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SKILLS PROFILE

Over 20 years of management, technical and analytical experience in defining, designing, developing and implementing business solutions for organizations across a wide variety of industry sectors and business functions

Versatile skill set including Business Analysis, Technical Analysis, Data Modeling, Project Management, Application Development, and Management

Strength in finding practical, creative solutions to business problems

Able to understand both business needs and the technical tools that are available

Excellent communication skills. Able to present ideas and concerns clearly and succinctly

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

University of Calgary

1997

Bachelor of Mathematics (Information Systems Option)

University of Waterloo

1988

EXPERIENCE

Principal Consultant, 1040758 Alberta Ltd. / ADRM Inc.

April, 2002 — Present

Calgary, AB

Provided business analysis, technical analysis and project management to clients

Major engagements include:

ADRM Inc., Consultant – Conducted Requirement Gathering Workshops with client Subject Matter Experts in a wide variety of industries throughout the world. Customized ADRM’s data models (Enterprise, Data Warehouse, and Business Area) to resolve any gaps identified.

CUPS Payment Services, Business / Technical Analyst – Led a series of development projects to add real-time payment processing to CUPS’ service offering to credit unions and other financial institutions. Formulated concepts, analyzed business requirements, created technical design and managed the development team in a .NET environment. Coordinated development, testing and implementation with several financial institutions.

Celero Solutions, Business Analyst – Managed a diverse variety of projects within different functional areas of the organization including electronic banking, payment processing and corporate systems. Provided analytic support for CUCA’s implementation of a transaction switching and ATM driving service provided by Everlink.

Director, Consulting Services, CGI

October, 1997 — April, 2002

Calgary, AB

Responsible for career management and performance reviews of a team of 15 Consultants

Applied CGI’s ISO9000 certified Quality System to projects conducted in the Calgary Region as a member of Calgary’s internal audit group

Conducted consulting assignments at a variety of clients including:

Lafarge Canada Inc., Project Manager – Analyzed Lafarge’s Order Fulfillment processes and made recommendations to improve processes through automation. Managed project to develop an internet-based Order Fulfillment System. Coordinated implementation of system with Lafarge’s business partners.

Pan Canadian Petroleum, Consultant – Formulated Pan Canadian’s Y2K Testing Strategy. Created and managed a stand-alone Y2K Test Lab.  Supported Y2K testing and obtained management approval of over 600 applications.

NWT Department of Justice, Business Analyst – Evaluated the business processes of NWT’s Maintenance Enforcement Programs and made recommendations to replace existing system.

Bell Canada Enterprises, Team Lead – Managed a remote development team of 13 developers in Calgary for a project to modify and test changes for overlaying an area code with an additional area code.

Catholic Healthcare West, Team Lead – Tested Cash Management Applications for Year 2000 readiness.

Alberta Wellnet, Analyst – Conducted Year 2000 Inventory and Assessment of medical facilities in southern Alberta and prepared Year 2000 Strategy and Assessment reports for the four Regional Health Authorities in southern Alberta.

Consultant, LGS 

January, 1995 — October, 1997

Toronto, ON & Calgary, AB

Responsible for project delivery at a number of clients including:

Canadian Pacific Railway – Managed Year 2000 Pilot Project for the renovation of applications in the Commercial Applications Division of Canadian Pacific Railway.

David Thompson Health Region – Presented Year 2000 Awareness sessions at David Thompson Health Region and developed a strategy to assist the David Thompson Health Region with inventorying and assessing embedded systems for Year 2000 problems.

Sasktel – Developed Sasktel’s Year 2000 Testing Strategy and led workshops to discuss the Business and Technical impact of the Year 2000 problem on Sasktel’s application portfolio.

WCB Ontario – Participated in the development of the high level architecture, detailed functional and technical design of WCB’s Employer Assessment System. Managed the development team and oversaw testing activities. Assisted the user departments with the definition of business requirements and prioritization of change requests.

Analyst, CPI Corporation

May, 1994 — November, 1994

Toronto, ON

Provided support for all Canadian computer operations of Sears Portrait Studio.

Senior Programmer, Stratacom Systems Ltd.

June, 1991 — April, 1994

Calgary, ON

Defined business requirements and managed a small team of developers for enhancements to Sovereign Life Insurance Company’s Investment Administration systems

Developed Credit Card and Merchant System applications for Credit Union Central

Integrated new products into Alberta Treasury Branches’ Banking Systems

Senior Programmer, Murphy Oil Company

March, 1991 — January, 1992

Calgary, ON

Provided support for all facets of Exploration Systems Computing and Land Administration Systems.

Senior Programmer, Sovereign Life Insurance Co.

October, 1988 — March, 1991

Calgary, ON

Developed the company’s Mortgage and Securities Administration Systems

Programmer, University of Waterloo’s Co-op Program

May, 1984  — December, 1987

Toronto, ON

Programmed during work terms at each of LGS, PPG Canada Inc and Pillsbury Canada Ltd.

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