Sr. IT Project Manager -12 years Experience Resume

Title
Sr. IT Project Manager -12 years Experience

Primary Skills
IT Project / Program Management, Infrastructure, SDLC, Estimating, Scheduling, Risk Management

Location
Canada-BC-Coquitlam (will consider relocating)

Posted
Feb-21-09

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
"My goal is to consistently achieve corporate project objectives through project Team Building, strong Communication and Project Management methodology 'Best Practices'.”

Candidate Profile:

• Over 22 years Experience in business, project management, communication and related Sr. Consulting roles.
• 12 years Project / Program management
• Coordinate the activities of the department to ensure successful project deployment.
• Support key internal business practices; Change management; Risk management and Quality Standards and Corporate communication /security Policies;
• Develop and document Project Office support/service utilities and procedures
• Work with internal customers, partners, and core Development stakeholders to solve complex business problems or improves business processes
• Responsible for the selection, training and development of staff within PMO Services
• Experience and training in areas of Project Management delivery methodologies such as
CAP GEMINI, RUP; Agile and engage in following PMI --PMBOK guideline in every project I manage.
• PMI -Project Management Institute / Project Manager certification “BATES Project Management Limited”)
• Competent in the use of related enterprise PM tools i.e.: Primavera, MS-Project & Project server, NIKU
• Excellent communication skills: project status reporting, dashboard-project process effectiveness verses impact on business process; the ability to interact effectively with customers (both internal and external).
• Excellent oral and written English skills
• Quality/Process Management (ISO9000)
• Organizational --Continuity and Disaster Recover planning
• Knowledge of the customer service/support process lifecycle
• Knowledge of the overall software development lifecycle
• 10+ years Knowledge of Business Objectives / software product lifecycle: implementation of COTS software
• 10+ years Software industry experience
• 12+ years Vendor / External Service provider management experience


DESIRED KEY INTERACTIONS:
Managing a program/ portfolio, working with team members at all levels within the sustaining organization and the larger production environment to achieve stakeholder objectives and corporate synergy. In addition, I see an opportunity to work in collaboration with the Customer Support organization, Presales and the customer base to ensure a lasting return on the project investment.


PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

• 1.0 Insight IT Consulting Services Co. Ltd. -Edmonton, Alberta & Vancouver, BC
March 1986 to Present: 22 years
Independent Contractor --IT professional

IT Program Manager - Sr Project Manager -: past 12 years
• 22 years IT experience as an independent contractor; implementing software solutions on diverse array of hardware platforms; Mid-range, Mainframe and desktops;
• 12 years as a project manager working on small and large projects in Canada, United Kingdom, United States and in South America.
• Responsible for Project budgets ranging from $ 75k to 15 Million US, and acted as both chair and member on both Project/ Program steering committees.
• 10 years as a software developer /Analysis/ System Administrator
• 10 years implementation of COTS software
• 5 years as a project manager working with remote software development project teams (in India, Philippines and United States)
• 3 years as a program manager working within a Project Office with internal and external project managers on Infrastructure, Software development maintenance and application integration/ deployment projects.
• I have a strong background in telecommunications, enterprise systems infrastructure, and application full life cycle deployment. I.e. Enterprise Application adaptive enhancements; ERP application deployment/ Integration and Web portal B2B, B2C solutions.
• I have the ability to analyze and communicate technical issues, lead discussions, influence decisions; the ability to effectively adapt stakeholder requirements to a target audience; the ability and desire to listen and identify areas/issues of conflict and to work towards resolution; a proven ability to work in a fast paced, problem-solving, environment; I am highly motivated and a self-starter with a professional and personable demeanor who thrives in a challenging environment; with organizational and time management skills, including the ability to define and develop a rigorous and methodical plan and manage to it; and the ability to effectively set and manage expectations.
• Effective communication and presentation skills complemented with a pleasant yet persuasive disposition make me a 'CAN DO !' team, builder. MY interest is to focus on issues, which affect the organization, specifically in the areas of customer care and project practices.
• 10+ years as an Accountant and Operational Auditor; EDP Auditor - British Columbia Forest Products Limited; Internal Auditor - Simpson Sears Limited and Accountant - ERP deployment (Small business division) with Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountants
• 12+ years Management of multiple concurrent and related projects
• 12+ years managing projects in accordance with proven delivery methodologies; RUP and always practicing PMI --PMBOK guideline.
• I have managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all Insight IT projects.


