Senior Architect & Technology Leader

Jason
Azim

26+ years designing and delivering enterprise technology for Fortune 500 companies. USPTO patent holder. Galaxy Award recipient. MSc Computer Science.

Enterprise Architect Cloud Architect Security Architect Data Architect IT Director Full Stack Developer
26+Years Experience
46+Client Engagements
$2.5MLargest Program
USPTOPatent Holder
90Devs Mentored
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Professional Profile

An accomplished solutions architect and senior technologist with over 26 years of continuous experience building, leading, and transforming technology organizations for some of the world's most demanding enterprises. Throughout a career spanning more than 46 client engagements, I have worked at every level of the technology stack — from writing low-level systems code and architecting enterprise platforms to sitting on Architecture Councils, leading multi-million-dollar programs, and advising C-suite executives on technology strategy.


I hold a Master of Science in Computer Science with a GPA of 3.5, completing my thesis in partnership with NASA on compiler design. I am listed with the United States Patent and Copyright Office as the inventor of the first commercially deployed DHS CFATS-compliant secure document management system. I am a Galaxy Award recipient for leading a $2.5M enterprise compliance program.

Energy & Oil/Gas Pharmacy & Healthcare Aviation Financial Services Insurance Maritime & IoT Government Compliance Logistics
🏆 Galaxy Award
Enterprise Program Excellence
Led VALIC/AIG's $2.5M Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule program — 200 stakeholders, 12 project managers, 18 SOWs, 4 direct-report architects.
🛡 USPTO Patent Holder
Software Inventor
Listed inventor of CFATS Manager — the first DHS Risk-Based Performance Standards-compliant secure document management system in the chemical industry.
🎓 MSc Computer Science
University of Houston — GPA 3.5
Master's thesis conducted in partnership with NASA on compiler design. BS Computer Science, same institution.
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Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms
Azure DevOpsAzure Service BusAzure MLIoT HubCosmos DBData FactoryAWS ECSLambdaS3CloudWatchGoogle CloudDockerKubernetes
Architecture
MicroservicesSOAESBCQRSN-TierMVC/MVP/MVVMTOGAFZachmanBizTalk 2004–2020MuleSoftNServiceBusWCF
Development
C#.NET CoreASP.NET MVCAngularReactTypeScriptNode.jsPythonJavaF#VB.NETC/C++PerlPHPBlazor
Data & Business Intelligence
SQL ServerOraclePower BISSRSSSISHadoopHiveTalendInformaticaMDMESRI GISAzure Data Factory
Security & Compliance
DHS CFATS/RBPSSAML 2.0OAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectAzure ADADFSHP FortifyIBM AppScanWhiteHatDEAURAC
DevOps & CI/CD
JenkinsTeamCityAzure DevOpsTFSGit/GitHubOctopus DeployJFROGAPIGEEYAML PipelinesMSBuild
Platforms & Tools
SharePoint 2003–20BizTalkDNNFileNetOpenTextSAPEPICORPioneer RXOSISoft PIAlteryxJupyter
Mobile & Cross-Platform
XamarinKotliniOS/XCodePhoneGapReact NativeSencha TouchAndroid SDK.NET MAUI
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Professional Experience

