NICHOLAS J. WOLFE
Colorado Governor's Office of IT (OIT)
Denver,CO
Summary
Results-driven Business Systems Architect with over 10 years of experience in designing and implementing enterprise integration solutions for government and energy sectors. Led the development of a statewide MuleSoft integration platform, aligning legislative and enterprise roadmaps with system architecture and API security standards. Collaborated with engineering and executive stakeholders to manage and execute multi-phase transformation programs within regulated timelines.
2
Languages
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Analyst — Enterprise Integration (MuleSoft)
4 Years 4 Months- Embedded with CDOT; promoted into statewide integrations practice after 5+ years as Business Analyst II
- Served as lead analyst on the CDOT MuleSoft Anypoint integration platform for 4 years, architecting API and data-flow designs that connected legacy mainframe and modern cloud systems across State of Colorado agencies.
- Authored API security documentation that identified threats and potential breach vectors, establishing design standards adopted across multiple integration projects.
- Designed data mapping and integration patterns for multi-year SAP migration, ensuring alignment of technical architecture with enterprise data governance and compliance requirements (CJIS/HIPAA/PHI).
- Partnered with engineering vendors (Vertiba, CGI, Hyland, Deloitte) in technical design workshops to author requirements and architecture documentation, expediting project gating and review cycles.
- Reconstructed automated reporting architecture with the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), bringing the agency into alignment with FedRAMP federal compliance guidelines.
- Directed UAT strategy for integration releases, building test plans and coordinating tester execution in Postman to validate system design prior to production rollout.
- Founded and led the Business Analyst Center of Excellence (2020–2022), presenting emerging technology practices and design standards to cross-agency technical staff.
Business Analyst II — CTO Transformation & Payroll Modernization
5 Years 5 Months- Spearheaded technical design collaboration with State HR leadership on multi-stage Payroll Modernization, replacing legacy mainframe architecture with modern platform functionality for the entire state workforce.
- Analyzed and implemented solutions for multi-year CTO Transformation initiatives, translating enterprise architecture roadmaps and legislative mandates into system requirements for all State of Colorado agencies.
- Migrated DECL (Department of Early Childhood) off shared CDHS infrastructure, redesigning system boundaries and data ownership to enhance funding-tracking for youth programs.
- Redesigned documentation architecture for requirements lifecycle — BRDs, gap analyses, process flows, data dictionaries, entity relationship diagrams — establishing OIT-wide standard.
- Promoted from Business Analyst I to II (Sept 2020) for leadership in technical requirements and systems design.
Operations Analyst
2 Years 1 Month- Architected and implemented an IHS field-operations system for real-time petroleum production monitoring, digitizing manual reporting and preventing hundreds of hours of downtime — total savings of $500K+.
- Developed Excel VBA reporting architecture for management and Encap private equity shareholders, automating weekly and monthly reporting for operated and non-operated Bakken formation wells.
- Modeled year-over-year lease operating expense budgets and identified cost-trimming measures, achieving $150K in savings.
Consultant
7 Years 11 Months- Consulted with KPMG on implementing entity-level financial control systems under Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO, and PCAOB frameworks.
- Designed control processes for risk assessment, monitoring, and information flow to mitigate commodity theft during transport, resulting in over $100,000 in potential loss prevention.
- Led cross-functional teams to develop strategic energy solutions for clients.
- Analyzed market trends to identify growth opportunities and inform client strategies.
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to align project objectives with client expectations.
Education
MS - Global Energy Management
Energy focused MBA program to create future business leaders.
BS - Economics
Economics focus major with 3 study abroad summer sessions in Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica for Spanish study.
Minor: International Business & Spanish
Skills
MuleSoft Anypoint
API Design & Security
API development
Data Mapping & ERDs
Data integration
SAP Integration
Enterprise & Solution Architecture
Governance & Compliance
FedRAMP
HIPAA/PHI
CJIS
Data Governance Standards
Data quality management
Requirements Traceability
Delivery & Testing
UAT Planning
Postman
Agile/Scrum
Cloud & Scripting
Data Automation
Excel VBA
NoSQL Databases
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
French
Limited Working
EDUCATION & CONTINUING EDUCATION
- MS Azure: Cloud Architect Bootcamp — Simplilearn (2024)
- General Assembly: UI-UX Bootcamp (2018)
- ScrumMaster, Rally Software (2016)
- DaVinci Coders: Toolbelt for Ruby on Rails Jr. Developer (2016)
- Data Scientist's Toolbox, Johns Hopkins University Online (2015)
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
- “Enterprise IT Solutions for Oil & Gas Production and Revenue Accounting” — Thomson Reuters Webinar, June 2016
- “Credit Risk & Financial Restructuring for Oil & Gas Bankruptcies” — Thomson Reuters, February 2016
- Oil & Gas Series white papers & televised interviews — Accounting, Financial Analysis & Benchmarking, Cash Management, Dallas, TX, September 2015
Accomplishments
Instructor for 6 Google Gemini AI sessions:
Governor's Office Innovation Award for AI: 2025
Continued leadership for the Colorado Governor's Office and selected representative for Google Colorado AI Day for public sector. (March 2026)
Timeline
Lead Analyst — Enterprise Integration (MuleSoft)
Colorado Governor's Office of IT (OIT)
01.2022 - 05.2026
Business Analyst II — CTO Transformation & Payroll Modernization
Colorado Governor's Office of IT (OIT)
08.2016 - 01.2022
Operations Analyst
Cornerstone Natural Resources, LLC
05.2014 - 06.2016
Consultant
Kotopaxi Global Energy Consulting, LLC
05.2006 - 04.2014
University of Wyoming
BS from Economics
University of Colorado Denver Business School
MS from Global Energy Management