1.1 Contract Program / Project Management -Clients/Projects: June 1996 to present:
past 12 years

• 1.1.1 Cash 'N Go (CNG), Edmonton, AB):
Program Project Manager: A technical PM role is to assess, create project charter, plan, coordinate, and supervise all activities related to the integration and deployment of our newly purchased, mission-critical 1,100 ATM devices --Funds Transfer software (Postilion), and related programs and applications into the organization's information systems. This is a large, multi-stakeholder program working closely with Project Leads from eight vendors. I managed 10 concurrent and related projects at the same time. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects.

• 1.1.2 Alberta Motor Association (AMA), Edmonton, AB):
Project Manager: TSD Technical Services Department Manage Data Migration project for corporate Insurance System Replacement program, software development, Data Migration engine e.g.: ETL, Agile method, TDD development best practices, on a Windows platform utilizing JAVA, SQL and PROGRESS databases. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing for the project and “AGILE” Iterative phases: Envision; Speculate; Explore; Adopt and Close for Migration software engine design and construct.

• 1.1.3 City of Edmonton, Edmonton, AB):
Sr Project Manager: TSD Technical Services Department Manage multiple projects for corporate Web page development, Spatial Data initiatives e.g.: acquisition/create ODS and plan upgrade for GeoMedia enterprise application, in compliance with city procurement policy and guidelines. I managed 6 concurrent and related projects at one time. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects.

• 1.1.4 City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam, BC):
Program Manager: ICT Technical Services; to create program of Department projects; Charters and MS --Schedules / Plans for all 2006 capital initiatives. I managed 4 concurrent and related projects and the acquisition /implementation of COTS software compliant with City procurement guidelines and procedures. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning on all projects and also Controlling; Executing; Closing for COTS implementation projects.

• 1.1.5 Pacific Blue Cross (PBC), (Vancouver, BC):
Sr. Project Manager: Enterprise application Adaptive software enhancement; EHC (Extended Health Claims, adjudication engine modification to support Benefit “Stepping”; successive tiered additional benefit entitlement). We fixed project delivery to coincide with Personal Plan, “Blue Choice” product, market release date. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing the project.


• 1.1.6 Great West Life Assurance Company Limited (GWL), (Winnipeg, MB):
Sr. Project Manager: Enterprise Infrastructure: Remote Management and Server Consolidation project Amalgamating Canada Life, McKenzie Financial, and Investors Group corporate data centres into a new Shared services GWL data centre in Winnipeg. I managed 4 concurrent and related projects at the same time. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects.

• 1.1.7 International Forest Products (Interfor) (Coquitlam, BC):
Project Manager: Data Centre Migration Sub-Contracted to 'Compugen' --Infrastructure specialist Project management. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling the project.

• 1.1.8 CPM Solutions, (Burnaby, BC):
A re-seller with exclusive rights to Western Canada for an Enterprise Project Management tool called “Primavera”. I was employed to provide training and implementation of COTS software for Enterprise versions (Construction scheduling) 'P3E' , 'P3'and (Information Technology) 'TEAMPlay'. I provided 'Primavera' training and installation and support to CPM's PMO clients; Shell Oil in USA Washington, in Alberta SYNCRUDE in Fort Mac MURRAY and various Engineering firms in BC. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects (training / COTS deployment).

• 1.1.9 Founding Partner -Organizational Performance Technologies (OPT);
a think tank research/ public speaking organization founded 2003; for project Managers, an open forum for: “Next Generation Project Management” methods and PMI “PMBOK” “Organizational Project Management Maturity Mode” also called “OPM3”

• 1.1.10 Ascent Career College Inc., (Vancouver, BC):
Instructor: Enterprise Infrastructure development Downtown campus. Subject mater included I PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing.

