FARIBA JAHANSHAHI [pic]

Email: acojus@r.postjobfree.com

An architect, with progressive IT industry experience focusing on service

oriented architecture (SOA), enterprise data architecture management (e.g.

master data management (MDM), data governance IT governance,

enterprise systems integration, data migration, and resource management and

multi-tier architectures. Industry exposure includes Healthcare, Insurance,

Retail, Automotive, Distribution, Banking, Travel and Transportation, Food

Services, Government, and Education. Experience working with offshore model

through IBM, EDS, and Cognizant Technology Solutions. Knowledgeable of

Hadoop framework (hdfs, mapreduce) and tools such as informatica's HParser.

Multilingual

English, Farsi (Persian), Azerbaijani

Education

BS in Computer Science, University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA)

Graduate Level coursework in Computer Science with emphasis in Neural

Network, UTSA

Career History

BNSF Railway April 2013 -

Present

Architect - member of the enterprise architecture-working group to

establish enterprise architecture office for BNSF by adopting TOGAF as

framework. Lead data architecture working group to define data

architecture management capabilities for the enterprise by adopting

DAMA-BOK framework, and defining enterprise information management

strategy. As an architect also to provide expert knowledge for multiple

projects to multiple organizations within the modernization program.

TIBCO 2012 -

2013

Architect in PSG group to provide expert knowledge on data management and

architecture. Tasks included installation, and configuration of Tibco CIM,

Tibco EMS.

Accenture LLC. 2011 -

2012

Manager in Process & Information Management group to provide expert

knowledge on data management, big data and architecture. Duties included

but not limited to focus on business development by working with

business/IT stakeholders to understand their business issues, requirement

gathering (functional & system), recommend strategy, provide road map, to

review/write proposal, statement of work, project management & resource

management.

Project Lead to provide knowledge on leading solutions around product

data management to CDW Corporation. Responsibilities included but not

limited to identify all stakeholders, conduct workshops to gather high

level business and technical requirements, identify a short list of

leading technology solutions for CDW to consider in their selection

process, develop a viable high-level implementation road map and

high-level cost estimates.

Lead data manager to assist Chevron's AMBU IT with data collection

process, transition and implement of the new ELN (Electronic Land

Notebook) process. Responsibilities included but not limited to work

with business stakeholders such as land directors, legal, geologists to

understand contracts, agreements, and timelines and identify type of data

to collect (electronic or hardcopy) from acquired companies prior to

specific timeline.

Data Management & Conversion lead to assist Target to outline the data

management conversion and enrichment strategy. List all the data that

have to be converted or enriched to the packaged software and provide

high-level conversion guidelines to the team.

Lead Master Data Management (MDM) to provide solutions for supporting the

shared service model and overall Enterprise Information for Time Warner's

operating unites - Time Warner Corporate, Time Inc., Home Box Office,

Turner Broadcasting Systems, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. -

domestically and internationally. Responsibilities included to work with

business units such the HR, Benefits, Real Estate, Finance, and Tax

functions to define Information Management and Master Data Management;

definition for Information Management and MDM Governance; Develop MDM

Tool Selection Criteria and vendor list, review and revise, and confirm

Develop MDM Implementation Road-map Recommendation and at least one

sequence alternative based on HR/payroll needs and time-frame, MDM

Resource Road-maps including resource roles, skill sets, responsibility

descriptions, and time lines based on the MDM Implementation Sequence

recommendations.

Cognizant Technology Solutions 2009 - 2011

Principal Architect-Technology

Duties included but not limited to provide expert knowledge on data

management and architecture, to review/write proposal, statement of work,

requirement gathering (functional & system), project management &

resource management.

Senior Data Architect on multiple Wal-Mart project such as Yard

Management System (YMS), GLS Imports 2.0 to manage, oversee data

architect's work, and establish data governance process.

Data Architect on the Travelers Bond eCommerce project. Responsibility

included but not limited to defining strategy to build business object

model (BOM), strategy for data mapping, creating business object model

(BOM), conceptual/logical data model, and data standard for the

enterprise based on IIF/IAA (Insurance Application Architecture) model.

