Vladimir E. - Enterprise Architect

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Aurachtal, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

3 years

The Hague, Netherlands

Enterprise Architect

EUROPOL

Drove strategic business process re-engineering and enterprise architecture (TOGAF), developed organizational information models and architected procedures using MEGA Hopex.
Managed data stewardship, ETL, application migration documentation, and IT organization alignment.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

Germany

Associate Partner (CIO Advisory & Application Modernization)

DXC Technology

Provided CIO advisory and led application modernization initiatives in automotive and logistics sectors.
Led RFI/RFPs and PoCs (e.g., Ansible/OpenShift) and application migrations (e.g., Audi AWS migration: Java, MuleSoft, SAP, SFCC, commercetools integration).
Supervised and managed remote delivery teams in India and the Philippines.

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

2 years

Germany

Senior Technology Architect Manager (Business Consulting Services)

INFOSYS

Provided architectural leadership and management consulting for Adidas and VW.
Led solution design for IT transformation projects (e.g., commercetools/AWS/OpenShift e-commerce architecture, DWH PoC).
Directly supervised two delivery teams in India.

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

2 years

Germany

Technical Project Manager & Lead Architect (Contractor)

DEUTSCHE BANK

Led mainframe (z/OS) to cloud (OpenShift/GCP/AWS) migration projects, driving IT modernization and DevOps adoption.
Defined solution architecture and managed geographically distributed technical teams across US, India, Belgium, and Germany for migrating a complex tax processing application and EZB batch processing jobs involving ETL from DB2 DWH to Oracle DWH in the cloud.

Jan 2015 - Present

11 years

Croatia

CEO and Consultant (Entrepreneur)

TERG / TERGPAL Connect

Providing Enterprise Architecture, CIO advisory, IT strategy, and transformation services (e.g., Cloud migration, process optimization, AI agent projects, mainframe PoCs). Examples: Soonami InfraTrix, UBS, Barkleys, Canton of Zürich tax authority.
Led contract projects (e.g., Deutsche Bank – IAM and Client Security Portal PoC on Java/GCP; Croatia Airlines - Cloud/Portal/IAM strategy & implementation).
Engaged within the Information and Security Management division for a Proof of Concept project for Deutsche Bank in 2024: managed international resources, architected and deployed the PoC solution using a modern Java stack, Google Cloud Platform with Kubernetes, Active Directory (Entra ID) for authentication, OAuth 2.0 for authorization, aligned with DORA and Deutsche Bank security rules.
Acted as technical lead and principal consultant for Medtronic Switzerland Get Ready 2.0 RFP in 2017: coordinated international teams for a next-generation telemedicine system RFP, focusing on remote patient monitoring, integration with medical devices (Continua Alliance standards), call center integration, and applied the client consulting method.

Jan 2006 - Dec 2015

10 years

CTO / Executive Architect Leader (CEE/SEE/CEEMEA)

IBM

Led strategic IT transformation programs, enterprise architecture, IT strategy consulting, and technical sales and delivery across financial services, public sector, telecommunications, and healthcare in 90+ countries; managed large international teams of up to 200+.
Built industry IT architect and program management communities across the region, fostering certification and professional development.
Served as technical/project lead for transformations at Mobitel (Slovenia), Telenor (Serbia), Vodafone (Romania), MTN (South Africa), and KPN (Netherlands), including SAP module integration for ministries of finance and healthcare providers/payers.
Led solution architecture and implementation for FAMS (Fraud and Abuse Management System) across several CEE countries for ministries of finance and health insurance funds.
Designed healthcare insurance systems for Slovenian Health Insurance (ZZZS) in 2010 using Java, DB2, MQ, DataPower, and Sysplex.
Led mainframe modernization architecture for PKO BP in Poland in 2009 leveraging Java, PL/I, DB2, HATS, IBM Message Broker, and Parallel Sysplex.

Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

3 years

Croatia

CTO and board member

RESTART

Built the company from 5 to 35 people, created new products and departments, and led all operations except P&L and accounting.

Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

2 years

Croatia

Senior Software Engineer Specialist / Pre-Sales

COMBIS

Led Cisco IPCC call center implementation and mainframe integration for Unicredit, demonstrating complex system integration and process understanding.

Summary

Highly accomplished IT Leader & Chief Architect (The Open Group Distinguished) with 20+ years driving IT transformation, IT strategy, and complex project delivery across diverse industries (Financial Sector Services, Public Sector, Telco, Healthcare).

Proven expertise in CIO advisory, enterprise architecture (TOGAF), digital process management, cloud migration (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift), and application/mainframe modernization.

Experienced leading large, international, interdisciplinary teams (200+) and providing C-level consulting.

Strong analytical, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.