SPAR ICS - 20 Year Career
Two decades of progressive growth from technical support to enterprise architecture and product leadership.
Senior Product Lead (Jul 2020 – Jun 2021)
- Led cross-functional DevOps team (4 FTE) with CI/CD, IaC and SRE responsibility
- Owned the DevOps backlog, prioritizing tasks and ensuring continuous improvement
- Captured business requirements and crafted solution designs
- Provided effort and cost estimates based on functional specifications
- Coordinated with business stakeholders, project teams and architects
Digital Platforms Engineer, Enterprise Architect (Mar 2018 – Jul 2020)
- Oversaw coordination of all technical experts across various project stages
- Guided and provided support to Product Developers
- Orchestrated planning of the project’s technical system landscape
- Managed hardware, software, sizing, availability, security and licensing
Enterprise Architect - Workplace & POS Technology (Jan 2015 – Feb 2018)
- Responsible for shaping the long-term strategy and roadmap
- Developed and maintained standards and guidelines applied throughout the corporation
- Worked with fellow architects to ensure solutions are scalable and adaptable
- Aligned strategies with the needs and goals of business and IT stakeholders
ICS INNOVATION LAB - Technical Lead (Jan 2014 – Feb 2018)
- Spearheaded evaluation and proof of concepts for innovative technologies
- Focus on location-based services, beacons, 3D printing and wearables
- Explored scan-and-pay systems, smart devices, smart trolleys, smart shelves and electronic shelf labels
- Investigated robotics, drones, RFID, smart glasses, virtual and augmented reality for indoor navigation
Earlier Roles (2001 – 2014)
- Senior Solution Consultant - POS Technology (Jul 2014 – Dec 2014)
- Teamleader Retail Technologies, Solution Consultant (Sep 2009 – Jun 2014)
- POS Technology Manager (Jan 2007 – Aug 2009)
- POS Technology Solution Developer (Jan 2004 – Dec 2006)
- IT Hotline & Field Support (Jan 2001 – Dec 2003)