Daniel C Asuzu 074********

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IT SOLUTION ARCHITECT

PROFILE

Solution Architect with a passion for the design and implementation of effective technical business solutions by applying strong technical knowledge of IT systems, combined with excellent business change management and program management skills. Having extensive digital business analysis and business architecture background built on exceptional analytical skills, management skills, diligence, proactivity, well developed skills in user research, market research, behavioural driven design and experience in managing the iterative delivery of digital products and services.

SPECIALTY

Business Process Modeling using BPMN, Process Flows and UML notations.

Requirement elicitation using various techniques including interviewing, document analysis, SPIN, MOSCOW, scenario modeling and prototyping.

Mentoring, coaching and delivering or facilitating development/stakeholder workshops.

AGILE/Scrum experience, Software development lifecycle knowledge, Service development lifecycle experience, QA, UAT, Development and Test planning.

LEAN project management, IT Service Management, full project, product and service life cycle management experience, Enterprise, Solution & Business Architecture.

CORE COMPETENCES

Business Analysis: Stakeholder management and client facing experience, Gap Analysis, Change Management, Risk Analysis, Data Analysis and Mapping, Process Mapping, UX Design, Root Cause Analysis, Testing, User Interface Design Analysis, System Analysis, Web & Mobile BDD Techniques.

Architecture: Enterprise architecture, Solution architecture, Architecture domains,

Requirements and Problem Analysis, Directive hierarchy, Architecture Frameworks, Idealization hierarchy, Value stream, Master data management, Service-oriented design.

Methodologies: Prince2, Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, Stage-Gate, PESTLE, STEEPV, SWOT, Technology Roadmap, Technology Trajectory, ITIL, Quantitative Research, TOGAF, ADM, III-RM, MSP.

Soft Skills: Excellent Negotiation and Influencing skills, Active listener, Dealing with conflict, Decision making, Literature research, Good Analytical and Problem solving skills, Strategic thinker, Team player, Attention to detail, Facilitator.

IT Skills: Extensive knowledge MS Office, including MS Visio, MS Project, MS Office 365, MS Info Path and MS SharePoint site development and administration. Knowledge of RDMS, ADFS, VBA, SQL, HTML, API, BI, DW, SEO, AWD, RWD, multi-platform app design, etc. Extensive knowledge of ERP, MRP, WMS, EDMS and PM software like Jira/Confluence, JDE Oracle, SAP, EPoS, PCI, OIS, Basecamp, Project Manager, etc.

WORK HISTORY

IT SOLUTION ARCHITECT NETWORK RAIL November 2017 – Date

Responsible for authoring project design artefacts, working with the IT Design Board, technical and business SMEs to create approved architecture candidate assessment reports and deliver approved solution designs in line with enterprise governance standards/policies.

Conducted architectural evaluation, design and analysis of enterprise wide systems for the development and management of the British Railway Train Timetable, ensuring application architecture teams maintain established service design practices to deliver robust service design and robust LoB solutions.

Worked closely with Enterprise Architect to ensure compliance with Network Rail’s strategic blueprints and architecture roadmaps, facilitating the execution of complex projects by understanding client requirements (industry and regulatory) to ensure that the project scope is maintained and fit-for-purpose solutions are implemented.

Identified gaps between requirements and COTS product features, defining solutions to bridge the gap and designing solutions that integrate such COTS products with related or existing applications/systems to meet specific business needs.

Assessed solution-level risk, managing conformance of solution design to enterprise principles, policies and standards, including industry, legal and regulatory directives through a holistic understanding of both business and technical goals and/or environments.

SENIOR IT BUSINESS ANALYST NETWORK RAIL May – October 2017

Responsible for managing business analysis services for the Train Timetable Capacity Planning IT Portfolio, supporting the Route Services IT Portfolio Manager and business executives in shaping IT programs/projects that improve the Train Planning value system.

Responsible for developing the IT portfolio management framework and delivery strategy, leading transformation initiatives for improving alignment, engagement and collaborative partnership between the IT programs and the business programs, facilitating the development of strategic roadmaps for the delivery of IT line of business applications/systems.

Developed relationships with key stakeholders, vendors, suppliers, system integrators and business users to facilitate the adoption of enterprise architecture principles, communicating research findings to corporate stakeholders and sponsors through presentations to facilitate informed decisions on the direction of technology programs/projects.

Translated architecture concepts into business terms while also translating business needs into technical specifications towards the design and validation of line of business IT solutions, working with strategic analysts, solution and enterprise architects in defining the strategic direction for IT services aligned to the business demands over the NR 5 year control period.

Provided consultancy services to portfolio leads, programme directors and programme managers within both the IT and business functions in shaping programme vision, blueprint, roadmap, business change strategy and architecture vision for the successful delivery of technology programmes required to implement business plans for the control period.

Worked with clients and suppliers to recommend integration strategies, shaping integration solutions based on emerging technologies to provide technical solutions to business problems identified from the assessment of the business target operating model and capability maturity gaps.

IT BUSINESS ANALYST NETWORK RAIL August 2016 – April 2017

Responsible for collaborating with stakeholders, business representatives, system integrators and subject matter experts to understand business requirements, design IT solutions aligned with the needs of the business and implement line of business applications/systems.

