
Head of Solutions Architecture at Bank of America
London, United Kingdom

Head of Solutions Architecture at Bank of America
London, United Kingdom
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CTO/Chief Architect, Technology Consultant and Business IT Specialist leading major architecture, implementation and change programmes for Enterprise Applications, Trading Services, Business Continuity, Data Storage, Service Outsourcing (IT and BPO), IT Infrastructure Solutions including Datacentre Operations, Security, Mobility and Hosting (inc. Cloud) for Global Enterprises.
My technical experience includes; Solution Architecture Definition, Technology Planning, Strategy Development and Solution Definitions to address operational requirements supporting business strategies. This includes IT Services with various examples including Financial Services (Investment & Retail Banking, Finance Informatics, Insurance and Credit/Clearing), Retail Business (Leisure, Transport, Logistics and High Street), Sciences (Pharmaceuticals, Chemical and Bio Sciences) and Government (Defense, Justice, Health, Local Authority and Central).
Application / Solutions Architecture, Design and Engineering; Datacentre Services; Enterprise IT Operations (inc. BPO); BCM/DR Design; Mobility and Workstyle Solutions; Compliance Solutions; Storage & Information Management; Platform & Infrastructure; Security Solutions; ICT Strategy & Consulting; Business Benefits Management; IT Performance Testing & Validation; System Integration; Service Management; Business Case Development; Change Management; Programme & Project Management.
(Public Company; BAC; Banking industry)
October 2009 — Present (6 months)
Leading a global architecture practice defining, developing, syndicating and articulating how Enterprise Architecture (EA) is applied in the real world of business critical systems and solutions delivered in projects and maintained increasingly as end-to-end services operations.
Primary responsibility for working with complimentary EA disciplines, technology, delivery and business teams to define the Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA) for Bank of America Merill Lynch, including key principles, blueprints and solution types.
Supplementary responsibility for furthering EA maturity / evolution across the Bank for key ESA domains and utilising best practice EA to architect individual solutions, leveraging repeatable design patterns and defining architectural change roadmaps across multiple portfolios of solutions.