Experience

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  TEMAS Management

  • Ottawa, Canada Area

  • Accounting, IT Support and Security Officer

    • 2004 - Present
    • Ottawa, Canada Area

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  HW Management

  • Ottawa, On Canada

  • Managing Principal

    • Jan 1983 - Present
    • Ottawa, On Canada

    I am the Managing Principal of a boutique consultancy that offers a wide range of advanced services in management and information consulting.

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  Commissionaires

  • HRIS Project Director

    • 2003 - 2008

    The Commissionaires Ottawa Branch needed to replace their HR system because it did not meet their current needs and operated on dated hardware and software platforms. The new system requirement was expanded to include support for Scheduling and Payroll functions. In addition to the Ottawa Branch, the project was expanded to include implementation at the Great Lakes Branch. Mr. Weingarden acted at a senior level in many roles including: Business Analyst; Project Manager; Information Technology Specialist; System Configuration Specialist; Trainer; etc. In his Business Analyst role, he:• Analyzed and produced Business, Data and Process models of the current business• Recommended and incorporated changes to the models (Business process reengineering)• Provided support for ISO 9001 certification maintenance activities• Performed a cost-benefit analysis• Wrote a Requirements Definition document• Wrote a Functional Specification document that contained business, process and data models and other details that were used in the RFP document and in subsequent business documentation.• Wrote a business case to prove to Senior Management and the Boards of Directors that the project was worthwhile• Identified potential HR software application vendors• Wrote an RFP for acquisition of an HR software application• Develop the evaluation criteria for responses to the RFP• Evaluate the responses to the RFP• Advised stakeholders and recommended the preferred vendor• Facilitated contract negotiations with the Vendor• Developed interfaces to and from external systemsIn his Project Management role, he performed too many tasks to list here. See hwmgt.com for further details

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  IBM

  • Ottawa, Canada Area

  • Senior Consultant

    • 1989 - 1995
    • Ottawa, Canada Area

    Mr. Weingarden initially joined IBM as an IT consultant. During that time, he performed several tasks as a consultant to their Data Capture and Support Services (DCSS) business unit and was permanently attached in the role of Product Manager in 1992. He left ISM in the summer of 1995 to pursue an independent consulting career. As Product Manager his responsibilities included:• strategic business planning;• disaster recovery and business resumption planning;• technology planning;• internal projects, technical and business support;• business development ;• business cases and cash flow analyses• business administration support;• performance management;• productivity assessment;• product / production improvement;• product / production development;• consulting; • support other Federal Region and National ISM initiatives; and• many other functions.Projects, technical and business support• Interact with the client (occasionally on a consultative basis) to develop and/or optimize the DCSS-Client interface at all levels• Supervise the management of the technology used at DCSS• Coordinate system development and maintenance of DCSS systems• Coordinate training programs for new technologies and production methodsBusiness development• In conjunction with sales, develop new markets (and products)• Add or improve current product offerings where needed• Optimize the work flow between clients and DCSSAdministration support• Rapid business growth placed new emphasis on a need for improved business control• Improved financial audit of the Organization to provide more accurate budgets, forecasts, etc.• Risk assessment, risk management (eg. backup staff, equipment, procedures) and development of the Disaster Recovery and Business Resumption Plan. AchievementsDuring his tenure at DCSS, Mr. Weingarden was instrumental in developing new business. More information is available at hwmgt.com

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  Custom Photographic

  • Owner

    • 1979 - 1987

    Owner:- Custom photolab- Commercial photography- Specialty in pre-press preparation of printed advertising