This document provides an overview of R. Kendall White's experience and qualifications as an Enterprise Architect. He has over 30 years of experience in introducing architecture frameworks, designing technical solutions, and managing projects that align business and technical strategies. His background includes roles in enterprise architecture, systems engineering, network administration, and IT consulting. He has expertise in a wide range of architecture tools and skills.

1. R. Kendall White
Enterprise Architect
rkendallwhite@gmail.com
940-231-1618
Aubrey, Texas 76227
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Enterprise Architect with expertise in introducing Enterprise Architecture frameworks and
concepts to an organization to provide technical and business innovation, vision, strategy, future
state, transition roadmaps, business process analysis. Enterprise Architect with expertise in
system design principles and standards, security frameworks, project management, vendor
management, contract management, team building, communication and collaboration.
Designing solutions to business problems that align with corporate strategies, corporate
standards, and system standards; providing solutions focused on system integration principles
and customer satisfaction.
Enterprise Architect Tools Summary
 Architecture Frameworks:
 The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
 Zachman Framework
 Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF)
 Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
 Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT)
 Architecture Languages: Archimate
Enterprise Architect Skills
 Business Process Standardization
 Business Process Integration
 Contract Negotiations
 Risk Management
 Enterprise Systems
 Planning & Facilitation
 Business Applications
 Infrastructure Technologies
 Organizational Change
 Education & Training
 Vision casting
 Vendor Management
 Technology Standardization
 Technology Consolidation
 Team Building
 Team Leadership

2.  Customer Relations
 Project Management
 Architectural Governance
 Corporate Standards
 Needs Assessment
 Security Frameworks
 Compliance Management
 Strategic Planning
Enterprise Architect Experience
CHRISTUS Health 04/2002-Present
Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, TX
CHRISTUS Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health care system comprised of 30,000
employees who serve in more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities in seven U.S.
states and six states in Mexico. Ranked among the top 10 Catholic health systems in the United
States by size.
Enterprise Architect (FTE Corporate / Information Technology)
 Participated in the establishment of Enterprise Architecture department to include
developing Future State Architecture, Architectural Standards, and an Architect career
ladder
 Participated in M&A evaluations, system selection processes, site assessments,
organizational process change
 Participated in the design for standing up an insurance company
 Designed systems to meet business objectives while meeting corporate IT standards for
infrastructure and security
 Architected solutions for medical devices, network infrastructure, server infrastructure,
business analytics, financial systems, medical claims, facility acquisition, workstation
management
 Architected solutions to automate pharmacy operations for CHRISTUS Health SPOHN
Hospital system in Corpus Christi, Texas
 Alaris System smart infusion technology
 Pyxis Pharmogistics Pharmacy inventory management software
 Pyxis PharmoPack medication packaging technology
 Assisted 34 Project Managers with technical issues and system installations
Enterprise Solutions Architect (FTE Corporate / Information Technology)
 IT Solutions Architect Team Lead for six Architects
 Trained six new Architects in design processes and practices
 Researched and architected IT solutions to business problems conforming to corporate
data center and security standards for 350 projects over 10 years
 Developed documentation templates for system design specifications, system technical
discovery (vendor questionnaire), transition to operations system documentation,
systems selection documentation and comparison, project technical implementation
signoff, software as a service discovery tool

3.  Examples of architected systems:
 Secure FTP-Enterprise – Utilizes Diplomat to securely transfer files between systems
internally and externally with vendors, consists of multiple VMware servers for
redundancy
 Data Transport Performance Management System – Utilizes Network General network
hardware and software (Linux based appliances) to monitor network traffic at the
network transport layer
 Network Behavioral Analysis Tool – Utilizes a product called StealthWatch (Linux based
appliance) to monitor network traffic, look for and report network traffic anomalies
 Claims Remittance Processing – Consists of 20 Windows servers which perform various
functions of processing insurance claims, data collection and validation, interfaces to
Health Information systems, claims submission and management to various commercial
and government (Medicare) medical claims processing services
 Designed and built an Interface Engine processing system based on Cloverleaf –
Consists of six large RedHat Linux processing engines in a failover clustered
environment that process and move data between applications with thousands of data
feeds
 BI Informatica, TeraData, Microstrategy – Business Intelligence system for data
Analytics and reporting involving a data warehouse, data collection and data analysis
and reporting systems
 File Services Infrastructure Renewal – Engineered moving from Novell file services to
Windows 2008 R2 file services for the Enterprise utilizing Microsoft Active Directory
Enterprise Systems Engineer (FTE Corporate / Information Technology)
 Built VMware servers to support Exchange, network infrastructure, database systems,
applications, medical systems and test systems
 Utilized tiered SAN storage matching speed and cost to performance requirements
(EMC, HP)
 Consolidated multiple regional Novell network systems into an Enterprise network at the
corporate data center
 Participated in the design, implementation and documentation of a corporate network
infrastructure after network consolidation
 Implemented (group effort) a desktop management and imaging solution for deploying
14,000 workstations and 3,600 applications utilizing Novell’s Zenworks for Desktops and
Zenworks for Servers
 Implemented (group effort) a common desktop for clinicians utilizing VMware and Citrix
Enterprise Senior LAN Administrator (FTE Corporate / Information Technology)
 Maintained, patched and upgraded three hundred Microsoft Windows and Linux systems
in CHRISTUS Health hospitals
 Kept major computer systems up and running on emergency power at St Joseph
Hospital in Houston during 45 day power outage associated with tropical storm Alicia
Universityof Houston 2005-2012
Houston, TX
The Universityof Houston (UH) is a state research university and the flagship institution of the
University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, UH is the third-largest university in Texas with
nearly 43,000 students.
Lecturer (Part time / College of Technology)