Conducting workshop with business subject matter experts to validate

requirement.

Solution Architect on the AAA NCNU to define data standard for the

enterprise, which is based on IAA (Insurance Application Architecture)

model.

IBM Global Business Services 2006 -2009

Architect in the Enterprise Application Integration Practice, responsible

to provide project management, integration services, and e-business

solutions. Duties included to provide expert knowledge on data management

and architecture, requirement gathering (functional & system), developing

use cases (business & system), project management & resource management.

Architect Harrisburg, PA 2009

Lead Solution Architect on the United Concordia Dental e-Business

Strategy project to define the key web technology capabilities and

systems to support the future state portal.

Defined high-level plan for designing and developing new enhanced

enabling systems that results in reducing system maintenance cost.

Architect Chicago, IL, 2008

Part of Solution Architect team for CCSP (claims customer service

process) to implement Service Oriented Architecture for Blue Cross Blue

Shield of Illinois to process adjudication, coordination of benefits

(COB), at the member level rather than subscriber level (provided MDM

solution). Participant in joint session to gather customer requirements.

Analyzed the current system capabilities, which led to providing detail

system gap analysis, system impact analysis, high-level requirements, and

solution architecture docs. Tools-technologies: UML, Rational Software

Architect (RSA), Relatively, SOMA.

The effort led client to consider agile methodology instead of waterfall

and also based on the data analysis performed, client realized the need

for master data management strategy and planning. Also resulted in

forming eight new projects in which I participated including application

logical architecture design, application macro design, system / business

use cases, data design docs.

Data Architect, Chicago, IL, 2006 - 2007

Provided guidance for data migration from disparate legacy systems to a

single SAP (ECC6) ERP system such as building canonical data model,

conversion design document (CDD) and technical design document (TDD).

Liaison between business and IT during planning, designing and production

cut over, provided project & resource management. SAP MM functional and

SAP MDM consultant for identifying master data and managed IBM resource

and subcontractors. Tools-technologies used: UML, SAP, Oracle, Shell

Scripting, UNIX, Rational Software Architect (RSA), Solution Manager,

ABAP.

Recognized as one of the top practitioners in Global Business Services

(GBS) in 2007 after client requested my immediate reassignment back to

their project because of exceptional professional relationship with

higher management and flawless "going live" (no technical glitches).

EDS 2001-2006

Enterprise Data Architect, Detroit, Michigan 2006

Led the effort to set standard, guidelines, and best practices on Master

Data Management (MDM) and Meta Data Management. Performed research in the

industry's best practices and compiled knowledge on the subject and

presented it as white paper to company's Fellow. Recommended best

architectural solutions by evaluating software and other components such

as KALIDO, i2, Oracle and Data Mirror. Provided guidance to other team

members via writing white papers, preparing demo, that is, built

prototype to present how MDM fits into SOA.

As a single MDM SME participated once a week meeting in Detroit with GM

business executives for planning and design sessions.

Enterprise Data Architect, Plano, Texas, 2005 - 2006

Led effort to set XML Schema Standard for CIO group. Performed research

in Master Data Management Methodology and implementation tools.

Pioneered the first CIO "XML Schema Standard" that provided and

established guidelines for the structure of xml schema document (XSD).

This document rolled out as guidelines / standard for xml structure for

CIO organization and I was nominated to receive distinguish engineering

award.

Environment Specialist, Plano, Texas, 2003 - 2005

Led performance and tuning at the software vendor site prior to

deployment at the client site. Conducted the architectural review of the

system as whole. Performed enhancement to the system based on customer

requirement. Provided training material for other team members. Performed

roles of Application Database Administrator, Application Developer,

Application System Administrator, and mentor to other team members.

While at Edmonton Canada client site, impressed the vendor and EDS

management for a thorough job of performance and tuning on Singl.eView

application and identifying multiple deficiencies.

