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Bruno Mario-Enterprise Architecture, Data & AI Strategy Leader

Bruno Mario
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Mannheim, Germany

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Oct 2023 - Present
Bornheim, Germany

Enterprise Architect

Hornbach

Position summary
Enterprise Architect at Hornbach
Industries
Construction
Retail
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
Strategy
  • Lead enterprise architecture, data and AI strategy initiatives across business domains, value streams, SAP, cloud, integration, process intelligence and governance, aligning transformation roadmaps with strategic business outcomes.
  • Define enterprise data and knowledge strategy across business domains and enterprise taxonomy, including knowledge graph, data governance with focus on ownership, metadata frameworks, business glossaries, data product orientation, interoperability and AI-enabling architecture.
  • Shape AI governance and decision-intelligence strategy using autonomous enterprise concepts, including policies, guardrails, reference architectures and knowledge-based patterns for responsible AI adoption and enterprise knowledge reuse.
  • Support SAP S/4HANA cloud migration strategy and evaluate the future SAP ecosystem, including SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Business Data Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere.
  • Drive architecture debt management, portfolio transparency and application rationalization through architecture principles, governance models, decision frameworks and LeanIX-based Enterprise Architecture Management.
  • Align business architecture and process intelligence using Signavio to connect value chains, capabilities, processes, data strategy, knowledge flows and transformation roadmaps.
  • Define operating models for data governance, architecture governance, cloud, integration, API management, AI governance and knowledge sharing.
  • Act as trusted advisor to executive stakeholders and business domain leaders across product, sales, finance, logistics, customer care and shared services.
Sep 2022 - Sep 2023
Mannheim, Germany

Sr. Data Solutions Architect, EMEA

Amazon Web Services

Position summary
Sr. Data Solutions Architect, EMEA at Amazon Web Services
Industries
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Retail
Tourism
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Advised enterprise customers across the DACH region on database, analytics, and data platform strategies, with focus on retail, life sciences, hospitality, manufacturing, and service providers.
  • Translated customer business goals into AWS architecture patterns, modernization roadmaps, and data platform strategies across databases, analytics, and AI/ML services.
  • Delivered workshops, demos, proof-of-concepts, troubleshooting blueprints, and reference architectures to accelerate customer adoption and reduce delivery risk.
  • Created reusable architecture assets and enablement materials to improve delivery speed and onboarding for customer-facing teams.
Jan 2021 - Aug 2022
Mannheim, Germany

Technical Services Lead, EMEA

Couchbase

Position summary
Technical Services Lead, EMEA at Couchbase
Industries
Transportation
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Led a team of 8 EMEA solution architects, improving professional services delivery, service lifecycle efficiency, and strategic customer advisory.
  • Designed and delivered strategic professional services across cloud readiness, production readiness, capacity planning, performance tuning, data migration, and NoSQL modernization.
  • Acted as trusted advisor for DACH customers across manufacturing, logistics, life sciences, and retail, with focus on Industry 4.0 and data-intensive platforms.
  • Delivered architecture reviews for NoSQL, big data, data pipelines, Kubernetes, microservices, and application modernization initiatives.
  • Implemented Couchbase clusters across private cloud and Kubernetes environments, including EKS.
Aug 2018 - Dec 2020
Mannheim, Germany

SOA Architect & Tech Lead

Tech Mahindra / BASF

Position summary
SOA Architect & Tech Lead at Tech Mahindra / BASF
Industries
Chemical
Pharmaceutical
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Designed and implemented messaging and integration architectures for life sciences and process manufacturing environments.
  • Optimized information flows between operations, ERP, and satellite systems using SOA and SAP integration patterns.
  • Defined architecture roadmaps for technology refresh, cloud migration to Azure, business process optimization, disaster recovery, CI/CD, and automation standards.
  • Developed automation tooling and Java microservices to support integration modernization and AKS-based delivery.
  • Led Oracle database, WebLogic, SOA Suite, and SAP integration modernization activities.
May 2015 - Aug 2018
Guadalajara, Mexico

IT Principal Systems Consultant / Application Architect / Senior Oracle DBA

Oracle

Position summary
IT Principal Systems Consultant / Application Architect / Senior Oracle DBA at Oracle
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Supply Chain Management
  • Application Architect for Oracle Integration Hub, an enterprise application integration solution using SOA, OSB, MFT, and B2B for product development and supply chain.
  • Led migration roadmaps for SOA, OSB, B2B, OIM, SaaS, PaaS, and ERP / NetSuite environments.
  • Architected Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c and multitenant Exadata modernization initiatives.
  • Designed ODI-based data integration architecture for a 50TB data warehouse with 1,200+ flows and 25 source systems.

