I provide IT strategy and architecture expertise to companies seeking to implement technology pragmatically *and* strategically, and have substantial experience in enterprise and solution architecture.I founded a professional services firm focused on IT strategy, architecture, and solution design. Along with my expert team, I augment organizations' capabilities in these areas while teaching them to build those capabilities themselves. I have been referred to by a client as a "force enabler" for my ability to raise the bar through mentoring and example.I have launched numerous enterprise and solution architecture practices, advised CxOs on technology strategy, guided digital transformations, was selected as an expert advisor to the United Nations Development Programme IT Governance Board, authored the UNDP Data Strategy, and designed countless enterprise-scale solutions.On my journey here, I spent a decade leading software development teams, then moved into IT architecture, where I created an industry-recognized architecture method, and led IT strategy and architecture efforts for nearly two decades. I am a expert facilitator and able to understand and resolve complex disagreements with diplomacy. I ask the right questions and recognize the right answers. I comprehend and communicate clearly both at the detail level and the boardroom summary level for both business and technical audiences. My expertise in enterprise technologies is broad and deep, with a focus on data and integration. I have substantial business knowledge in financial services, banking, health care, manufacturing, insurance, information technology, regulatory compliance, and NGOs, and move comfortably into new industries.
Listed skills include Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Sdlc, Soa, and 46 others.