2020 — Present
Enterprise Architect / Director of Architecture
April Health / Hoover Pharmacy
Jun 2020 – Present
  • Architected full IT strategy across three pharmacy companies (April RX, Duet, Alphascript); evaluated and approved all clinical and IT software across the enterprise
  • Built ISHUB MDM platform (Blazor/Dapper); designed BizTalk 2020 ESB with EDI orchestrations for drug inventory, controlled substances, and patient record synchronization
  • Developed Pharmacy API (ASP.NET Core), FedEx document downloader, Power BI dashboards, DEA ASAP 4.2 compliance reports, and 10 SSIS cross-system data jobs
  • Administered Pioneer RX and CPR+ pharmacy systems; supported SharePoint Online for all three companies; set up Azure Data Catalog, Alteryx, and Jupyter notebooks
  • Built URAC TAT and call center performance measurement systems; designed Back Office job runner; implemented Chronicall phone analytics
2018 — 2020
Enterprise Architect
Decision Frameworks (BHP, Exxon, Shell, Intel, OXY)
Sep 2019 – Jun 2020
  • Migrated 10 applications to Azure DevOps; configured YAML pipelines, Smart Assembly code encryption, Jenkins/TeamCity on Digital Ocean
  • Supported DTrio graphical decision tool and TreeTop Excel tree analysis add-in for 150 clients; built Blazor/Web API license management application
Azure Architect
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) via IS&T
Apr 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Built 10-screen real-time vessel monitoring center using MarineTraffic/Spire SDKs, Bing Maps, ESRI, Angular 8, .NET Core 2.2, Azure Web Jobs, and DevOps pipelines
  • Installed OSISoft PI System on Azure; ingested 10M+ IoT sensor records via ServiceStack ETL engine and Talend; managed transition of 150 Azure assets from offshore vendors
Cloud Architect
CPAT Aviation Training
Oct 2018 – Apr 2019
  • .NET Core 2.2 training platform serving 40K users across 150 airlines; Angular 6.4/TypeScript portals with Azure Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Graph API, and CQRS messaging
  • Implemented OAuth/SAML/OpenID auth; Kotlin/PhoneGap mobile; Docker containers on AWS ECS/Lambda; JSReports/SSRS PDF generation; SendGrid notification WebJobs
Senior Architect  |  DevOps Cloud Architect
Mobilis Technology  •  Empyrean Benefit Solutions
Jan 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Mobilis: migrated 11M documents to custom .NET DMS; F# threading/microservices architecture; COM Interop bridge for 3M-line VB6 codebase
  • Empyrean: supported 70 microservices for 30 enterprise clients; built TeamCity schema comparison tooling; AWS/Redis CI; 500-table payroll database
2016 — 2018
Program / Enterprise Architect  — Galaxy Award Recipient
VALIC / AIG
Jun 2016 – Jan 2018
  • Led $2.5M DoL Fiduciary Rule compliance program: 200 stakeholders, 12 PMs, 6 architects, 18 SOWs approved; 4 direct-report architects; daily work with 4 VPs
  • Led Azure cloud migration POCs with IBM and Microsoft; mentored 90-member development team in microservices, Docker, CI/CD, and .NET Core
  • Defined Data Lake strategy; evaluated Talend, Tableau, Spark, MuleSoft, IBM ODM/MDM; implemented SAML2 SSO; automated IBM AppScan security scans via Jenkins
2014 — 2016
Cloud Architect  |  Application Architect
HP (Nestle) via Aquent  •  University of Texas
Mar 2015 – Jun 2016
  • HP: built Azure Image Builder WPF SaaS app for Nestle image storage; enhanced Virtual Lab portal (800K LOC) upgrading front end to Aurelia/TypeScript
  • UT: supported Allegro Accounting (900 tables) and Compass Oil/Gas app used by 1,700 companies to report Lease, Permit, and Royalties; managed 50-machine Mac lab
Mobile BI Developer  |  Mobile Lead Developer
Apache Corporation  •  Universal Weather  •  FMC Technologies
Apr 2014 – Jun 2015
  • Apache: built 90+ Performance Point Reports on Oracle Analysis Services cubes; Sencha Touch mobile BI dashboards; SharePoint 2013 Well Portal digital dashboard
  • Universal Weather: iOS MVC storyboard app via XCode/RESKit; JIRA admin; led 5-person offshore team; NDepend reverse-engineering of 800K-line codebase
  • FMC: MEAN stack + Elastic Search + Siemens integration; VSTO Word Add-Ins for Team Center
2010 — 2014
Chief Security Architect  — USPTO Inventor
DuPont Chemicals (Fortune 50)
Jan 2010 – Jun 2011
  • Designed and built CFATS Manager from scratch: 250K-line DHS-compliant platform with 550 database objects, 120 SSRS federal compliance reports, ESRI GIS integration — first of its kind
  • Reported to Chief Security Officer; multi-layered security architecture: encrypted DB, custom ASP.NET auth provider, HTTPS enforcement, GIS security monitoring layer
  • Listed as inventor with U.S. Patent and Copyright Office; application adopted globally by DuPont and evaluated by BP
