Michael D Stark
I am an experienced Enterprise Architect with over 10 years of experience at a leading financial services group operating across Australia and New Zealand. I have more than 20 years of experience in architecting, designing, and delivering solutions that enable business transformation, value creation, and customer experience. I have architectural experience with application and data integration patterns (including B2B, B2C, and B2B2C), platform standards, and defining and embedding lean architecture governance in large architecture communities, including lean principles and other lean guardrails.
My mission as an Enterprise Architect is to deeply understand the business drivers and diverse motivations of the stakeholders, and to guide technology decision making that aligns with the strategic objectives and financial outcomes of the organization. I embed clear, context-savvy, and repeatable narratives to influence and nudge the vision, culture, and behavior. Helping business stakeholders refine compelling business cases; unpacking complex business and operating models is a strength. I greatly enjoy leading, coaching, and mentoring technology colleagues believing this is best done in the moment. I am passionate about my craft, and I constantly seek to learn from diverse sources of knowledge, such as philosophy (East and West), psychology, lean thinking, systems thinking, and of course they key technology powerhouses.