Riaan Gouws Email & Phone Number

Irvine, Ca, Us

Recent Engagements (12m+):DEKRA, Client 2019-2022• Solution Architecture, Product Development - Strategic Product Engineering and Solution Architecture consulting for the design and build of the Dekra Safety Platform, a Data Analytics as a Service Platform, from ideation phase to minimal viable product and beyond.• https://www.dekra.com/en/dekra-safety-platform/PATRIOT ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY SERVICES, Client 2021-2022• Enterprise Architecture - Optimize business process to streamline customer engagement to product delivery process.• Solution Architecture, Product Development - Design and develop new custom ERP solution, maximizing business process efficiency.SKYWORKS, Client 2020-2021• Integration Architect - Design and implement multiple integration solutions to integrate internal enterprise systems such as SAP ERP, QMS, APS.• Enterprise Architect - Establish an Enterprise Integration Center of Excellence. AFI, Client 2016-2022• Enterprise Architecture - Strategic planning to redesign online presence for the AFI, AFI Conservatory as well as the AFI Catalog of Feature Films historical film database.• Website & App Development - Completely redesigned all public facing AFI web solutions to match their modern brand messaging.• https://www.afi.com/ • https://aficatalog.afi.com/BLASER SWISSLUBE, Client 2021• Enterprise Architect - Rationalize and optimize Quote to Cash business process for mid-size chemical manufacturing organization.• Integration Architect - Design seamless integration between ERP and CRM systems, aligning IT systems to the business process, eliminating dual capture, reducing errors, streamlining the quote to cash process.PATAGONIA, Client 2016-2017* Integration Architect - Design and implement a Service Oriented Architecture ("SOA") to connect Patagonia's D365 ERP, Demandware E-Commerce and other enterprise backend systems as part of their omnichannel initiative.

Noteworthy Client Engagements (12m+):HOSPISCRIPT (OPTUM), Client 2012-2014• Integration Architect - Designed Enterprise Health Integration platform, integrating multiple external EMR systems with internal patient management and dispensing systems.DISNEY, Client 2012-2013• Solution Architect - Member of a delivery team to implement new enterprise wide Intranet.HITCO, Client 2013• Integration Architect - Designed and implemented an integration solution to integrate SAP with a manufacturing management information system.

I founded and launched this startup after identifying a major gap in the market, I owned all product design and development to build a real-time monitoring of BizTalk Server. Eventually exited by selling my product and customer base in 2011.

London, Greater London, Gb

I managed enterprise systems supporting a 3rd party mutual fund administration business and oversaw distributed software engineering teams across three continents.

I oversaw key enterprise client accounts for the BCX Professional Services business unit and monitored annual operating departmental budgets, hiring, and staff performance reviews.