Mike Guo

SUMMARY

Experienced Enterprise Architect with a demonstrated history of working in digital solutions to

assist organizations in transforming their IT and Business operation models.

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

 Management Experience: Accumulated many years of demonstrable management

experience working for leading financial and IT organizations such as AWS,
OpenLegacy, Boomi, FIS, Oracle, CLSA, Symantec, TIBCO, and ClearStream
 Architectural Experience: 15+ years of architectural experience developing multi-
threaded event-driven client/server distributed systems and middleware
technologies with an emphasis on high performance, scalability, and fault tolerance.
EA Framework such as TOGAF
 Software Development Life Cycle: Experienced in the full software development
life cycle, including requirements definition, system architecture and design,
software development, DevOps and re-engineering, test, and documentation.
 Enterprise Application Integration: 14+ years of experience in Enterprise Application,
API products, API Lead Integration, Integration using TIBCO technologies, 4+ years
of middleware experience using Oracle Fusion Middleware Products and IBM MQ
Series, MuleSoft and 5 years of experience with Boomi iPaaS.
 Object-Oriented Design: I have 5+ years of intensive experience in using object-
oriented design methodologies, such as OOA/OOD/OOP, with a strong proficiency in
C++ and Java. Additionally, I have significant experience with J2EE technologies.
 Internet Technologies: I have 6+ years of intensive experience in using internet
technologies, including Java J2EE Enterprise Server, Microsoft IIS Server, EJB, JSP,
JMS, Java, servlets, JDBC, HTML, CGI scripts, JavaScript, DHTML, web services,
SOAP, WSDL, and XML.
 RDBMS Development: With 10+ years of RDBMS development experience in
multi-tier environments, I am proficient in Oracle, OCI programming, and
Microsoft SQL Server.
 Data Modeling and GUI Development: I have 10+ years of experience in the design and
implementation of data modeling, back-end servers, and front-end GUIs in multi-
tiered and event- driven client and server environments.
 Inter-Process Communication and Parallel Computing: I have 10+ years of
experience in inter-process communication, synchronization, shared memory,
multi-processes management, parallel computing, concurrent processing, and
distributed database environments.
 Cloud Platforms: I have hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud PaaS platforms,
including JCS, SOACS, ICS, IOTCS, MCS, and PCS, as well as AWS services such as
AWS CLI, API Gateway, Lambda, S3, ECS, EKS, Appflow, AWS Glue, RedShift,
SageMaker, and EC2.
 Open-Source Development: I have utilized major open-source development tools
such as the Hadoop Framework, Kafka, MongoDB, CouchBase, MemCache, and EFK
stacks.
 Data Analytics and Machine Learning: I have experience and hands-on
capabilities with Databricks, pySpark, Python, MLflow, hyperparameter tuning,
and machine learning model training.
 Certification: Certified AWS Solution Architect, Boomi Professional Developer
and Boomi Profession Architect

BUSINESS AND PERSONAL SKILLS SUMMARY

 4+ years of experience working for a large global security broker and clearing house,
ClearStream. Projects included Middle and BackOffice processing, Fixed Income, Settlement,
Money Market Instruments, Tri Party Repo trading systems, and Equality trading systems.

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 4 years of experience working for a global broker house, CLSA. Projects included middle and
back-office Equity Trading System and Reference Data Systems.

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  Familiarity with option trading strategy and good overall security industry knowledge.
 8+ years of pre-sales experience: Proven track record of success in pre-sales roles with
reputable software vendors such as Oracle, Boomi, OpenLegacy, and AWS.
Consistently provided technical guidance to enterprise customers, facilitated
software selection, and effectively resolved customer pain points.
 8+ years of consulting and work experience with different vertical industries in Silicon Valley,
such as High-Tech Manufacturing, Energy, and Healthcare. Worked on Enterprise Applications
Integration, such as ERP, CRM, with legacy systems, Business Process workflow, and B2B
transactions with business partners. Domain expertise in SOA, EAI, B2B, B2C, messaging
middleware, online direct marketing, and financial applications targeted for banking, investment,
and energy industries.
 Proven success as a multifunctional, dynamic, energetic, and team player. Works well under
pressure. Focused and results-oriented.
 Experience of full project life cycle, including architectural design, business user liaisons, team-
leading, and formal Object-Oriented Design using Rational Rose.
 Proven ability in architecture design, development, and delivery of business solutions built on
strong technical knowledge and an appreciation of business challenges. Creation of enterprise
standards and best practices for project teams to follow.
 Able to recruit, lead, and manage development teams while remaining completely hands-on.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jul 2023 – Present: Connected Group - Enterprise Architect (Contractor)

