Serge Thorn

Angestellt, Senior Enterprise Architect, BCV
Carouge, Switzerland

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Enterprise architecture
Business Transformation
Digital strategy
Leadership
People Management
IT Governance
Strategic Planning
programme management
IT Strategy

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Serge Thorn

  • Current 5 years and 6 months, since Dec 2020

    Senior Enterprise Architect

    BCV

    • Contribute to the implementation of the management of the information system (IS), from an enterprise architectural perspective, as well as to the definition of the strategy for its evolution, in particular enterprise architecture and IT engineering standards.

  • 7 months, Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

    Enterprise Architect

    IBM Switzerland Ltd

    Working on the Enterprise Architecture for a large core banking renovation and Application Management Services project. • Development of a global Business Capability Map/heatmap to support an IT Rationalization (mainly applications and infrastructures) followed by Application Portfolio Management activities

  • 2 months, Aug 2019 - Sep 2019

    Business Architect

    WIPO

    Assist in the ongoing development and maturing of the Enterprise Architecture (Value proposition, KPIs, Value Stream, Business Capability Management for a project); in the ongoing Architectural modelling activities and contribute to the implementation of a new Enterprise Architecture tool, to the migration of models from the Sparx as well as the tailoring of the new models (assessment delivered); in the review of architectural processes used and proposed enhancements to increase efficiency and quality

  • 1 year and 11 months, Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

    Enterprise Architect Managing Consultant/Associate

    METAPLEXITY Associates LLC

    Various consultancy missions on Enterprise Architecture and modelling (ArchiMate), working with several industries (Telcos, Supply Chains, Insurance, Banking and finance). Development of an approach for Agile Architecture involving Agile-DevOps. Business Architecture certification acquired.

  • 2 years and 1 month, Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

    Global Head of GPB IT Architecture

    HSBC Private Bank

    Leading the architecture function, develop and implement a strategy that delivers efficiency, enhanced support to Private Banking locations and improved governance across the entire Global Private Banking (GPB) order book through centralization, relocation and leveraging offshore centers and Group architectural function services. Leading a team of 20 people around the globe (US, Europe, India, China) supporting the Business, covering the key organisations' programmes.

  • 11 years and 1 month, Dec 2005 - Dec 2016

    (Co-Founder, subsidiary activity)

    Geneva Lake Executives

    The Geneva Lake Executives is a new LinkedIn Group and forum for Swiss LinkedIn Members. Local jobs, news and events as well as LinkedIn for Groups activities.

  • 1 year, Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

    Enterprise Architect Consultant

    PreterLex

    Various consultancy missions on Enterprise Architecture and modelling (ArchiMate).

  • 1 year, Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

    Enterprise Architect Consultant/Associate

    Metaplexity

    Various consultancy missions on Enterprise Architecture and modelling (ArchiMate).

  • 5 years and 9 months, Nov 2008 - Jul 2014

    Chief Information Officer

    Architecting the Enterprise

    In charge of several activities such as: – Development of a series of products and services around Business Architecture o Business Architecture, the why, what and how o Business Strategy Models o Business Capabilities Management o Business Process Management o Business Process Analysis o Business Activities Monitoring and Event Processing o Six Sigma and Lean – Development and delivery of Enterprise Architecture consulting and training services, (TOGAF 9.1 (and 8), Archimate 2.1 certified)

  • 3 months, Aug 2008 - Oct 2008

    Head of International IT Governance and Control

    Barclays Wealth

    Responsible for governance activities & relationships (internal & external audit, information risk, operational risk, vendors and Service Level Management). Managing IT finances (budgeting, control, forecasting) and operational relationship with Finance function, across all of IT projects and production

  • 1 year and 1 month, Jun 2007 - Jun 2008

    Director Architecture Governance

    Merck KGaA

    Chairing and coordinating the company’s Enterprise Architecture program ((Baseline-“As is”/Target-“To be” for the four architecture domains: Business, Application, Data, Technology), Principles, Governance (Compliance/Dispensation), Integration with Project and Portfolio Management, Metamodel, customization of the Enterprise Architecture Framework) Implementation of an EA Tool (Metis-Troux), and an architecture repository Definition of roadmaps based on the various architecture gaps analysis, integr

