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Michael Tonkin

Senior Solution Architect – Integration, Data & Distributed Systems
French

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About Me
Senior Solution Architect with 20+ years of experience delivering and transforming complex information systems in large organisations.

Strong technical background across integration, APIs, data platforms, infrastructure and operations, enabling pragmatic and implementable architecture.

Experienced in large-scale transformation programs, combining hands-on solution design with enterprise architecture practices.

Recognized for bridging business needs and technical implementation in complex distributed environments.

Trilingual English, French and Swedish.
Experiences

Senior Solution & Enterprise Architect

April
Since 2021
  • Lead solution architecture for major transformation initiatives in the insurance domain
  • Designed microservices and data platform architecture supporting multiple business domains
  • Defined integration patterns (APIs, asynchronous, batch) to reduce system coupling and improve delivery efficiency
  • Aligned project architectures with enterprise targets while maintaining delivery pragmatism
  • Collaborated with security, legal and data teams on compliance and risk topics

Enterprise Architect

Exakis Nelite / Magellan Partners
2018 to 2020
  • Led enterprise architecture tooling selection and deployment for international teams
  • Defined architecture governance processes and lifecycle management practices
  • Conducted CIAM solution evaluation and architecture definition
  • Designed user lifecycle management architecture in a multi-entity context
  • Facilitated alignment between business and IT stakeholders through architecture workshops

Enterprise / Information Architect

Volvo Group Trucks Technology
2011 to 2018
  • Defined and drove architecture roadmap for a major engineering domain at global scale
  • Reduced system complexity through target architecture definition and rationalisation
  • Ensured alignment of solutions with corporate architecture standards
  • Led business data modelling and master data management initiatives
  • Governed architecture compliance across Engineering domain

Manager Application Operations

Volvo IT
2007 to 2011
  • Manager of a 45-person team delivering Application Runtime Operations
  • Manager of Service Delivery Managers
  • Accountability for QoS, Project Delivery, and overall performance
Education

Master of Engineering (Hons.)

Imperial College London

1993 to 1997
Aeronautical Engineering

Erasmus Programme

Ecole Centrale Lyon

1995 to 1996
Skills

Solution Architecture (Core Strength)

  • Design of complex distributed systems (multi-domain environments)
  • End-to-end solution design from business need to implementation
  • Architecture trade-offs and decision support

Integration & Data Architecture

  • API-led and service-oriented architectures
  • Asynchronous and batch integration patterns
  • Data modelling and Master Data Management
  • System interoperability and complexity reduction

Technical Background

  • Infrastructure and distributed systems
  • Web architectures and application stacks
  • Databases (SQL, NoSQL, graph)
  • Integration technologies and messaging systems
  • Production constraints: monitoring, scheduling, reliability

Architecture Leadership

  • Architecture governance and project alignment
  • Business-IT alignment
  • Transformation programs and system evolution
  • Security, regulatory and compliance integration

Certifications

  • SAFe® 5 Agilist (2020)
  • Azure Fundamentals (2019)
  • Praxeme EA Fundamentals (2014)
  • ITIL v3 Foundations (2010)
Interests

Hobbies

  • Cycling & bicycle repair (le Cyclub association)
  • Board games (volounteer at Octogônes 2026)