What I bring
I work where a technology decision is important enough to need an experienced, independent second view. My background spans delivery, live operations, enterprise applications, integration, architecture, transformation and vendor governance. That combination matters: architecture is useful only when it can survive procurement, delivery, operations and the realities of the organisation using it.
Enterprise Architect · Chief Architect · Architecture Lead · Technology Advisor · CIO/CTO sparring partner · Transformation advisor.
Independent review, design authority, roadmap, programme recovery, expert assignment, interim or fractional senior capability.
Experience themes
- Enterprise applications: ERP, CRM, finance, HR, supply chain, service, retail and customer platforms
- Integration, middleware, APIs, data flows and complex application landscapes
- Architecture governance, target and transition architectures, roadmaps and design assurance
- Regulated, public-sector and international environments
- Vendor challenge, delivery governance and operational readiness
- AI/NLP, structured information, knowledge graphs and emerging agentic workflows
How I think about architecture
I am strongly influenced by systems thinking. The brief is one view of the system, not the system itself. I try to understand the purpose, the people affected, the interactions that create the current behaviour and the conditions that keep a problem recurring. Sometimes the right answer is not to optimise a component, but to change the arrangement around it.
Understand the whole before optimising the parts — and design with the people who must live with the result in mind.
Where this profile can fit
I can be relevant to executive teams that need independent technology judgement, executive-search firms looking for senior architecture or transformation leadership, EU framework suppliers assembling expert teams, public-sector or regulated organisations seeking specialist support, and international organisations that need a European technology and governance perspective.
Evidence and profile material
A detailed CV, assignment-specific expert profile and supporting evidence can be prepared for a defined opportunity. I do not claim eligibility for a particular framework contract, tender, expert pool or role unless the specific requirements have been checked.
George Memenios
Founder · Principal Advisor · soapplied
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