Responsible for defining acceptance criteria and assuring artefacts produced by the system integrators, ensuring that IT solutions delivered are in line with the strategic technology architecture, application platform framework and enterprise architecture vision.

Managed Business Analysis activities for the Enterprise Content Management program to deliver solutions that are scalable, future-proofed and compatible with the Information Architecture, Information Governance and Information Security policies of the organisation.

Analysed the impact of end user diversity and protected characteristics on the design of IT solutions across multiple projects on various programs to identify end user needs and goals required to deliver solutions with excellent user experience.

Provided consultancy services to the ECM portfolio manager around Office365 and SharePoint capability to benefit realisation mapping, collaborating with solution architects, project managers and program managers to shape business use case aligned projects.

Provided support to the development of business processes in alignment with technology solutions and the organisational strategy, developed sustainable post-project delivery processes for managing data quality, operational support, system performance monitoring and continuous improvement.

IT BUSINESS ANALYST/PROJECT MANAGER BONMARCHE March – July 2016

Responsible for deployment of the new cloud based Bonmarche intranet across 300+ UK stores including the corporate head office, identifying the various stakeholder/business requirements, facilitating alignment with the technical implementation and IT governance and managing intranet integration requirements with external services from vendors.

Developed frameworks, strategic roadmaps and policies aimed to facilitate the alignment of IT implementation projects with existing business capabilities and strategic objectives, reporting directly to the Business Change Director.

Facilitated requirements gathering workshops and scoping sessions for IT programs, identifying feasible solutions for technical debt management, managing third party providers and the transfer of technology to the business through coordinating business champions and negotiating with C-Level stakeholders on the most effective transition strategies.

Consulted on Microsoft Technologies and supplier management strategies, identifying dependencies with other projects within the Business Change program such as web re-platform, ERP solution, loyalty program management, merchandising, replenishments, etc.

Supported the IT function in exploiting benefits of the technology transformation program by developing business architecture and capability models for delivering self service offerings based on leveraging a network of interconnected services across the retail estate.

ICT LEAD BUSINESS ANALYST YORKSHIRE HOUSING January 2015 – February 2016

Developed and nurtured relationships between IT and business functions, external clients, suppliers, etc., highlighting business opportunities, effectively communicating business needs to the IT/Supplier technical teams and presenting complex problems in a non-technical manner to the business function Heads of Service and Directors.

Gathered and scoped business requirements for new business critical systems in line with the enterprise architecture, designing technical documents and specifying interfacing requirements for legacy housing management systems and financial management systems.

Identified the feasibility and benefits of digital/cloud solutions (Office 365) for improving effective Business Intelligence and Management Information.

Represented IT within the business functions by maintaining a high degree of visibility within the business, attending business meetings and appropriate management forums, to support decisions around balancing business strategic goals with everyday operations.

SENIOR DIGITAL BUSINESS ANALYST DIGITAL BANANAS TECHNOLOGY June – December 2014

Provided mentoring and support to the business analysis function within the organisation at program level, motivating business analyst leads, supervising requirements gathering and analysis on various projects with a big-picture focus on customer experience value delivery.

Coordinated development of strategic roadmaps for the enterprise-wide digital marketing and social media strategy of Africa’s largest financial institution, including mobile and search engine optimisation, new lifestyle and gamification applications development and multi-channel analytics optimisation.

Assisted in developing the information technology architecture model by mapping available digital technologies to the user’s need using personas and complex user journeys.

Engaged executives, stakeholders, cross functional teams both internal and external to the organisation, in shaping exciting digital projects in the financial and eCommerce space.

LEAD TECHNICAL BUSINESS ANALYST

DIGITAL BANANAS TECHNOLOGY July 2013 – May 2014

Developed requirements, designed and tested customer-focused digital products and services for web, mobile, eCommerce and eBusiness applications using Unified Modelling Language, object oriented analysis, user experience and behavioural driven design.

Carried out feasibility studies, options analysis, competitor analysis, target audience research on prevailing digital technologies, applying knowledge acquired to user research insights towards the design of innovative digital web products and services in Windows development environments, e-commerce and financial software environments.

Managed a team of business analysts, organising and coordinating team-oriented technical workshops using excellent communication and presentation skills, fully responsible for meeting development schedules, ensuring the deployed solution meets the technical specifications and design requirements following analysis of usability test reports.

BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYST JOHNSON MATTHEY ECT January 2008 – July 2013

Implemented multiple continuous improvement projects to enhance existing business process and product technologies, delivering continuous improvement strategies across the ECT prototype samples business unit.

Developed and implemented MS SharePoint within the organisation in order to maximise business benefits and return on investment utilising Enterprise Content Management, Knowledge Management and collaboration solutions.

Identified, specified and validated business and technical requirements for integrating legacy systems such as MRP, QA, WMS and Logistics management systems with the Global SAP system.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

MBA (Technology Management) May 2011 – October 2015

MSc. (Chemical Research) October 2006 – December 2007

BSc. (Pure & Industrial Chemistry) July 2000 – September 2004

QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIP

BCS Intermediate Certificate in Enterprise & Solution Architecture November 2017

Member International Institute of Business Analysis UK January 2015

ITILv3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management June 2015

BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice September 2015

REFERENCES

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