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David Tanura

Verified Expert in Engineering

Salesforce Developer

Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Toptal Member Since

April 26, 2021

David is a senior Salesforce solution and technical architect able to understand and articulate business and its needs to design and implement solutions built on the platform. Highly aware of business processes, he thrives in adding value by designing and building solutions. Always learning new and complementary technologies and approaches to deliver positive outcomes to the business. His industries include fintech, financial services, pharma, FMCG, property development, and technology.

Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards Salesforce.com Service Cloud Certification Salesforce Community Cloud Certification Salesforce REST API Salesforce SOAP API Batch Apex Salesforce Lightning Visualforce MuleSoft Systems Engineering Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine Learning Natural Language Processing (NLP)A/B Testing

Portfolio

Valiant Finance

Fintech, Apex, Lightning Components, Salesforce DX, APIs, Heroku

Athena Mortgage

CRM Design, APEX Code, JavaScript, Salesforce, Salesforce Apex...

Singtel Optus

CRM Design, Vlocity CPQ, Salesforce CPQ, Apex, Salesforce Apex...

Experience

Salesforce - 15 years CRM Design - 11 years Salesforce SOAP API - 10 years Salesforce Apex - 10 years Salesforce REST API - 10 years Salesforce Lightning - 4 years Salesforce CPQ - 3 years Salesforce DX - 3 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Salesforce, Slack, MuleSoft, Salesforce DX

The most amazing...

...application I have designed and built is an API-based payment processing solution.

Work Experience

Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect

2021 - PRESENT

Valiant Finance

Design and implementation of lending product matching application including apex back end and lightning web components resulting automated and accurate selection of product against applications during quoting and application flows.
Uplift of Salesforce team including best practices, coaching and mentoring team members.
Various initiatives such as security enhancements and optimization of Apex code base to avoid hitting governor limits.

Technologies: Fintech, Apex, Lightning Components, Salesforce DX, APIs, Heroku

Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect

2018 - 2021

Athena Mortgage

Played a key role in building and preparing for the launch of lending and origination platforms.
Designed and led the implementation of the early warning system, loan statements, payments, treasury, and financial statement of position.
Designed and implemented a CI/CD framework, including the use of Salesforce DX, scratch orgs, and seeding of anonymized data.
Designed and implemented a resilient and centralized error handling framework, including integration with Splunk and Jira.
Managed the design and implementation of a bespoke origination platform.
Led the lending squad (team) of five developers to deliver new features and support the platform operationally.

Technologies: CRM Design, APEX Code, JavaScript, Salesforce, Salesforce Apex, Salesforce REST API, Salesforce DX, Salesforce Bulk API, Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards, Technical Architecture, Project Management, API Integration, Lightning Components, Lightning Communities, Single Sign-on (SSO)

Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect | CPQ Implementation

2017 - 2018

Singtel Optus

Conducted design implementation and product modeling using Vlocity CPQ.
Managed the design and implementation of automation leveraging Vlocity OmniScript and DataRaptor in conjunction with Lightning Components and Apex.
Coached and guided the development and testing teams.
Designed and implemented Salesforce CPQ and Salesforce Billing for the Optus Sport business unit.

Technologies: CRM Design, Vlocity CPQ, Salesforce CPQ, Apex, Salesforce Apex, Salesforce REST API, Salesforce, Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards, JavaScript, Technical Architecture, Project Management, Salesforce Service Cloud, API Integration, Billing, Lightning Components, Lightning Communities, Salesforce Sales Cloud

Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect

2016 - 2017

Coroma Consulting

Produced the solution architecture of a sports management platform including Salesforce, Heroku, and Skuid.
Built the integration architecture, including Node.js service APIs running on Heroku.
Created solutions for various projects across customers in the financial services sector.

Technologies: CRM Design, APEX Code, Batch Apex, Sales, Architecture, Salesforce Apex, Salesforce REST API, Salesforce, Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards, Technical Architecture, Project Management, Salesforce Service Cloud, API Integration, Lightning Components, Lightning Communities

Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect

2015 - 2016

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Served as an in-house architect and technical lead across three initiatives — extension project, regulatory reform, and BAU release.
Led a team of eight developers throughout 12 development cycles.
Drove the conversations with enterprise architects to achieve optimal integration solutions in line with best practices, including education on the Salesforce platform.

