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Ronald Butler

Seattle

Summary

Innovative Business Architect with significant experience in designing and implementing business strategies, managing complex projects, and leading cross-functional teams. Strengths include exceptional analytical skills, strategic thinking, and ability to align business goals with technology solutions. Previous work has resulted in improved operational efficiencies, cost savings, and enhanced customer satisfaction.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Architect

McAfee, LLC
San Jose
04.2005 - Current
  • Evaluated existing applications and technology platforms for scalability and extensibility; recommended improvements where necessary.
  • Developed business models and processes to ensure alignment of business objectives with IT capabilities.
  • Documented system requirements based on user needs assessments; translated them into technical specifications for developers.
  • Assessed potential vendors' products and services against organizational requirements; negotiated contracts as needed.
  • Designed conceptual architectures which included components such as applications, infrastructure, data flows, security protocols.
  • Created detailed diagrams representing application interactions within distributed systems environments.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to identify customer needs and develop strategies for delivering solutions that meet those needs.
  • Facilitated workshops with stakeholders to define business process reengineering initiatives.
  • Performed gap analysis between current state and future state architectures; defined migration plans accordingly.
  • Developed metrics to measure the performance of IT systems against organizational goals.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams including project managers, developers, engineers, testers, analysts, ensuring successful execution of projects.
  • Ensured compliance with relevant laws and regulations related to information security.
  • Led efforts in developing a roadmap for Enterprise Architecture implementation across multiple departments.
  • Created roadmaps that identified milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and constraints related to the implementation of projects.
  • Researched and led investigations into various areas to drive improvements and devise new processes.
  • Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.
  • Drafted reports summarizing progress made on projects for review by executive leadership team.
  • Analyzed data from various sources such as surveys, interviews, focus groups. to inform decision-making related to projects.
  • Coordinated resources across multiple departments and teams as needed for successful completion of projects.
  • Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
  • Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.
  • Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
  • Presented findings from data analysis in a clear, concise manner that was easily understood by stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  • Actively sought out feedback from stakeholders throughout the duration of a project in order to identify areas needing improvement or adjustment.
  • Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
  • Evaluated new technologies that could be used within projects.
  • Created detailed reports outlining progress and performance metrics of each project.
  • Developed project plans, identified resources and established timelines for completion.
  • Established relationships with external partners, clients who may provide services, products needed for successful completion of a project.

Education

BBA - Business Administration And Management

Ohio University
Athens, OH
05-1997

BBA - Pre-Law Studies

Ohio University
Athens, OH
05-1997

Skills

  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Project management
  • Change management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Gap analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Solution design
  • Business transformation
  • Software development life cycle
  • Analytical thinking

Certification

  • PMI-Professional Business Analyst, Member ID 5730671, July 2020

Timeline

Business Architect

McAfee, LLC
04.2005 - Current

BBA - Business Administration And Management

Ohio University

BBA - Pre-Law Studies

Ohio University