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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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