Alexander Byrd
913-***-**** • ********.****@*****.*** • https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-byrd-a66220ba
Technical Skills
EA Frameworks
TOGAF, COBIT, SABSA
Methodologies
Agile, SCRUM, SAFe, TDD, FDD, DDD, RUP, Extreme, CMM, Waterfall
Project Managing
Rally, Kanban, Assembla, Rational, Visio, LucidCharts, Mega, WebSequence diagrams, SharePoint, Office365, SharePoint, Slack, JIRA
Build Tools
Maven, Jenkins, GitLab, Git, SVN, CVS
Data Solutions
SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, Teradata, Informix, Access, Cassandra, Jackrabbit, Hippo, FileNet, COBOL, JCR, S3, EFS/EBS, Glacier
JEE/Web Servers
Wildfly, JBoss, WebSphere, GlassFish, WebLogic, Tomcat, Nginx
Web Tools
PrimeFaces, JavaScript, JQuery, DOJO, OpenLaszlo, Angular, Struts, JSP/JSF, XML, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, HTML5, JSTL, JSON
Cloud Technologies
AWS, GCP, Azure, Snowflake, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, OpenShift, Workday, Workspace, SAP, Coupa, Okta/LDAP,
Language/Libraries
20+ years of Java/JEE, C, C++, ObjectiveC, C#, VB, Basic, COBOL, CICS, JCL, Perl, PHP, Python
Professional Experience
Consulting Services, Tampa FL, Abroad (Europe/Asia)
Architect Consultant 6/2024 – present
Technology expertise and modernization with GCP, AWS, Azure.
Financial reporting and Supply Chain.
Legacy systems upgrade with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, JBoss messaging and API interfaces.
CVS Retail, Tampa FL
Sr. Management (Enterprise Architect), 8/2021 – 6/2024
Designed IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS integrations in multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Snowflake, OpenShift, ServiceNow, Workday, SAP, Coupa, HealthEdge, Okta/LDAP.
Facilitated Cloud Intake designs process for migrating SVS domains from on-prem to Azure and GCP.
Formulated an enterprise strategy for supply chain modernization while migrating from Mainframe to the GCP Cloud environment.
Designed an approach for reporting databases to work with Appian, AbInitio interfaces, and stream sets from Oracle, SQL Server, and Hadoop, as well as external vendors via Kafka, SFTP, GraphQL, and RESTful interfaces.
Managed AI and IVR implementations with IBM Watson and Nuance Mix.
Contributed to Enterprise Data Governance by aligning business capabilities with Enterprise Data Domains.
Improved security and infrastructure management with PWC, InsightCloudSec, and CI/CD.
Environment: GCP, AWS, Azure, SnowFlake, OpenShift, Oracle, SQLServer, DB2, Spring,
Microservices, APIs, SOAP, ServiceNow, Workday, Visio, Lucid, Mega, Appian, Apigee, ServiceMesh,
Kafka, SAP, SOA, Adobe cloud MarTech, Okta(LDAP/AD), IBM Watson, Nuance, HIPAA, HL7, X12,
HeathEdge, Equinix, etc.
USDA, Kansas City, MO
Enterprise Solutions Architect, 3/2019 -6/2021
Partnered with customers and business analysts (BAs) to gather and refine requirements.
Collaborated with the Database Administrator (DBA), Data Analyst (DA), and Business Analyst (BA) teams regarding database design, implementation, and upgrades in alignment with Enterprise Data Governance standards.
Designed and managed cross-domain integrations and implementations, ensuring seamless system interoperability and alignment with organizational goals.
Addressed technology ecosystem upgrades with current enterprise runtimes, APIs and tool sets.
Coordinated automated and manual code reviews, as well as associates' training.
Developed an approach for unit and integration testing using TDD, Jenkins, and Sonar tools.
Environment: Reference Architecture Framework, 508 compliance, Agile/SCRUM, Java/JEE, JUnit, SonarQube, JBoss EAP 5-7, Spring 3-5, JAXB, JAX-WS, JAX-RS, SQL Server, H-2, Maven, Guava/Caffeine/EhCache, Spring MVC Controllers, Services, JDBC, ETL, Office 365, Workday, Workspace, SAP, Coupa, Okta/LDAP, SAP, TOGAF, SharePoint, ETL Batch processing, UML, Sequence and Class diagram, Logical database modeling, Administrative & Financial Applications Office, Loan Workflow, Payment, Eligibility, Claims, Collections API Services. Environment
Training: Enterprise Architect Master Certification from Oracle University
Pin Sight Media (Sprint), Kansas City, MO
Enterprise Architect (Domain Manager), 7/2016 – 11/2018
Managed web platforms capable of processing millions of requests per second while providing exceptional response time.
Designed practical solutions for advertising exchange web service endpoints, and mobile media devices.
Performed infrastructure capacity research and planning of AWS cloud environment hardware utilization.
Achieved implementation of CI/CD style development including test and build automation including good coding practices.
Training: SCRUM master, Cassandra, AWS
Environment: MarTech, AdTech. Java/JEE, Agile/SCRUM, Java/JEE, RDBMS, None-SQL, SOA, Jenkins, AWS, CI/CD, Android/iOS, JUnit, BigData, ETL/ELT, Snowflake, Stream sets, Microservices, Spring Boot, AWS Lambda, Cloud Watch, EKS, EC2, TOGAF, PostgreSQL, Docker, UML, Spring MVC, Workspace, SAP, Okta/LDAP, Architectural design, Cost/Benefit analysis, Digital Marketing
Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), Kansas City, MO
Enterprise Solutions Architect, 6/2015 – 6/2016
Partnered with Treasury employees to define modernization requirements of International Treasury System to process payments better in different currencies all over the world.
