Experience

Regina Public Library

• Canada
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Sep 2021 - Present

  As a member of the Library's executive team, provide leadership and management of the organization's focus on innovation to effectively respond to current, emerging, and constantly changing needs of our customers and our community. Have direct oversight of the Community Engagement & Programming, Information Technology, and e-Services departments. (Note: title change from Senior Manager to Executive Director represents a broad shift in organizations titles rather than a change in level of organizational responsibility.) Show less

• • Nov 2013 - Sep 2021

  As a member of the Library's executive team, provide leadership and management to the corporate services units, which include finance & administration, marketing & communications, human resources, information technology, and physical plant & facilities.



TANTUS Solutions Group Inc.

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Manager, Saskatchewan

  • Jun 2012 - Oct 2013

  Represented Tantus' interests in Saskatchewan, working to develop business and establish a presence for this growing senior management and IT consulting company in Saskatchewan. Represented Tantus' interests in Saskatchewan, working to develop business and establish a presence for this growing senior management and IT consulting company in Saskatchewan.



Saskatchewan Environment

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Information Officer

  • Aug 2009 - Mar 2012

  Provide technology vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the Ministry of Environment's Information Technology (IT) and Information Management (IM) programs. Provide technology vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the Ministry of Environment's Information Technology (IT) and Information Management (IM) programs.



Information Services Corporation

• Canada
• Information Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Technology Solutions

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2009

  Participate in the strategic management of the corporation as well as having full responsibility for the corporate Information Technology function which provides a foundation for the company’s commercial operations and customer services. Lead and mentor a team that includes outsourcing relationships with HP (EDS) and IBM/ISM for the provision of most IT services. Participate in the strategic management of the corporation as well as having full responsibility for the corporate Information Technology function which provides a foundation for the company’s commercial operations and customer services. Lead and mentor a team that includes outsourcing relationships with HP (EDS) and IBM/ISM for the provision of most IT services.



Upside Software

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Operations

  • Jun 2000 - Jun 2006

  As a founding member of the management team, I participated in defining the strategic and tactical directions of the company and its products. As Vice President, I had responsibility for setting up many of the corporate management functions throughout the company’s development and growth from one person to over 140 people in the company's first six years. As a founding member of the management team, I participated in defining the strategic and tactical directions of the company and its products. As Vice President, I had responsibility for setting up many of the corporate management functions throughout the company’s development and growth from one person to over 140 people in the company's first six years.



IBM Global Services (Canada)

• Consultant

  • May 1998 - May 2000

  As the outsourcing lead at an Alberta Government Ministry, I worked with departmental and regional executives to prepare strategic, tactical and operational business plans and direct IBM resources to effect the changes needed to support those plans. My responsibilities included leadership of: • Management consulting and business process improvement; • IT Strategic and tactical planning; • Architecture development and management; • Project and program management (application and technical); • Application and system maintenance; • Customer service and help desk; • Desktop, network and server support; and, • Client relationship management. Show less



LGS Group

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Apr 1996 - May 1998

  In this management role, I participated in strategic, tactical and operational planning and management of the Edmonton branch through the following activities: senior level consulting; client relationship management; business development; marketing; sales; recruiting; resource management; and project reviews and oversight.

• • Oct 1993 - Mar 1996

  I initiated and managed projects to establish and deliver business and geographic-based data systems to customers such as Alberta Energy, Alberta Environmental Protection and Canadian Utilities in roles that included project management and business analysis.This period included a 5-month leave in 1994 to finish my MBA overseas.



Syncrude Canada Ltd.

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Analyst

  • Jun 1989 - Sep 1993

  Participated in progressively responsible roles in the development of various systems in multiple environments including project management responsibility for the migration of engineering and scientific applications (including the first migration of a mission-critical application) from mainframe to client/server environments, led discovery, requirements and solutioning sessions, developed and maintained geomatics and other systems to effectively support planning and operating activities in the mining, extraction and utilities areas. Show less