An experienced Chief Information Officer & Enterprise Solutions Architect with more than 20 years’ Information Technology (IT) and business management experience across private and public organizations. He gained these experiences from leading the Information Technology Department of a Financial Institution, leading the Presale’s Consulting team of a multinational organization across multiple geographies, managing a team of enterprise solutions architects in a Financial Regulatory Organization, and in managing small and large scale software implementation projects across varying industries segments (mostly financial institutions). Solomon have worked with notable organizations such as: Oracle Corporations MEA as senior presales consulting manager, Hewlett Packard as consulting services business development manager, Wipro Ltd in the United Kingdom as an enterprise solutions architect in its financial services unit, NIRSAL Microfinance Bank as it’s CIO and currently works with the Central Bank of Nigeria. He is also an author of a book of how to manage IT investments.
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Assistant Director Enterprise TransformationCentral Bank Of Nigeria Jul 2013 - Jul 2024Nigeria• Establish the Bank’s Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) Practice selecting the right team composition and developing their competencies, selected and oversee the procurement and implementation of the right EAM tools. I also led development of processes and policies for the continuous functioning and evolution of the practice -
Assistant Director/Cio (On Secondment From Cbn)Nirsal Microfinance Bank Jun 2021 - May 2024Nigeria• Currently leading a twenty (20) man strong IT department to support a 100% cloud-based IT infrastructure and core/non-core banking and application to support the Bank’s operations• Overseeing the full transformation and digitization of back-end processes from ATM card and check requisition, customer complaints management, account statement printing, retail loan application management, business insight development, employee on/off boarding and so many others • Evaluation and selection of the right Core Banking Application (CBA)• Overseeing home grown applications to transform the bank’s products and services (Retail and Corporate Banking, Mobile app, loan origination applications and other electronic channel applications) • Oversee CBA customization and Application Programming Interface Development (API) for third party application integration • Managing vendor/Original Equipment Manufacture relationships -
Enterprise Services Business Development ManagerHewlett-Packard Feb 2013 - Jul 2013• Oversaw the development of HP’s applications (Oracle, SAP and Microsoft) services consulting business in the Nigeria public sector (based in Abuja) -
Senior Enterprise/Solutions ArchitectWipro Consulting Jun 2012 - Feb 2013United Kingdom• Responsible for developing Service-Oriented Architecture (Application Integration) and Business Process Management (Process Improvement and Automation) Solution Architectures for clients in the Energy/Utilities and Financial Services industry -
Chief Architect & Co-FounderRational Steps Jan 2010 - Jun 2012Nigeria And United Kingdom• As the founder and chief Architect of Rational Steps Ltd (an Independent IT Consulting Company based in Nigeria), I was a consultant to a number privately held IT company’s on Oracle Middleware implementation/delivery • During this period I also wrote and published a book on ‘How to Management IT Investments Effectively and Generate Maximum Business Value’ available for sale on Amazon -
Pre-Sales Consulting Manager/Solutions ArchitectOracle Corporation Apr 2006 - Jan 2010Emea• Led a team of 6 technology presales consultants (across EMEA) to support Oracle sales teams towards the achievement of their sales quotas (the sales team over achieved quota for two consecutive years through help of the presales team)• Engaged with customer business IT decision makers on business and IT aspirations, challenges, and outcomes tied to specific IT-enabled business solutions/initiatives• Help C-Level executives of customer organizations to leverage Oracle and Applications to transforms their business operations and achieve their strategic intent • Participated actively in external/internal meetups e.g., speak at conferences, marketing and analyst events and so forth • Proactively facilitate the development of presales team members competencies on Oracle Database and its options and Middleware technologies (Application Server, Enterprise Content Management, EDW/Data Integration, Business Analytics Identity & Access Management, Service Oriented Architecture—SOA, Business Process Management—BPM etc.,) and Enterprise Applications -
Systems ArchitectIndependent It Consultant Feb 2000 - Jan 2006
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Fut MinnaComputer Science With Mathematics
Frequently Asked Questions about Solomon Baba
What is Solomon Baba's role at the current company?
Solomon Baba's current role is Enterprise Architect | CIO | Business Analyst | Pre-Sales Consulting.
What schools did Solomon Baba attend?
Solomon Baba attended University Of Reading, Fut Minna.
What are some of Solomon Baba's interests?
Solomon Baba has interest in Education.
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Solomon Baba has skills like Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, It Strategy, Strategy, Soa, Business Transformation, Togaf, Integration, Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Business Strategy, Business Intelligence.
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