Lead Enterprise & Solution Architect (Defence) | NAFv4 · ADMBw ·GMN2 · NATO FMN · BWI · Bundeswehr

I successfully reduced software development efforts by up to 80%, which gave our company a significant competitive advantage. This achievement was crucial in improving our position in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. By leveraging Low Code to develop highly customized shopfloor applications tailored to specific client needs, we not only attracted key customers but also deployed scalable solutions across multiple manufacturing sites, enhancing operational efficiency.

Product Leadership
Oversee both Product Management and Product Ownership for Low Code platforms, driving the development and market positioning of innovative MES applications that address the evolving needs of the manufacturing sector.

Solution Architecture
Design and architect robust frameworks for MES applications, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and boosting client satisfaction.

Software Development of Customized Shopfloor Applications
Lead the creation and presentation of customized MES applications (Frontend/Backend), effectively showcasing the product’s value and capabilities to prospective clients, resulting in stronger client relationships and successful implementations.

System Integration
Define and specify customized interfaces that enable seamless integration and interoperability across diverse systems within the manufacturing ecosystem, ensuring a cohesive operational environment.

Agile Team Leadership
Guide agile development teams, fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality software solutions that align with both end-user expectations and requirements and strategic business goals.

As an Enterprise Architect at NATO, I have successfully driven the development and implementation of advanced architecture frameworks, enhancing the interoperability and alignment of IT systems across NATO and national defense structures. My work with the Architecture Capability Team (ACaT) has been pivotal in creating a Meta Model mapping between the NATO Architecture Framework Version 4 (NAFv4) and ArchiMate, leading to significant improvements in IT service specification, development, testing, and delivery.

Interoperability Solutions
Design and implementation of solution architectures to ensure seamless interoperability between the modeling languages UAF and ArchiMate. This involved creating mappings for all views of the NATO Architecture Framework (NAFv4), which were crucial for maintaining operational consistency across NATO's diverse systems.

IT Services Analysis
As a member of the FMN Capability Planning Working Group (CPWG), I provided expertise as an Enterprise Architect, helped consolidate complex IT services, and aligned NATO requirements with national systems such as the command and control information systems of the German Armed Forces. This harmonization was essential in supporting NATO's strategic IT objectives.

NATO FMN Framework Enhancement
Responsible for the improvement of the NATO Interoperability Architecture Framework (FMN) as a consultant and Enterprise Architect. My work ensured that NATO affiliates could efficiently develop and integrate new capabilities, aligning architectural strategies with overarching operational goals and contribute their responsibilities to the NATO.

Capability Planning Analysis
I led the analysis and proof of concept for IT capability planning using a data model from a well-known IT portfolio management tool in the context of harmonizing command and control information systems for the German Armed Forces.

Leadership in Architecture Design
Managed a critical work packages focused on enterprise architecture analysis and design (NAFv4).