• 1.1.11 Transparen Corporation, (White Rock, BC):
Program Manager: Enterprise Infrastructure development -Website development service provider. I managed 3 concurrent and related projects and implementation of COTS software, SQL database and other WEB-site tools. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects.

• 1.1.12 Women and Children's Health Centre of BC, (Vancouver, BC):
Program Manager: Enterprise Infrastructure Desktop roll-out/ migration (3200+ workstations) from NT to Win2000. I managed 4 concurrent and related projects at the same time. I was engaged in the acquisition of vender services in compliance with hospital procurement policy and guidelines. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects.


• 1.1.13 Stora Enso North America, (Wisconsin, USA):
Sr. Project Manager --Requirements Gathering thought deployment for 'Standing Timber Inventory Management System' I was responsible for acquisition; Project Planning, Budgeting, Scheduling and COTS implementation at client site. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing the project.

• 1.1.14-1 360networks Inc., Canada, United Kingdom, Unites States of America, South America: (Fiber optic; broadband operations):
Program Manager: Element Management System (EMS), infrastructure deployment worldwide. I managed 3 concurrent and related projects at the same time. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects.
AND
• 1.1.14-2 Program Manager: Relocate Vancouver, Operations Support System (OSS) production Data Centre to Denver, USA and re-deploy the "OSS" Production environment, in Denver. Management of 6 concurrent and related projects. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects.

• 1.1.15 Future Shop Ltd. (Burnaby, BC):
Sr. Project Manager: Release/ Quality Management; Quality and Performance assessment of the pre-release of four Enterprise core applications across Canada. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing the project.

• 1.1.16 BURNTSAND Ltd. (Vancouver, BC);
Sr. Project Manager: WEB application and Portal, full life cycle development with web server hosting sites, evaluation and selection. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing the project.

• 1.1.17 ISM-BC Limited (Burnaby, BC):
Project Manager: Information Technology consulting; IT Project management, BC Telephone Co.; Revenue Billing- collections and COTS PayPhone revenue tracking systems, migration, and integration and software deployment. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing the project.

• 1.1.18 Strategic Resource Inc. (S.R.I.) (Burnaby, BC):
Project Manager: Information Technology consulting, IT Project management, BC Telephone Co., Software maintenance, 'BAAN' ERP system customized to interface with core mainframe legacy systems. I managed 3 concurrent and related projects at the same time. I managed all the PMI --PMBOK phases: Initiating; Planning; Controlling; Executing; Closing on all projects.


• 1.2 Contract software development: March 1986 to June 1996: 10 years
• 1.2.1 Variety of small software developer; BASIC, COBOL contracts: Vancouver BC
September 1991 to June 1996: Management of 4 concurrent and related projects. Vancouver Stock Exchange; Hamilton Mortgage Brokers; Alpha College; Royal LePage Real Estate (Vancouver office), etc? I managed all the RUP phases: Inception; Elaboration; Construction and Transition on all projects.

• 1.2.2 BC Plumbing supplies Ltd.; UNIX, HP3000 and WANG; Vancouver BC
March 1986 to July 1991: System Administrator; Plumbing wholesale and warehouse distribution



• 2.0 Accounting career: August 1973 to June 1982: 10 years
• 2.1 Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountants: July 1979 to June 1982
Accountant/ EDP Auditor: implementation of COTS ERP software; i.e.: Great-Plains and ACCPAC and others, deployment (Small business division).
I managed 3 concurrent and related projects at the same time.

• 2.2 British Columbia Forest Products Limited: December 1975 to July 1979
Accountant and Operational Auditor; EDP Audit assistant

• 2.3 British Simpson Sears Limited: August 1973 to November 1975
Back Reconciliation clerk, Accountant and Operational Auditor



EDUCATION

Bates Project Management Inc. -- Ottawa, Ontario: 1996
Bates Associate: Completed Bates Project Management Methodology PMI approved courses:
* Project Management Office * Project Planning and Control
* Organizing People for Projects

An Active Member since: 1998 the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Competed the PMP certification -- Required Prerequisite 7,500 hours on the job and PMP Prep course.

