbase Implementation for Finance
• Used the Sparx EA toolset.

 

05/07 -03/08
Volkswagen (VW)
 
Senior Enterprise Architect
 
Responsible for various tactical and strategic projects mainly in integration and back office systems and technical governance. The work also involved the implementation of a MES system.
 
The focus of my technical work at VW was:

• Integration of legacy systems into an integration framework using  message broker design on Websphere message broker and MQ series
• Implementation and roll-out of the strategic VW service application
• SAP (and other ERP packages) FI, CO, PP, MI, PLM (incl. PPM), MM, SD, MDM and SRM, SCM WITH APO  and non SAP landscape
• Business architecture on new IFRS accounting reports
• Successful introduction of a technical governance within the existing IS project life cycle
• SOA and OO introduction
• Implementation of various new Web presences
• Implementation of the new Marketing data warehouse with ab initio as ETL
• Service Design (Service Level Management drawing SLA and OLA, Supplier Management with leading supplier negotiation, Capacity Management, Security Management, ITSCM & Catalog Management)

 

06/06-04/07
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
 
Global Executive ERP Enterprise Architect
 
Responsible for the global commercial ERP architecture and roll-out into over 150 markets. The template was focued on Finance, Procurement and SEM (with PLM).
 
I had to work vertical in several Business Units and coordinate the efforts with about 20 senior executives (VP and above).
 
The program delivers the new organizational commercial front & back office as well as the functions in the following areas: Finance (included M&A and credit risk management), Controlling, Warehouse management, sales, reporting (including forecasting) and procurement including the self service components. I signed responsible for all architecture and sizing, documents as well as for the reports (metrics) to the GSK board.
 
The main ERP suite used was SAP and Oracle EBS. Implemented BW and SCM with APO for O2C, R2R, SCM, P2P and Manufacturing, as well as master data management (MDM)
 

01/05 – 05/06
Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Head Technical Design Authority
 
Heading a group of 15 Technical Architects to produce the architecture (solution & infrastructure), design and manage implementation for the mySAP implementation to merge the Inland Revenue with HM Customs and Excise to HMRC. The project delivers the new organizational back office that enables the merger, as well as the functions in the following areas: Finance, Controlling, Human Resources and procurement including the self service components. I signed responsible for all design, sizing, and architectural documents delivered to the HMRC.
 
My job included interfacing with Corporate Sponsors in the Executive Committee (mainly the CIO and the CFO) as well as with all heads of the described directorates within the Business Design Authority.
 
Implemented mySAP 2004s with FI, CO, CRM, SRM, MDM, HR (HCM), MM and SD with integration on Websphere message broker and MQ series and non SAP landscape

11/04 – 01/05
 
DaimlerChrysler Services/
Technical Design Authority
 
Creation of a  RFP for a SEM system
 
 

01 - 09/2004
Planlogic / BP
Lead Business Architect
 
Responsible for the development of the strategic solution architecture in 11 countries around fleet management for the newly founded “European Fleet Services” business unit within BP. Formulated the functional and technical (infrastructure) architecture for 2 strategic projects and various smaller ones. Formulation of security procedures and design of security technologies.

08/2003 – 01/2004
BT
Head Solution Architect
 
Heading a group of 12 Technical Architects to produce the architecture (solution & infrastructure)

06/2003 -09/2003
Syntegra
Data & J2EE Architect
Part of the core team to produce the architecture and design for the national data spine, a repository of essential clinical information about every NHS patient

03/2002 – 06/2003
Marks & Spencer
Lead Business Aligned Technical Architect
Responsible for all architecture at M&S Financial service & corporate functions. Introduction of Credit Risk management and Basel II
The main areas were centred on:

• Perform master data changes & maintain interface mappings
• Financial project accounting & Project management
• Finance functional management & change,
• Credit & Market Risk (IRB, Liquidity, risk rating processes and risk distributions)
• Fraud protection (Real-time and Analytical), Anti Money Laundering Detection and security.

01-03.2002
Summit Health, UK
Senior architect

01.2001- 12. 2001
EDS Belgium
Senior architect for an insurance Portal

08.2000 – 01.2001
1eEurope
Chief e-commerce architect and global project director

03.2000 – 08.2000
Frankfurt
Software Architect
Architect on credit risk systems

12.1998 - 03.1999
Frankfurt
Project management (interim)
06.1997 - 03.2000
Frankfurt
Software architect, presales and project management

1995 – 06.97
Lead presales (ERP Software)

1988 -1995
Analyst, Project Manager, Architect, Programmer & DBA