Gugaraj Jayakumar

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Vice President Enterprise Architecture at SiteOne Landscape Supply, LLC. @ SiteOne Landscape Supply
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As the VP of Enterprise Architecture for a publicly traded company, my goal is to drive scalability, resiliency, performance, capabilities, and cost savings through the design and implementation of innovative enterprise architecture strategies. Over the course of my 20+-year global career, I have become a trusted advisor to the business and developed a reputation for creating technology strategies that align with the business vision.Areas of Expertise include:► Enterprise Architecture and Technology Governance Standards (TOGAF, ITIL)► Virtualization, Digital, and Cloud Transformation (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)► Middleware, Networking, and Data Center Platforms► Big Data, BI, and Analytics Solutions► E-commerce and Enterprise Applications (ERP, CRM, MDM, PIM)► Mobile and Omni-Channel CapabilitiesColleagues and team members continually remark on my ability to develop a creative and collaborative team-based culture. Together, we endeavor to keep the needs of the business and the "customer experience" at the center of our strategy and design efforts.Notable Leadership Qualities:✔ TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Leading technical teams in the design and delivery of breakthrough architecture and infrastructure solutions focused on scalability, performance, resiliency, and business responsiveness. These solutions extend to the adoption of architecture standards, private Cloud environments, as well as virtualization and middleware solutions.✔ STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP: Assembling and building teams with a united sense of purpose and focus on delivering meaningful business solutions that enable the organization to expand their capabilities and performance at a lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Gaining this alignment requires defining a technology roadmap that is clear and communicating the short-term goals and long-term vision in a manner that gains full buy-in and acceptance from all stakeholders.✔ QUALIFICATIONS: MBA degree, TOGAF Certified Professional Architect, Sun Certifications (in Java 2, Web Component Development, and Solaris Administration), IBM Certifications (in WebSphere Application Server, XML and Related Technologies), and Linux+ Certification.

