Chief Architect Boots BetaLab @ Chief Architect for the Boots digital innovation lab, BetaLab. From February 2015 to Present (11 months) London, United KingdomLead Mobile Solution Architect, Europe @ ● Lead mobile solutions architect for UK and Europe From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) London, United KingdomFounder @ ● Formed startup to develop a new social platform designed to bring sports players together to play their chosen sport based on a computed rating ● Design overarching system architecture build around modular OSGi blueprint ● Selected key technologies for each component of stack from database to presentation layer ● Implemented significant proportion of the application stack alongside other team members ● Using business model canvas and lean start up method to shape and test our proposition From January 2013 to Present (3 years) Mobile Enterprise Architect @ Responsibilities ● Overall technical accountability for all mobile applications within the group including Homebase, Habitat and Financial Services ● Chair programme design authority providing direction and governance to suppliers and internal technical resource ● Lead and managed solution architects to ensure solutions conform to strategic direction and utilise correct technologies ● Select key technology and resource providers for the delivery of the mobile programme ● Develop and socialise technical roadmaps alongside key business colleagues ● Maximise use of applications within the broader landscape including SAP and the IBM WCS ● Produce solution options and recommendations to influence and support senior decision makers ● Ensure all mobile apps are secure and protect customers data ● Manage and maintain portfolio of applications and components in the mobile space ● Ensure key suppliers are delivering high quality work aligned to strategy ● Provide estimates for flinches and high level project costs ● Participate in group architecture forums, design authorities and architecture board ● Advise on mobile futures and direction Achievements ● Promoted to this role from Self Service Domain Architect ● Technical lead for significant green field project aimed at re-envisaging mobile architectural landscape for Homebase ● Designed new architectural and technical strategy for relaunch of Homebase mobile proposition across iOS and Android ● Pioneered first use of DVCS (GitHub) and continuous integration pipeline within the organisation ● Led the creation of an application architecture combining native, cross platform and web based components ● Acted as technical lead on RFP process for both MEAP and application development partner selection ● Key proponent and influencer in the brands API development ● Oversaw launch of successful plant match application From November 2011 to September 2014 (2 years 11 months) Self Service Domain Architect @ Responsibilities ● Technical accountability for all self service applications for the Argos brand, including mobile and in store self service applications ● Portfolio analysis for self service domain ● Working closely with key business stakeholders to formulate technical roadmaps ● Chair domain design authority ensuring technical decisions aligned with roadmap and escalated to architecture board where appropriate ● Developed solution options for change projects within the domain ● Jointly lead development and implementation of SOA strategy for the group Achievements ● Promoted to this role from Technical Specialist ● Architectural lead for the release of the Argos iPhone and iPad apps ● One of the first retailers to integrate a digital publication engine into their iPad app ● Architectural lead for the launched the Argos Android phone and tablet apps ● Key player in defining and launching the Argos API strategy ● Participated in the graduate intake programme, taking in and mentoring two new grads to the mobile team From October 2010 to November 2011 (1 year 2 months) Technical Specialist @ Responsibilities ● Provide technical expertise in the store systems domain, covering kiosks, tills and in store inventory system ● Providing technical leadership for Retail-J rollout across estate of 750 stores ● Act as technical consultant for all key projects in the store space ● Lead developer for browser replacement project, responsible for design and implementation of application ● Performing detailed analysis of calls and call rates across estate, identified key issues and provided fixes Achievements ● Designed and implemented transactional mobile store, allowing full store operation to take place anywhere with power and 3G connectivity ● Designed and implemented use of mobile queue busting devices for Argos stores ● Developed OSGi based stock movement application, which ran on Motorola mobile devices ● Designed and implemented new touch screen application for use in stores ● Technical lead on the design and implementation of cash kiosk From June 2007 to October 2010 (3 years 5 months) Java Developer @ Responsibilities ● Based in Germany for three months to bring product knowledge back to the UK ● Develop key relationships with members of the German team, acting as key UK contact for the development team ● Trained UK developers on product architecture and technologies ● Developed modifications to the core product to make it suitable for the UK market ● Developed bespoke customer driven developments, following through full development lifecycle ● Acted as third line support for key customers including incident analysis, identification and fix Retail-J ● Asked to join center of excellence focused on developing new innovative additions to the product ● Drafted into Retail-J head office to assist in difficult Argos account bug fixing From January 2005 to June 2007 (2 years 6 months)

2:1, Computing @ Oxford Brookes University From 2001 to 2004 Sponne School From 1994 to 2001 Ben Day is skilled in: Solution Architecture, IT Strategy, SOA, Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, CRM, Mobile Technology, POS, Multi-channel Retail, Architectures, Stakeholder Management, Mobile Devices, REST, Retail, Java