Summary
Senior Enterprise Application Integration Architect
Senior Software Architect with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale integration architectures across the full SDLC. Deep expertise in EAI, SOA, and event-driven systems, with recent focus on EVM-based smart contract platforms and distributed system design. Extensive experience across Windows, Unix/Linux, and IBM i (AS/400) environments.
Recognized for bridging business and technology, partnering with stakeholders to deliver cost-effective, scalable solutions and communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences. Proven mentor and technical leader driving engineering excellence through best practices, coaching, risk management, and large-scale initiative delivery.
Skills
SOA
EVM
Enterprise Integration Patterns
API Design
API Gateway
Application Integration
Web Services
SOAP
REST
Enterprise Canonical Object Models
Enterprise Data Models
MQ Series
IBM IIB
Mulesoft ESB
JMS
RMI
Java
Go
Python
C
RPG
Perl
PHP
JavaScript
TypeScript
Solidity
Sencha
jQuery
DB2
DB2/400
MySQL
MSSQL Server
Oracle
Derby
Yugabyte
J2EE
JDBC
JAX-WS
JNDI
JNI
JCE
XML Schema
Spring
Struts
Spring MVC
Apache Tomcat
Apache httpd
WebSphere
JBoss
Continuous Integration
Cloud Computing
UML
TOGAF
Design Patterns (GoF)
TDD
CRM Implementations
Oracle ERP
SAP
JDEdwards ERP
iOS
Android
RIM
Experience
- Conducted early-stage experiments with a UTXO-based model to evaluate its viability as an alternative to account-based balance management within an EVM-compatible environment.
- Demonstrated that a smart contract-based balance system could reliably process ~27K TPS for balance transfers with zero observed errors under test conditions.
- Developed an integration layer connecting IBM MQ with a custom EVM-based smart contract engine to enable seamless interaction between enterprise messaging systems and blockchain execution environments.
- Created and maintained the Current and Target State Architectures for three US Department of the Treasury applications, including one High Value Asset (HVA).
- Consultant Architect for the Program Transition to AWS GovCloud and modernization of existing applications to Cloud Native Offerings.
- Led creation of a National Enterprise Service Bus and Integration Center of Excellence for the Federal Reserve System; served as ESB subject matter expert for the Strategic Transformation Group.
- Created and maintained the Target State Reference Architecture and Vertical Reference Architecture.
- Delivered IBM Integration Bus V9.0 PoC and architected the transformation of legacy rates applications to a SOA solution.
- Provided strategic leadership across 3 business units; managed cross-functional Application Development and Integration team (4 FTE, 4 LTE).
- Delivered a fully integrated SugarCRM-based Sales Quoting platform for a $1B business unit (used by 1,000+ users across North America) with ROI achieved in days.
- Consolidated point-to-point integrations into a standardized EAI solution; reduced new integration delivery cost by 40% through templating and reusable assets.
- Created the Reference Architecture and Reference Implementation of the Enterprise Service Bus; managed full Mulesoft ESB lifecycle from CE 1.1 through EE 3.4.
- Achieved up to 80% cost savings over COTS by institutionalizing enterprise-wide open-source technologies (Apache, Tomcat); saved 60% on mobile development via an internally built Blackberry sales-force application.
- Architected a Web Service-based API for legacy ERP; provided input to the Architecture Review Board on hardware, deployment, and security architecture.
- Trained and mentored developers in Java, Web Services, SOA, and integration; established a system-wide weekly "TechDev" series on current technologies and best practices.
- Initiated Application Modernization and Process Improvement across IT and Data Entry.
- Reduced manual data entry steps through code and process changes.
- Created a LAN and migrated the operating core from SNA to TCP/IP.
Education
B.E. (Hons) Mechanical Engineering & M.Sc. (Hons) Physics · Pilani, India
B.E. focus: Automotive Engineering & Finite Element Analysis. M.Sc. focus: General Theory of Relativity — Robertson Walker Metric.