About Quality-Thinking.COM
Quality-thinking.com was created as a company on April 4, 2019, for the benefit of businesses, non-profit organisations, and IT Architects.
What you’ll find here
- Descriptions of my services with rates
- My professional history and credentials
- My articles on IT architecture methods and patterns
- Books on architecture by me
- Ways to contact me for enquiries and book my services
About Me, Shashi Sastry
PROFILE
I am Shashidhar Sastry (Shashi), an Indian-Australian from Pune and Sydney. I am seen as a visionary Enterprise Architect who strengthens business through IT thought leadership. I am a reputed expert in architecture design, IT strategy management, and technology consulting. Here are a few facts about me.
- Thirty-six years of rich multi-disciplinary experience in ANZ, EU, and Asia for manufacturing, telecom, media, BFSI, etc.
- Led 2B+ USD of business transformations as an enterprise architect.
- Managed EA and architecture teams. Design Authority and ARB Chair.
- Several IT patents, 20+ Credly badges, 200+ articles, and three books.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- CONSULT TO BRIDGE BUSINESS & IT
- MANAGE ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
- CREATE TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
- GUIDE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
- ARCHITECT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
- MODERNISE APPLICATIONS
- DESIGN AUTOMATION
- DESIGN AUTOMATION
ANCILLARY SKILLS
- CHANGE AGENT & PLANNER
- COLLABORATOR & COMMUNICATOR
EXPERIENCE
IBM—APPLICATION AND INTEGRATION ARCHITECT
2006-2023––Managed EA for clients and led a 25+ architecture team.
Key Result Areas
- For Vi (4.7B$ AR): Led halving of IT costs by architecting merger of datacentres and 220+ applications. Doubled business service resilience through architecture refactoring and automation.
- For Idea Cellular (4B$ AR): Scaled IT fourfold for customer growth. Reduced operations issues by 90% by implementing EA & governance.
- For News Cor AU (0.5B$ AR): DevelopedEA & governance framework.
- For Vodafone ANZ (5B$ AR): Developed EA framework, EA plans over four years. Enhanced ops efficiency and security with AAA solution.
- For AU/India Banks & Digital Payment Cos: New product solutions.
IBM & KYNDRYL—CLIENT ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
1999-2006—Led transformation architectures and architecture teams.
Key Result Areas
- For Vodafone Australia (4B$ AR): Reduced IT cost by 10% through infrastructure and BI transformation. Architected 3G service solution.
- For Optus (6B$ AR): Reduced customer service cost and enhanced customer experience through CRM systems transformation.
PRE-ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE—CODING, NETWORKS, SW DESIGN
1987-1999—Designed and developed software, networks, and implemented systems.
Key Result Areas
- For Billback Systems: Designed part of the popular billing software for advertising and law firms.
- For Thermax (0.5B$ AR): Boosted product quality, sales, and project delivery speed by developing and evangelizing IT, network connectivity and automation over ten years.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering, 1983-1987
With distinction from the College of Engineering, Pune University, India
CONTACT & PASSPORT
Mobile: +91 97300716
Email: ssastry1111@gmail.com
Australian Passport, Indian OCI
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Resume July 2023
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