John A. Zachman   Inventor of Enterprise Architecture

John A. Zachman is the originator of the “Framework for Enterprise Architecture” (The Zachman Framework™) which has received broad acceptance around the world as an integrative framework, an ontology for descriptive representations for Enterprises. Mr. Zachman is not only known for this work on Enterprise Architecture, but is also known for his early contributions to IBM’s Information Strategy methodology (Business Systems Planning) as well as to their Executive team planning techniques (Intensive Planning).

Mr. Zachman retired from IBM in 1990, having served them for 26 years. He is Chief Executive Officer of his own education and consulting business, Zachman International®.

Mr. Zachman serves on the Executive Council for Information Management and Technology (ECIMT) of the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) and on the Advisory Board of the Data Administration Management Association International (DAMA-I) from whom he was awarded the 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award. He was awarded the 2009 Enterprise Architecture Professional Lifetime Achievement Award from the Center for Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession as well as the 2004 Oakland University, Applied Technology in Business (ATIB), Award for IS Excellence and Innovation.

Mr. Zachman has been focusing on Enterprise Architecture since 1970 and has written extensively on the subject. He has facilitated innumerable executive team planning sessions. He travels nationally and internationally, teaching and consulting, and is a popular conference speaker, known for his motivating messages on Enterprise Architecture issues. He has spoken to many thousands of enterprise managers and information professionals on every continent.

In addition to his professional activities, Mr. Zachman serves on the Elder Council of the Church on the Way (First Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, California), the Board of Directors of Living Way Ministries, a radio and television ministry of the Church on the Way, the President’s Cabinet of The King’s University, the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Citywide Children’s Christian Choir, the Board of Directors of Heavenworks, an international ministry to the French-speaking world and on the Board of Directors of Native Hope International, a Los Angeles-based ministry to the Native American people.

Prior to joining IBM, Mr. Zachman served as a line officer in the United States Navy and is a retired Commander in the U. S. Naval Reserve. He chaired a panel on "Planning, Development and Maintenance Tools and Methods Integration" for the U. S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. He holds a degree in Chemistry from Northwestern University, has taught at Tufts University, has served on the Board of Councilors for the School of Library and Information Management at the University of Southern California, as a Special Advisor to the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University, on the Advisory Council to the School of Library and Information Management at Dominican University and on the Advisory Board for the Data Resource Management Program at the University of Washington. He has been a Fellow for the College of Business Administration of the University of North Texas and currently is listed in Cambridge Who’s Who.

Sunil Dutt Jha Chief Architect, Architecture Thought leader, Coach, Aerospace Engineer, Entrepreneur, Middleware developer, Astrologer, Mathematician, Learner, CEO - iCMG

Chief Architect & CEO - iCMG Sunil is practicing architect & CEO of iCMG, who is influencing enterprise decisions worth $250mn annually. In the last 11 years, he is instrumental in growing iCMG as leading full service Enterprise & IT Architecture Firm, providing architectural services to a wide variety of clients (over 20 domains) across 23 countries.

Being Aerospace Engineer by qualification (IIT Kharagpur), he enjoys working with complex systems such as Air Traffic Control System, Water Leakage Management System (City/country), Shipping & Surveillance systems, of course that also include few million or few billion dollar enterprises etc.

As a practising architect, he is often engaged in adoption of Enterprise & IT Architecture driven Transformation and Planning, IT Landscape Rationalization for business success.  One can't miss his penchant for problem solving, reasoning based on "engineering" principles and hands-on startegy-to-operation excellence in tacking issues ( small or big) related to asset consolidation, integration, efficiency, innovation,reusability and governance etc. He is an excellent technologist, great visionary and one of the true thought leaders and practitioners of Eterprise & IT Architecture.

You will agree that you need a seasoned hand to approach for a project that is enterprise-wide in scope. As an architecture coach/mentor, he has taught enterprise & software architecture classes to over 5000 professionals (cumulative) in 16 countries.

The contribution of Sunil Dutt Jha to an evolving discipline of Enterprise & IT Architecture through education & training, consulting, Annual Awards, Architect Pavilion (Architects networking site) are worth noting.