M. Erik Meinholz

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States28 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 76 patents issued, over 2 dozen pending.
  • Led architecture for $7 trillion in annual money movement.
  • Recognized as WF Top Performer in 2017/2018.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech architect with extensive experience in capital markets technology.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering LeadershipCapital MarketsModernizationEmerging Technologies

Other Skills

Technological InnovationArchitectureSystems EngineeringMentoringProfessional Services IndustriesQuantum ComputingCryptographyThreat DetectionRNGCollateral and Portfolio OptimizationDisaster RecoveryUnix Shell ScriptingSolution ArchitectureTCP/IPSDLC

About

76 Patents Issued, over 2 dozen pending in PQC and Quantum Computing including Cryptography, Collateral and Portfolio Optimization, Threat Detection, RNG, Technology Leader • Distinguished Engineer • Consultant • Innovation Expert Distributed Systems Design • Cloud Computing • Technology Innovation • World Class Solutions LOB Lead Architect • Team Builder and Leader • Integration Expert • International Consultant 2017/2018 WF Top Performer • (2019) 26 Invention Disclosures and 34 Approved Patent Applications

Experience

28 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
4 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
14 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Wells fargo

4 roles

Distinguished Engineer

Promoted

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos

Engineering LeadershipCapital MarketsTechnological InnovationArchitectureSystems EngineeringMentoring

Executive Director

Oct 2023Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Lead Architect in Capital Markets Technology for eTrading, Market/Trade/eComm Surveillance, Risk, and Modelling and Analytics
ModernizationProfessional Services IndustriesEmerging Technologies

Principal Engineer

Nov 2021Mar 2026 · 4 yrs 4 mos

ModernizationProfessional Services IndustriesEmerging Technologies

Lead Systems Architect for Capital Markets and FX

Sep 2011Nov 2021 · 10 yrs 2 mos

  • Lead Capital Markets and FX Architect for over 400 applications supporting over 7 trillion dollars in annual money movement
  • Created and currently maintaining the entire portfolio of Capital Markets and FX architecture
  • Close partnership with the Capital Markets/FX CIO, his directs, and Business Partners as well as Information Security and Operational Risk in support of all technology initiatives to ensure alignment with Business and Enterprise strategies
  • Partnered with senior technology partners to create a multiyear technology strategy and roadmap aligned with business, enterprise technology, and corporate strategies
  • Significantly reduced infrastructure costs (est. $20MM) by utilizing a LOB wide strategy and architecture to deploy applications in our private cloud (Azure/PCF)
  • Actively engaged across the Enterprise influencing and contributing to the creation, optimization, and streamlining of Enterprise processes and procedures for Enterprise Architecture and 3rd Party Governance, SDLC, and Application Lifecycle Management
  • Saved over $1MM by redirecting the London office from signing a contract with a vendor for a solution already existing within our LOB
  • Led a multi-LOB team of architects to produce an Enterprise CRM LTA/Strategy meshing with the Wells Fargo Vision and leveraging in-flight initiatives like Know Me, 1WF Moments, and Digitization to evolve and unify CRM capabilities to Enterprise levels
  • Designed a multi-Data Center (Active/Active/Active) Highly Available Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp solution for HomeStead Application Hosting Systems capable of supporting over 18,000 VDI users
  • Responsible for and maintained infrastructure (including capacity analysis and planning/growth) for the WF Main Page, Online Sales and Marketing Platform, and Business Online Banking Billing
ModernizationProfessional Services IndustriesEmerging Technologies

Bank of america

Enterprise Infrastructure Design Engineering Lead

Aug 2009Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Charlotte Metro

  • Architected/designed banking systems for BofA, Merrill Lynch and CFC (Countrywide Financial)
  • Designed a large scale, distributed solution to support new anti-fraud measures providing an estimated annual benefit of $12.5MM
  • Designed and deployed the Customer Data Provisioning Hub (CDPH) in support of the Customer Systems Data Integration Transformation strategy – saving BofA $10-15MM annually
  • Designed a 120TB loss mitigation dataMart and OLAP Cube reporting system with a new tracking/trending methodology within the bank: event driven loan trend analysis and reporting
ModernizationProfessional Services Industries

Hewlett packard enterprise

4 roles

Lead Systems and Database Analyst

May 2007Oct 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Designed and deployed Disaster Recovery solutions for Eurobank EFG and Bancpost
  • Improved performance of data replication by over 25% and provided site-to-site failover for Eurobank EFG and Bancpost through the implementation of a new replication solution
  • Managed a team of Engineers to setup and configure the first VMWare deployment
Professional Services Industries

Technical Lead

Feb 2007May 2007 · 3 mos

  • Unified Customer Mgmt Architecture Governance Project migrating to a Siebel solution for TurkCell
  • Managed UCCS (Unified Customer Care Service) and CRM projects utilizing Siebel/Oracle solutions
Professional Services Industries

Software Configuration Manager

Aug 2006Feb 2007 · 6 mos

  • 12 inch Common Project for ST MicroElectronics adding 45nm technology to the existing systems
  • Increased efficiency in development and deployment by over 30% by optimizing and consolidated source code from multiple geographic sites into a Common Repository
  • Managed the team of ClearCase (MultiSite) Administrators and BuildMasters at both sites
Professional Services Industries

Technical Lead and Oracle DBA

Aug 2001Mar 2006 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Cairo, Egypt

