Experience

Specify computing, network and internetwork architecture, design, implementation and migration on behalf of Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 enterprises throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa, South America.

Provide computing, database, and networking strategy, requirements analysis, recommendations, justifications, architecture, design, and life cycle reviews to Fortune 500 network service providers.

Engaged as Chief Information Architect by a major U.S.-based mobile and wireless service provider. Delivered:

Strategic and tactical recommended enterprise network architecture, network operating systems, WAN/LAN architecture, Internet/Intranet/Extranet security
Electronic messaging solutions that identify issues, constraints and architectural issues
Alternatives analysis, recommendations, justifications, implementation

Engaged as Information Security Architect by a Fortune 500 telecom service provider. Developed an enterprise-wide security architecture delivering:

Secure Internet Connection Objectives & Mission
Requirements Assessment
Risks and Issues Assessment
Security Components
Authentication, Authorization and Auditing/Accounting (AAA)
Payload Encryption Design
Key Cryptography Design
Enterprise Security Architecture
Preliminary Security Design
Final Security Design with Solution Configurations

Engaged as Information Security Architect by a Fortune 500 aerospace company, led the internal configuration team in definition and implementation of recommended solutions.

Participated as Chief Architect on a team consisting of a Fortune 500 computer and systems manufacturer and Fortune 500 aerospace company with overall responsibility for architecture, design and integration of next-generation mobile and wireless switching infrastructure.

Research and author client White Papers, information and network resource proposals, evaluations, architecture plans, competitive analyses.

Engaged as Senior Architect responsible for IT economic justification by a Fortune 500. Delivered:

Technology and business value analyses at customer sites
Client-facing technology and business value reports
Public-facing case studies on individual companies and government agencies
Public-facing white papers based on technology and business evidence
Post-study analysis highlighting technical and business value differentiators
Optimized IT economic model incorporating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), accounting for competing enterprise-specific solution alternatives that weight relative degrees of Technical Elegance, Economic Rationale, and Management Sensitivity throughout the system, application and network life cycle

Engaged to author and evaluate responses to:

Requests for Information (RFI)
Requests for Quotation (RFQ)
Requests for Proposal (RFP)