FARIBA JAHANSHAHI [pic]
Email: *******@*****.***
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