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CIO-Solution Architect
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Services

Establishing architecture governance, data protection, and compliance models that align with enterprise standards while enabling innovation at scale.

Digital Transformation & Strategy

Guiding enterprises through complex digital modernization initiatives — from defining strategic roadmaps to implementing cloud-native and AI-driven ecosystems that enhance agility and competitiveness.

Customer Experience Platforms (DXP,CMS,Ecommerce)

Architecting and delivering personalized digital experience platforms using AI/ML empowering brands to engage customers across channels with content that performs.

Cloud & Platform Modernization

Helping organizations migrate, modernize, and optimize their platforms across Azure and AWS. From legacy refactoring to containerization and automation, I create resilient infrastructures that reduce costs and improve performance.

Portfolio

Exploring My Creations

Moneris.com

Sitecore CMS Design

Getpayd.com

Sitecore CMS

Morris.moneris.com

Sitecore Website

Dewalt

Dewalt

Sitecore CMS website

Stanley Tools

Sitecore CMS website

blackanddecker

Blackanddecker

Sitecore CMS Website

Enbridge

Enbridge

Sitecore CMS website

saskpower

SaskPower

Sitecore CMS website

Medstar

MedStar

Sitecore CMS Website

Experience

With over two decades of experience bridging the gap between Marketing and IT, I help organizations innovate through a balanced focus on Strategy, Experience Design, and Technology. My career spans leading digital transformation, architecting enterprise platforms, and mentoring teams across industries.

  • Canada Post  Logo

    2024 - Present

    Canada Post
    CIO – Enterprise Solution Architect

    • Driving enterprise-wide digital transformation by defining the architecture, governance, and strategy for Canada Post’s next-generation Digital Experience Platform (DXP) and commerce ecosystem.
    • Developed a comprehensive DXP roadmap and led the RFP and vendor selection process, aligning enterprise digital goals with architecture strategy.
    • Architected marketplace and commerce solutions using Mirakl and Adobe Commerce, hosted on AWS for scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
    • Led cross-functional teams through the full delivery lifecycle—planning, development, testing, deployment, and optimization.
    • Designed the Responsible AI initiative by establishing principles and controls for model transparency, fairness, and operational reliability across digital products and analytics platforms.
    • Defined and implemented a data and AI modernization roadmap supporting enterprise-wide transformation and digital experience enhancement.
    • Designed cloud-based AI architectures leveraging Azure and Databricks to enable scalable analytics and responsible AI adoption.
    • Partnered with business and IT stakeholders to align architecture principles with data governance, ethics, and regulatory compliance.
    • Led RFPs for selecting strategic partners and platforms supporting data, analytics, and AI growth capabilities.
    • Developed and socialized enterprise architecture and technology strategy frameworks to drive consistency across multiple programs.
    • Collaborated with enterprise data stewards to ensure strategic alignment with organizational goals and data quality standards.
    • Delivered executive-level communications outlining strategy, execution plans, and architecture outcomes for senior leadership.
    • Served as an active member of Canada Post’s Architecture Review Board (ARB), reviewing and approving all new solution designs, technical artifacts, and enterprise architecture deliverables to ensure compliance and alignment with corporate strategy.
    • Collaborated with business and data stakeholders to translate complex marketing and operational requirements into API-first, data-driven architectures.
    • Delivered technical evaluations comparing different AI/ML platforms, supporting strategic AI platform decisions.
    • Provided leadership and mentorship to development teams, enhancing DevOps maturity and delivery consistency.
    • Embedded AI/ML capabilities within microservices for intelligent automation and predictive analytics.
    • Designed cloud-native, hybrid, and edge architectures using Azure containerized services, API gateways, and service meshes.
    • Led integration strategy across stores, warehouses, and factories using iPaaS, Azure API Management, Event Grid, and Service Bus for real-time data orchestration.

  • Enbridge Logo

    2022-2024

    Enbridge
    Enterprise Solution Architect

    • Assess overall alignment between business and technology roadmaps
    • Led cross-functional teams in requirements gathering, solution design, and implementation phases to migrate to Sitecore XM cloud with composable, headless design.
    • Designed scalable solutions using Sitecore 9.2 CMS, integrating various modules and custom functionalities to align with business objectives.
    • Evaluate solutions alignment with the end user experience
    • Create, own and maintain the One Technologies Architectural Artifacts (building blocks, models, governance, architecture and unified roadmaps, etc.).
    • Collaborate on the creation and maintenance of the enterprise business capability model.
    • Form cross-functional teams (Network, Operations, Development, Data Warehouse, Quality, etc.) to facilitate the creation of optimal architectures which align to the architecture plan
    • Provide technical leadership for various business units and technology groups
    • Apply analytical thought processes to quickly understand technical challenges discovered during the life-cycle of the initiative
    • Learn new technology concepts swiftly and comprehensively
    • Evaluate how security impacts the design & development process of various solutions
    • Communicate often with the business units and explain the value of technical architectures, solutions, and strategies
    • Lead the documentation and analysis of the current state of all of the IT environments
    • Collaborate on defining future state architectures and develop gap plans
    • Collaborate extensively with IT Leaders and technical delivery teams to ensure alignment of best practices and standards
    • Mentor and guide other architects (software, data, network, etc.)
    • Presenting architecture and strategy to all layer of the company from executives to individual contributors

  • Saskpower Logo

    2021-2022

    Saskpower
    Sr Lead Solution Architect

    • Collaborate daily and be the primary technical contact to different stakeholders.
    • Maintain coding standards and participate in peer code reviews.
    • Ensure end to end system is tested, using unit or integration testing frameworks where appropriate.
    • Ensure architectural principals and coding standards are maintained across the code and project lifecycles.
    • Participate in technical assessment, scoping and management of changes to the code based on new business requirements, product enhancements and other change requests.
    • Capable of leading and contributing to technical discussions.
    • Stays current on modern technologies and innovations which can further enhance and improve technical solutions and website WCMS platforms.
    • Prepare detailed specifications from which programs will be written as well as help design, code, test, debug, document, and maintain those programs.
    • Distributed systems design with micro API and Azure App Services.
    • Interfaces between components (including external interfaces) and any third party systems.

