Samuel Ramsey

Senior Software Engineer

American Express•  September 2015 - June 2020

Member of agile product team delivering features for a business-critical z/OS COBOL/CICS platform used in all international markets. -> Created and lead scrum team, coaching junior members and setting strategic direction for the engineering function. -> Delivered project code and drove continual process improvement. -> Lead initiative to transform mainframe testing capabilities, collaborating with Compuware on Total Test, their automated unit test product.

Business Architect

American Express•  June 2010 - September 2015

Business architect for the international consumer business and the EA organisation. -> Created business capability plans and strategies at all levels of the enterprise. -> Built a business architecture practice from the ground up -> Created the first enterprise level business capability model within the organisation. -> TOGAF-9 certified.

Lead Business Systems Analyst

American Express•  January 2004 - December 2009

Partnered with business leaders at all levels across multiple line of business to identify and deliver technology investments. -> Created multiple 3 year technology strategies aligned with business strategies. -> Worked with business partners to prioritise strategic investments. -> Defined business requirements and collaborated with colleagues across Technologies to design, build and implement solutions.

Software Project Manager

American Express•  June 1998 - December 2003

Project management role, managing multiple concurrent projects for several different lines of business. PMP certified in 2003 (expired 2006).