Technologies: CRM Design, API Integration, Apex, Visualforce, Batch Apex, Salesforce Apex, Salesforce REST API, Salesforce SOAP API, Salesforce Bulk API, Salesforce, Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards, Technical Architecture, Project Management

Engagement Manager

2014 - 2015

BlueWolf

Partnered with the delivery team to deliver key stakeholder management and oversee the delivery of high-quality consulting and outcomes with journey clients.
Led the requirements gathering sessions, producing both functional and technical design documents.
Managed the technical delivery of solutions, including integrations and security customizations.
Led the introduction of release and environment management best practices with multiple clients.

Technologies: CRM Design, Salesforce, Salesforce REST API, Project Management, Business Proposals, Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards, Technical Architecture

Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect

2013 - 2014

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Served as an in-house Salesforce architect and technical lead for Salesforce in wealth management.
Established best practice procedures applicable to applications built on the Salesforce platform, including release and environment management and code best practices.
Played a key role in the implementation of encryption via CipherCloud.
Led the transition of Connect Application from project delivery to BAU support model while leading a blended (onshore and offshore) team of five developers and administrators.

Technologies: CRM Design, Apex, API Integration, Batch Apex, Project Management, Salesforce Apex, Salesforce SOAP API, Salesforce, Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards, Visualforce, Technical Architecture

Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect

2010 - 2013

Various Projects

Performed client-facing on-site engagements to assess and improve existing Salesforce.com and Force.com implementations.
Designed, prototyped, and developed custom functionality leveraging Visualforce pages and Apex.
Designed and delivered CRM-based applications across several industry sectors, such as financial services, pharmaceuticals, technology, telco, construction, and property development.

Technologies: APEX Code, Batch Apex, CRM Design, Salesforce REST API, Salesforce SOAP API, Visualforce, Salesforce, Technical Architecture

Experience

Early Warning System

Designed and led the implementation of an early warning system to continuously assess the accuracy of the company's loan book, including calculating interest accruals, repayments plan, billing plan, reporting, alerting, and dashboards.

Skills

Languages

APEX Code, JavaScript, Apex

Frameworks

Lightning Components, Visualforce

Libraries/APIs

Salesforce REST API, Salesforce SOAP API, Salesforce Bulk API, Salesforce API

Tools

Salesforce CPQ, Batch Apex, Vlocity CPQ, Lightning Communities, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce DX, Slack

Platforms

Salesforce, MuleSoft, Heroku

Other

Salesforce Apex, CRM Design, Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards, Salesforce Service Cloud, Salesforce.com Service Cloud Certification, Salesforce Community Cloud Certification, Technical Architecture, Salesforce Lightning, Fintech, Billing, Business Strategy, Systems Engineering, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Solution Architecture, Release Management, Architecture, Salesforce Community, Salesforce Security, Salesforce System Administration, Sales, API Integration, Business Proposals, Single Sign-on (SSO), APIs, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Network Effects, A/B Testing, Data Modeling, GPT, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT)

Paradigms

Automation

Industry Expertise

Project Management

Education

2004 - 2005

Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)

The University of Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand

1996 - 1998

Diploma in Finance in Applied Finance

ICESI University - Cali, Colombia

1988 - 1993

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

University of Los Andes - Bogota, Colombia

Certifications

APRIL 2021 - PRESENT

Berkeley Fintech: Frameworks, Applications, and Strategies

UC Berkeley

NOVEMBER 2020 - PRESENT

Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management

MAY 2019 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified CPQ Specialist

Salesforce

MAY 2018 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder

Salesforce

MARCH 2018 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Application Architect

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 2017 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified System Architect

Salesforce

JANUARY 2017 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Designer

Salesforce

AUGUST 2016 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture Designer

Salesforce

JULY 2016 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Community Cloud Consultant

Salesforce

JUNE 2016 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Identity and Access Management Designer

Salesforce

JUNE 2016 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Designer

Salesforce

APRIL 2016 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Data Architecture and Management Designer

Salesforce

JULY 2015 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II

Salesforce

JULY 2015 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 2011 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant

Salesforce

APRIL 2011 - PRESENT

Salesforce Certified Administrator

Salesforce

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