Management Consultant

• 2023 - Present

Program Manager

• 2023 - Present

Assisting in establishing Agile and Scrum principles in their Data and AI Business Unit. Assisting in establishing Agile and Scrum principles in their Data and AI Business Unit.

IT Management Consultant

• 2018 - Present

COO

• 2022 - 2022

Tasked with overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the business. Business Plan Execution, Client Management, Project Management, Guidelines and Standards, Internal Affairs, and Financials. Tasked with overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the business. Business Plan Execution, Client Management, Project Management, Guidelines and Standards, Internal Affairs, and Financials.

Director of IT & Software Delivery, Product/Project Manager

• 2020 - 2022

Director of IT & Software Delivery

• 2020 - 2022

Management of vendor resources and negotiating contracts to get the best services and prices for the company. Filled the position of Product Manager of the business’s SaaS division, solving complicated business issues with innovative product solutions Support and manage company's development team and IT Support team with planning, executing, and completing client-facing projects and internal initiatives. Develop and grow strong and positive client relationships, understanding client needs and managing expectations. Coordinate with IT team and company divisions to manage hardware upgrades and maintenance schedules. Grow, guide, and inspire an IT team of ten members, to cultivate a strong culture of employee excellence, passion, and engagement. Build new scrum and agile processes and guidelines to be followed during the software delivery life cycle and elsewhere, including project planning and estimation, sprint lifecycle and artifact management, code review and quality checks and balances, and many others. Outline a company Governance for all the company’s technological assets and software usage and management. Show less

Project/Program Delivery Manager

• 2018 - 2020

IT Management Consultant responsible for managing delivery of the overall Content and Collaboration initiative. This includes migration of all ABC teams from file shares to SharePoint, establishment and organization of overall governance of SharePoint, and coordination between the vendor and all Alberta Blue Cross departments and teams. IT Management Consultant responsible for managing delivery of the overall Content and Collaboration initiative. This includes migration of all ABC teams from file shares to SharePoint, establishment and organization of overall governance of SharePoint, and coordination between the vendor and all Alberta Blue Cross departments and teams.

Delivery Executive

• 2017 - 2018

Project Manager

• 2015 - 2017

Managing wide variety of teams and technologies ranging from small discovery projects, custom development, to large enterprise wide SharePoint implementations Providing leadership and assistance to business and project teams that require change management, and bridging the gap between technical and non technical staff Working in fast paced and aggressive deadline environment with multiple projects at one time involving numerous stakeholders, technologies, and technical environments Monitoring and reporting on project metrics, issues, risks and overall progress Managing meetings with the process areas team leads, directors and management Implementing standardized procedures and methodologies to improve quality and consistency of project delivery Providing guidance to other teams on the proper implementation of Scrum Principles Thorough understanding of MS Project, Agile and Scrum Show less

Solution Developer & Team Lead

• 2010 - 2015

Solution Developer and Team Lead on a number of IT solutions, CMS solutions and infrastructure projects for multiple clients Business Analysis including requirement gathering, documenting architectural designs, business processes, procedures, and guidelines Guided and monitored the development and implementation of solution architecture and information systems standards Created work plans to guide future development, including scope, budget and timeline Managed internal initiatives and projects to refine company processes Show less

.NET Developer

• Jun 2008 - Apr 2010

• Primary responsibility in development of OPTIC System using ASP.NET 2.0, with an Internet accessible scope. • Re-factored existing codebase to adhere to proper object oriented design principles and design patterns. • Utilized JavaScript to improve the user experience by providing dynamic forms and AJAX capabilities to controls. • Participated in design sessions with a particular focus on incorporating new development into the existing solution. • Web Forms were constructed to be IE6+ and Mozilla Firefox compatible, using the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DOCTYPE. • Technology used: Visual Studio 2005/2008, SQL Server, C#. Show less

Summer Intern

• May 2007 - Aug 2007

Main responsibility in development of administration tools in support of ATCO's GIS systems using forms built in Classic ASP. JavaScript used to provide a dynamic user experience. Conducted User Acceptance Testing within the company to ensure that requirements were met. Conducted design sessions with users to determine requirements for new functionality. Main responsibility in development of administration tools in support of ATCO's GIS systems using forms built in Classic ASP. JavaScript used to provide a dynamic user experience. Conducted User Acceptance Testing within the company to ensure that requirements were met. Conducted design sessions with users to determine requirements for new functionality.