Consulting Projects
Quantexa: AI Driven Decision Intelligence & Data Management Product
UK based global scaleup valued at £1.8bn in 2023, focusing on AI driven Decision Intelligence for problems like AML, KYC, Fraud Detection, Customer Intelligence, Supply Chain Integrity, & Case Management.
Product Requirements & Design, Market Analysis & Definition, Roadmap Development, Product Investment Planning, Capability Modelling & Maturity Assessment, Value Proposition & Marketing Messaging, Partnerships development, Pre-Sales Architecture for major accounts
Key Product Architecture Designs: Connector Framework, Workflow Capability, Master Data Store, and Data Fabric/Data Mesh (including Metadata Management, Data Modelling, Data Integration, Data Product generation (Entities, Graphs, Analytics, Features), Data Governance, MDM & Stewardship)
Pre-Sales Architecture Leadership for strategic opportunities:
e.g. NHS £400m Federated Data Platform including Canonical Data Models, Entity Resolution & MDM, Federation, DevOps, and Integration using Quantexa + MS Azure Native Services (Synapse, Azure Health Data Services/Data Factory/Functions/Service Bus/Logic Apps/Event Grid, Power Platform, Dynamics CRM & Supply Chain, Purview); and
e.g. Alphabet/Google Strategic MDM programme to improve internal systems and customer facing LLM training data; and
e.g. Vodafone Customer intelligence Salesforce integration & MDM
Data Management Solutions focus: MDM, Data Fabric/Data Mesh, Metadata Management, Graph Analytics, Data Driven Applications, Contextual Decision Intelligence
Spark, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, Java/Scala/Spring, AWS, Azure, GCP
HMRC: Multi-Cloud Service Architecture (SC Security Clearance)
Integration Platform, Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration Strategy (AWS, Azure, 1000+ applications)
Technical Architecture, Security Architecture
Capability Modelling, Maturity Assessment, Roadmapping, & Patterns
Microservices, Java/Spring, Camel-K, Azure, AWS, Hashicorp Consul/Vault, WSO2, Kong, Nginx, ELK, Terraform, OpenShift, Docker/Kubernetes, Istio
Waitrose: Digital Service & Integration Platform Architecture & Delivery
Strategy & Architecture Review
Integration Capability Improvement (technical platform, framework, patterns, operational processes, organisation design)
part of Digital Transformation programme
SOA/Service Architecture, webMethods & Java ecosystem
Team of 6
DVSA: Strategy & Architecture Review
Service & Platform based Digital Transformation Programme
Technology Strategy, Architecture & Programme Review & Improvement Plan
Microservices, Java & LAMP Stack ecosystem
Team of 5
Home Office: Data Architecture (SC Security Clearance)
Microservices based Border Security & Intelligence Systems Digital Transformation
Microservices, Hadoop & Hbase ecosystem
Blackbay: Software Architecture, SOA Strategy & PoC
Mobile & Web Application UI Framework
Data Model & API Services
Next Gen software product design & PoC
.NET, Java, Cassandra, Play!, WSO2 & AWS ecosystem
Team of 5
Pasker Microservices Platform Product
Product Management (commercial and technical lead) for a full lifecycle Development, Runtime and Operations solution for Enterprise Integration & Microservice Architectures.
DevOps Solution: CI/CD, Docker, Jenkins, Sonar, GIT, Gitlab, Nexus, Chef.
Integration Framework: Portable and highly dynamic Java Framework (used with WSO2, webMethods, IBM Websphere, + other Java based ESBs).
Operations Data Analytics & Monitoring Web App: Platform monitoring & support solution. ReactJS based front-end, ElasticSearch data store, and Apache Karaf based Java microservices.
Boeing Defence UK / MoD: Logistics Transformation (SC Security Clearance)
£100m programme delivering Warehouse Management, Inventory Management, Asset Visibility & Tracking, Forecasting & Master Catalogue Services in a Service Oriented Architecture as part of a £1bn MoD Digital Transformation programme
Migration from Legacy Applications (Bespoke and COTS)
New Target Architecture Development (Business & Technology)
Information Architecture, including analytics and predictive stock & supply chain planning
Air, Land, Maritime & Munitions
Architecture Method, Meta Model & Standards development
Programme Planning, Preparation & Definition (including bid support & hiring)
Established Programme Architecture Governance, Design Authority & Decision Review Board
Key Technologies & Standards: Oracle OSB & SOA Fusion Middleware, Miro GOLDesp, IBM Collaboration Server, Demand Solutions, IBM System Architect, Archimate, TOGAF, MODAF, OAGIS
Software AG: Platform Strategy, Architecture Development & Consulting.
Architecture Lead for Platform Strategy, Architecture Development & Consulting.
Platform Strategy Evangelist
Development of new Consulting Methodology - Advisor, Review Board, Leadership team
Development of Consulting Strategy - Consultant, Content Provider
Development of Data Architecture Framework & Best Practices for Consulting
Consulting Practice Improvement Report (problem analysis, case studies, recommendations)
Speaking Events: Process World, Berlin and Process Forum, Nordics
Pre-sales support for major accounts
Consulting @ ABN Amro (Netherlands), SCB (Singapore), Nationwide (UK), John Lewis (UK), DHL (Germany) & Others:
Improvement Roadmaps & Integration Strategy
Reference Architectures
Methodology, Canonicals, Automated Testing & Deployment
Deutsche Post DHL: Information & Integration Architecture
Enterprise Architecture Lead reporting to the CIO, developing business, applications, technical, information, and integration architectures; specifically leading the Information and Integration Architecture for DHL Global Forwarding and Freight transforming approx. 180+ countries and a legacy estate of 800+ applications. A core team of 6 direct reports and functional responsibility for a team of 15+. Work included Event & Visibility Management, Integration Backbone & SOA, Canonical Data Modelling, Master Data Management, BPM & BAM, and Transformation Roadmapping as part of a €1bn global business transformation.
