Alan Petersen Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

As a Senior Technical Architect in the Financial Services and Insurance (FINS) practice at Salesforce, my primary role involves designing and overseeing the implementation of enterprise-level solutions that address our clients' unique business needs. This includes building and optimizing complex data models, creating technical roadmaps, ensuring platform scalability, and managing Salesforce implementations and integrations with a focus on robust security measures and optimal performance. Beyond the technicalities, I also take on leadership responsibilities such as guiding the development team, facilitating workshops for stakeholders, and contributing to the development of architectural best practices and standards. A significant part of my role lies in bridging the gap between technology and business, distilling technical concepts into understandable terms for non-technical stakeholders, and ensuring that our solutions not only meet technical requirements but are also strategically aligned with our clients' business objectives. Always open for discussions on the vast capabilities of Salesforce in transforming financial and insurance businesses.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Joined through acquisition–January 2021As a Senior Managing Technical Architect at IBM within the Salesforce practice, I specialize in creating and executing advanced, scalable solutions that cater to our clients' unique needs. My role spans from complex data modeling, defining technical roadmaps, to managing Salesforce integrations and maintaining optimal performance.Leading a dynamic organization of 30 individuals, including nine architects, my leadership responsibilities involve mentoring, setting clear goals, and fostering a collaborative environment. My focus lies in aligning technical strategies with client business objectives, simplifying technical jargon for diverse stakeholders, and promoting constant innovation. I'm always open for discussions about Salesforce's transformative capabilities in the evolving tech landscape.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Acquired by IBM–January 2021

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Indianapolis, In, Us

Manages and mentors a group of 8-12 Appirio Associate Consultants as direct reports, enabling them to support and perform Salesforce configuration, data, and development tasks for Appirio's delivery project teams. Responsibilities include:- On-boarding new consultants with direct mentoring and ramp-up activities- Meeting directly with team members on their career goals, career development, and performance feedback on projects Demonstrating leadership, mentoring your team as they grow their business, and consulting skills- Sharing technical guidance through brainstorming sessions, and development of best practices- Establishing and maintaining feedback loop with Project, Program, and Engagement Managers for feedback on projects- Achieving a target utilization of 40%, typically by being a part-time consultant on projects- Building the team via recruiting to meet company staff plans each quarter- Working with corporate recruiters- Ensuring the team reaches individual utilization targets Collaborating with other Appirio managers to optimize consultant assignments across all projects- Helping consultants manage customer assignments and guide their careers- Planning continuous training opportunities for team members Guiding individual's goals and performing final evaluation- Ensuring the team's records are accurately maintained and up to date- Providing input on project staffing, to make sure the right team is assembled- Keeping consulting operations managers informed of team member performance objectives, skill sets, personal preferences and availability

Indianapolis, In, Us

Ensures that technical deliverables are sound and guides developers through the development of a customer's solution.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Architected Perforce installations with emphasis on scalability, performance and disaster recovery; In pre-sales, negotiated and prepared SOWs; Developed Java/Ant-based lab framework for eLearning customers to perform lab exercises on their own machines; Developed custom clients in Objective C and .Net to enable non-traditional SCM customers to use Perforce, increasing licensing opportunities for Perforce; Trained customers in Perforce administration, use and best practices; Developed utilities, scripts and custom applications to enhance customer experience; Managed offshore partner development team; Contributed to the Perforce open source initiative.

Austin, Texas, Us

Designed application architectures to support client’s needs for security, scalability and availability; Installed and configured middleware products (Oracle Fusion Middleware, SOA Suite, Identity Management and WebLogic); Automated installation of Oracle products (Siebel, HTTP Server, DB Client) using Oracle Enterprise Manager, creating cost-saving opportunities for customers.

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Analyzed client’s functional and non-functional requirements for application management; Prepared reports for architectural recommendations; Developed custom solutions to solve clients’ problems using combinations of XML, XPath, XSLT; Mentored new consultants for successful engagements with clients; Trained customers on AmberPoint technologies.

Designed and developed course material for Sun Microsystems instructor-led and online course offerings (Java, J2EE, SOA); Mentored trainers to prepare them to teach Sun courses; Implemented security solutions for clients; Managed a team of offshore developers in India; Developed Sun Certification exams (Java, J2EE); Developed web applications (PHP, J2EE)

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Taught Sun courses (Java, J2EE, Web Services, Application Server); Reviewed material as a subject matter expert (Java, J2EE); Developed Sun Certification exams (Java, J2EE)

Configured hardware and software for clients; Developed web-based SNMP monitoring solution for a heterogeneous environment; Developed web applications; Developed and taught courses (Java, Perl, UNIX, Windows)

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Supported USC faculty, staff and students computing needs; Administered UNIX computer systems on campus; Managed student employees; Developed web applications for university departments and related entities (e.g. NPR, USC Federal Credit Union)

Master Of Science (Ms), Management Information Systems, General

Ma, Cognitive Psychology

Bsc, Psychology