Tom Spears Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

I am responsible to business leadership for ensuring technical architecture and application integration/designs meet business needs. My team collaborates closely with Business, Operational Planning, and Technology teams to ensure project deliverables support the strategic direction. I am also leading the Data Strategy initiative providing critical changes needed in tooling, governance, and delivery to drive availability of accurate data and information across the organization.

Global Position

Develop strategies and practices based on TOGAF principles to drive organizational change which results in improved Enterprise IT. Specific focus is given to the areas of: architectural governance, enterprise documentation, development team evolution, and IT support.

Global Position

Planned and directed the Enterprise and Solution Architecture areas for the Global Risk function through a direct staff and employees in a matrix environment across 87 countries. Participated in strategic /tactical business and technology planning, influenced system goals, and identified compliance and operational risks.

Buffalo, Ny

Director Business Systems - Lead Architect/US Bank, Buffalo, NY (2007 - 2009)Recruited by head of Global Architecture to establish the role of Lead Architect for the US Bank and provide information and support to improve IT costs and provide focus for new system implementations across the US. • Within Enterprise Architecture: o Assembled an Application Portfolio Inventory for all lines of business showing the cost and condition of each application and the function(s) performed. o Produced a set of roadmaps showing demise, and evergreen opportunities.• Within Solution Architecture:o Implemented Architecture reviews into the SDLC reducing redundancy and raising service quality.o Captured and reported metrics showing the effectiveness of IT Architecture.

Buffalo, Ny

Managed 30 technical staff in the US and India that developed systems and supported vendor applications for 250 compliance employees. Managed $20 million budget and oversaw for high-risk regulatory projects. Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and provided strategic and tactical system solutions.

Bridgewater, Nj

Managed 50 technical staff in the US and India that developed systems and supported vendor applications for North American Insurance business. Prepared and managed budget, collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs, assessed project viability, and provided strategic and tactical system solutions.