Gugaraj Jayakumar's Current Company Details
SiteOne Landscape Supply

Siteone Landscape Supply

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Vice President Enterprise Architecture at SiteOne Landscape Supply, LLC.
Gugaraj Jayakumar Work Experience Details
  • Siteone Landscape Supply
    Vice President Enterprise Architecture
    Siteone Landscape Supply Feb 2023 - Present
    Roswell, Ga, Us
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  • Siteone Landscape Supply
    Sr. Director Enterprise Architecture
    Siteone Landscape Supply Jun 2017 - Mar 2023
    Roswell, Ga, Us
    As a direct report and strategic advisor to the CIO, I lead a multidisciplinary team of IT architects. Our focus is developing enterprise architecture strategies and solution roadmaps that are customer-centric and support the overarching business vision for stability, scalability, growth, and cost savings. My team and I support 4 core areas: Business, Technology, Application, and Data Architecture.Notable Highlights:► DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: Led the digital transformation journey, including the launch of e-commerce, dynamic pricing, and software vendor integration capabilities.► E-COMMERCE & OMNI-CHANNEL SOLUTIONS: Directed the build out of an API gateway and a headless e-commerce solution, along with the deployment of a Product Information Management solution, to create an omni-channel customer experience.► DATA ARCHITECTURE: Re-architected the Master Data Management platform used by tens of thousands of vendors across North America.► GOVERNANCE: Established the Architecture Review Board governance model.► MOBILE & TECH STACK INNOVATION: Spearheaded the advancement of the mobile solutions and services technology stack.
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  • Tata Consultancy Services | Ernst & Young
    Enterprise Architect
    Tata Consultancy Services | Ernst & Young May 2015 - 2017
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, In
    I was recruited by TCS specifically for a strategic engagement with Ernst & Young (E&Y). The initiative involved the design of the enterprise architecture for the Hortonworks Big Data solution.I came in and did a complete evaluation of the technology stack, created a high-level technology roadmap design, and then built a capacity plan. I then coordinated the interaction with technology vendors to analyze and select the appropriate technologies to meet E&Y's needs for performance, responsiveness, security, and scalability.To ensure successful Big Data solution implementation, I led teams in Java and Unix development using the Agile Development and Continuous Integration/Release methodologies.Notable Achievements:► BIG DATA SOLUTION: I led the strategy and architecture design for the Hortonworks Big Data platform that used Helix to provide unified views of structured and unstructured data across heterogeneous data sources.► SECURITY: We designed the HDP Big Data cluster and delivered end-to-end security capabilities (authentication, authorization, audit).► STANDARDS: I directed the development of standards, tools, and frameworks to create the Big Data platform reference architecture. I also delivered capacity plans and disaster recovery (DR) strategies for effectively provisioning Hadoop cluster across global data center locations.
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  • Unitedhealth Group
    Enterprise Architect - Optum Technologies
    Unitedhealth Group Jul 2014 - May 2015
    Us
    I was brought in by Optum to lead a team of Enterprise Architects. My role was to evaluate the technology infrastructure in light of the existing processes, business systems, and future needs to develop a strategic plan, design the technology roadmap, and direct the development of the enterprise architecture, infrastructure framework, artifacts, and tools.I oversaw the training, development, and mentoring of my architects in relation to their technical expertise and ability to interface well with the business and other technical teams. Together, we developed detailed use case patterns, which led to proof-of-concept design and wireframe/prototype development.On the leadership side, I handled all interaction and managed the relationships with the senior leadership team as well as with vendors and technology partners. I presented the vision and strategy for technology solutions to garner their support and secure the necessary capital and operating budget dollars for various initiatives.Notable Highlights:► PRIVATE CLOUD SOLUTION: I led my team in designing an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) architecture that enabled the business to transition to a private Cloud environment. We defined the evolution of the architecture focused on increased scalability, resiliency, and new capabilities.► PAAS: We enabled the business to optimize the development and management of enterprise Web applications for the delivery of healthcare business services by using Red Hat's OpenShift to delivery a private Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution.► BIG DATA: I directed a team in the development of a Big Data Platform as a Service (BDPaaS) solution in Hadoop, MapReduce, and Hive. This included creating a PaaS capability for API development that commercialized API to other firms and enabled us to productize the BI platform.► TECHNOLOGY EVANGELIST: I served as the product evangelist to promote the Big Data services to the market.
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  • Target
    Senior Technical Architect
    Target 2012 - 2014
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    This was a role that I was recruited into because of my previous success developing solutions for Target. I led a team of technical professionals in the automation of the systems lifecycle management and technology provisioning process. To understand the goals and needs of the organization, we conducted a deep-dive analysis into the business requirements and existing infrastructure. We then developed a comprehensive architecture design strategy and coordinated the development, testing, and delivery of the new architecture.Notable Achievements:► ARCHITECTURE DESIGN: I led the initiative to re-design the legacy architecture with an Open Stack, Private Cloud architecture. This included preparing the roadmap, presenting the proof-of-concept, leading the development, and directing the implementation.► SOA DELIVERY: We created a component-based, service-oriented architecture (SOA) that enabled the business to transition to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).► BUSINESS RESPONSIVENESS: We were able to dynamically auto-scale the environment to coincide with the significant peaks and valleys of our business cycle throughout the year. In addition, we created a framework that streamlined the migration of code from development to production because DevOps teams were able to test it on our infrastructure. This eliminated the need for third-party services to help us move releases into production.► COST SAVINGS: I implemented a sub-capacity licensing strategy that cut licensing costs for IBM WebSphere by $4M.
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  • Deluxe Corporation
    Solutions Architect | Infrastructure & Applications Technical Lead
    Deluxe Corporation 2008 - 2012
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us
    After serving in a consulting role, I was selected to direct middleware infrastructure and enterprise application projects as a technical lead. In 2011, I was promoted to a solutions architect role, where I led and mentored teams in the design and implementation of the technology architecture. As part of this role, we created a solution roadmap for all core business applications and we managed projects related to middleware and infrastructure technologies.Notable Highlights:► DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION: I led a team in the planning and execution of an initiative to consolidate 3 data centers down to 2. This included moving data and systems from Minnesota to Chicago, revamping the infrastructure, and designing a new virtual server environment with greater capacity and performance. In the end, we improved availability and eliminated all scheduled outages while saving the company about 30% in data center operating costs.► ARCHITECTURE DESIGN: I led the design of the enterprise application architecture, creating a UML-based Sparx repository and DataPower Integrated Appliance XI50 to link the front-end Web Services with the Message Broker middleware.► MIDDLEWARE SOLUTIONS: I directed the evaluation of new middleware solutions and configurations, coordinating the deployment of ATG e-commerce and the virtualization of the UNIX-based middleware platform to achieve availability gains and improved scalability.
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  • Sri Soft, Inc. | Verinon Technologies
    Middleware & Web Solutions Engineering Consultant
    Sri Soft, Inc. | Verinon Technologies 2004 - 2008
    To meet requirements for obtaining a U.S. Visa, I was recruited into consulting roles through Sri Soft and Verinon with Target and Deluxe. Both engagements focused on developing Web and middleware solutions, configuring and documenting the solution, and providing advanced support.We were able to drive automation of sales, distribution, order fulfillment, billing, and other integrated processes by selecting and implementing middleware solutions with WebSphere, ATG Dynamo, and Hybris technologies.
  • Deluxe Corporation
    Web Solutions Engineer | Systems Executive
    Deluxe Corporation 1998 - 2004
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us
    After working for HCL-Deluxe in Chennai, I was brought to the Deluxe corporate office to re-design and support the core check ordering system for the eFunds spin-off in the U.S. In this role, I led a team of 6 to re-develop the applications and the mainframe interfaces.
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Gugaraj Jayakumar Skills

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Gugaraj Jayakumar Education Details

  • Hamline University
    Hamline University
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  • University Of Madras
    University Of Madras
    Computer Science

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