With 10+ years of expertise in enterprise architecture and strategic leadership across higher education and multinational corporations, I offer extensive skills in data analytics, program management, business development, and stakeholder collaboration. My proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, and Azure, coupled with strong knowledge of cloud architecture and security, enables me to manage and enhance IT systems effectively. Having lived for six years in the Yukon, I have a deep understanding of northern communities and cross-cultural dynamics. As a published researcher and an Executive MBA candidate, I am committed to guiding and motivating teams to achieve ambitious goals and deliver significant outcomes while ensuring compliance with IT policies and strategic plans. I aspire to transition into the Web3 and Fintech industries and bring my analytical and leadership skills to innovate and lead in the rapidly evolving blockchain and Web3 ecosystem.
Experience: 8 years
Yearly salary: $158,000
Hourly rate: $85
Nationality: 🇨🇦 Canada
Residency: 🇨🇦 Canada
Experience
Enterprise Data Architect
House of Commons of Canada 2023 - 2024
• Implemented Information Sharing Policy and related procedures documentation. • Authored and brokered Information Sharing Agreements between HOC and partners. • Architected a Business Capability Model (BCM) as a base for Architectural decision-making. • Established BCM-driven Enterprise Information, Data, and Stewardship Architectures. • Defined Data Governance (Classifications, Metadata, and Stewardship) best practices for Data Architects. • Collaborated with peers to design & develop an Enterprise Data Catalog and Business Glossary.
Senior Solutions Architect
Yukon University 2021 - 2023
• Led a team of six to devise on-premises and cloud infrastructure solutions to support ERP and other enterprise applications and databases used by different departments. • Collaborated with finance, human resources, and key other departments in streamlining business processes to align with technological solutions. • Outlined and upgraded 10+ Oracle enterprise applications to version 19c from 12c in less than two months with a total of less than 18 hours of downtime. • Took the initiative to obtain the required knowledge to architect and executed a disaster recovery strategy for Oracle databases leveraging hybrid cloud techniques. • Reduced system/application outages by 60% through automated monitoring and maintenance tasks. • Gained deep understanding of northern communities and cross-cultural dynamics.
Technical Project Manager
Farmily Market 2020 - 2022
• Incorporated Google Workspace and Asana project management tools for all companywide projects, reducing project completion time by over 45%. • Trained all employees with agile project management methodologies across all company projects. Significantly increasing productivity and lowering costs in overpaid wages.
Senior Systems Analyst
Yukon University 2019 - 2021
• Conducted research and redesigned academic scheduling system into a block format, optimizing time management for both faculty and students. This innovation reduced need for additional teaching staff, saving university over $25,000 each semester. • Created and delivered KPIs and metrics to optimize resource allocation across departments and achieve business goals. • Created high-quality Power BI analytics solutions to facilitate rapid and informed decision-making for executive management on a daily basis. • Managed relationships with all stakeholders and provided support for 5+ enterprise applications.
Systems Analyst
Yukon University 2018 - 2019
• Led development and execution of a strategic Business Intelligence initiative at YukonU, which involved designing and deploying data-driven solutions customized to faculty needs. The project significantly improved data accessibility and decision-making capabilities, thereby supporting academic and operational excellence. • Managed a project to design and develop a star data warehouse for the university in collaboration with stakeholders from across different departments. • Coordinated between data governance and data quality teams across departments to align initiatives and enhance data integrity and usage. • Developed student-centric reporting solutions for data analysis, forecasting, and better decision making.
High-Performance Computing Education Specialist
Shodor & National Computational Science Institute 2013 - 2018
• Trained 200+ undergraduate and graduate computational science researchers and students at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). • Coordinated a yearlong research & training program for NCSA at the University of Illinois. • Co-authored four papers were published by IEEE & Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). • Presented and taught technical workshops at 10+ tech conferences across the US. • Designed a six-node cluster computer and won a 150K grant from NSF to distribute them to STEM departments at different universities across the US.
Skills
computer-science
fintech
project-manager
tech-lead
cto
english
iranian-persian
pashto
urdu