Ed Harrington
Summary of expertise & key skills
Ed is a senior manager with strong strategic, marketing, sales and consulting experience backed by technical expertise in the software and services industry. Entrepreneurial, creative and customer driven with particular expertise in the Enterprise/Business Architecture, messaging and identity management applications markets. An enthusiastic leader, team builder and individual contributor committed to supporting strategic organisational goals and the bottom line.
Ed's key areas of focus include Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, IT Architecture and Strategic Planning. These focus areas are supported key skills that include oral and written communication, business to technical specification, project management, staff motivation and development, market development, product development and management, identity management and strategic and business planning.
He has been intimately involved in the development of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), including its latest chapter on SOA. Ed is an active participant in The Open Group's SOA and Cloud Work Groups. He is a primary author of the "Technical Guide: Using TOGAF to Define & Govern Service-Oriented Architectures" as well as "An Ontology for SOA". He is also a major contributor to the "Cloud Computing Explained" white paper. Ed is a frequent speaker and has represented various organisations in the development of standards.
Professional history
Architecting the Enterprise, 2010 to present
Enterprise Architect
- Delivering public and private training globally in TOGAF 8 & 9
- Delivering consultancy and assessment services
Data Access Technologies Inc and its Model Driven Solutions Division, 2003 to 2010
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- Developing, managing and delivering Enterprise Architectures for various agencies of the US Federal Government
EPH Associates LLC, 2001 to 2003
Head of Architecture
Nexor Ltd, 1999 to 2001
VP Product Management
VP Business Development & Strategy
ICL Inc (now part of Fujitsu), 1995 to 1999
Director - Directory Services Marketing
For 17+ years Ed spent time in various businesses including GE Information Services (GEIS), GE Ordinance Systems, GE Technical Services (GETSCO) and GE International.
Education, training and affiliations
- TOGAF 9 certified
- TOGAF 8 certified
- Bachelor of Arts, Economics (College of the Holy Cross, Worcester)
- Professional Studies: GE Financial Management Program, GE Manager Development Program
- Vice Chair of The Open Group (TOG) Supplier Council
- Co-Chair of TOG Architecture Forum Strategy Working Group
- Liaison Officer of TOG SOA Work Group Steering Committee
- Former Vice Chair of TOG Architecture Forum
- Former Chair of the OMG Finance Domain Task Force
- Chair of the joint OMG, TOG and Integration Consortium 'Synergy Project' - an industry effort that provided linkages between TOGAF and its instantiation in OMG specifications/standards