David Tanura
Verified Expert in Engineering
Salesforce Developer
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.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
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
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.
Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect
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.
Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect | CPQ Implementation
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.
Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect
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.
Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect
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.
Engagement Manager
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.
Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect
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.
Salesforce Solution and Technical Architect
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.
Experience
Early Warning System
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 DX, Slack, Salesforce Sales Cloud
Platforms
Salesforce, MuleSoft, Heroku
Other
Salesforce Apex, CRM Design, Salesforce Reporting & Dashboards, 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 Service Cloud, 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
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
The University of Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand
Diploma in Finance in Applied Finance
ICESI University - Cali, Colombia
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering
University of Los Andes - Bogota, Colombia
Certifications
Berkeley Fintech: Frameworks, Applications, and Strategies
UC Berkeley
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management
Salesforce Certified CPQ Specialist
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Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
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Salesforce Certified Application Architect
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Salesforce Certified System Architect
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Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment Designer
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Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture Designer
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Salesforce Certified Community Cloud Consultant
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Salesforce Certified Identity and Access Management Designer
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Designer
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Salesforce Certified Data Architecture and Management Designer
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Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
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Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant
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Salesforce Certified Administrator
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