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Peter S.-Business Unit Manager / Senior Architect

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Hedingen, Switzerland

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Experience

Aug 2010 - Present

Capgemini sd&m AG

Position summary
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Consulting and coaching during the tendering process (RFI/RFP) to capture requirements and evaluation criteria
  • Creation of a business domain model based on solution-neutral functional requirements
  • Structuring non-functional and system architecture requirements, and defining the approach and structure for capturing requirements and evaluation criteria
Nov 2009 - Present

Swisscanto

Position summary
Industries
Banking and Finance
Nov 2009 - Jan 2010

Credit Suisse

Position summary
Industries
Banking and Finance
May 2009 - Jul 2009

Abraxas

Position summary
Industries
Information Technology
Government and Administration
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Strategy
  • Implementing the Managed Evolution strategy in the DiMA Program (disentangling the mainframe application)

  • Creating standards and guidelines for domain architects to capture and assess the current application landscape and define the target architecture for standard software

  • Setting up a Managed Evolution Report with KPIs and quality criteria for the evolution process

  • Defining governance processes for the DiMA Office as a control mechanism for the transformation process

  • Coaching the customer's enterprise architect in connection with the Business-IT Alignment initiative

  • Capturing and defining the domain model as a stable framework between business and IT, and documenting the current application landscape

  • PoC for an Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) tool to map business processes to the domain model and IT systems

  • Capturing, assessing, and optimizing architecture governance for the post-merger integration; analyzing the business strategy and business drivers; and defining the product strategy for a cantonal tax software solution platform (standard software)

  • Developing a roadmap for the evolution path (5-year scope) and defining architecture processes for the strategic development of the application landscape and the customization concept

Dec 2008 - Feb 2009

Sanitas

Position summary
Industries
Banking and Finance
Healthcare
Insurance
Apr 2008 - Jun 2008

ZKB

Position summary
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Assessment and evaluation of the existing integration architecture
  • Development of proposals for harmonization, with clear positioning of the individual solution components
  • Creation of a possible roadmap for implementation
Apr 2006 - Present

Business Unit Manager / Senior Architect

Capgemini sd&m AG

Position summary
Business Unit Manager / Senior Architect at Capgemini sd&m AG
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Sales
  • As a member of the management team, responsible for the strategic and operational management of the branch
  • As line manager for 12 engineers and architects, responsible for project delivery
  • Advising and coaching during the tender process (RFI/RFP) for the procurement of a new electricity sales and billing platform for retail customers
  • Lead architect on consulting projects, working as an enterprise architect, project manager and/or technical architect for custom development or integration projects
  • Member of the Capgemini sd&m Center of Competence (CoC), comprising the top architects in the DACH region for project delivery and the future operation of applications and infrastructure
  • Winning contracts and projects, and account management for key clients
Apr 2006 - Feb 2009

CSS Versicherungen

Position summary
Industries
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Sep 2003 - Apr 2006
Cape Town, South Africa

J2EE Architect

ALTECH ISIS Information Systems

Position summary
J2EE Architect at ALTECH ISIS Information Systems
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • Contributed to defining development iterations, resource allocation and recruiting

  • Quality assurance through standards and code reviews, testing frameworks and performance tests, and ensuring the production readiness of components

  • Preparation of technical specifications (solution blueprints), analysis, design and implementation of application frameworks and business components

  • Technical leadership of the Java team (11 Java resources)

  • Projects for Telkom: Fault and Workforce Management, Service Activation and Graphical Service Management, Automated Network Testing and Analysis Engine

  • Technologies used: Hibernate (Weblogic), Struts, Delphi .NET, Webservices, JMS, CORBA, JUnit (Cactus), Spring, Ant, JMeter, Unix (HP-UX), Weblogic, Oracle, Rational Rose, Clearcase, Enterprise Architect, EJB

Apr 1999 - Jul 2001
Ebikon, Switzerland

R&D Development Engineer

Schindler Aufzüge AG

Position summary
R&D Development Engineer at Schindler Aufzüge AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Development of an elevator control center with a voice alarm for trapped passengers
  • Implementation of a central statistics DB with errors and warnings, and a web interface for service technicians
  • Remote monitoring and control interface for elevators over the internet
  • Specification of the system environment, implementation and software development in Java, C++ and PL/SQL on Oracle 8.x
  • Use of IIS web server and Tomcat application server

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Telecommunication, and Manufacturing.

Information Technology
Professional Services
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Telecommunication
Manufacturing
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Sales, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology
Project Management
Sales
Product Development
Quality Assurance
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Skills

  • Extensive Experience In Managing And Developing Complex System Architectures
  • Ability To Understand Business Drivers And Translate Them Into Solution Architectures
  • Broad Professional Experience Across Different Sectors, With A Focus On The Financial Sector (Banking And Insurance)
  • Solution-Oriented, Takes Responsibility, And Is Assertive
  • Ability To Communicate At Different Levels, From Developers To Top Management. Explains Complex Matters Simply.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Education

Nov 1993 - Jul 1999

ETH Zürich

Dipl. El.-Ing ETH · Zürich, Switzerland

Oct 1987 - Jun 1993

Gymnasium Sursee

Sursee, Switzerland

Oct 1979 - Jun 1987

Primarschule Dagmersellen

Dagmersellen, Switzerland

Certifications & licenses

Sun Certified Enterprise Architect For J2EE Technology

Sun

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10
Experience in Information Technology 20.5 y
Avg length 6 y 3 m
Longest experience 20 y 7 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (South Africa, Switzerland)
Primary country South Africa

Expertise

Recent roles Business Unit Manager / Senior Architect, J2EE Architect, R&D Development Engineer
Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Sales

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 1
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Peter is based in Hedingen, Switzerland.

Peter speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate).

Peter has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Peter has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 7 months. Note that Peter may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Peter would be well-suited for roles such as: Business Unit Manager / Senior Architect, J2EE Architect, R&D Development Engineer.

In recent years, Peter has worked for Capgemini sd&m AG and Swisscanto.

Peter is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance. Peter also has some experience in Insurance, Telecommunication, and Manufacturing.

Peter is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Sales. Peter also has some experience in Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Strategy.

Peter has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.

Peter has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Sales.

Peter holds a Master from ETH Zürich.

Peter has 1 certificate: Sun Certified Enterprise Architect For J2EE Technology.

The availability of Peter needs to be confirmed.

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