Experience

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  MikeMart Solutions Inc

  • Saint John, Moncton, Fredricton New Brunswick a...

  • Chief Executive Officer-Senior Project Manager

    • Dec 2004 - Present
    • Saint John, Moncton, Fredricton New Brunswick a...

    Worked as Senior Project Manager Consultant for prominent companies in Edmonton Alberta and the Atlantic Provinces of Canada.Managed IT and Business Projects for all levels of Government, Banks, Environment and Oil Field related companies.

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  J.D. Irving, Limited

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Feb 2017 - Feb 2019

     Project Manager Consultant managing multiple concurrent projects as part of my own company.Methodologies Used: PMBOK, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Waterfall, Scrum, and Industry Best Practices. Maintained 100% Customer Satisfaction score on all completed projects, for exceeding stakeholder expectati...

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  J.D. Irving, Limited

  • Moncton, New Brunswick

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Dec 2013 - Jan 2016
    • Moncton, New Brunswick

    Managed several projects to make enhancements to Midland Group in Moncton.Designed, implemented an enterprise planning system for three Moncton Companies to allow for high availability and disaster recover. Designed, purchased and implemented core network replacements for plants in Toronto, Canad...

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  J.D. Irving, Limited

  • Saint John, New Brunswick

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Sep 2010 - Oct 2012
    • Saint John, New Brunswick

    Career Beacon- Enhanced careerbeacon.com website and infrastructure to support up to 10 times its current capacity.- Implemented national growth strategy. TJ Online - Publish Brunswick News’s editorial and advertising content to an Internet web site so that Brunswick News customers could access ...

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  ATB Financial

  • Edmonton, Canada Area

  • Senior Project Manager Consultant with MikeMart Solutions Inc.

    • Nov 2009 - Mar 2010
    • Edmonton, Canada Area

    Thin ClientThe purpose of the Thin Client project was to allow ATB to find an innovative way of make the Customer Contact Center (CCC) more attractive in the labor market. By reaching a relatively untapped labor source with Remote Agents. Branch Network UpgradeThe purpose of the Branch Network U...

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  Flint Energy Services

  • Edmonton, Canada Area

  • Senior Project Manager Consultant with MikeMart Solutions Inc.

    • Feb 2009 - Oct 2009
    • Edmonton, Canada Area

    Project Management Office (PMO) METHODOLOGY PROJECTINFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS AREA PROJECTSPrism Phase 2 - ETC and JD Edwards Project• Added Estimate to Complete (ETC) functionality to PRISM to accommodate Infrastructure reporting needs for the Oil Sands Projects.• Added JD Edwards Interface to the...

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  Department of Fisheries and Oceans

  • Halifax, and Across Canada

  • Senior Project Manager Consultant with MikeMart Solutions Inc.

    • Oct 2007 - Jan 2009
    • Halifax, and Across Canada

    IT SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT (ISP)ISP deliverd a modernized and revitalized IT regime and infrastructure based on an enterprise view of DFO. ISP was a large program made up of several integrated project plans. It transformed and modernized DFO’s management of IT, moved the department to Information...

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  Government of Alberta - Alberta Environment

  • Edmonton, Canada Area

  • Senior Project Manager Consultant with MikeMart Solutions Inc.

    • Oct 2006 - Sep 2007
    • Edmonton, Canada Area

    Project DescriptionThe CoalBed Methane Program had many external stakeholders and is a combination of several multi-million dollar projects that were put in place to manage the integrated CBM policy.

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  City of Edmonton

  • Edmonton, Canada Area

  • Senior Project Manager Consultant with MikeMart Solutions Inc.

    • Apr 2006 - Sep 2006
    • Edmonton, Canada Area

    Below are samples of projects/programs managed at the City of Edmonton. I have managed 5 project/programs at any given time.Software and Hardware Asset Management Projects - 6 monthsProject DescriptionImplementation of Hardware and Software Asset management Systems, and best practices to help th...

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  ATB Financial

  • Edmonton, Canada Area

  • Senior Project Manager Consultant with MikeMart Solutions Inc.

    • Apr 2005 - Apr 2006
    • Edmonton, Canada Area

    Sales Effectiveness – Sales Culture / Disaster Recovery Project/ Server Consolidation and REDDOT Web Infrastructure upgradeProject DescriptionThe Sales Effectiveness – Sales Culture was a multi-million dollar program that re-defined how ATB bank provided services throughout its 244 sites. The Di...

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  Michelin

  • Granton, Nova Scotia

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Jun 1998 - Apr 2005
    • Granton, Nova Scotia

    Managed over 50 projects/ programs while at Michelin with 5 to 15 ongoing at any given time.Online System for Computerized Architecture (OSCAR)- 83 monthsProject DescriptionThis multi-year, multi-phase program consisted of installs in over 60 locations worldwide including: USA, Canada, Germany, I...

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  Nova Scotia Community College Strait Area Campus

  • Strait Area Campus Port Hawkesbury, NS

  • Computer System Management and Support (CSMS) Teacher

    • Sep 1994 - Sep 1998
    • Strait Area Campus Port Hawkesbury, NS

    - Methodologies Used: PMBOK and Industry best practices.- Taught students project management best practices and pioneered projects with local companies to allow students to get real life PM experience while covering the full System Development Life-Cycle (SDLC).- Setup eLeaning courses for Entrep...

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  cBase Software Developement Company

  • Nova Scotia, Canada

  • Founder, CEO, Senior Programmer

    • May 1987 - Dec 1996
    • Nova Scotia, Canada

    - Methodologies Used: PMBOK and Industry best practices.- Researched, founded and managed software development company.- Designed a computerized retail system for a multi-branch clothing retailer- Engineered a database management system for a lighting distributor. - Designed a database administr...

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  Sydney Steel Corporation

  • Sydney, NS

  • System Analyst

    • Feb 1992 - Sep 1994
    • Sydney, NS

    - Methodologies Used: PMBOK and Industry best practices.- Controlled a real-time computerized steel making environment and ran mid-large size projects to revitalize steelmaking processes. - Overhauled computer systems to reduce support staff by over 60%, reducing costs, reducing system downtime ...

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  Saint Mary's University

  • Halifax, Canada Area

  • Programmer Analysis

    • Feb 1989 - Feb 1992
    • Halifax, Canada Area

    - Methodologies Used: PMBOK and Industry best practices.- Managed small-mid size projects and worked as part of a team on mid-large size projects.- Pioneered a student information system for Continuing Education Department, allowing for fast and efficient processing of student requests using VAX/...

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  ShopSmart Microsystems

  • Moncton, NB

  • Programmer Analyst

    • May 1988 - Sep 1988
    • Moncton, NB

    - Increased sales by developing sales management software for remote hand held units, allowing the sales force to transmit and access order information from any location by phone and enabling them to update pricing information and submit orders without returning to the plant.

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  St. Francis Xavier University

  • Antigonish, Nova Scotia

  • Microcomputer Specialist

    • Sep 1987 - Apr 1988
    • Antigonish, Nova Scotia

    - Instructed university students in the efficient use of micro computers and various computer software, helping them realize their computer potential. - Software included Lotus 1 2 3, DBASE, WordPerfect, C, Basic and various CAD/CAM packages.