Enterprise Architecture Development
Developed Global Standards in Group-wide IT Architecture Committee, establishing a framework for architecture interoperability & harmonisation
Architecture Development Lead for Integration & Information Architecture
Development of EA Principles, Policies, and Standards
Development of Reference Business Architecture & Processes
EA Roadmap Development, lead for Enabling Technologies & Channels
Master Data Management (MDM) Architecture Development
ARIS for EA Modelling
DHL representative on Open Applications Group (OAG) Architecture Council and Industry (Logistics) Council
Development of Transformation Roadmap
Architecture Roadmap Development (Integration Product Roadmap + Transformation Roadmap for Application Solutions)
Development of transitional solution architectures for business transformation
Legacy Systems Migration Planning and Delivery
Creation of a new Global Integration Backbone
Chief Architect / Architecture Lead on €20m, 12 month, 30+ FTE Implementation Programme
Strategic Planning, Board Approval, Funding/Budget Acquisition, Programme Definition & Mobilisation
Key Features
Automated Build, Testing and Deployment (CI/CD)
A Flexible Distributed & Federated Architecture
Supporting SOA, EDA and EAI Messaging paradigms
Hot Deployment of Components, Dynamic Routing
Master Data Distributed Replication
Portal, Business Rules, BAM, BPM, Repository
Key Technologies
SoftwareAG WebMethods (CAF, BPMS, Blaze Advisor, Insight, Integration Server, Centrasite, EntireX,Deployer)
Java, CouchDB, Oracle DB, Altova Mapforce, SVN/ANT/Jenkins
Initial Business Enhancements:
Supply Chain Events Standardisation
Core Legacy Applications (Mainframe & AS400) standardisation
The most Successful Programme of 2010 in the Global Forwarding Division
Global Deutsche Post DHL CEO, Frank Appel, publicly acclaimed the success of the integration platform, and positioned it as the new strategy for incremental business transformation to replace the failed (€345m+ loss) SAP global rollout by IBM
Delivery Productivity Increased by over 400%
Implementation of Global Integration Delivery Capability
Developed Factory Model Approach with flexible outsourcing concept
Architecture & Delivery Methodology Development based on Six Sigma/LEAN, TOGAF
Competency Centre Design: 15 role types (100+ staff), €10m run cost
Development of Corporate Data Architecture and Team
Lead of Data Architecture Workstream
Enterprise Data Models (Business Objects, Logical, State Lifecycles)
Canonical XML Schemas based on Open Application Group's (OAG) BODs
Established/setup new Data Architecture team/function
ARIS for EA Modelling & PowerDesigner for Data Modelling Pipeline
Vendor Selection (Global Enterprise License Deal)
Lead of Vendor Selection Process
ESB, Messaging, Legacy Integration, Business Rules Engine, BPMS, BAM, Portal, Registry/Repository, Monitoring
Shortlisting, RFI/RFP, Lab Tests/Due Diligence, Commercial Phases
Negotiation of global enterprise license deal
Developed Global Standards in Corporate IT Architecture Committee for Enterprise Integration
Member of Open Applications Group (OAG) Architecture Council and Industry (Logistics) Council.
DHL: Information Solutions Architecture
Leading and developing the Solution Architecture capability within DHL Supply Chain EMEA, with a focus on both Information and Solution Architecture.
Architecture Lead for cross-division Global Visibility Integration, including canonical messaging development
Award: Best Innovation 2007, DHL Annual IT Awards
Technology Manufacturer Supply Chain Solution Re-Design: ~£6m/year saving
Design Authority: Providing Solution Reviews & Governance
Enterprise Architecture support
Warehouse Management System API design, canonical development (OAG based), 350 locations worldwide, 10,000+ users
Solution Architecture Development for large multinational customers, in the healthcare, retail, hi-tech, consumer goods, fashion, and automotive sectors
Web Application Design: Systems Management & Auditing Solution, 800 users
Integration Platform Architecture Development
Speaker: EDIFICE Conference: "Evolution of the Information Supply Chain"
DHL: Commercial Solutions Management
Product Roadmap Development
Business Development, Sales Support, & Solution Consultancy
Transactional Cost & Pricing Models Development
Product Commercialisation & Sales Collateral
Platform uptake rollout: 350 to 2500 interfaces in less than 3 years
Demand Management: 200 projects per year
Vendor Bid Reviews
ISO 20000 team/service certification
Award: Best IT Team, Exel Supply Chain Division, 2006
External Mgmt Consultancy Service Review described team as a leader within the field for service delivery, transactional billing and quality management
Exel Logistics: Systems Integration Management
Integration Platform Design, Management, and Support
Team management of 10 staff (perm, contract & 3rd party consultancies)
ITILv2 Implementation - service change and support processes
Introduced Test Driven Development principles
Achieved rechargeable utilisation targets of 85%
Migration programme lead: 50 customers, 350 interfaces
Managed Successful Delivery of 35 Customer implementations
Staff Mentoring
Exel Logistics: Software Development & Support
Integration and Application Development
Integration Solutions with SAP, Oracle HR, Oracle Financials, BAAN, JDEdwards
Warehouse Management System Development & Support
Reporting Development for Management and Operational uses
Time Management Application (Access, VB)
Clinical/Drugs Trial Administration & Warehouse Control Application
Incident logging and Change Management Application (SQL Server, VB)
EDI Integration Gateway platform project
UK Systems Support
Development of support procedures
User Training
SAP Implementation Project (ALE, MM, WM)
Automated Warehousing Project
RDT/Handheld Scanner Implementation Project
