Jane Varnus is an Architecture Consultant for the Enterprise Architecture Department of the Bank of Montreal, in Toronto, Canada.  She has been engaged in various capacities of IT support for the business, including technical systems audit, developing requirements for organizational change, and information and technical architecture. She first became involved with The Open Group in 2003 when BMO was exploring architecture methodologies and frameworks.  She is currently vice-chair of the Architecture Forum.

Prior to joining the Bank of Montreal, Jane trained with IBM UK Ltd. as a Systems Engineer as part of  its Banking Branch, and worked various parts of Europe in manufacturing-related industries.

Jane holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brock University. She is TOGAF 8 certified.

Presentation
Women in Enterprise Architecture Panel
Enterprise Architecture is a field predominated by men and yet there are many opportunities for women in Enterprise Architecture. Come listen to what a panel of four women successful in the field of Enterprise Architecture have to say.

• How did these women select and tailor the right solutions for their career?
• How do they take advantage of and leverage all that is offered to achieve solid career growth?
• What have they done to maximize their success in Enterprise Architecture?
• What would they advise to other women growing their career in this field?

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