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Dusan B. Jovanovic (DBJ) dbj@dbj.org

https://dusanjovanovic.org

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

NOTE: only relevant examples from the extensive portfolio

ESSENTIAL FOR THE ROLE

DBJ has ten years plus commercial knowledge and experience.

  • As an Enterprise Architect. (TOGAF™: 48359)

    • Recent relevant deliveries
      • Jan 2021 to date - Architecting from the ground up, Clinical Trials Management System as a workflow platform.
      • May 2013 to date - Leading the Development and Architecture practice
        • QA of all internal and external IT programmes
        • Managing the business alignment with Hybrid Cloud solutions.
        • Serverless Computing, Modular Warehousing Large Scale Delivery.
        • Actively managing data migrations to Azure or AWS
        • CMM, Gap Analysis, Very Large Content/Apps Migration,
        • Storage Capabilities for Consolidation and Archiving.
        • Expert guidance to GDPR, Basel 2/3
        • Methodologies: TOGAF™, SABSA, Agile
        • Notable technologies: Azure, AWS, Office365, C/C++, Node.JS

  • Working with key stakeholders (e.g. COO, CTO, CIO and Programme Director)

    • DBJ is an architect taking great care in delivering options to the key stakeholders and never forcing the "best solution" onto them.
    • DBJ knows and values the technique of POV: Taking the Point of View of a stake holder.

  • Ability to demonstrate in simple, clear terms how the architecture underpins the outcomes

    • 2018 - 2021 -- Architect and Programme director of "GDPR as a Service" platform. DBJ was a key in explaining to key stakeholders how the whole concept is translated to the feasible solution. That can be implemented on time and under a precisely calculated budget.
    • other relevant examples: DBJ as an lead technical architect has won over the leadership to his solution addressing needs of large UK Bank to implement Basel II requirements. Latter he has designed the platform and was leading the development of the core.

  • Leading large architectural change projects (circa > £5m)

    • Providing direction to solution architects, business analysts and engineers
      • 2018 -- Moving an legacy infrastructure of the large state owned mining corporation, into globally connected, compliant, feasible and resilient, cloud based solution,
      • Previously, as an non executive CTO, DBJ was responsible to Architect and lead the migration of the whole FX Trading infrastructure (MetaTrader 4) for the financial company entering the UK market.
        • Solution was critical in obtaining the FCA certifications.
      • Also, DBJ was leading a project (at BP) moving the "Share Point" to the next release and in the same time to new model of support and new and innovative technical model of data center architecture.

  • Designing real-time, low latency, high availability applications,systems and platforms

    • DBJ is avid C/C++ expert, always willing to and succeeding in leading the delivery of critical components required in high frequency but resilient transactions.
      • DBJ has also Java commercial experience working on Sky "Advertising Time Trading" system.
    • Delivering solutions that can continually run 24/7 without planned down time, ideally in the cloud

  • Designing and delivering data architectures; including items such as quality, lineage, and integration. Knowledge of real-time decisioning architectures

    • Each and every project, of the kind DBJ has delivered, does require extensive Data related expertise. From modelling to implementation. DBJ is/was using data solutions based on: SQLServer, ORACLE and recently SQLite and several key/value storage solutions DBJ has implemented himself.

  • Credit risk models

    • Few times, DBJ has delivered robust technical solution that required an non trivial knowledge of long running VAR (Value At Risk) Calculations.
      • The complex solutions where DBJ's, technique of expert UML usage and product cycling has been the instrumental in successful project development and management. With close involvement of relevant roles. (aka DevOps concept)

DBJ KEY COMPETENCIES

With a large dose of emotional intelligence.

COMPETENCY HOW
Delivering By applying the Staged Delivery concept, never loosing the site of costs (OPEX, CAPEX, REVEX)
Meeting Customer Expectations By never "leaving the customer" behind to wonder if the right sized solution has been decided upon.
Formulating Strategies & Concepts By presenting relevant options and with stake holders selecting the most feasible one.
Achieving Personal Work goals & Objectives By applying his academic ability to learn and build upon previous knowledge and experiences.
Persuading and Influencing By never being "obviously right" before taking time to process the messages of others.
Applying Expertise and Technology By constantly following the markets and technologies. Attending seminars, symposiums and forums.
Working with People DBJ is definitely not a star "making people feel stupid". Sincere dialogue inside the team or with the stake holders is the sure sing of the right kind of a good leadership.
Creating & Innovating In his advanced career stage DBJ is still avid "programmer" and respected member of open source community.
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