Ron Fox Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

I am the Business Architect lead for the Enterprise Architecture Team supporting Architecture best practices, methodologies, and the tools that support them at the enterprise level - including coordination between Architecture disciplines (Business, Data, Application, and Infrastructure) and Business Process modeling. - Lead the Application Architecture modeling tool selection, best practices, training development, and training execution for over 100 Architects within the Enterprise - ensuring robust, consistent architecture analysis and output for making business investment decisions - leveraging Sparx Enterprise Architect modeling tool - Key player in the Global Opco Technology collaboration team to select cross Architecture methodologies and common Architecture ViewPoints(reports) and the tools to implement and integrate reusable Architecture content - Key player in the Enterprise Business Architecture team to deploy the IRIS Business Architecture web tool to capture key Business Architecture model elements and relationships for durable and Initiative level Architecture ViewPoints used for Architecture binding of demand assessment, decomposition, and analysis - Technology Lead for the Application Architecture modeling tool, Sparx Enterprise Architect - ensuring alignment for cross architecture models and diagrams - including support, automation, and user on-boarding - Key player in developing and delivering the training of a complete Architecture curriculum of 6 courses - for over 200 Architects across the enterprise on cross architecture methodologies, ViewPoints, and the processes to leverage the preferred Architecture tools to ensure consistent architecture analysis and output for all demand requests within the enterprise

Brookfield

I support the Ground SAFe Value Stream / ART Kanban process and ART Product Management Team (PMT) by further elaborating the Value Stream / ART epics, during the epic review, collaborating on further elaboration of value stream backlog and Kanban processes to provide additional architectural definition and guidance for the Agile Teams

Menomonee Falls

I was the technical lead in charge of all methodology research and selection as well as design and implementation of technical solutions for the business architecture team. I coordinated teams across the enterprise on implementation and use of business architecture services.My work helped reduce impact analysis efforts for existing strategies (by 30%) and new ideas/opportunities (by 50%). I focused on providing system based solutions that increased the thoroughness and accuracy of the analysis. This same work helped Improve and standardize decision making information for strategic and portfolio planning for executives, making sure we could align business objectives with technology solutions. Our team's productivity Increased by 80% with the implementation of an automated, database-backed system for business architecture with internal and external reports, leveraging industry standards and individual company needs.I built an automated a capability assessment system and processes to efficiently capture capability maturity, reducing our team efforts by 30%. Additionally, I provide tool design, development, and support for the team. Including ServiceNow APM, ServiceNow GRC, Tableau Reporting, Planview PPM, various Modeling tools (Lucidcharts, ServiceNow/In-Spi Designer, Sparx Enterprise Architect), and Adobe Experience Manager.

I was responsible for coordinating and training Enterprise Architects on standard architecture methodologies (TOGAF, UML, Archimate) and modeling tools, reporting to the Director of Enterprise Architecture. I developed and facilitated standard services for the Enterprise Architecture team and performed special analysis efforts. I was chosen to conduct an enterprise cloud deployment conversion analysis using decision trees, automation scripting, industry conversion methods, and deep analysis methods in an effort to save an estimated $80 million per year in deployment and operation costs. The output of this effort reduced analysis efforts for cloud conversion by 50% for architects and technical leads across the enterprise, by automating data capture and decision analysis. My research showed a way to leverage Application attributes and industry tools (cloud conversion 6 R’s - Rehost, Replatform, Replace, Refactor, Retire, Retain) to expedite the effort. I worked to improve Architect productivity by 75% using an automated, workflow and database backed system to handle architecture reviews. I was responsible for developing and executing all training courses for the architects - including methodologies (TOGAF, Archimate, UML, Patterns Method, Quality Framework, Technical Reference Model, and Patterns Method) as well as architecture tools (Sparx EA Modeling tool, Google Search Engine) with a consistent 90% compliance/attendance over 4 years (50-60 Architects). I developed a variable based design system to automate architecture solutions based on selected answers and approved architecture patterns with an estimated 50% reduction in solution design efforts, and a 60% increase in architecture compliance. I streamlined the project compliance process using a standardized questionnaire and system data capture for 13 central teams, reducing the overall risk and governance process efforts by 40% for IT projects.

Menomonee Falls Wi

I was the technical lead, project and resource manager for several development teams on multiple in-house and vendor applications related to merchandise purchasing and allocations, and Identity Management. I was responsible for many tasks including gathering requirements, system design, development oversight, as well as project and resource management for 10 associates.In my efforts on the Identity Management team, I was able to greatly Improve security risk and compliance by implementing a Role Based Access Control system for all store associates (100,000+ employees). This was big deal, in that it was the first time store associates were required to use and manage their own ID and password for using registers and other in-store equipment. The trick was developing a simple and very efficient way for store associates to manage their own passwords (for many associates it was their first time) In my work on the merchandise and allocation systems I helped reduced the amount of time merchandise buyers spent on reviewing system generated allocations an average of 20% across the organization with an exception based, data analytics systemI took the Project manager and technical lead for this large project (8000+ hours, 10 Associates) to successfully build an exception based system, completed on time (8 months) and within budget. The project became a model and catalyst for implementing other systems using this technology (Oracle temporary analytics/pivot) and exception-based review of data based on a rules engine.

Maters Of Science, Management Information Systems

Bachelors Of Science, Business Administration - Mis