David Preston
Principal Enterprise Architect
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Technology strategist with extensive experience in enterprise architecture and cloud solutions at Accenture. Skilled in digital transformation, integration strategies, and enhancing operational efficiency through team collaboration. Proven ability to align architecture with business objectives, ensuring robust API standards and scalable solutions.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Tech Strategy & Advisory
Accenture
Charlotte, NC
01.2017 - Current
- Enterprise architecture and technology strategy leader supporting clients across automotive, retail, logistics, energy, and financial services.
- Drove modernization by defining target-state enterprise architecture, enabling platform adoption, and establishing governance that balanced autonomy with enterprise risk posture.
- Lead enterprise architecture engagements from discovery through delivery alignment, producing capability maps, domain architectures, and target-state designs with sequenced transition roadmaps tied to business outcomes and funding priorities.
- Establish and run architecture governance (architecture principles/guardrails, Architecture Decision Records, design reviews, exception handling) to accelerate decisions and reduce rework across programs.
- Define cloud foundation strategy across AWS/Azure/GCP, including landing zone patterns (identity, networking, segmentation, logging/monitoring, shared services) and operational readiness requirements.
- Shaped platform engineering adoption (container platforms/Kubernetes, standardized CI/CD patterns, reusable templates) to create consistent 'paved roads' that enhanced developer experience and delivery reliability.
- Owned integration strategy across enterprise platforms (ERP/WMS/POS and bespoke systems), set API standards, eventing/interoperability patterns, and lifecycle governance to enable long-term evolution.
- Partner with business, product, and engineering leaders to manage trade-offs (cost/risk/time), align stakeholders, and steer investment decisions through clear architecture narratives and decision artifacts.
Owner
Blazing Point Solutions LLC
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Independent architecture and delivery consultant across digital commerce, SaaS, and enterprise tooling—delivering solutions end-to-end from discovery through implementation and support.
- Architected and delivered customer-facing digital products (mobile and web), including API-integrated commerce platforms and iOS applications, enhancing user experience through secure back-end integrations.
- Led solution architecture from requirements through deployment: environment strategy, integration design, operational support readiness, and pragmatic security considerations.
- Delivered enterprise tooling migrations (ServiceNow, Office 365) and provided infrastructure design guidance, prioritizing reliability and maintainability to support organizational needs.
- Managed stakeholders and delivery plans, balancing scope and outcomes while ensuring quality and long-term supportability for projects.
Sr. Solution Architect
Lowe’s
Mooresville, NC
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Solution architecture for large-scale retail platforms spanning ERP, supply chain, and commerce—focused on standardization, interoperability, and alignment to enterprise strategy.
- Developed logical and physical architectures for core enterprise platforms, aligning design decisions with standards, roadmaps, and long-term operating model.
- Led architecture blueprinting and portfolio alignment to minimize duplication, increase reuse, and clarify integration patterns.
- Translated business priorities into solution roadmaps and delivery approaches, clarifying dependencies and sequencing for complex change programs.
- Supported governance practices through design reviews and architecture standards definition, enhancing consistency across delivery teams.
App Development Sr. Manager
Premier Inc.
Charlotte, NC
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Led cross-functional teams delivering applications supporting large-scale procurement operations and analytics-driven decision making.
- Led application development for healthcare procurement and analytics, ensuring disciplined delivery, operational readiness, and alignment with platform development.
- Delivered workflow automation and data capabilities that improved operational execution, reporting reliability, and data synchronization across systems.
- Strengthened SDLC practices and release planning, enhancing predictability and production readiness while facilitating smoother support handoffs.
- Mentored engineers and team leads; aligned development work to architecture standards and evolving business needs.
Manager, Enterprise Application Integration
Ingersoll Rand
Davidson, NC
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Led enterprise integration portfolio delivery and defined integration standards, ensuring repeatable design patterns and consistent implementation across teams.
- Led enterprise interoperability strategy and delivery using webMethods; established integration patterns, governance, and delivery discipline for global initiatives.
- Built and scaled SOA-based integration approaches enabling interoperability between internal systems and external partners.
- Managed vendor selection and RFP processes; influenced platform decisions and shaped multi-year integration strategy.
- Led global delivery teams (onshore/offshore), improving execution discipline, throughput, and delivery outcomes.
Education
Leading with Analytics -
Kellogg Executive Education
Skills
- Cloud strategy and solutions
- Digital transformation
- Enterprise architecture and frameworks
- API standards and integration
- Scalable architecture
- Enterprise application integration
- Data governance
- Event-driven architecture
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Team leadership
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, 2023
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, 2020
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals, 2020
- TOGAF Framework Trained
- SAFe Agilist Certified
- LeanIX Certified
Timeline
Director, Tech Strategy & Advisory
Accenture
01.2017 - Current
Owner
Blazing Point Solutions LLC
01.2014 - 01.2017
Sr. Solution Architect
Lowe’s
01.2010 - 01.2014
App Development Sr. Manager
Premier Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2010
Manager, Enterprise Application Integration
Ingersoll Rand
01.2000 - 01.2005
Leading with Analytics -
Kellogg Executive Education