Chris Harper

Summary

Track record architecting, designing, developing, and implementing quality, reusable, documented, and scalable solutions that have increased accessibility of data, reduced cost, and enabled growth. Strengths in analyzing business needs, assessing technical landscapes, evaluating technologies, and recommending strategies with strong results. Skills in identifying and solving complex problems; leading teams and projects; and architecting and delivering innovative enterprise services, APIs, web interfaces, and data structures for cloud / on-prem environments. ★ ★ ★ For the last 20+ years, I have committed myself to architecting, designing, developing, and aligning enterprise services, APIs, and data structures with evolving business, market, and client needs. Through my efforts, I have enabled organizations to strengthen data integration and information access, enhance decision-making, reduce cost, and achieve continued growth. The value I offer includes: »» Partnering with business and technical teams to understand requirements and develop high-quality and scalable solutions on AWS / Google clouds and on-prem environments. »» Participating and leading the full lifecycle design, development, testing, and implementation of middle-tier and back-tier components for new and next generation of systems and mobile / web applications. »» Identifying gaps in existing enterprise architecture, performing build vs. buy cost analysis, defining solution architecture, and developing standards and reusable architectural components. »» Leading teams, removing roadblocks, and managing the on-time and quality delivery of business projects across dynamic work environments. »» Conducting complex data analysis to uncover root causes of issues and solve difficult technical puzzles.