Various Vendors; Software Vendor training programs:
* Microsoft -Project 2002, 2000, Project 98
* PRIMAVERA --2004 Enterprise- P3E; P3 and TEAMPlay
* IBM -'DB2': level ONE & TWO
* SYMBOL -RF (Radio Frequency) Host Connectivity "BAR Coding" system design
* System administrator --VMARK- PIC O/S, IBM AIX and HP 3000 & 9000


Computer Science courses: Vancouver, BC: 1984 - 1986
* Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia & BC Institute of Technology
- Business Analysis, Computer System Analysis & Design
- Computer O/S security design
- Mainframe High Level Languages i.e.: COBOL, FORTRAN, and ASSEMBLER
- Mid-range, Mainframe and desktop Operating systems
i.e.: IBM MVS, JCL and UNIX

Certification:
CDI - Control Data Institute, Canada-BC: Vancouver, British Columbia
* Diploma - Computer Programming Technology: 1982 to 1984
IBM - Shark Camp for SEs Canada: Toronto, Ontario
* AS/400 E-Business: Build a WEB server from the ground up!
Certified ISO 9000 Internal Auditor Canada: Burnaby, BC
* Proven knowledge and practical application of Project Management Methodologies
working within ISO 9000 guidelines
CAPIC - Canadian Assoc. for Production & Inventory Control Canada: Burnaby, BC
* Completed the Master Certification courses:
- Master Planning - Inventory Management


SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Member -- Northern Alberta Chapter (NAC is a PMI chapter) -- 2006 to Present
• Member -- Agile Vancouver (Not-for-profit user Group) - 2006 to Present
• Member -- Canadian West Coast Chapter PMI (CWCC PMI is a PMI chapter)
- 1998 to Present
• CWCC PMI -Member of two -Special Task Forces:-
1. CTF -updates the Constitution and By-laws of the CWCC PMI (PMI Component). Currently negotiating a new Charter Agreement with PMI Headquarters. (Completed)
2. West Coast Winter Games Task Force --Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games Engagement. Chapter members can to interface with and share Project Management methodology & Best practices, by building alliances with the various VANOC committees in British Columbia. (Completed)
• VP of Programs - PMI BC West Coast Chapter- 2000 -- 2001
• Founding member - PMI -- Vancouver, ISSIG -Information Systems Special Interest Group- 1999 to Present
• Associate - Bates Project Management- 2000 -- Present
• Founding Partner -Organizational Performance Technologies (OPT); a think tank research/ public speaking organization founded 2003; for project Managers, an open forum for: “Next Generation Project Management” methods and “Organizational Project Management PMI) Maturity Model (OPM3”)
• RIA (name change to CMA - Certified Management Accounting Canada) --night school student, complete three of five levels of study. 1975 - 1979


Email address:
David@insightconsulting.org
Contact
Phone: Cell Edmonton, AB (587) 785-7927 or in Vancouver, BC (604) 250-7927

• 1.1 PROJECT EXPERIENCE Details
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1.1.1 Cash 'N Go (CNG), Edmonton, AB): July to September 2008: Edmonton, Alberta
Program Project Manager: A technical PM role
• Scope: to assess, create project charter, plan, coordinate, and supervise all activities related to the integration and deployment of our newly purchased, mission-critical payments software (Postilion), and related programs and applications into the organization's information systems. This is a large, multi-stakeholder program working closely with Project Leads from eight vendors.
• Platform: Windows Server 2003, and SQL Server 2005 (Standard edition), (200 + users)
• Application: Mission-critical 1,100 ATM devices --Funds Transfer software (Postilion), and related programs and applications. I managed 10 concurrent and related projects at same time.
• Project budgets $ 750k; Project size: Small

1.1.2 Alberta Motor Association (AMA) May 2007 to February 2008: Edmonton, Alberta Sr Project Manager: ITB -TSD Technical Services
• Scope: to manage a Data Migration project from Concept to Software development Build / Test and UAT for corporate Insurance System Replacement program.
• Platform: Windows 2000, and UNIX, Oracle, (3,100 + users)
• Application: Create a Data Migration software Engine to Extract, Transform and Load legacy system data; (RTM --CGI/IBM application) into Target system (FrontTier --SunGard application).
• Project budgets $ 1.3 million; Project size: Medium

