Terence Blevins is a MITRE employee supporting the Air Force as Lead Architect, Air Force Agile Combat Support Architecture. Mr. Blevins has been involved with the architecture discipline since the 80s, much of which was done while he was Director of Strategic Architecture at NCR Corporation. He has been involved with The Open Group since 1996 when he first was introduced to the Architecture Forum. He was co-chair of the Architecture Forum and frequent contributor of content to TOGAF including the Business Scenario Method.

Mitre logoMr. Blevins was Vice President and CIO of The Open Group where he contributed to The Open Group Vision of Boundaryless Information Flow™

Mr. Blevins holds undergraduate and Masters degrees in Mathematics from Youngstown State University. He is TOGAF 8 certified.

Presentation

Evolution of Enterprise Architecture through Certification
Many professions rely on certification to maintain integrity. In this presentation we explore the role certification plays in various industries and draw parallels to the Enterprise Architecture profession.  Finally we provide an informative update on TOGAF™ Certification Program and its specific role in maintaining the integrity of TOGAF.

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