Financial Services Solution Architect

Jan Borowski

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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-borowski-atlanta/

Summary

Principal Solution Architect and Solution Manager with 25+ years of experience leading the design of complex IT solutions as part of engagements up to $100M in value for major commercial customers. Expert leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative and scalable solutions focusing on security, including cloud, Artificial Intelligence, automation, and integration technologies. Extensive experience supporting business development and technology sales in the financial services sector and other industries. Leader and key contributor to several successful multimillion-dollar engagements for major customers in industries, such as Financial Services, Telecommunication, Government and Public Sector, Healthcare, Distribution, Oil, and Education. Expert in automation, innovator, and mentor. .

Expertise Areas/Skills

•Enterprise and Integration Architecture, Architecture Patterns, and Complex Solution Design

•Cloud Strategy, Security, and Compliance

•Technology: Computing platforms, AI, AIOPs, Automation

•Management: Program and Project Management, Agile

•Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Telecommunication, Health, Public Sector, and others

•Innovation, mentoring

Professional Experience

IBM Client Engineering, Atlanta, GA June 2022 - Present

Principal Solution Architect. AIOps and Security SME

•Led the design of cloud, AI, and automation solutions for signature account customers in the Financial Services Industry to address challenges in IT operations, automation, observability, messaging and integration, security, and data privacy.

•Led the design of Minimum Value Product and Proof of Concept demos to showcase technology capabilities in solving critical business challenges.

•Supported the sales process to ensure the profitability of IBM and vendor products and services. Lead co-creation activities with customers’ teams.

•Defined the business and technology strategy to address the needs for enterprise digital transformation.

•Conducted research and innovation in support of sales activities, as needed to establish a vision of the future systems and to demonstrate IBM’s leadership in the competitive market.

IBM Cloud Solutioning Center, Atlanta, GA October 2017- May 2022

Cloud Solution Architect and Manager. Security SME

•Led architecture definition on complex engagements for customers across various industries with a focus on cloud security and compliance.

•A key contributor to successfully completed cloud solutioning engagements for major clients in Insurance, Financial Services, and Public Sector.

•Technology strategist, Thought Leader, and creator of reusable solution architecture patterns and innovative solutions to address challenging business problems. Presenter, and mentor.

Arthur Anderson LLP, Atlanta, GA May 2000 - March 2001

Manager, eBusiness Architect at the National eBusiness Practice

•Leader and technical expert for the Regional eBusiness application development teams. Led several engagements to integrate software packages for major customers.

•A major contributor to establishing an innovative corporate Digital Market Center with the mission to grow the enterprise marketing capability.

IBM Corporation, Atlanta, GA March 1997- October 2017

Enterprise Architect, Systems Engineer, Program Manager

•Core member of the Enterprise Architecture Team responsible for leading the delivery of solutioning engagements for IBM Customers.

•Leader of the Architecture Review Board providing services to IBM CIO Organization. Responsible for the definition and approval of over 500 solution architectures for both IBM internal and external engagements.

•Architecture strategy advisor and leader of complex solution design for customers in various Industries.

•Sample contributions include system optimization, data center migration, mobile application performance improvement, cognitive solution delivery, architecture assessments, and proposal development.

•Researcher, innovator, mentor, and speaker.

Education

Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, AI and Robotics Applications

Professional Certifications

Certified Enterprise Architect, Senior Architect Certification/Thought Leader L3, Several IT certifications (Networking, Client Server), IBM Mentor, IBM Recognized Teacher/Educator, Intellectual Property Creator Award

Other Accomplishments

Awards: IBM Open Innovation Community All-Star Award (2024), AoT President Recognition as a top contributor to AoT operations, Manager’s Choice Award, Win-IBM Service Excellence Award (twice), Invention Achievement Award, Patent Application Invention Achievement Award

Patents: Multiple, available on demand

Memberships: IBM Open Innovation Community (OIC), Lead of the OIC Technical Vitality Squad, INCOSE

Publications: Several IBM Internal publications in areas of architecture and security, system engineering and design, and business and technology strategy

References: Upon demand

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