1.1.3 City of Edmonton, November 2006 to April. 2007: Edmonton, Alberta Sr Project Manager: ITB -TSD Technical Services
• Scope: to manage a portfolio of projects from chartering to Post-Implementation Gate for corporate WEB page development and Spatial Data initiatives. I managed 6 concurrent and related projects at the same time and acquisition of products and services in compliance with city procurement policy and guidelines. I managed all the RUP phases: Inception; Elaboration; Construction and Transition on all projects.
• Platform: Windows 2000, and UNIX, Oracle, (2000 + users)
• Application: Spatial Data, create Operational Data Store (ODS) and plan upgrade for core application GeoMedia v 5.2 to v 6.x”.
• Project budgets $ 95k - 550k; Project size: Medium


1.1.4 City of Coquitlam, May 2006 to Oct. 2006: Coquitlam, British Columbia Program Manager: ICT Technical Services
• Program Scope: to create program of Department projects: Master Schedule / Charters and Plans for all 2006 capital initiatives.
• Program Scope: to create ICT Long term Strategy which included initiative a) deployment of city-wide Wi-Fi access and initiative b) a daring initiative to control optical Fiber cable deployment & management and sustainment within city limits, currently the domain of TELUS and Shaw cable.
I managed 4 concurrent and related projects at the same time, acquired venders services contracts in compliance with city procurement policy and guidelines.
• Platform: Windows 2000, and IBM VMWare, Oracle, (300 + users) and Enterprise application upgrade “PeopleSoft & Maximo”, VMWARE -COTS firmware implementation.
• Program budget $ 1.4 million; Project size: Medium

1.1.5 Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) October 2005 to March 2006: Vancouver, British Columbia
Sr. Project Manager -Enterprise Application software development: EHC Stepped Benefits project (adaptive enhancement)
• Scope: to enhance the Extended Heath Claims adjudication engine capability to allow personal plan members to enjoy increased benefits over time served; steps, a loyalty program.
I supervised a team of 4 software developers, one DBA, 2 trainers and over 20 QA testers on the project. I managed all the RUP phases: Inception; Elaboration; Construction and Transition on the project.
• Platform: Windows NT, and IBM Mainframe (300 + users) and Enterprise application called “EHC”. • Project budgets $ 450k; Project size: Medium

1.1.6 Great West Life Assurance Company Limited (GWL) October 2004 to March 2005: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sr. Project Manager -Enterprise Infrastructure: Remote Management and Server Consolidation project
• Project Scope: 1) to amalgamating Canada Life, McKenzie Financial, and Investors Group corporate data centres into a new Shared services GWL data centre in Winnipeg.
2) Create Work package planning -- 'Canada Life' -migrating WEB hosting site from Toronto to Winnipeg and 3) Identify and resource IT Infrastructure staffing requirements to support remote maintenance of off-site infrastructure assets. I managed 4 concurrent and related projects at the same time.
• Contract extended
Platform: Windows NT, and UNIX (300 + servers) and an additional 72 Web Farm Web/Application/ Database servers
• Program budget $3.8 million; Project size: Large


1.1.7 International Forest Products (Interfor) August to October 2004: Coquitlam, British Columbia
Project Manager: sub-contractor from Compugen to assist in project planning and monitor /Tracking during the actual move:
Project Scope:
• Co-ordinate all sub-contracted trades i.e. hardware support, movers and logistics etc. (insurance)
• Co-ordination of project, physical design layout and set-up process documentation
• Co-ordinate take down, transfer and re-assemble project team efforts
• Organize project back-up and recovery processes requirements / Quality Assurance planning to mitigate risk
• Co-ordinate all necessary procurement activities i.e.: budgeting, vendor contract/PO tracking etc. required for move and Net New data centre build.
• Platform: Windows NT, and UNIX (30 servers); • Project budgets $300k; Project size: Small

