Kaushik Karthikeyan

Enterprise Solutions Architect @Northern Trust

Chicago, IL, US

During my Enterprise Architecture experience, I was staffed on two strategic initiatives—Platform Guidance and ARB Governance Automation—focused on improving technology lifecycle transparency and architectural decision-making across the firm.Platform Guidance Initiative- Delivered platform-level recommendations (Grow, Contain, Retire) across 36 categories and products- Partnered with SMEs in AI, Operating Systems, Middleware, Software Development, and BI to validate product lists and lifecycle stages- Synthesized feedback into guidance artifacts and presented findings to the Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB)- Supported rollout of guidance documentation to Confluence, enabling transparency and governance in platform decisions- Evaluated install base, cloud-native readiness, and strategic alignment to inform modernization and deprecation efforts- Helped consolidate fragmented categories (e.g, Customer ID & Authentication under Security) to streamline evaluation.Architecture Review Board (ARB) Evolution - Designed a low-code solution to track and follow up on “Conditional” ARB decisions (decided by BU Chief Architects) unresolved for 30+ days- Automated outreach using SharePoint metadata, improving visibility and accountability for capital-invested projects- Delivered 100+ hours/week in time savings across active ARB items by reducing manual tracking and outreach- Strengthened compliance with ARB expectations and improved data hygiene across project records- Proposed scalable enhancements including escalation workflows and reusable templates for broader enablement.

Purdue University

Engineer's degree, Computer Engineering

Waubonsie Valley High School

High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates