Mike Walker

Current

• Chief Architect at Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Past

• Principal Architect at Microsoft
• Architecture Strategist at Microsoft
• Enterprise Architect at Fifth Third Bank

• Senior Consultant at Business Integration Group
• Senior Consultant at Compuware Corp.
• Architect / Technical Lead at Great American Insurance
• Consultant at Spherion
• Developer at QSS Information Systems

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Mike Walker’s Summary

Mike Walker is a principal architect for Microsoft that is responsible for building the worldwide strategy for Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise 2.0. Mike is responsible for driving architectural strategy, solution development, partner development, thought leadership, marketing efforts and executive relations. Specifically, Mike ensures that enterprises around the world realize the full extent of Microsoft’s vision and value proposition. Throughout his time at Microsoft he has delivered a wealth of guidance, articles and whitepapers and reference enterprise architectures some include: the Enterprise Architecture Toolkit (EATK), Loan Origination Reference Architecture, and Financial Services Library.

Walker joined Microsoft in early 2006. His background is as a financial services strategist, specializing in business transformation around technology, but he combines this experience with a strong focus on strategic execution. Prior to joining Microsoft, Walker ‘s worked as an enterprise architect in banking, where he developed business strategies, conducted strategic infrastructure planning, and implemented technology projects. His experience includes bespoke and package implementation, enterprise process design and management, applications management and systems selection.

Websites Under Management:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/FinServArch
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/architecture/EA

Blog: http://www.MikeTheArchitect.com

Mike Walker’s Specialties:

Languages:Microsoft .Net, J2EE & J2SE, PowerBuilder, JavaScript, HTML/XML, SQL, C/C++, ASP (Active Server Pages)
Databases: Oracle 10g, UDB/DB2, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server 2003, Sybase SQL Anywhere, Progress
Platforms: IBM AIX, Sun Solaris 8.0, Windows Server, IBM MQ Series, Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Rational ClearCase/Quest, Microsoft VSS, Microsoft Terminal Server, Microsoft Message Queue

Mike Walker’s Experience

• Chief Architect

  Blue Cross and Blue Shield

  (Non-Profit; Insurance industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

• Principal Architect

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  August 2008 — July 2009 (1 year )

  Responsible for building the worldwide strategy for managing, delivering and communicating Microsoft’s position on Enterprise 2.0 and Enterprise Architecture strategies in key industry segments and emerging markets such as China and India. Specifically, to ensure that enterprises around the world realize the full extent of Microsoft’s vision and value proposition.
  
  Additional Responsibilities Include:
  - Architecture Guidance in traditional SOA, Software + Services, Enterprise 2.0 and Enterprise Architecture
  - Architecture Journal Review Board Member
  - Manage Microsoft EA Site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/architecture/EA)
  - Deliver Guidance at Industry Speaking Events
  - Creation of Reference Architectures in the EA and Enterprise 2.0 Space

• Architecture Strategist

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  March 2006 — July 2009 (3 years 5 months)

  Financial Service Industry Solutions Architect

• Enterprise Architect

  Fifth Third Bank

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2003 — March 2006 (3 years )

  Responsible for developing an IT Architecture Strategy that aligns with the business strategy. Working to ensure uniformity of design and technology decisions across the entire enterprise. Consequently, my role as the Enterprise Architect is to have a high level of proficiency with the business, data, technical models and standards.
  
  - Enterprise Architect on four enabling Check 21 projects that include: Distributed Capture & Image Exchange. Cumulatively resulting in 25 million dollars saved in operations, enabling an estimated 18 million in revenue from new customers over a period of 3 years and leveraging the enterprise CIF & CRM. Additionally, I created the Check Imaging and Payments Strategy for the bank.
  - Ensured that uniformity of design and technology decisions were made in a consistent way across the enterprise by facilitating sessions with the CIO and corresponding direct reports.
  - Reviewed and created an SOA strategy for shared services at the bank.

• Senior Consultant

  Business Integration Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2002 — May 2003 (1 year 2 months)

  - Acted as Development Manager with 10 reports for application development initiatives within Provident Consumer Financial Services Division.
  - Responsibilities included: Technical Leadership (Web, Client/Server and MS Access Development), Project Management (estimating, issue resolution) Mentoring, Process improvement, Production Support
  - Member of the Provident Bank .Net Standards Committee

• Senior Consultant

  Compuware Corp.

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2000 — April 2002 (1 year 11 months)

  - Constructed ASP.Net Intranet for Compuware Corporation employees.
  - Acted as advisor to sales force
  - Designed solutions for Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP).
  - Technical relationship manager to new and existing clients.
  - Acted as technical lead/project manager for Great American Insurance Company.
  - Consultant to Lexis-Nexis. Developed C++ modules to integrate into Segue Silk Test. With a team of 12, developed 500 C++ modules in a two-month period.

• Architect / Technical Lead

  Great American Insurance

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2001 — December 2001 (1 year )

  - Acted as technical lead / project manager that designed and implemented multiple n-tier web-based applications with ASP and visual basic technologies to automate call center quote leads, which resulted in "real time" processed quotes without user intervention, thereby reducing staffing costs.
  - Created website customer tracking mechanism that provided trends to the marketing groups which resulted in GreatAmericanDrivers.com being the top insurance website at the time.
  - Supervised source code management mechanisms (i.e., VSS)
  - Developed SharePoint portal for the Great American Insurance division.

• Consultant

  Spherion

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  December 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 2 months)

  - Acted as technical lead and sole developer of Intranet security request application. Gathered requirements and designed architecture to create a web-based application using n-tier architecture.
  - Designed a web enabled asset-tracking system used nationally to inventory parts sold throughout the United States for a hardware manufacturer.
  - Developed client server application that used Microsoft SQL server and HL7 (Medical encryption algorithm) technologies for a medical products development company.

• Developer

  QSS Information Systems

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1996 — 1998 (2 years )

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