  • 2 years and 3 months, Mar 2005 - May 2007

    Director IT Research & Innovation

    Merck Serono International SA

    In charge of IT Research and Innovation in an IT Governance framework and Enterprise Architecture, . Must deliver the adequate processes and procedures. This function consist of motivating, encouraging creativity and innovation in the IT Units, also to present the company as a speaker in several IT worldwide conferences. My key missions are to implement an Enterprise Architecture worldwide (TOGAF 8 Certified), the Capability Maturity Model Integration CMMi from Carnegie Mellon (SEI), to act as a Technology

  • 2 years and 1 month, Mar 2003 - Mar 2005

    Operational Services Associate Director

    Serono International SA

    Responsible for the worldwide reengineering of IT processes, the implementation of a Service Management culture based on ITIL Best Practices. As an ITSM specialist (IT Service Management), ITIL certified (Foundation and Practitioner levels), I’m in charge of the processes selection and implementation, of choosing and implementing a new Service Desk platform (Peregrine), of training the various IT units, the coordination of the System Management team with Tivoli, and finally ensure that the Disaster Recovery

  • 2 years and 5 months, May 2000 - Sep 2002

    Head of IT Architecture, Wealth Management Division

    LLOYDS TSB

    Definition and promotion a global Information System Architecture covering an Enterprise Architecture , the technical infrastructures, research & development, and third party products validations. Coordination, management of the Architecture team (12 people) and international technical/development teams. Until end of 2000, I have been responsible for our Banking Internet project, project that uses different sets of technologies and infrastructures

  • 3 years and 4 months, May 1997 - Aug 2000

    IT Manager Treasury & Advisory Services and Technical Architect - Manager

    LLOYDS TSB

    – Responsible for the Lloyds TSB IPB Dealing Room activities (Forex, Fiduciaries, Money-Market, Securities, Derivatives, Treasury), of the Reuters platforms (Front End Dealing System Kondor+), for the information services (Reuters, Bloomberg, Telekurs, etc.), for the development linked to these activities (C, C++, SQL, SUN, AS/400, MQ Series), for the support and deployment. 10 Millions CHF budget to manage .

  • 2 years, May 1995 - Apr 1997

    Project Manager, Technical Coordinator, System Architect – Assistant Manager

    LLOYDS TSB

    – Responsible for the organization, coordination and animation of a development team. – Delivery of Functional specifications, application costs and costs repartitions studies. – Projects development planning, participation to the Enterprise business plan and to the bank Business Process Reengineering with the deployment of a workflow tool (DST-AWD). – Implementation of a Reuters front end dealing system (Kondor+) for the traders, based on a SUN Solaris platform and SYBASE.

  • 1 year and 6 months, Nov 1993 - Apr 1995

    Project Manager "Switzerland" – Assistant Manager

    LLOYDS TSB

    – Research on new technologies for the Swiss branches. – Definition and writing of a 2 years technical and strategic architecture, which allowed developers to build new applications on new technologies. – Participation to the migration of the Lloyds banking software to a new banking package (BEST2) internally extended. – Study and development of an automatic reconciliation application for money-market deposits linked to the SWIFT network. – Responsible for the telecoms applications (SIC Swiss Clea.)

  • 4 years and 10 months, Jun 1987 - Mar 1992

    Project manager - Sub-Manager

    LLOYDS TSB

    – Dealing room platforms and packages study. – Study and development of an automatic Nostro and Forex reconciliation system. – Study and development of a decentralized Fiduciaries deposit application. – Responsible for the development and monitoring of a switched messages application on a DIGITAL platform, connected to SWIFT, SIC, TELEX and a private network for Geneva and its branches (Zurich, Guernsey (GB), and Luxembourg).

  • 2 years and 6 months, Jun 1983 - Nov 1985

    Various IT Functions

    ISO

  • 1 year and 4 months, Feb 1982 - May 1983

    Various IT Functions

    Swiss Bank Corporation

Ausbildung von Serge Thorn

  • 1 year and 10 months, Sep 1979 - Jun 1981

    Science Economiques et Sociales

    Université de Genève

Sprachen

  • English

  • French

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