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Richard Wernick

@richardwernick

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Strategic Enterprise Architect driving alignment of business strategy and large-scale technology ecosystems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles where I can lead enterprise architecture, drive modernization roadmaps, enforce governance, and deliver measurable cost and efficiency gains.

I am a results-driven Enterprise Architect with 17+ years designing and governing large-scale technology ecosystems across defense, aviation, SaaS, and financial sectors. I specialize in TOGAF, EA3, hybrid cloud reference models, Agile methodologies, and architecture governance, delivering measurable cost savings, interoperability, and operational efficiency.

I have led enterprise modernization and integration initiatives that realized multi-million dollar savings, reduced technical debt, and improved delivery velocity. I partner with business and IT leaders to define roadmaps, establish governance, and translate requirements into system-level artifacts that drive measurable business outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Principal Enterprise Architect

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J. Caresse & Company

Apr 2025 - Present (7 months)

Designed enterprise M365 architecture and governance, reducing shadow IT by 28% and cutting document lifecycle cycle time by 46% through Power Automate workflows; established traceability and compliance mechanisms aligned with DAMA-DMBOK and PMBOK.

Enterprise Architecture Power Automate Architecture Governance DAMA DMBOK PMBOK Data Modeling

Senior Enterprise Architect

Stealth Startup

Mar 2024 - Sep 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Defined a TOGAF/EA3-based CRM enterprise architecture and integration blueprint, reducing redundancy by 38% and cutting development time by 38% through metadata-driven feedback loops and observability linking architecture metrics to business KPIs.

E 3 Observability Data Governance Metadata Management Agile

Senior Architectural Program Manager

DomainTools

Jun 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 9 months)

Engineered a hybrid cloud reference architecture aligned to TOGAF/EA3, realizing $5M annual savings and embedding governance into Agile sprints to eliminate $2.5M in technical debt while boosting velocity by 28%.

Hybrid & Cloud E 3 Architecture Governance Cost Optimization Technical Debt Reduction

Senior Technical Program Manager

The Knot Worldwide

Jul 2021 - May 2022 (10 months)

Delivered a digital commerce platform projected to generate $100M over five years and integrated AI/ML CRM analytics that improved satisfaction to 94% and increased revenue by 15%, aligning modernization with digital strategy to reduce time-to-market.

Digital Commerce Program Management CRM Product delivery Roadmapping Stakeholder Management EA Alignment

Senior Technical Program Manager

Red Hat

Oct 2018 - Feb 2021 (2 years 4 months)

Unified eight Salesforce systems using EA3, improving partner visibility and retention by 23%, co-led Cloud Pak deployments with scalable SDS integrations, and improved SDLC efficiency by 20% through SAFe and architectural governance.

E 3 Salesforce Cloud Pak Ceph Gluster SDLC SAFe Partner Programs

Senior Technical Partner Program Manager

Red Hat

Mar 2014 - Feb 2018 (3 years 11 months)

Built and led a global channel partner ecosystem, onboarding 32 partners and generating over $8M in new revenue; scaled eLearning and certification programs raising training revenue from $125K to $820K.

Partner Management Channel Programs Revenue Growth E Learning Certification Strategic Partnerships Global Programs

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Boston College

Master of Science, Administrative Studies

Grade: 3.7

Master of Science in Administrative Studies; graduated with a 3.7 GPA.

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology.

Pennsylvania State University

Master of Science, Enterprise Architecture & Business Transformation

Grade: 3.9

Master of Science in Enterprise Architecture & Business Transformation with a capstone dissertation on blockchain scalability in U.S. financial capital markets; graduated with a 3.9 GPA.