4.  Taught 3-5 web based English, Math and Statistics graduate and under graduate
classes per semester in the College of Technology utilizing WebCT, Blackboard Vista
and Blackboard Learn over 7 years
R. Kendall White Consulting 1992-2002
Houston, TX
R. Kendall White Consulting is a business focused on providing IT support for small
businesses which are not large enough to support a full time IT department.
Consultant (FTE)
 Contract LAN Administrator for the CHRISTUS Health hospital system. Tasks included
research, implementation and written technical documentation for the design and
implementation of network systems
 Provided IT support for small law firms including servers, applications, workstations and
networks
 Installed a local network with servers and created a wide area network for law firm with
350 users starting from stand-alone desktop computers
 Installed, maintained and documented local and wide area networks and routers for 25
clients
 Provided capacity planning and upgrades for clients
 Built and resold PCs and file servers
 Maintained and documented hybrid UNIX, Microsoft NT and Novell systems
 Maintained a SCO Unix based bus route management and optimization system for a
local school district
 Rewrote and maintained an Rbase database management system for tracking and
reporting school lunches for a local school district
InfoSys, Inc. 1991-1992
Houston, TX
InfoSys, Inc. was a startup company focused on IT technical consulting.
Manager, Computer Systems (FTE)
 Designed, installed, maintained and documented Novell networks with applications for
clients
 Installed SCO UNIX system with document management for images and text
 Assisted in the design and implementation of a barcode tracking system
HyTEXplor, Inc. 1990-1991
Houston, TX
HyTEXplor, Inc. was a startup company dedicated to providing consulting services to the
Energy community.
Manager, Computer Systems (FTE)
 Designed and built a Novell network and cabling system for internal use
 Assisted in the design of a geographic information retrieval system for graphic and
image data which was implemented by Data General for Texaco Exploration Department
 Gained experience in use and maintenance of VMS and AIX operating systems and in
planning and executing product shows

5. Conoco, Inc. 1979-1989
Ponca City, OK
Conoco, Inc. is an energy exploration and production company.
Computer Advisor, Director, Remote Systems, Supervisor CADD Systems, Research
Scientist (FTE)
 Provided user services and training to operating divisions - recommended and
implemented improvements
 Designed, developed and implemented exploration data management systems
 Budgeted computer equipment for research division
 Supervised VAX systems management
 Managed exploration communication systems network
 Supervised and directed projects for eight professionals and four technicians
 Designed and developed computer aided design and drafting (CADD) system for
exploration mapping
 Coordinated software and data maintenance with vendors
 Implemented computer contour mapping system
 Wrote application programs for digitizing map data
Deere and Co. 1976-1979
Moline, Ill
Deere and Co. is a farm and industrial equipment manufacturing organization.
Deere and Co., Systems Programmer Moline, IL
 Generated, modified and maintained systems and communications programs.
 Played a major role in the designing and writing of a real time performance monitoring
system for the IBM 360 in assembler language long before interactive systems were
being written commercially
Education
Iowa State University - Computer Science (Ph.D.) Ames, Iowa
Iowa State University - High Energy Particle Physics (MS) Ames, Iowa
Oklahoma State University – Physics (BS) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Certifications
ITIL® Certified 07/2009
TOGAF® Certified 02/2015
ArchiMate® Certified 05/2015