Mike Williams, Information Technology and Services

Hi, I'm Mike Williams. Welcome to my digital profile!

Mike Williams's Bio:

Mike Williams is a well-qualified, experienced and versatile "Digital Architect" specialising in Strategy, Architecture, Planning and Design for "Digital Business" - the creation of new business designs which blur the lines between the digital and physical worlds. He has a breadth of practical experience in blue-chip organisations encompassing significant elements of strategy and architecture complete with project management and business analysis. With an enthusiasm for strategic planning, technology, innovation and problem solving, he has experience of Enterprises, Programmes/Projects and Business Transformations, large and small, in multiple industries including both public and private sectors. His main interests lie in the Nexus of Forces: the convergence of Mobile, Social, Cloud Computing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data which have become the platform for digital business.

Mike Williams's Experience:

Solutions Architect at Home Retail Group PLC
February 2013 - October 2013
Joined the transformation programme which will reposition Argos from a catalogue-led to a digitally-led business.
Chief Architect (Part-Time) at Right Consultant
April 2010 - October 2013
Led the development of a SaaS-based professional services CRM offering for both clients and consultants. Selected an offshore partner and developed a system in Microsoft's Azure PaaS cloud platform. Developed a Web 2.0 mashup - API integrations with a number of 3rd party services including Scanii (anti-virus scanning); SendGrid (outbound SMTP email); Red Gate (backup); and FastSpring (eCommerce).
Chief Architect (Interim) at National Trust
July 2012 - December 2012
Undertook the role of Interim Chief Architect for the National Trust developing a Systems Architecture Strategy and Technology Roadmap for their 2020 Vision.
Solutions Architect at Boots
September 2010 - July 2012
Joined Boots Healthcare as a Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership on a number of strategic projects as they migrate to SAP for Retail.
Enterprise Architect at Highways Agency
October 2008 - June 2010
Joined the Agency's Strategy & Planning Division/Enterprise Architecture (EA) Team to support the development, implementation and embedding of an EA framework for the Highways Agency to cover both Business and Operations, including the governance, policies, strategies, standards, and processes required to manage and maintain the EA using TOGAF best practice. See the link above for details.
Solutions Architect at Severn Trent Water
April 2007 - August 2008
Engaged as the Lead Solutions Architect by the Customer Self-Service Project under the Customer Relations Business Improvement Programme. This was a multi-channel initiative covering Voice, Web and SMS Text.
Principal Solutions Architect at Fujitsu Services (Aspire)/ HMRC
November 2006 - February 2007
Collaborated with Capgemini architects on a major bid for the HMRC's 5-year transformation programme.
Senior Designer at Norwich Union Insurance
July 2006 - November 2006
Provided a Technical Design Authority service to the Simplify Programme aimed at rationalising and consolidating systems to reduce the technical debt arising from numerous mergers and acquisitions.
Solution Architect at Department of Work and Pensions
September 2004 - July 2006
Provided architecture consulting and design authority services to the Corporate Services division including Finance & HR.
Solution Architect at BT Syntegra/NHS
January 2004 - July 2004
Contributed to the development of the Transaction and Messaging Spine (TMS) based on HL7 and eBXML messaging with SAML security.
Infrastructure Architect at EDS/Inland Revenue
March 2003 - January 2004
Produced system designs for numerous projects requiring Wintel and UNIX servers.
Network Consultant at Hedra/National Assembly of Wales
April 2003 - June 2003
Conducted a review of the Life Long Learning Network.
System Architect - eBusiness at EDS/Inland Revenue
July 2002 - April 2003
Conducted feasibility studies for HMRC e-Business initiatives.
Web Technical Designer at egg.com
December 2001 - May 2002
Designed Internet banking features for new products.
Enterprise Architecture Team Leader at bmi British Midland Airways
April 2001 - September 2001
Led the overall architecture developments for the Blue Star Programme introducing Lufthansa Systems.
Technical Architect at AIT/Lloyds TSB
January 2001 - March 2001
Worked on a Wealth Management project for financial advisers with laptops.
Technical Architect - Portals at 01 COMPAQ COMPUTER LTD/ALLIANCE & LEICESTER
April 2000 - December 2000
Led the portal work strand for a new Internet Banking project.
Principal Consultant at Merlin Internet
October 1991
We specialise in Enterprise Solutions Architecture as-a-Service. As such we have been providing professional services to blue chip companies and large public sector organisations for over 20 years. Services include: IT Strategies, leading EA initiatives, high-level designs, vendor and product selection, design assurance, End-2-End Solutions and System Integration. Technologies include: SOA, Cloud Computing, Everything-as-a-Service, Networks (LAN/WAN's), VoIP, ERP, CRM, Mobile, BYOD, and many more.
Solutions Architect at TNT Express
November 2013
Led and owned solutions for projects in Finance, HR, Sales & Commercial domains on a global scale - this included Solution Options, RFI/RFP's and High-Level/E2E Designs. Developed an architectural blueprint for Identity & Access Management encompassing both Enterprise and Digital domains.

Mike Williams's Education:

Aston University
1984 – 1985
MBA
The Open University
1980 – 1985
BA (Hons)
Concentration: Information Technology

Mike Williams's Interests & Activities:

IT Strategy and Planning, Enterprise Architecture, Solutions Architecture, Cloud Computing, SOA, ESB, Portals, Web 2.0, Virtual networking, Collaborative technologies, Mobile, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), DevOps.

Mike Williams

Digital Architect | Information Technology and Services

Hi, I'm Mike Williams. Welcome to my digital profile!

Mike Williams's Bio:

Mike Williams's Experience:

Solutions Architect at Home Retail Group PLC

Chief Architect (Part-Time) at Right Consultant

Chief Architect (Interim) at National Trust

Solutions Architect at Boots

Enterprise Architect at Highways Agency

Solutions Architect at Severn Trent Water

Principal Solutions Architect at Fujitsu Services (Aspire)/ HMRC

Senior Designer at Norwich Union Insurance

Solution Architect at Department of Work and Pensions

Solution Architect at BT Syntegra/NHS

Infrastructure Architect at EDS/Inland Revenue

Network Consultant at Hedra/National Assembly of Wales

System Architect - eBusiness at EDS/Inland Revenue

Web Technical Designer at egg.com

Enterprise Architecture Team Leader at bmi British Midland Airways

Technical Architect at AIT/Lloyds TSB

Technical Architect - Portals at 01 COMPAQ COMPUTER LTD/ALLIANCE & LEICESTER

Principal Consultant at Merlin Internet

Solutions Architect at TNT Express

Mike Williams's Education:

Aston University

The Open University

Mike Williams's Interests & Activities: