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Larry Smithmier

Enterprise Architect

SUMMARY

 Over 20 years of experience; possesses the rare ability to liaise at a strategic Business and IT

Architecture level on enterprise digital transformation with formal education including a Master of

Business Administration and Bachelor of Science, In Computer Science.

 Keen ability to bridge business and technology due to his acumen in both; quickly analyzing Current

implementation plans with a focus on scalability for future growth.

 Highly adept at performing Agile Coaching to technical delivery teams for SCRUM and SAFe

methods.

 Extensive experience leading solution design and architecture workshops for clients across the

Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Public Utility, and

Insurance industry verticals with numerous regulatory and legislative requirements including

international privacy regulations.

 Sets realistic and implementable expectations with business and technology stakeholders and

executive leadership teams ensuring the value the initiative will supply the company is understood.

 Has designed and created roadmaps by performing architecture reviews and establishing desired

 Leverages problem-solving skills every day to drive accelerated results for greenfield digital product

development and ‘brownfield’ modernization initiatives.

 Skilled at driving global teams for Fortune 100 organizations.

SKILLS SUMMARY

 Enterprise Architect

 Technology Advisor

 Cloud Architect

 Solution Architect

 Application Architect

 Created courseware of best practices for cloud-native application development Crew program to

provide advanced instruction on the 12 factor application principles and microservice based

distributed architecture for the Azure and AWS cloud platforms.

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 Defining the Digital Engagement Playbook for Microsoft Azure, the best practice roadmap for

digital solution projects for Turnberry.

 Working with Directors to establish a Skills Growth Leadership role.

 Created curriculum for Product Design & Development Digital Academy.

 Taught Source control, SDLC, Cloud Architecture, Security, and Community engagement for CREW

training.

Client: Cambridge Financial

 Advised and collaborated with the enterprise architecture team to design new cloud-native

architecture and identify appropriate Azure resources to leverage.

 Worked with internal staff to bring industry best practices to their SDLC, including their ETL

processes.

 Introduced ADR and LADR documentation.

 Introduced Plant UML diagrams as a source controlled diagraming solution.

 Advised on process and priorities for cloud migration tasks.

 Discussed the concept of gating builds and helped them integrate static code analysis tools into

their pipelines.

Client: Fidelity & Guaranty Life

 Updated SDLC Policy document from CIS 6.1 to CIS 8.0 and introduced NIST SP 800-218.

 Assessed development teams current state and provided roadmaps for adherence.

 Provided situationally specific introductory material to GIT, branching, and Agile to improve use of

CI/CD.

 Conducted community building meetings to promote the new SDLC Policies and the changes they

were bringing to the organization.

Client: Johnson & Johnson

 Performed a technical assessment of a hardware/software product for use in hospitals.

 Assessment included maintainability, scalability, security, and fit for purpose.

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 Technologies included Azure Cloud, Azure SQL, Azure IoT Hub, Azure Blob Storage, Java, C#, Python,

React, Linux, and NodeJS.

Client: Williams & Williams

 Assisted on deploying a React web application integrating AuctionWorx (a commercial Auction

platform) into a suite of white label real estate sites.

 Deployed and configured AuctionWorx.

 Collaborated with React and Java Engineers to integrate existing APIs.

 Supported the design and build of a Java/React application leveraging Keycloak (an open source

SSO application) to provide a SSO solution for a manufacturing hardware company to use with their

Client: Comcast xCabo

Practice Lead Consultant

 Served as a Practice Lead and internal go-to Thought Leader for cloud-native development, ran

community meetings and training sessions.

 Engaged with clients in an Enterprise Architect Software Architect, Cloud Architect, and Software

Engineering Coach/Mentor for various clients (Ernst & Young, CLA, Duke Energy, Northwell Health,

Children’s Hospital of Orange County).

 Assessed Current State, identifying strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities for

improvement across competing business capabilities and value streams.

 Defined the appropriate system architecture to match each customer’s unique requirements (time,

cost, resources) with consideration for the company’s current development practices and

 Designed architecture models of technology roadmap in alignment with business goals and vision.

 Performed software assessments and led solution design and architecture workshops for clients

across the Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Public

Utility, and Insurance industry verticals with numerous regulatory and legislative requirements

including international privacy regulations.

 Engaged in an Advisor/SME capacity on software assessments which included a review of the

 Served as a Practice Lead and internal go-to Thought Leader for .NET Core

 Worked with management to define internal best practices for cloud-native application

development and internal training.

 Taught classes on C#, Cucumber, Domain Driven Development, and Blazor.

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 Served as a person responsible for technical interviews covering C#, Azure, and AWS.

 Evangelist in the community host of podcast “Cloud Talk”, presenter at Cloud Foundry Summit

2019, Programmers Week 2021, and technology patent holder

Amerigroup May 2011 to March 2012

Programmer Analyst Principal I

 Led a team to create SharePoint web parts solution for internal business processes.

 Developed custom software using C# for clients and managed key client relationships.

Dell, Inc. April 2007 to November 2009

 Served as an Architect and Development Lead of the Image Direct product, a global service offering

providing hardware independent operating system images with preloaded software to the factory

floor.

 TransAmerica: Served as a software developer for an internal accounting system.

 Microsoft: Provided support for SSRS

data sources.

 Rowe: Created an XP Embedded image for a new line of jukeboxes.

 Pokertek: Developed server for a gaming system.

 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu: Served as business layer lead developer for a Sarbanes/Oxley system.

 ABB: Developed a fleet control system.

 GlaxoSmithKline: Developed internal control system.

 General Parts: Developed ETL system.

 Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart: Developed workflow system.

Supercomputer User Consultant

Introduction to Computers, Microcomputer Applications, Advanced Business Applications

Programming in 'C', Business Data Communications, Database Management Systems, and Senior

Project

EDUCATION

 Master of Business Administration, The University of Mississippi

 Bachelor of Science, In Computer Science, Minor in Math, The University of Mississippi