Created technical designs including database and UML diagrams. Produced feature task breakdown and level of effort estimates. Conducted code reviews. Ingrained coding standards.
Environment: Java, J2EE, EJB, MDB, JAXB, JSON, LDAP, JPA, TOGAF, REST, MQ, Spring (Batch, MVC, Security, JDBC, Messaging, Transactions, Services), Struts, Hibernate, Jenkins, Mule ESB, RSA, Eclipse, IntelliJ, WebSphere, Flat Files, Oracle, EHCache,, JUnit, SonarQube, JACOCO, UML, E-Architectural design, Business Process Modeling, LOE
Sprint Telecommunication Company, Kansas City, KS
Enterprise Solutions Architect 2/2013 – 6/2015
Orchestrated design and implementation of innovative solutions that hosted digital media content and made it available based on specific mobile device type, location, carrier, and other user identity attributes.
Designed solutions based on Mule and Camel ESBs. Managed technology applications for JSF, JCR, JPA, SSO, Spring, Hibernate, Maven, and REST.
Led conversion of WebSphere Portal to JBoss.
Environment: DB2, Oracle, H2, SQL Server, JBoss 7.2, EAP 6.2, J2EE, PrimeFaces, XHTML, JavaScript, JQuery, Angular, React, DOJO, JSP, Servlets, JSF, CDI, HTML5, Java 8, JCR Jack Rabbit, JSON GMap API, JMS, jUnit, SVN, Maven, Sprint MVC, Batch Processing ETL, Rule Engine, AWS Lambda, Cloud Watch, EKS, EC2, PostgreSQL
J&M Industries, Kansas City, MO
Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture, 11/2011 – 2/2013
Re-engineered of ERM solution migrating it from COBOL/Mainframe to JEE/PostgreSQL platform.
Designed target sate architecture including RDBMS, JMS, MDB, and Web Service interfaces.
Conducted Java/JEE training for COBOL developers including on industry reference patterns.
Environment: JBoss 7.1.3, J2EE, PrimeFaces, JSF, CDI, JCR, XHTML, JavaScript, jQuery, JSP, Servlets, HTML5, Video/PDF/Mail/Printer APIs, JMS, EJB3 (MDB, Entity Beans, Session Beans, Scheduler), jUnit JACOCO, Emma Repots, Hibernate, Maven, CVS, Business Process Modeling, UML, PostgreSQL
USDA (EDS/HP/SAIC), Kansas City, Missouri
Enterprise Solutions Architect 2/2008 – 11/2011
Redesigned legacy applications for managing farmer loan workflows, payment periods, payment consolidation, and farmland use systems.
Integrated Visio data workflows into a J2EE application to manage the contract lifecycle, including UML design and business process modeling.
Implemented asynchronous background processing with client EARs and JMS queues.
Migrated the stored procedure logic into the Java Business Service layer.
Refactored PowerBuilder, PHP, and Visual Basic code, migrating the programming logic into Java/J2EE applications.
Environment: WebSphere/6.1, JBoss, Eclipse, SOA, EJB, DB2, SQL-Server, Oracle, JSTL, JavaScript, AJAX, JSP, Servlets, J2EE, JDBC, Spring, Struts, Hibernate, Power Builder, Maven Builds, Stored procedures, iText PDF, UML, zLinux, Mainframe DB2
Assurant, Kansas City MO
Enterprise Solution Architect 2/2004-1/2008
Contract workflow framework and reporting (Java/J2EE, Spring, FileNet, WebSphere Portal, .Net, Oracle, Eclipse)
American Airlines, Kansas City MO
Solution Architect 6/2001-1/2004
Aircraft components lifecycle management, supply chain, and maintenance scheduling tools. (Java/J2EE, JSF, Open Laszlo, Spring, WebSphere, DB2, IBM MQ, Mainframe, Oracle, Eclipse)
Sprint Telecommunication Company, Kansas City MO/KS
Architect (Developer IV) 6/2001-4/2004
Network provisioning. Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) tools development (Java, C, PostgreSQL)
Contract workflow and network product specification portal (WebSphere, Tomcat, Oracle, Java)
Business Intelligence reporting (Teradata, COBOL, Oracle, Java/J2EE, Eclipse)
UCM, Warrensburg
Developer, Student 4/1996 – 6/2001
Training Tracing System in Missouri Department of Social Services (COBOL)
Allergy Asthma Association (HTML, JavaScript, Java, PostgreSQL).
Computer Lab Services (Corel Office, Network, COBOL, Mainframe, DB2, Oracle, Java, C++)
Paragraph/Plamya, aboard (USSR, Poland, Germany, Scotland, Finland)
Business Owner, Project Manager, Developer, 1/1985 – 4/1996
Managed a business providing Information Technology services and
Warehousing supply chain on Railway facilities.
Corel Office localization.
Business Office Space automation.
Security and fire alarm systems.
Education
2001 Bachelor of Science/Business Administration in Computer Information Systems
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri
Certification
Enterprise Architect Master, Java/EE, Oracle University