Shaibaz Gadhwala

Principal Application Architect @American Airlines

Fort Worth, TX, US

Responsible for overall application system focusing on the applications being developed and maintained.Concerns include technology standardization, maintainability, costs, enterprise compatibility, design, system integration, third party libraries/frameworks.Works with other AA.com architects to share enough information to avoid two teams working in conflicting ways.Works with the project team to ensure system requirements appropriately defined.Standards enforcement/governance including Enterprise policy, Governmental mandates, Business association standard among othersPOC/Risk Identification/MitigationAuthors the Software Architecture Document and creates any necessary documentation to clearly communicate the system architecture to the various teams.Provides technical and process oversight, mentoring, guidance with the project teams.Provides vision for the technical roadmap, evaluating new technologies, discarding old technologies and coordinating these changes into the application code in a timely and appropriate mannerProvides direction for the design, development and testing process, evaluating tools, incorporating changes, increasing efficiency in cooperation with the development and QA staff and managementCoordinates with enterprise Architects, such as SOA, Network, Security, and Cloud, as neededCommunicates requirements and works with the Infrastructure and Data Architect(s) as needed.Seeks architecture approval by presenting the solution to the Architecture Approval Council.Works with the project team when Tech Cabinet reviews the architectureParticipates in project related meetings; standups, iteration planning, end-of-iteration, demos, etc.Works closely with the technical lead to assist with the design and provide technical direction and approval.

University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)