Jeff Michaelson

About Jeff Michaelson

I help financial companies innovate on new concept, products and technologies efficiently.In my current role at U.S. Bank, I architect new solutions and create applications, APIs and shared services using cutting edge technologies. As an Innovation Architect, I focus on new products or emerging technologies using full stack development, the enterprise pipeline and analytics. I actively leverage design thinking, ideation and open source at every stage. I collaborate with the FinTech market, drive hackathon activities and work with a variety of outreach programs, including mentoring and internships.I also have extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture, especially IT strategy. I have worked on enterprise scale applications, modernization efforts, cloud infrastructure, application frameworks, blueprints and reuse. Information management. Business Process Management. Specialties include: Technology vision, process improvement, REST APIs, Node.js, Java, python, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), artificial intelligence, machine learning, open source products, full-stack development, graphic design, ADA, electro- and photo-chemistry.I started my career as a research scientist in renewable energy and have a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. However, I enjoy collaborating with people too much to spend all my time in a lab, so I gravitated toward consulting and technical innovation early in my career. Servant leadership is a core principle.

Experience

1. Innovation Architect (V P) - Corporate Technical Strategy

   U.S. Bank

   Aug 2006 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   I support and drive new product innovation at US Bank specifically in the payment arena, including new technology platforms and consumer devices. Additionally, I focus on top enterprise initiatives that involve multiple business lines and /or multiple delivery channels. Consequentially, much of my work concentrates on driving strategic change and optimizing IT investments in a time-sensitive environment.

Education

• St. Olaf College

  BA, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics

  1982 — 1986

• EPFL

  Ph.D., Physical Chemistry

  1989 — 1994

• University of Utah

  M. Sc., Physical Chemistry

  1986 — 1988

Skills

• Business Intelligence
• Integration
• Business Process Design
• Project Portfolio Management
• Business Process
• Agile Methodologies
• Architecture
• Business Process Management
• IT Strategy
• Sdlc
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Process Improvement
• Software Development
• Business Process Improvement
• Java
• Information Management
• Change Management
• Architectures
• E-Commerce
• Telecommunications