Iain Cruickshank, PMP, DASM

Project Management Instructor at Extended Education, University of Manitoba
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, CA
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Anedani Arulrajasingham, PMP, CSM®, CSPO®

I took the Project Implementation and Control course at UofT. Iain was the instructor and he was really knowledgeable and experienced instructor with Project Management methodologies. I was very happy the way he taught each subject areas in the class. I was able to use a lot with my current work and it helped me to expand my project management skills. His way of teaching method clearly indicates that he was a well experienced PM in the industry.

Maria Kandaurova

I took the Project Implementation and Control course at the University of Toronto taught by Iain from January to May 2015. I found the course very interesting. Iain put a lot of effort in making it as applicable as possible. Iain’s presentations were very detailed and always complemented with references to real situations of the Project Management world. I have to admit that Iain has a great combination of teaching skills and industry experience that make him an outstanding instructor at the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto.

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Credentials

  • Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM)
    Project Management Institute
    Oct, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)®
    Project Management Institute
    Oct, 2004
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Extended Education, University of Manitoba
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Management Instructor
      • Aug 2023 - Present

      Project Management Instructor for the university’s Division of Extended Education. Courses is conducted in on-line and onsite formats for business professionals working in a broad range of industries and professions. Provides instruction in the following course: • PMF 110 - Introduction to Project Management and Process-Based Approach to Projects • MGMT 0150 - Project Management Register online at: https://umanitoba.ca/extended-education/programs-and-courses Project Management Instructor for the university’s Division of Extended Education. Courses is conducted in on-line and onsite formats for business professionals working in a broad range of industries and professions. Provides instruction in the following course: • PMF 110 - Introduction to Project Management and Process-Based Approach to Projects • MGMT 0150 - Project Management Register online at: https://umanitoba.ca/extended-education/programs-and-courses

  • University of Manitoba
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Project Manager
      • Jun 2023 - Present

      Senior Project Manager in the Information Services & Technology Department. Leading several projects that are upgrading the IT infrastructure within the university. Senior Project Manager in the Information Services & Technology Department. Leading several projects that are upgrading the IT infrastructure within the university.

  • University of Calgary Continuing Education
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Management Instructor
      • May 2023 - Present

      Project Management Instructor for the university’s School of Continuing Studies Education. Courses are conducted in on-line format for business professionals working in a broad range of industries and professions. Provides instruction in the following courses: • PMF 110 - Introduction to Project Management and Process-Based Approach to Projects • PMF 210 - Project Management Performance Domains: Delivery and Measurement Register online at: https://conted.ucalgary.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=72003024 Show less

  • University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Project Management Instructor
      • Jan 2011 - Present

      Project Management Instructor for the university’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS). Courses are conducted in on-line, evening and day seminar formats for business professionals working in a broad range of industries and professions. Provides instruction in the following courses: • “Managing International Projects” – discuss the challenges and best practices when working in virtual, international teams. • “Project Tools and Techniques” – demonstrate real world application of the tools and processes used to manage a project. Register online at: https://learn.utoronto.ca/courses-programs/business-professionals/courses/project-management Show less

  • Lead Dog IT Management Inc.
    • Principle and Senior Consultant
      • Apr 2010 - Present

      Senior Project Management consultant with extensive background in delivering and supporting IT application and infrastructure. Applies his diverse experience in the development and teaching courses in Project Management to business professionals from a variety of industries. Senior Project Management consultant with extensive background in delivering and supporting IT application and infrastructure. Applies his diverse experience in the development and teaching courses in Project Management to business professionals from a variety of industries.

  • Solvera Solutions
    • Canada
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Consultant
      • Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

      Senior Consultant - Project Manager for this leading Canadian provider of IT services and solutions. Chair of the Methodology Committee for the firm's Project Management Service Centre. Senior Consultant - Project Manager for this leading Canadian provider of IT services and solutions. Chair of the Methodology Committee for the firm's Project Management Service Centre.