1.1.8 to 1.1.13 June 2001 to July 2004: Various small contract projects or project management related activities
• CPM Solutions, (Burnaby, BC):Trainer; Organizational Performance Technologies (OPT): Founding Partner -Lecturer; Ascent Career College Inc., (Vancouver, BC): Instructor; Transparen Corporation, (White Rock, BC): Program Manager; --for Website development and service provider; Women and Children's Health Centre of BC, (Vancouver, BC): Program Manager -Enterprise Infrastructure Desktop roll-out/ migration (3200+ workstations) from NT to Win2000; Stora Enso North America, (Wisconsin, USA): Sr. Project Manager; --Requirements for 'Standing Timber Inventory Management System' acquisition; Project Planning, Budgeting, Scheduling

1.1.14-1 360networks Inc. September 2000 to May 2001: Vancouver, British Columbia
Program Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure Systems
• Program Scope: Manage internal Bandwidth Architecture team, five IS Enterprise Infrastructure deployment project teams; and over 30 external vendor project teams working collaboratively around the world.
• Application: Assist the Bandwidth Architecture team with five unique Element Management Systems (EMS) Global Infrastructure Deployment, readiness assessment in Europe, Canada, the United States and South America.
• Platform: SUN, Windows NT, UNIX servers Users: 2000+, IP & Optical Ops staff; Multi-National
• Program Scope: Direct responsibility - Project estimating, Master Planning, Resourcing and assisting Management with Global Infrastructure Deployment of five new core Optical network management applications, Element Management systems (EMS) from Nortel; Fujitsu, Sycamore, Alcatel and CISCO for go live readiness in Europe, Canada, United States and South America. I managed 3 concurrent and related projects and the implementation of five EMS COTS systems.
• Reporting to operations management sponsor to ensure corporate objectives readiness assessment for production release and non-compliant issues communicated and all issues mitigated and completed as scheduled. This was a late start project; five vendor EMS installations in each of London, Vancouver, Denver, Boca Raton and Rio de Janeiro; completed in seven months to coincide with the delivery of network backbone Network Elements coming online.
• Program budget $15 million US; Project size: International

1.1.14-2 360networks Inc.: Vancouver, British Columbia
Program Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure Systems.
• Program: Relocate Vancouver, Operations Support System (OSS) production Data Centre to Denver, USA and re-deploy the "OSS" Production environment, in Denver. In addition, build two new "OSS" system environments, i) User Acceptance Test, ii) Development and installed and configure in Denver a second "EMC" site backup service. "EMC" gear is used to monitor and manage near real-time critical production data streaming between Vancouver and Denver.
• Platform: SUN, Windows NT and UNIX servers Users: 2000 IT staff and Clients
• Program Scope: Direct responsibility - Program estimating, Master Planning, Resourcing, User acceptance testing (UAT) and overall management to build new and/or re-deploy IT Infrastructure for three Operations Support System (OSS) environments - UAT, Development and Production. Operations Support System "OSS" is a suite of core business application, "Portal" for Client billing, "Visionel" for Network inventory management and "Tivoli" for Generic network management to name just a few of the applications. I managed 6 concurrent and related projects and the implementation of COTS applications. Reporting to a management sponsor to ensure corporate objectives for 'go live' non-compliant issues communicated and all issues mitigated and resolved as scheduled. This was a fixed delivery date project.
• Responsible for three Project teams; planning and executions completed in two phases over three months, on a late start which was finished on schedule and under budget.
• Program budget of $4.5 million US; Project size: Large

1.1.15 Future Shop Ltd. January 2000 to August 2000, Burnaby, British Columbia
Sr. Project Manager -Performance Testing Readiness assessment.
• Application: Assist client with performance testing four new core business applications, called “Renaissance" for production release readiness
• Prepared and executed Non-compliant issues list, observations and a mitigation plan. I managed all the RUP phases: Inception; Elaboration; Construction and Transition on the project.
• Platform: SUN, Windows NT, UNIX and AIX Servers
• Users: 200+ IT staff and Clients
• Scope: Direct responsibility - Project estimating, Planning, Resourcing and assisting Management with performance testing readiness of four new core business applications, prior to 'go live'.
• Reporting to a management sponsor to ensure corporate objectives for 'go live' non-compliant issues communicated and all issues mitigated and resolved as scheduled.
• This was a late start project; 10 major performance tests designed and executed in three months. For one test, we utilized automated scripts and involved over 100 testers.
• Project budget: $75k; Project size: Small


