John Place Togaf, Cita, Sa Fe Agilist
About John Place Togaf, Cita, Sa Fe Agilist
John Place is an Enterprise Application Architect at Safety National, specializing in designing architectures for data flow between web applications and vendor products. With over 20 years of experience in the field, he has held various roles at State Farm Insurance and has a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis.
Work at Safety National
John Place has served as an Enterprise Application Architect at Safety National since 2018. In this role, he focuses on designing architectures that facilitate data flow between custom web applications and vendor products. His expertise includes utilizing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Microservices to enhance system integration. He is responsible for ensuring that projects adhere to TOGAF Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) guidelines, which include both high-level and detailed architecture specifications.
Previous Experience at State Farm Insurance
Prior to his current position, John Place worked at State Farm Insurance for a total of 11 years in various roles. He began as a Web Developer from 2001 to 2002, then progressed to Lead Web Developer from 2002 to 2005. Following this, he served as a Solutions Architect from 2005 to 2010 and later as an Enterprise and Solutions Architect from 2010 to 2018. Throughout his tenure, he produced detailed architecture specifications, including interface diagrams and source-to-target data mapping documents.
Education and Expertise
John Place holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis. His educational background supports his expertise in enterprise architecture, particularly in designing systems that optimize data flow. He is certified in TOGAF, CITA, and as a SAFe Agilist, which further enhances his qualifications in the field of enterprise application architecture.
Technical Skills and Specializations
John Place specializes in designing architectures that enable efficient data flow between custom web applications and vendor products. He utilizes technologies such as Mule ESB and Rabbit MQ for system integration and data flow management. His role involves collaborating with business, development, and testing teams to ensure the accurate implementation and testing of architecture specifications, thereby optimizing the overall performance of the systems he designs.