DBA / Application Architect, Fort Worth, Texas 2001 - 2002

Performed database re-designs, data migration and designed new software

application component in the area of travel PNR (Passenger Name Record),

customer profiling and enterprise customer database. Performed roles of

Application Database Administrator, Database Application developer,

Application Designer and Source code Auditor. Re-architecture effort of

database design from mainframe (DB2 Flat file model) to client/server

environment. Performed role of Data Architect to interview client in

regard to managing Flight Attendant Performance and Attendance System.

Within the first week identified coding inefficacy with PL/SQL and

database design that resulted in bringing in new team members and winning

the next phases of the project.

Provided mentoring and training material to other team members

SABRE INC. /AMR CORPORATION, Fort Worth, Texas 1997 - 2001

Senior Consultant

Led architecture of Publish & Subscribe (Pub/Sub) middleware to reduce

load on mainframe Flight Operation System and provided decision support

capabilities. As Data Architect design database for a web-based

application that enabled travel agencies to book value-added content not

hosted within mainframe system. As a member of software development team

performed enhancement and testing for Enterprise Rent a Car software

package. As a member of software development team developed offline

middle ware component to read load files generated and sent by mainframe

processes to interact and store in a client/server environment. Tools

used such as TIBCO (Rendezvous), TIB-HAWK.

CDSI - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE, San Antonio, Texas 1997 - 1997

Senior System Development Specialist - As a member of application

development team created software component for processing Human Resource

data. Re-wrote existing program and reduced the performance of the

application from 72 hours to 1.5 hour.

PIC BUSINESS SYSTEM, San Antonio, Texas 1992 - 1997

Senior Analyst - Led design of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)

application component based on Sterling Software format for processing

Apparel data.

University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 1990 - 1992

Research Assistant - As a member of application development team designed

and enhanced software component for processing DNA sequence of

ESCHERICHIA COLI databased on efficient algorithm written for identifying

matches with errors in multiple long Molecular Sequences.

Tools-technologies used C, SCO and Shell Script

Summary

Industries: Healthcare, Retail, Automotive, Distribution, Banking,

Travel and Transportation, Government, Education,

Upstream Oil & Gas.

Project Data Architecture, Performance and Tuning, Data Migration

Domain: (integration), Database Design, Application Developer,

Application Architecture, Tools Evaluation, Source Code

Auditor, Development System Administrator.

Hardware: HP (9000, V-class, Superdome), SUN, IBM, RS/6000, IBM

PCs, Compatibles

Operating UNIX (HP/UX, AIX, SUN Solaris, SGI, SCO), Windows (XP,

Systems: NT, 95,2000).

Languages: PL/SQL, XML, Shell Scripting (C, Korn), PERL, Java, C++,

PROC++, C, ABAP

Middleware: MQSeries, MQSI, TIBCO (Rendezvous), TIB-HAWK, Tuxedo

Framework SOA (Web-Service, XSD, SOAP, WSDL), UML, Basic knowledge

of Hadoop

Methodology TOGAF (v9), DAMA-BOK, SOMA, RUP, Agile, Solution Manager,

Object Oriented, Master Data Management, Solution

Delivery Methodology (SDM), Accenture Data Management

(ADM)

RDBMS: ORACLE (10g, 9i, 8.X, 7.X), Oracle OPS, DB2 (UDB),

Informix

Development RSA (Rational Software Architect), WBM (Web Sphere

Tools: Business Modeler), TOAD, SQL Navigator, Erwin, XMLSPY,

Borland Together Architect, Rogue Wave, CaseWise,

ToolBus, Embarcadero, Borland Together Architect, VISIO,

LSMW, Enterprise Architect (EA version 7)

Applications/ Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Office 2000, Visio,

Packages: KALIDO, Singl.eView, Trillium, BMC-SQLExplorer, PRECISE,

Oracle SQL-Loader, SAP ECC6 (MM), InfoSphere, Relatively,

VERITAS, NFS setup, UUCP setup, Lombardi (IBM Process

Designer v5), Blueworks

Training: Oracle 8i, TIBCO, TIB-HAWK, TIBCO MDM, i2, SAP MDM,

DataPower, WBM, Cognos

Certification: TOGAF 9

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