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I research, explore and create content about places and history. I focus on London and southeast England (including the City and the Cinque Ports) and transport (including current, heritage and disused railways).I enjoy quizzes, puzzles and recreational mathematics. I represented the UK at the 2011 World Sudoku Championships and have appeared on Only Connect.I am fascinated by the theory, practice and evolution of information technology.My graphic design interests include data visualisation, cartography and philately.I am a genealogist. I am a blood donor. If this is feasible and acceptable for you, do please consider donating. I use Gift Aid to maximise the value of my charitable donations. My posts are solely in a personal capacity. I was an IT specialist at NatWest for 38 very enjoyable years, ranging from writing code to defining group-level enterprise architecture. Here are several aspects of my profile from that period: "I am a highly experienced senior enterprise architect with a strong financial services background encompassing retail, commercial and corporate banking, payments, wealth management, asset finance, general insurance and the regulatory environment. My UK focus is complemented by EU/EEA, Swiss, offshore and international perspectives.I evaluate current end-to-end environments, define architectural visions and shape the solutions and roadmaps underpinning transformational business change programmes, innovation initiatives, M&A/integrations/divestments and mandatory/legal/regulatory activities. I optimise technology/change investment to deliver benefits that satisfy both the immediate local business drivers and the strategic corporate goals, demonstrating clear traceability to the organisation's vision and priorities. I bring clarity during the early, often-ambiguous, pre-mobilisation phases of major initiatives.I complement my enterprise architecture and consultancy skills with practical experience of designing, delivering and supporting a wide range of mission-critical central and distributed financial services applications across branch, regional, head office, ATM and online environments.I dissect the complexities of organisations spanning multiple geographies/jurisdictions, brands, legal entities, customer segments and internal structures. I operate and influence across organisational boundaries, adding value for both local and enterprise-level stakeholders. I am passionate about the value of proactive decommissioning of legacy platforms and the lifetime benefits of architectural governance."

Listed skills include Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, Change Management, Stakeholder Management, and 41 others.

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  Researcher, Content Creator And Information Technologist

  David Collison

  Tonbridge, Gb