  • Telecommunications project designing, building, and supporting a Network Operations Center for Telecom Egypt supporting the entire country
  • Responsible for the complete software and hardware redesign and rearchitecture of a $25MM telecommunications solution previously developed for Telecom Egypt
  • Wrote over 9000 lines of code in 9 days and saved HP $2.5MM by developing the Siemens switch traffic mediation solution from scratch – this system parses, processes and stores Siemens data from all Egyptian telecommunication systems
  • Developed solutions that provided data for Lucent, Ericsson, and Siemens switch traffic mediation devices. The simulated data represented live equipment information and modeled real-life statistical measures of the Egyptian telecommunications infrastructure
Professional Services Industries

Northrop grumman

Technical & In-country Integration Lead

Mar 1998Apr 2001 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Linthicum Heights, Maryland, US and Abu Dhabi, UAE · On-site

  • RTADS - Royal Thai Air Defense System
  • Project to develop an Air Traffic Control System for the Thailand Government
  • Designed, developed, and tested radar tracking software using ‘C’, X/Motif, and FORTRAN
  • EADGE - Emirates Air Defense and Guidance Environment
  • Project to develop, install, test, and support an Air Defense and Guidance System for the United Arab Emirates
  • Responsibilities included software and hardware integration, system administration, and network engineering and administration, and functional testing. The system includes several primary sites and more than a hundred secondary sites which contain over 200 UNIX systems and over 600 PCs as well as an integrated voice and data communications system. A total of 14 months was spent in-country based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, performing these activities.
  • Designed, developed, and tested software using ‘C’, Perl, SQL, Java, and various UNIX Shell Scripts
  • Installed, configured, tuned, and maintained all aspects of the Sybase 11.5.1 database on multiple machines. Developed database software in SQL and ESQL, including generic system-wide APIs and data handling/processing applications
  • Setup, configured, and tested the network infrastructure. This task included configuring all hubs, FDDI (EF) and Coax (EA) switches, routers, concentrators, terminal servers and repeaters. This task also included defining and configuring all networking protocols (OSPF, RIP, and TCP/IP). Developed, implemented, and tested scripts for use with NetView (v5.4) and Console Manager for management and control of all network resources
  • Participated in integration and acceptance testing with UAE Air Force commanders and officers
  • Trained multiple teams of UAE Air Force commanders and officers in both hardware and software operational and maintenance aspects of the system

Banctec

Technical Lead / Lead Developer

Jan 1996May 1998 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Silver Springs, Maryland · On-site

  • Banking project to develop a large-scale Check/Image Processing System for the Central Bank of Jordan
  • Designed, developed, and tested all server and DataBase software for the CBJ project using ‘C’, Perl, Informix SQL, ESQL, Informix Stored Procedures, and UNIX Shell Scripts
  • Developed APIs in ‘C’ and SQL for automatic and manual data and command interactions across multiple systems
  • Setup networking hardware and software for three LANs which included two HP H50s, a RAID device, one HP Entria X-terminal, 13 PCs, two model 5130 BancTec transports, one print server, and one terminal server
  • Installed and signed-off the CBJ system in Amman, Jordan
  •  Banking project to develop a large-scale image, archive, retrieval, and export Check/Image Processing System for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Sixth District, project and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
  • Designed, developed, and tested software for the FRBA and FRBB projects using ‘C’, Perl, Informix SQL, ESQL, Informix Stored Procedures, and UNIX Shell Scripts.
  • Developed APIs in ‘C’, Perl, and SQL for automatic and manual data and command interactions across multiple systems.
  • Installed and configured the FRBA and FRBB systems in Birmingham, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, and Boston.
  • Coordinated and conducted factory acceptance and site acceptance tests with the Federal Reserve Bank at all sites.

Litton prc

Sr Software Engineer

Aug 1995Jan 1996 · 5 mos · Mclean, Virginia · On-site

  • Meteorological Project to upgrade weather forecasting and research software for The Weather Channel
  • Designed, developed, and tested application software for a meteorological system in a client/server environment using ‘C’ and FORTRAN
  • Designed and developed GUI and communication interfaces and assisted in the development of database API’s through the use of U/IMX (v2.9), Informix (v7.1), and Berkeley sockets (TCP/IP).

E-systems

Software Analyst

May 1994Aug 1995 · 1 yr 3 mos · Falls Church, Virginia, United States · On-site

  • Data collection and analysis project to process and store large quantities of real-time data
  • Designed, developed, and tested software in ‘C’ and X11R5. The software was developed under IRIX OS (v. 5.3) on SGI (Silicon Graphics) Indigo 2’s
  • Designed and taught a comprehensive three month "Introduction to ANSI ‘C’" course for Melpar employees
  • Developed UNIX shell script utilities that assisted in the transition from NIS to DNS on several LAN systems
  • Researched and presented methods for solving problems associated with the Melpar E-Mail System (MEMS)

Jv manufacturing, inc.

Database Programmer and Network Technician

May 1991Aug 1992 · 1 yr 3 mos · Springdale, Arkansas, United States · On-site

Education

University of Arkansas

MSCSEG — Computer Systems Engineering

Jan 1992Jan 1994

University of Arkansas

BSCSEG — Computer Systems Engineering

Jan 1988Jan 1992

Stuttgart High School

Jan 1984Jan 1988

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