  • CIBC
    • Canada
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Project Manager (contract)
      • Sep 2015 - Aug 2021

      Senior Project Manager in the Windows Currency Program. Leads multiple projects upgrading the infrastructure for applications from diverse business units across the bank. Projects involve moving applications to new versions of Windows-based infrastructure, as well as to the Microsoft Azure Cloud environment. Additional technologies include SQL, FeedHub, Sharepoint, ,Net, MS Project and MS Teams. Senior Project Manager in the Windows Currency Program. Leads multiple projects upgrading the infrastructure for applications from diverse business units across the bank. Projects involve moving applications to new versions of Windows-based infrastructure, as well as to the Microsoft Azure Cloud environment. Additional technologies include SQL, FeedHub, Sharepoint, ,Net, MS Project and MS Teams.

  • Humber College
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Management Instructor
      • Aug 2011 - Jun 2020

      Instructor for Project Management courses within the college’s Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. Students consisted of business professionals working towards the college’s Project Management Certificate. Achievements: • Designed 7-week day seminars (“accelerated” versions) of the existing 14-week on-line courses for both the “Principles of Project Management” and the “Project Resources Planning & Scheduling” courses. Instructor for Project Management courses within the college’s Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. Students consisted of business professionals working towards the college’s Project Management Certificate. Achievements: • Designed 7-week day seminars (“accelerated” versions) of the existing 14-week on-line courses for both the “Principles of Project Management” and the “Project Resources Planning & Scheduling” courses.

  • TD
    • Canada
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager (contract)
      • Sep 2013 - Sep 2015

      Project Manager for several Infrastructure Currency projects involving the upgrades of servers, system software, and vendor software to meet TD Technology Standards. Project Manager for several Infrastructure Currency projects involving the upgrades of servers, system software, and vendor software to meet TD Technology Standards.

  • TD
    • Canada
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager (contract)
      • Feb 2013 - Jun 2013

      Project Manager for the MBNA Project's Data Migration and File Transfer workstream. Project Manager for the MBNA Project's Data Migration and File Transfer workstream.

  • Greater Toronto Airports Authority
    • Canada
    • Airlines and Aviation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Management
      • Apr 2012 - Jan 2013

      GTAA is a client of IBM GTS Canada. Infrastructure PM for: - Installation of new Message Dispatch system (including servers and consoles) - Installation of new Baggage Handling system (including servers, consoles, and web portal) - Installation of Microsoft Lynx (cloud based Internet collaboration portal) - Desktop upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 - Server and version upgrade for IBM Message Broker (WMB/WMQ), GTAA is a client of IBM GTS Canada. Infrastructure PM for: - Installation of new Message Dispatch system (including servers and consoles) - Installation of new Baggage Handling system (including servers, consoles, and web portal) - Installation of Microsoft Lynx (cloud based Internet collaboration portal) - Desktop upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 - Server and version upgrade for IBM Message Broker (WMB/WMQ),

  • IBM
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager (contract)
      • Aug 2010 - Jan 2013

      Worked on several of IBM GTS' outsourcing accounts, leading co-located and virtual teams in a variety of infrastructure-related projects.: Primary Clients and Projects: Manulife (Aug 2010-Aug 2011): - Mainframe software refresh (eg: DB2, CICS, Endevor, TSO, Control-M); - Installation of mainframe software (AB&R Back and Recovery, TSO Plus, JCL Prep); - Server software refresh (SQL Server, Lotus Notes); Sunlife (Aug 2011 – Dec 2011) - Physical server upgrades or refresh; - Secure disposal of removable data. Rogers (Dec 2011 – Apr 2012) - Assessment of mainframe h/w and s/w for potential upgrade; - Physical server upgrades or refresh. GTAA (Apr 2012 – Jan 2013) - Install infrastructure for new Message Dispatch system (including servers and consoles) - Install infrastructure for new Baggage Handling system (including servers, consoles, and web portal) - Install infrastructure for Microsoft Lynx (cloud based Internet collaboration portal) - Infrastructure support during upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 - Server and version upgrade for IBM Message Broker (WMB/WMQ), Show less