Application Architect  |  Principal Consultant – GIS
CenterPoint Energy  •  British Petroleum via SAIC
Oct 2008 – May 2010
  • CenterPoint: six-person Architecture Council auditing DR procedures for 200+ systems (SAP, Oracle, Tivoli, WebSphere, TIBCO); reported findings to CIO
  • BP/SAIC: built ESRI WEB ADF GIS portal (GeoCortex, OpenSpirit, PPDM, Oracle); Well Log DropBox with Silverlight multi-file upload (up to 2 GB); 20+ SSRS/KPI dashboards
Architect  |  Senior SOA Architect  |  Product Architect
ION GEO  •  Gexa Energy  •  HISCO  •  Spark Energy  •  RealEC/Black Knight
Jul 2011 – Jun 2013
  • RealEC/Black Knight: Product Architect for $2B commercial service bus; F# dependency catalog tool reverse-engineering 25 applications; 450K LOC across two core apps
  • Spark Energy: delivered 130-page SOA audit report to CIO with 15 presentations; Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) proposal; evaluated MuleSoft, NServiceBus, SoftwareAG
  • ION GEO: SharePoint 2007→2013 migration plan for 24 sites; fault-tolerant DR farm; Gexa: InfoPath dashboards, F# aging reports; HISCO: EPICOR WMS taxonomy builder
2005 — 2010
.NET Architect  |  SharePoint Architect / Web Master
Spectra Energy via Teksystems  •  Cameron  •  Harris County Hospital District
Mar 2007 – Oct 2008
  • Spectra: dual-tier TFS 2008 setup; Java→WCF SOA conversion in webMethods registry; trained 200-person dev team; SharePoint WSS 3.0 expert
  • HCHD: web master for 4th largest US public hospital system ($2.5B budget); weekly CIO/VP interaction; MOSS branding with Microsoft architects; EDI 277 parser for EPIC
  • Built org chart app from PeopleSoft Oracle data; integrated Google Mini enterprise search; pull SAP/PeopleSoft data into SharePoint via web services
Director of Technology / Architect  |  Senior Software Architect
Hitachi Consulting (Microsoft Practice)  •  IFCO Systems  •  Eagle Global Logistics
Mar 2006 – Mar 2007
  • Hitachi: first .NET Architect in Houston branch; national Architecture Council member; SharePoint + BizTalk + SAP + WWF POC for Microsoft; Clear Channel SSO proposal
  • IFCO: built dev team from scratch; SAP Business One SDK; Paltrax portal for 130 customers (Home Depot, Target, HEB); TrailerTrax GIS tracking prototype
  • EGL: ASP.NET 2.0 KPI app; FileNet P8 document management; VB6→ASP.NET migration; bulk document loader
1997 — 2004
.NET Lead
El Paso Energy via ECS Jobs
Aug 2002 – Apr 2004
  • Built 4-tier ASP.NET right-of-way management application (25 WebForms, 88 tables); LiveLink LAPI COM Interop document management; GIS integration with AutoCad SDE pipeline records
Senior Developer  |  Consultant/DBA  |  Programmer Analyst
Compaq/HP via Spherion  •  Keane Inc.  •  Industrial Information Resources
Jun 1997 – Aug 2002
  • Compaq: MFC DLLs in VC++ 6.0 for SmartStart deployment software; administered 10 Windows 2000 build servers; produced .NET adoption roadmap for the organization
  • Keane: SQL Server 6.5/7.0 DBA; Y2K compliance database; data warehousing; ADO 2.5/Visual InterDev
  • Industrial Info: 20K-line fault-tolerant Perl 5.0 USGS data retrieval app for GeoLocator commercial product
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Awards & Patents

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Galaxy Award
VALIC / AIG  •  2016–2017

Recognized for leading the company's Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule compliance program — a $2.5M initiative involving 200+ stakeholders, 12 project managers, 6 architects, and 18 statements of work. Served as chief solution architect with four direct-report architects, reporting to four vice presidents. Recognized as the highest-impact program of the year across the organization.

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USPTO Software Patent
DuPont Chemicals  •  2010–2011

Listed as inventor with the U.S. Patent and Copyright Office for CFATS Manager — the first software system of its kind to implement all twelve DHS Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) for high-risk chemical facility anti-terrorism security. The system was deployed globally at DuPont and subsequently evaluated by BP and other major chemical industry players.

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Education

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Master of Science, Computer Science
University of Houston, Texas
GPA 3.5  •  Graduated 1997  •  Master's thesis conducted in partnership with NASA on compiler design
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Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of Houston, Texas
Graduated 1995
26+Years Experience
46+Client Engagements
20+Fortune 500 Projects
22+Languages Coded
90Devs Mentored
$2.5MLargest Budget