Self-Initiative as Enterprise (Data) Architect

  • Initiated DevOps automation and predictive maintenance concepts using chatbots, advanced analytics, machine learning, IoT sensors, and big data technologies.
  • Delivered automation proof-of-concepts reducing manual effort by more than 30%.
Jan 2013 - Apr 2015
Guadalajara, Mexico

IT Engineer IV: Enterprise and Data Architect

Hewlett-Packard

Position summary
IT Engineer IV: Enterprise and Data Architect at Hewlett-Packard
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Led enterprise and data architecture advisory for the Mexico Delivery Center, coordinating 20 architects across 4 delivery centers and owning the global Data Architect curriculum.
  • Advised 50+ projects on data architecture, big data, NoSQL, Hadoop, SAP HANA, Vertica, and emerging cloud / IoT technologies.
  • Supported enterprise application rationalization by categorizing 1,978 applications using Gartner Pace Layering to guide roadmaps, modernization, and funding decisions.
  • Delivered advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities for an executive dashboard, generating $20M revenue impact and first-year ROI.
  • Defined data architecture and modernization roadmaps for SAP and non-SAP systems using 7R transformation strategies.
  • Developed workforce reskilling frameworks and architecture enablement programs across four delivery centers.
Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
Guadalajara, Mexico

IT Engineer IV / Senior Oracle DBA

Hewlett-Packard

Position summary
IT Engineer IV / Senior Oracle DBA at Hewlett-Packard
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Led and mentored Mexico DBA group, supporting team growth from 10 to 42 specialists across Oracle, SQL Server, and Big Data technologies.
  • Served as trusted advisor for Oracle database strategy across 32,000 databases and 10,000+ servers, covering migration, design, implementation, operations, high availability, and disaster recovery.
  • Supported 20+ projects as data architect and analyst, including requirements analysis, data modeling, and NoSQL / big data solution architecture.
Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
Guadalajara, Mexico

IT Engineer III / Development

Hewlett-Packard

Position summary
IT Engineer III / Development at Hewlett-Packard
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Supply Chain Management
  • Developed and modernized supply chain tracking and documentation platforms, integrating SAP IDocs, non-SAP systems, X12 EDI messages, Oracle PL/SQL, Java, C, VB, and Business Objects reporting.
  • Led simplification and remediation initiatives for legacy supply chain and instant-capacity management solutions.

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Retail, Pharmaceutical, Construction, Manufacturing, and Chemical.

Information Technology
Retail
Pharmaceutical
Construction
Manufacturing
Chemical
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Strategy, Operations, Product Development, Supply Chain Management, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology
Strategy
Operations
Product Development
Supply Chain Management
Business Intelligence
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Summary

Enterprise Architecture, Data and AI Strategy Leader with 25+ years of experience shaping enterprise-wide architecture, data, knowledge, cloud, integration and transformation strategies across retail, manufacturing, life sciences, logistics and technology sectors. Proven track record defining governance frameworks, operating models, target architectures, data strategies, knowledge flows and transformation roadmaps that connect business objectives with scalable execution. Trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, enabling data-driven decision-making, AI readiness, portfolio modernization, organizational learning and measurable business value.

Skills

  • Togaf

  • Enterprise Architecture Management

  • Architecture Governance

  • Capability Mapping

  • Target & Transition Architectures

  • Portfolio Rationalization

  • Technical Debt Management

  • Data Strategy

  • Data Governance

  • Data Products

  • Metadata Management

  • Business Glossaries

  • Semantic Models

  • Knowledge Management

  • Ai Governance

  • Decision Intelligence

  • Aws

  • Azure

  • Gcp

  • Oci

  • Sap Btp

  • Sap Datasphere

  • Sap Analytics Cloud

  • Databricks

  • Snowflake

  • Api Management

  • Event-Driven Architecture

  • Data Ownership

  • Architecture Decision Frameworks

  • Governance Boards

  • Communities Of Practice

  • Transformation Roadmaps

  • Value Stream Alignment

  • Executive Stakeholder Management

  • Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Strategic Advisory

  • Organizational Change

  • Business-Technology Alignment

Languages

Spanish
Native
Italian
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 1997 - Jan 2001

Universidad del Valle de Atemajac

Bachelor’s Degree · Computational Systems · Zapopan, Mexico · 8.59/10

Certifications & licenses

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 8
Experience in Information Technology 11.5 y
Avg length 2 y 5 m
Longest experience 4 y

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Mexico)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Enterprise Architect, Sr. Data Solutions Architect, EMEA, Technical Services Lead, EMEA
Main industries Information Technology, Retail, Pharmaceutical
Main business areas Information Technology, Strategy, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 5

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Bruno is based in Mannheim, Germany.

Bruno speaks the following languages: Spanish (Native), Italian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

Bruno has at least 20 years of experience. During this time, Bruno has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 6 months. Note that Bruno may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Bruno would be well-suited for roles such as: Enterprise Architect, Sr. Data Solutions Architect, EMEA, Technical Services Lead, EMEA.

Bruno's most recent position is Enterprise Architect at Hornbach.

In recent years, Bruno has worked for Hornbach, Amazon Web Services, and Couchbase.

Bruno is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Retail, and Pharmaceutical. Bruno also has some experience in Construction, Manufacturing, and Chemical.

Bruno is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Strategy, and Operations. Bruno also has some experience in Product Development, Supply Chain Management, and Business Intelligence.

Bruno has recently worked in industries like Retail, Construction, and Manufacturing.

Bruno has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Strategy, and Business Intelligence.

Bruno holds a Bachelor in Computational Systems from Universidad del Valle de Atemajac.

Bruno has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Database Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, and Oracle OCI Architect.

The availability of Bruno needs to be confirmed.

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