  • Stanley Logo

    2016-2020

    Stanley Black and Decker
    Lead Solution Architect

    • Upgraded all Company website Architect to new sitecore ver 9 with branching project from multi-tenant to individual sites.
    • Generate/Review all RFP/SOW for all other third party, Vendors.
    • Manage a team of Developers/Designers/BA/PM/QA inshore / offshore.
    • Architect Azure PAAS/IAAS environment to migrate to sitecore 9.
    • Design new helix/habitat Architect for all ongoing projects.
    • Design and develop new Data connector to talk to any commerce and PIM system.
    • Create one click devops tools on VSTS to move code and sitecore item between environments.
    • Play Scrum master role to manage scrum meeting every day.
    • Design a new Architect for all Products images to live in media servers with Akamai caching.
    • Design the connection between Sitecore and CRM,ERP, Ecommerce.
    • Architect new SOLR cloud with zookeeper to extend reliability.
    • Choose the best APM & Log management options for all Digital Applications.
    • Generate all technical and Architect documentation for different audiences.

  • 2008-2016

    Moneris Solutions
    IT Consultant

    * Analysis, planning and implementation of web content management solutions, specializing in Sitecore 6.0 - 8.0 platforms. Launched numerous CMS-managed websites incorporating personalization, search, web analytics, faceted navigation, system integration, single sign-on, complex customizations and content authoring requirements.
    * Lead a team of Sitecore expert to migrate a multi-server Sitecore Environment from a Stand Alone SQL Server to Clustered SQL Server environment with workflow farm and separate Search servers.
    * Gathering business requirements, mapping them to technology, managing projects end to end. Developing proof-of-concepts and prototypes
    * Key role player of Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Planning/implementation/post-implementation support, * Helping marketing to create digital Macro/Micro campaigns and lead generation with DMS and pass it to CRM” Customer Relations Management”
    * Architected the hosting environments to support 99.99% uptime.
    * Working with IT to providing change management plan for any changing on the sites.
    * Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal stakeholders to analyze company Application Architect.
    * Responsible for leading overall strategy, implementation and workflow of the Digital Asset Management system specially social media properties.

  • 2007-2008

    GRFE web Solution Company
    CTO

    * My experience spans the entire project life cycle, from bluprint requirements fact finding, analysis and design, development, installation and configuration,customer training and junior developer training and support.
    * Evaluated CMS like DNN, PHPNuke, Joomla, Sitecore, Ektron, Reddot, wordpress
    * Designed template and developed interanet/exteranet with Sharepoint & CMS from scratch with dynamic structure.
    * Developed SOAP/REST web services to pass XML data to other Application.
    * Designed, tested, installed and evaluated CRM systems for different projects
    * Reviewed and evaluated project’s milestones
    * Prepared technical reports for each projects for CEO
    * Maintained multiple website projects, time and cost estimates, and technically support more than 45 Windows and Linux Servers
    * Coordinated different B2B website technical requirements
    * Prepared web hosting, mail server, windows media server and encoder
    * Team lead of Microsoft.NET and PHP development teams
    * Performed application problem recognition, trouble shooting and resolve problems

  • 2006-2007

    Jump TV,
    Channels Manager

    * Maintaining more than 300 channels over 80 countries with more than 30000 subscribers on IPTV
    * Monitoring more than 120 windows servers all around the world
    * Maintaining more than 10 Gb bandwidth from 7 ISP
    * Troubleshooting and resolving network problems
    * Designing, testing, installing and monitoring IPTV with WMS

  • 2004-2006

    Eworks digital section of Publicis
    CTO

    * Used Microsoft .NET and SQL Server technology as the major tool used in the applications developing lift cycle, design, develop, test , QA,Implimentation , Support
    * Customized international web solutions focused on web based applications, dynamic applications, CRM, CMS Solutions and application service providing.
    * Implemented ticketing system by share point server.
    * Managed Web Server and Mail Server in North America data center.
    * Contributed to establish an IT Department with excellent skilled people in the Web Development field.
    * Generated new ideas to run marketing campaigns on the web and in international market with the help of other available media specially for (Nokia, Nestle and HP).
    * Converted existing company into fully computerized organization with fully automated information system Accounts, Inventory, Payroll, HR.
    * Helped to outsource current IT projects to reputed IT companies locally or at international level and managing teams virtually.
    * Defined scopes of the projects, clarify the system specifications, understand their work
    * Maintained the liaison with staff at all levels of an organization.
    * Defined software, hardware and network requirements.
    * Presented solutions in written or verbal reports
    * Prepared documentation and presented progress reports for customer

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Education

CERTIFICATIONS:
• Microsoft Solution Architect PL-600, 2024
• Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals, 2023
• Sitecore XP 9 website development for .NET developer WND , 2019
• TOGAF® 9.1 Enterprise Architecture Framework (2017)
• Sitecore XP 8.1 website development for .NET developer WND , 2015
• Dynamics Ax 2012 R3 technical support, 2015
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Prep, 2014
• Advanced SharePoint developer certification, 2013
• iPhone and iPad development, 2012
• Windows Azure developer, 2012
• Core SharePoint developer certification, 2011
• Sitecore developer certification , 2010
• Project Management, 2005

B.Sc. Computer Engineer (Software)

1999

MITM

2005

.Net Developer

2010