Being a part of the Enterprise Architecture team, my responsibilities cluster around baseline and target enterprise architecture creation and project specific architecture governance.• Working with strategic marketing and product development to make sure the technology is capable of supporting business targets and is fully utilized by business. • Specifying an enterprise architecture description following TOGAF framework• Specifying target (strategic) architecture and roadmap planning• Governing EMEA based projects, insuring architectural compliancy• Evaluating third-party products and vendors, maintaining relationships with strategic partners• Evaluating emerging technologies and standards. Prototyping and managing proof of concept exercises• Technology toolkit includes but not limited to MQ Series messaging, Mule ESB, Oracle OLTP and Data Warehouse databases, J2EE and J2SE based services, legacy and external systems integration, Oracle Coherence data grid

A Solution Architect overseeing successful implementation of projects and enterprise architecture integrity. The role covers every phase of a project in close collaboration with product marketing, enterprise architecture, development, network operations, test and support. Typical project involves enhancing or creating mobile payment and message delivery products based on the global transaction network.• Specifying and communicating project and program solution architecture• Capturing and communicating system requirements• Leading initial product and project investigation, selecting technology options. Contributing to build vs. buy decision, working with potential vendors• Acting Lead Architect (Americas) providing support and guidance to Solution and Software Architects• Contributing to strategic enterprise architecture evolution• Supporting marketing and sales during customer meetings• Contributing to project delivery process specification

Following a strong interest in social networks I have joined a group of passionate individuals to organise a Facebook development garage. Garage is a monthly event that grew from meeting in a pub to a profitable conference attracting a hundreds of brilliant developers, visionaries and businessmen. The event is currently held at Sun Microsystems offices.

- Design of scalable and extensible messaging framework for next generation telecom products.- Technical leadership in a number of projects.- Implementation of company wide technical roadmap and participation in emerging industry standards evaluation and steering.- Support in due-diligence and purchase of a multimedia messaging product developed by an external company.- Collaboration with Marketing and Prod Dev in market assessment and customer facing communication.

- Software development, multitudes of components, telecom products (mostly messaging) and technologies.- Technical ownership of a number of components and products.- Participation in process and quality improvement activities.- Business analysis and requirements capture.- Operational support and sustaining of telecom products.

Part of a team developing a Multimedia Messaging product.