 Evaluate iPaaS and Data Analytics platforms for corporate clients.
 Rationalize the corporate-wide technology asset portfolio for clients.
 Design an integration framework and patterns for various integration scenarios.
 Design proof of concepts (POCs) and assist clients with vendor evaluations.
 Establish an integration Center of Excellence (CoE).
Oct 2022 – Apr 2023: Amazon Web Service - Sr. Solution Architect
 Focus on pre-sales activities with a "sell to" motion to global System Integrator partners across
APAC, advising senior executives on cloud adoption strategies.
 Collaborate closely with sales and marketing teams to develop account plans for go-to-market
strategies, including upsell, cross-sell, and new use cases, with strategic products over $1 million
deal size.
 Work with global partners in APAC (Deloitte and PwC) and manage cross-regional teams in India,
China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
 Conduct Immersion Day workshops on topics such as DevOps, landing zone, Data analytics, and
EKS for prospects and customers.
Feb 2022 – Sep 2022: OpenLegacy - VP of Customer Success and Pre-Sales
 Provide account support through pre-sales and professional services, ensuring continuity and
planning strategies with sales management, sales reps, and customers 1.
 Lead pre-sales and solution consulting in the APAC region for financial clients like DBS, BEA,
WeLab Bank, Citi Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank.
Sep 2018 – Feb 2022: Dell Boomi - Principal Solution Architect
 Kick-started and set up Boomi Business in Hong Kong, acquiring 24+ new logos in Hong Kong and
across APJ.
 Provided technical consulting and solution sales covering Hong Kong and the Greater China
region.
 Advised senior executives (C-levels and directors) on how the iPaaS Boomi platform fits into
their digital transformation strategy.
 Worked with prospects to produce anticipated outcomes and ensured that product
demonstrations were fully functional and ready to address customer queries (RFI, RFI, and PoCs).

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  Helped customers with their Digital Transformation and Cloud-first strategy.
 Helped build the Partner network for Boomi across multiple countries.
 Developed technically focused sales collateral such as white papers, demos, and presentations.
 Established a number of Enterprise Accounts in the region, including CLP, BOCI, Haeco,
Hutchison Ports, FedEx, NTT data, Link Reit, DCH, Hong Kong Airport, and Chow Tai Fook, among
others.
Aug 2017 – Sep 2018: FIS Systems - Sr. Data Architect
 Responsible for insurance data management and data integration for the Professional Service
Group.
 Worked on Prophet Enterprise Data Model and IFRS17 Reporting with APAC region insurance
companies.
Aug 2016 – Aug 2017: Maltem Consulting Group - Sr. Consultant with AXA Insurance
 Worked as a Cloud Architect for the regional Cloud initiative for the managed public Cloud
(Environment: AWS, OpenShift, and Kubernetes).
 Provided technical expertise for the cloud platform, including infrastructure, Cloud Architecture,
Security, backup, and data integration.
 Led DevOps/CI initiatives.
 Collaborated with Enterprise architects and application teams on various POC initiatives such as
API Management, ESG, and Portal auto framework.
May 2012 – July 2016: Oracle Cooperation - Sr. Principal Architect

Provided technical leadership and support to sales and marketing staff, customers, and business
partners in developing solutions through in-depth knowledge of Oracle Middleware Solutions in the
Asia Pacific region. Key domains included:
 Pre-sales on emerging products and driving complex projects with multiple technical domains
integration.
 Oracle PaaS platform, SOA Implementation, SOA Methodology, and Governance.
 Business Process Management and Modeling.
 Low Latency and Distributed Programming with In-Memory DataGrid Technology.
 Complex Event Processing and streaming analytics.
 Emerging technologies such as Cloud Computing, Big data/fast data, and Internet of Things (IoT)
platforms.

January 2012 – May 2012: ReachJunction Media Ltd, Guangzhou, China - Consultant

Worked as a consultant on this profitable internet start-up, engaged in a project to build a next-
generation impression level real-time bidding (RTB) ad serving platform. Responsible for all the
technology and development work for the company.
 Led a software solution development team.
 Provided technical solutions, leveraging high-performance and low-latency technologies from
investment banking trading technology, such as in-memory processing, big data solutions,
Netezza, and RabbitMQ/Ultra Messaging, to provide top-notch data products to customers.

