I've been working rather closely with Andreas for 3-4 years now and can positively acknowledge his enormous capability of paying attention to the details within the bigger picture. Andreas is capable of designing well-constructed features that expand across multiple solutions. He combines an aim for perfection with pragmatism to drive both quality in his deliveries as well as ambition amongst his co-workers.

Me and Andreas worked closely in driving the change from a waterfall model releasing two times a year into a more agile approach focusing on CI/CD enabling releases once per month. The main complexity involved changing deep rooted processes across 3 organizations. This change wouldn't have turn out to be the success it was without the Andreas contributions.

I have learned a great deal from working with Andreas and I hope to get the privilege of doing so again in the future

To sum up Andreas in one word is "brilliant"!!

Andreas was Senior Solution Architect for a time critical fiscal project at H&M where I was Project Manager. This project was from the start considered high risk and high impact if not successful and needed to race against time to ensure delivery of a complex solution from multiple suppliers. Thanks to Andreas’ leadership, retail expertise as well as breadth and depth of competence, the delivery was met without a single issue post go-live. It is still a role model for future such fiscal initiatives.

I am grateful to have worked with Andreas! He challenged the norm and generated creative ideas resulting in "raising the bar" of what our team could achieve. He brought a strong passion, lots of creative energy, innovative ideas and positive team spirit. In addition, Andreas showed his excellent communication skills, both written and in presenting. He was able to explain this complex solution to both the technical and non-technical as well as appropriately communicate and partner with government agencies.

Although Andreas is an outstanding Architect, he is also an experienced Project Manager. He takes charge, organizes tasks, has focus on spending money wisely, keeps track of scope, leads by example and mentors other team members. This is a fantastic blend of skills that makes him an asset for any large scale project!

On the personal side, Andreas brings a lot of positive enthusiasm and personal stories to the team which makes working with him fun!

I give the highest of praise to my recommendation for Andreas!

I had the honour to work with Andreas when we were both working in the same project for almost three years. Andreas was the architect for the client (H&M) and I was the architect for the supplier (Extenda).

Andreas is one of the best architects I've ever met, and he made a big impact on how we improved our products thanks to his excellent work. Andreas has the rare ability to understand the business needs, translate them into technical solutions and convey these needs in an understandable way. Andreas' skills made him an amazing partner to work with and I'm happy I got the chance to work with him.

Brilliant! The first word that comes to mind when I think of Andreas.

Andreas was the chief architect on one of the company's critical few large programs. His visionary style and clear communication helped foster a strong business and IT collaboration.

Andreas bridges the gap between business focused teams and IT teams. He has a keen mind and understands the need to focus the team's attention toward business benefits. Andreas has the trust of his IT peers and business counterparts. His clear method of modeling architecture brings order from chaos and provides an actionable framework for design and development.

Trust and teamwork are values that Andreas lives everyday. He is passionate and driven to success. Yet he is open minded and can be "convinced" but only for the bettering of all involved.

Andreas always says that architecture is about illuminating objectives and building customer-centric models to achieve business ends through IT structures. His extremely capable modeling technique and easy understanding of any topic made it a joy to partner with him over the past year and a half.

Working with Andreas made even the most challenging days enjoyable. The lively banter and positive approach to everything is a welcome addition to a fast moving, results oriented team.

I highly recommend Andreas in any capacity. If he is interested in a field, a position, or a project, you can rest assured that he will elevate it to new heights, enable exceptional success, and present an innovative point of view.

I have had the pleasure of working with Andreas at BlueShield of CA enterprise architecture group, Andreas is one of a kind and a truly passionate architect that brings forward the use of architecture capability not only to build great applications and services but also use it to bring people together from various disciplines and creating an environment of shared understanding of business processes, systems and databases.

Andreas has a natural gift of producing detailed, simple and complete documentation artifacts that captures the architecture that can be understood by business and IT teams, business teams usually use his documentation to understand what will be built and provide sign-off, I am sure his documentation will be stored at BlueShield document archives for years to come to show new architects on how to produce great work artifacts.

Finally Andreas is a great person to work with any time, he always respected co-workers no matter if we agreed or disagreed and been an inspiration to other architects to do a great job!

I've had the pleasure of working with Andreas for 4+ years at Blue Shield. Andreas has the unique skill of breaking down complex technical designs into implementable components that both the customer and the developers can easily understand.

Andreas is a huge asset to every team and project, as he really learns the details of the business to not only earn trust with his business partners, but to make sure that we're building the right solution. He is skilled at navigating multiple IT teams and always has a positive attitude. He also developed a framework so that business and technical teams can easily understand architectural concepts which is truly brilliant. Anyone working with Andreas will notice right away that he's a huge asset.

I still believe Andreas would be best utilized as a Chief Architect for an organization, so that he can teach and train other architects not only the technical skills but the soft skills that make him such an inspirational and effective leader.

Andreas is a brilliant technology architect who can design a full range of complex integrated Applications and Platforms using sensible technology practices, rigorous and disciplined process while overcoming day to day challenges that hold so many architects back from achieving tangible results.

Andreas looks at problems and attempts to solve them like very few others in technology do. He thinks about a problem, true to his architecture genes, draws them out comprehensively, provides you multiple options and can help you with the pros & cons of every scenario. He makes your life simple and sets you up to succeed and that is an invaluable trait that very few architects have.

I highly recommend Andreas to anyone/company looking to build integrated systems or execute technology strategies; he is the architect you want leading your team

I have known Andreas for over 8 years and have managed him on several projects at McKesson. He is one of the brightest architects and is equipped with strong business acumen. His pleasant personality, eloquent communication, easy to get along attitude coupled with technical expertise put him in the top echelon of consultants. Andreas' performance is the standard for any team that he is part of and he sets the bar high. I would strongly recommend him as an architect, project lead as he is a true asset to have in your team.

As an IT Security Manager it is crucial to trust the architects and Andreas is great, always with a Security mindset and he reaches out if needed. Will be missed!

I had the pleasure of working with Andreas over a span of five years. Andreas and I partnered on several initiatives, from pharmacy to medical management to electronic authorization solutions.

Andreas is extremely valuable to have on any engagement/project team. He is knowledgeable, articulate, passionate and has a fantastic "do the right thing" work ethic.

One of things that stands out is how Andreas found creative and practical paths forward, in even the most challenging scenarios, and with a unique sense of humor. Andreas is a rare blend of will, skill and humility that is evident when you interact with him.

I have the highest esteem for Andreas Amundin and the work he accomplished while a Business Systems Enterprise Architect at Blue Shield of California. He has a broad breath of experience and it shows whenever he interacted with Business Leaders, his peers in Enterprise Architecture and the IT Operations folks. As a Senior Security Architect, I valued Andreas' opinion on a wide host of deeply technical topics and I trusted his recommendations with regards to any security issues that came up for discussion.

I was sad to see Andreas leave Blue Shield of California, but I understand the reasons and wish him the very best in his future positions. We plan to stay in touch, and hope that our paths will cross again in the near future.

Mike Wolfe

Andreas is a highly intelligent individual who regularly maps out extremely complex processes into an understandable format consumable by all areas of the organization. His fertile brain generates concepts and ideas that improve and streamline processes across organizational lines. He is engaging and personable and interacts well with technical and business teams.