Professional Profile
Credentials:
- MBA (Schulich ‘06), PMP, CISA, CGEIT, CISSP Candidate, B.Sc. in Computer Science (York ‘98)
- Reliability security clearance; clean police record
Management and Leadership: - During more than 10 years managed and directed projects with budgets up to $4.5 Million
- Supervisory experience of up to 8 projects concurrently, with core team sizes of up to 20
- Highly focused on project deliverables meeting budget and tight timelines; managed scope, time, cost, resources, risk, communication, project integration, quality in line with PMI PMBOK recommendations
- Initiated and implemented Project Management Office; coached other project managers and leaders
- Experienced with project selection, business case development, cost/benefit analysis, and portfolio management
Projects:
- Managed software, infrastructure, business process reengineering, proof of concept and audit projects
- Industries include Insurance, Financial Services, Government, Energy, Wireless and Telecom, High-Tech, Consulting, Publishing, and Retail; in Canada, the USA and Global
Governance Methodologies:
- More than 7 years of IT Governance experience, focusing on effectiveness and efficiency
- Experienced in SDLC, RUP, Agile, RAD, Waterfall, PMBOK and other management methodologies
- Strong experience in Business Transformations, Risk and Change Management; turnaround specialist
- Utilized Governance Methodologies (Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Turnbull Guidance, Bill 198, COSO Enterprise Risk Management Framework, CobiT, ValIT, CMM, ITIL) and other best practices to ensure effective and efficient utilization of existing resources in a responsible fashion
Security and Architecture:
- More than 15 years of Technology, Security and Architecture experience
- Facilitated formulation, implementation and evaluation of IT Strategy; architectural and security assessments, readiness assessments and audits
- Established technology, security, development, software quality standards and architecture roadmaps
- Defined solution architecture blueprints and led major software integration initiatives for multi million dollar projects; experienced with solution architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman)
- Attained solid experience with all major modern technologies, including n-tier architecture, .NET, SharePoint, InfoPath, J2EE, Oracle, SQL Server, Middleware, BPM, XML, SOA and ESB
Client and Vendor Relations:
- More than 5 years of management consulting and business analysis experience
- Analyzed and gathered requirements, prepared RFIs/RFPs/RFQs and SLA Documentation; short listed and selected vendors; reviewed contracts and communicated decisions made
- Based on requirements, managed proofs of concept projects and new product evaluations
- Prepared and presented proposals and RFP responses; conducted other pre-sales activities
Human Capital:
- Focused on effective facilitative leadership; exhibits resourcefulness, creativity and very high tolerance for ambiguity; natural negotiator skilful at conflict and issue resolution
- Conducted staff recruitment; established roles and responsibilities for projects; developed procedures, materials and conducted staff training, development, mentoring and performance appraisals
- Adept at relationship building at all levels – from senior leaders to professionals; internal and external stakeholders