April 2008 – December 2011: CLSA Limited, Hong Kong - Sr. EAI Architect
Worked as a Sr. Application Architect/Development Manager, responsible for architecture technical
leadership and providing architecture design for CLSA middle and back-office trading systems.
 Led and managed IT solution architecture-related projects.
 Defined technology standards and guidelines for development teams.
 Advised and implemented IT governance model and change management.
 Led a team of 12 developers, including 8 people from the offshore team.
Achievements:

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  Successfully led and implemented the Trade Creation Module (TCM), a netting rule-based
generic netting engine. The new netting system significantly boosted overall processing
performance and achieved netting over 1 million executions in less than 4 minutes.
 Successfully led and implemented the New Back Office Equality Trading System, which
incorporated BPM to handle trade exceptions and business activity monitoring. The system
included various components such as Reference Data System, Rule Based Netting/Blocking
Service, Rule Based Contracting Rule Services, Generic FIX Allocation Services, and integration
with Omgeo's block allocation services (CTM).
March 2004 – March 2008: Symantec Corp., Mountain View, California - Sr. Application Architect
Responsibilities included SOA technical leadership, providing architecture design for Symantec's Sales &
Marketing applications, and managing application teams to implement SOA/EAI solutions.
 Drove the overall application development process, from user specification to deployment and
support.
 Collaborated with Business Analysts to gather requirements and map them into physical
architecture implementation.
 Worked closely with the inside AICC team (Application Integration Competency Centre) to
architect the common utility framework (CUF) and define the common data model (CDM).
 Managed a team of 10 people, including contractors and offshore teams.
 Evaluated new technologies and led the POC program for various emerging technologies.

October 2003 – March 2004: McGraw-Hill Companies, Columbus, Ohio - Sr. EAI Architect
Architected the overall messaging architecture for the McGraw Hill Education Global Transformation
Project worldwide implementation:
 Worked with infrastructure and system admin teams to build enterprise EAI environments for
DEV, QA, and Production.
 Mentored development and cross-functional teams, setting up design and development
standards, and conducting design and code reviews.
 Implemented products from TIBCO AE product line as the base architecture to build 88
interfaces to integrate a new Oracle Applications 11i installation with legacy systems, handling
over 4 billion in revenue.
 Built operations architecture using TIBCO’s Hawk product as a monitoring application.
 Built TIBCO’s Business Connect B2B application to communicate EDI with trading partners, with
a project go-live involving 12 trading partners.
 Provided developer support for the design and build of various business processes, including
purchasing, financials, distribution, and sales/marketing.
Achievements:
 Successfully established the COE team and major contributors for the enterprise integration
framework artifacts.
 Successfully supervised the project of enabling communications across multiple LOBs within the
company and led the development of various in-house IT integration applications.
May 2000 – October 2003: TIBCO Software Inc, Palo Alto, California - Architect
 Worked as an architect within the Professional Service Group, providing initial architect design,
proof of concept, and solutions in the areas of enterprise application integration, e-commerce,
messaging middleware, pre-sales proof of concepts, and feasibility studies.
 Clients included high-tech manufacturers and e-commerce consultancies.
 Supported pre-sales in the US west region and won multiple account deals, including a
significant deal with eBay for their next-generation messaging architecture.
January 2000 – May 2000: Royal Bank of Scotland, UK - Architect/Consultant
 Served as the overall technical lead and worked as a consultant for joint projects between EDS
clearing service and Royal Bank of Scotland.
 Designed new architectures to integrate each branch's daily checks scan system with EDS

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 clearing system and its mainframe legacy systems based on MQSeries.
 Worked closely with users from different departments to gather business requirements, manage
project cycles, and set up milestones.
May 1996 – December 1999: ClearStream, London, UK - Software Engineer
 Worked as a technical architect and implemented business solutions in trading and settlement
systems.
 Directly architected and developed a real-time bridge harness to simulate continuous swift
messages transfer between Cedelbank and EuroClear, improving performance by 90%.
 Developed a Triparty Repo Trading System, which became one of the most profitable products
in ClearStream.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

M. Sc. Parallel Computer Systems

University of West of England, Bristol, UK