Roger Rhoades

Roger is founder of Albion Academy and is an accredited iSAQB® trainer and certified architect with over 20 years of practical experience in Enterprise and Software Architecture Management.

He works with market-leading, multinational corporations to translate their digital business strategies into concrete business capabilities. His experience ranges from designing and implementing mission-critical IT systems to defining business and IT strategy.

In addition to well-known architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Mr. Rhoades has developed “Strategy-to-Capability” frameworks for business and legacy transformations.

In his training courses and workshops, Roger supplements theoretical content with his practical experience to ensure that customers not only understand the relevant methods, but also the real-world challenges of their implementation. With the acquired methods and knowledge from his training courses and workshops, customers are well-prepared to convert their strategic plans into daily practice.

In addition, he has strong social and communication skills, which are complemented by coaching training to successfully advise clients in difficult situations. His communicative skills also support him in successfully conveying the necessary IT and methodological knowledge to course participants.

The success rate of all course participants who have attended a Foundation course conducted by Roger is exceptionally high. Thanks to his highly interactive training style and communication skills, participants gain a deeper understanding of the course material in a workshop-like environment, which has a direct impact on their ability to pass the certification exams and be successful in their profession.

He is an active member of the International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB®). Together with his colleagues, he defines and evolves the iSAQB® foundation and advanced curricula, exam questions, case studies, and glossary. In addition, Mr. Rhoades led the Germany chapter of the Iasa association (International Association of IT Architects) for several years.

Roger is a native English speaker and fluent in German and conducts his training courses and workshops in both languages. He has international experience with different companies and cultures worldwide and regularly presents at international conferences (e.g., Con-ect IT EAM, EAMKon, IT Strategy and Governance etc.).