  • Rogers Communications
    • Canada
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Dec 2011 - May 2012

      Rogers is a client of IBM GTS Canada. Infrastructure PM for analysis of Super Systems Upgrade project (assess scope and cost to upgrade all mainframe h/w and s/w) Rogers is a client of IBM GTS Canada. Infrastructure PM for analysis of Super Systems Upgrade project (assess scope and cost to upgrade all mainframe h/w and s/w)

  • Georgian College
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Management Instructor (part-time)
      • May 2011 - Apr 2012

      Designed and lead new "Introduction to Project Management" course to a joint class of students from the college's Human Resources and Electrical Engineering programs. Designed and lead new "Introduction to Project Management" course to a joint class of students from the college's Human Resources and Electrical Engineering programs.

  • Sunlife Financial
    • Project Manager
      • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

      Sunlife is a client of IBM GTS Canada. Infrastructure PM for server rebuilds/refreshes and secure disposal of client data. Sunlife is a client of IBM GTS Canada. Infrastructure PM for server rebuilds/refreshes and secure disposal of client data.

  • Manulife
    • Canada
    • Insurance
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

      Client of IBM GTS Canada Infrastructure PM for several projects involving software upgrades, server moves, etc: - Mainframe software refresh (eg: DB2, CICS, Endevor, TSO, Control-M); - Installation of mainframe software (AB&R Back and Recovery, TSO Plus, JCL Prep); - Server software upgrades (eg; SQL Server, Lotus Notes) Client of IBM GTS Canada Infrastructure PM for several projects involving software upgrades, server moves, etc: - Mainframe software refresh (eg: DB2, CICS, Endevor, TSO, Control-M); - Installation of mainframe software (AB&R Back and Recovery, TSO Plus, JCL Prep); - Server software upgrades (eg; SQL Server, Lotus Notes)

  • Cogeco Data Services
    • Project Manager (contract)
      • Apr 2010 - Jul 2010

      Responsible for the implementation phase of a new Order Fulfillment System. Joined the project in-flight (after requirements, development and most of the user acceptance testing had completed.) Duties included reviewing project status, identifying gaps and areas of significant risk, preparing corporate-wide training plan, and leading final system implementation. Also responsible for overseeing the first month of system usage, ensuring a smooth start-up and the successful first month's billing cycle. Show less

  • Pomeroy
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Team Manager (Account/Program Manager)
      • 2002 - 2009

      Account and Program manager role, leading virtual teams in the support of outsourced IT applications for clients in the automotive, telecommunications, manufacturing, and document management sectors. Managed three teams supporting AT&T applications which processed over $500M US each month. Cross training and mentoring programs ensured resources could be reassigned monthly in response to (often dramatic) changes in client funding and priorities. Managed multiple teams working on a $4M US outsourcing contract for applications belonging to Nissan. Created Performance Management and Scorecard Reports to document OAO’s improvements in service delivery which led client to doubling team size within two years. Managed multiple teams providing support and enhancement to mainframe and web applications for a farm equipment manufacturer. Improving standards in software development, testing and documentation improved system quality and led to client approving team growth by 200% within first six months. Led an international project team in the transfer of support and maintenance for 50+ applications from the existing vendor to a new partnership of four vendors, including a company in India. Support was transferred within the 3 month schedule with no loss of service or financial penalty when fully operational Led rescue of 3 month, $250,000 project to convert a client's software product from Delphi to Java technologies. Successful completion led to additional project work worth of over $1M. Created a PMP User Group in OAO Toronto office to support continuous education of project managers. Volunteered to help Training Department present new courses in Customer Service, Coaching & Mentoring, Negotiating, and Presentations. Over 90% of student feedback ratings were 4/5 or higher. Show less

Education

  • University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies
    Certificate in Lean Six Sigma
  • Humber College
    Teaching Effectiveness Certificate
  • Project Management Institute
    PMP, Project Management Professional
  • Berteig Consulting
    Certified Scrum Master
  • Berteig Consulting
    Certified Scrum Product Owner
  • University of Manitoba
    B. Sc., Computer Science

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