1.1.16 BURNTSAND October 1999 to January 2000: Vancouver, British Columbia
Project Manager: Internet application development.
• Client: Chancery Software Limited; School district administration system
• Application: Build a WEB Portal - WEB enable current School administration application to access a newly created school records ORACLE database via WWW.
• Platform: Dell / Windows NT - MS WEB, Mail, Firewall servers and ORACLE database server Users: 12+ Canadian and US school district clients.
• Scope: Direct responsibility - Project planning, estimating, resourcing, scheduling, status reporting and Managing a core team of 9+; GUI, ASP, VB developers, Infrastructure technicians, Solution Architect, DBA, Firewall and Security specialists. I managed all the RUP phases: Inception; Elaboration; Construction and Transition on the project.
• I co-ordinate the client's project manager, development team efforts with the project team to ensure delivery by both teams was a seamless rollout of the pilot WEB Portal.
• I assisted in the selection of the web server-hosting site in Seattle, WA USA and selection criteria for the production environment.
• This was a fixed price project, with a fixed end-date, high profile and mission critical to the client. The project completed in 6 weeks on schedule; under budget and to the client's satisfaction.
• Project budget: $400k; Project size: Small

1.1.17 Information Systems Management of BC (ISM-BC) March 1996 to March 1999:
Burnaby, British Columbia
Project Manager -Application Development Management - Public Communication Services (PCS).
• Client: British Columbia Telephone Company Limited
• Application: ”PCS Payphone” revenue tracking/reporting and Cash collection mainframe, COTS application
• Platform: IBM mainframe Users: 13 managers
• Scope: Direct responsibility- Maintain applications and deliver application enhancement projects both adaptive and evolutionary. Supported 13 on-line users; with a daily batch download to the corporate financial reporting system.
• Supervised a team of 4 software analysts responsible for application, trouble shooting and development. I managed all the RUP phases: Inception; Elaboration; Construction and Transition on the project.
• Prepared requirements, estimates, technical specifications and delivered the following projects on budget
• Replaced the local mainframe 'Coin room' sub-system with a remote US application, accessed via WAN
• Made PCS ready for year 2000 (Y2K) ready. Prepared requirements specification & Project estimate
• Designed, developed and implemented three new MS-Access database applications for PCS client history to improve client service and better management of contracts and a third network application to track open Service Orders
• Project budgets $375k; Project size: Medium


1.1.18 Strategic Resource Inc. (S.R.I.) March 1996 to March 1999: Burnaby, British Columbia
Project Manager - Application Development Management (ADM)
• Client: B.C. Telephone Company Limited
• Application: called 'BTECS', a commercial application called 'BAAN' an ERP application, customized to integrate with enterprise batch mode mainframe core legacy systems (BTECS system interfaced with: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Inventory, Accounts Receivables, Billing; Sales forecasting).
• Platform: DEC ALPHA: Users: 800+ Finance & Supply chain
• Scope: Direct responsibility to manage end-user client relations, day-to-day software maintenance of the General Ledger, Inventory, with POS & EDI sub-modules and mainframe batch interfaces. Maintained and delivered application enhancement projects, both adaptive and evolutionary. Support 200+ on-line users and daily batch interface to IBM mainframe corporate financial reporting core legacy system.
• Supervised a team of 7 software analysts, managed 3 concurrent and related projects at the same time. I managed all the RUP phases: Inception; Elaboration; Construction and Transition on all projects.
• Prepared requirements, estimates, technical specifications and delivered the following on budget
• Enhanced current EDI application to manage increased vendor traffic
• Converted inventory data from BTECS to 'Vision'; Vision is a mainframe application located in the USA accessed via WAN from the Burnaby office
• Converted inventory data from BTECS to 'SAP'; SAP is a local client server application.
• Project budgets $800k; Project size: Medium

Certifications
Diploma: System Adminstrator -CDI
Certified Project Manager -Bates Project Management, Ottawa



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