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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Program manager for digital transformation of Finning’s maintenance business in South America, Canada, and UK with initiatives to lower total cost of ownership, maximize asset reliability, and drive business growth.• Developed global value propositions, operating models, and application architectures, with maturity assessments leading to a comprehensive strategy and program plan.• Delivered global asset management solutions for maintenance strategy and planning, condition monitoring… Show more • Program manager for digital transformation of Finning’s maintenance business in South America, Canada, and UK with initiatives to lower total cost of ownership, maximize asset reliability, and drive business growth.• Developed global value propositions, operating models, and application architectures, with maturity assessments leading to a comprehensive strategy and program plan.• Delivered global asset management solutions for maintenance strategy and planning, condition monitoring, fluid analysis, equipment inspection, fleet dashboards, KPIs, and asset data.• Guided multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams comprising commercial, engineering, and IT professionals across South America, Canada, and the UK, fostering close collaboration with Caterpillar. Show less

Calgary, Alberta

• Successful recovery of the Land and Permits program to enable construction of the $30+Bn pipeline project.• Time critical acquisition of 25,000+ permits and agreements with thousands of 3rd parties meeting over 40,000 discrete requirements in order to enable pipeline construction.• Recovery of the Land and Permits program included a complete organizational redesign and 'right-sizing' with a team of over 100 people, reengineering of end-to-end processes, program management tools and… Show more • Successful recovery of the Land and Permits program to enable construction of the $30+Bn pipeline project.• Time critical acquisition of 25,000+ permits and agreements with thousands of 3rd parties meeting over 40,000 discrete requirements in order to enable pipeline construction.• Recovery of the Land and Permits program included a complete organizational redesign and 'right-sizing' with a team of over 100 people, reengineering of end-to-end processes, program management tools and KPIs, improvements to the governance model, and quality assurance measures.• Developed a custom system to manage acquisition aligned with the construction schedule, provide progress reports, and deliver permit and agreement documentation to the field.• Financial management and reporting included detailed Class 1 Estimates and executive presentation and approval for the Land and Permits program totaling over $975M.• Leadership of multi-disciplined team through highly complex and stressful program delivery. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

• Led business transformation initiatives for the CER Safety and Environment Oversight.• Delivered key initiatives such as acquisition and maintenance of pipeline asset data, abandonment cost calculation and funding system, and pipeline performance KPIs.• Developed a strategic roadmap, logical geospatial asset data model, pipeline performance measures, and redesigned abandonment cost calculation.• Implemented Proof of Concept geospatial applications for abandonment cost and asset… Show more • Led business transformation initiatives for the CER Safety and Environment Oversight.• Delivered key initiatives such as acquisition and maintenance of pipeline asset data, abandonment cost calculation and funding system, and pipeline performance KPIs.• Developed a strategic roadmap, logical geospatial asset data model, pipeline performance measures, and redesigned abandonment cost calculation.• Implemented Proof of Concept geospatial applications for abandonment cost and asset data based on PODS physical data model. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

• Operational Excellence for gas pipeline. Business process improvement for Damage Prevention Program including One-Call Ticket Management, Unauthorized Activities, Public Awareness etc. Ensuring compliance with National Energy Board (NEB) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regulations. Development, documentation, and implementation of redefined processes.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Business strategy and planning, and stakeholder management for various clients from start-ups to large corporations. Public Information Officer and Public Liaison Officer for Husky TAN16 Oil Spill in Saskatchewan. Rocky Mountain Soap strategic planning based on social and retail trends. Brand Strategies for numerous organizations, including Global Rope Access. Feasibility and Business Plan ROI Calculations for business startups.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Developed strategies, plans, and engagement records for the Energy East Stakeholder Relations team, overseeing a budget of over $100 million per annum.• Documented key management frameworks, quality plans, project execution plans, stakeholder management processes and data models, and emergency management strategies.• Managed financial estimating, control, and reporting for stakeholder and emergency management activities.

Calgary

• Provided leadership and relationship management for strategic energy industry accounts, including Cenovus, Encana, and Shell.• Managed services such as business consulting, application management, database services, security services, geospatial information systems, field data capture, and hydrocarbon accounting systems.• Led a team of over 70 professionals, including CGI staff and contractors, to deliver high-quality services to clients.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Served as an interim project manager for multiple major programs and projects, including core banking migration, Active Directory upgrade, and Windows 7 upgrade.

Calgary, Canada

Program recovery of Payments and Enterprise Service Bus projects. Led several project managers and teams contributing to the delivery on this $380m Bank Transformation / ERP program implementing 7 SAP modules including FICO (including Banking Services, Bank Analyzer, Payment Engine), CRM, and HCM. Projects included the Enterprise Service Bus, Document Management, and Treasury solutions for SWIFT Wire Transfer, Teller, and Treasury User Interface. Recovered mission-critical implementation… Show more Program recovery of Payments and Enterprise Service Bus projects. Led several project managers and teams contributing to the delivery on this $380m Bank Transformation / ERP program implementing 7 SAP modules including FICO (including Banking Services, Bank Analyzer, Payment Engine), CRM, and HCM. Projects included the Enterprise Service Bus, Document Management, and Treasury solutions for SWIFT Wire Transfer, Teller, and Treasury User Interface. Recovered mission-critical implementation projects that threatened to impact on the delivery of the entire program. Provided payments and settlement Subject Matter Expertise for End-to-End payment processing from Channel to Settlement. Leadership of a multi-disciplined team including people from Software AG, ATB, IBM, EMC, and Independent Contractors. Show less

Uk And Canada

Provided leadership for strategic solutions globally and across the Americas. Responsible for large and strategic solutions and clients in Business Process Management and Service Oriented Architecture. Facilitated workshops with large clients to build vision & strategy, business process improvement, solution design and architecture, quantifiable ROI, stakeholder buy-in, and implementation through to benefits realization. Project recovery of projects at risk of failure. Built and rolled out… Show more Provided leadership for strategic solutions globally and across the Americas. Responsible for large and strategic solutions and clients in Business Process Management and Service Oriented Architecture. Facilitated workshops with large clients to build vision & strategy, business process improvement, solution design and architecture, quantifiable ROI, stakeholder buy-in, and implementation through to benefits realization. Project recovery of projects at risk of failure. Built and rolled out Financial Services strategy and value proposition. Reengineered business processes and developed business cases for clients in Oil and Gas, telecoms, government, banking and insurance. Public speaker at numerous events across North America, Europe and Asia. Developed whitepapers for process improvement in the financial services industry. Show less

Leader of International Line of Business. Management consultancy and Program management in Bank Transformation with clients such as National Bank of Kuwait, Reserve Bank of India, Development Bank of Singapore, and State Bank of India. Built and managed the Project Management Office. Development and communication of Vision, Benefits Case, Target Operating Model, Target Architecture, Program Plan, Stakeholder Mgt Plan, Program Delivery and Reporting, etc. Developed methodology and approaches for… Show more Leader of International Line of Business. Management consultancy and Program management in Bank Transformation with clients such as National Bank of Kuwait, Reserve Bank of India, Development Bank of Singapore, and State Bank of India. Built and managed the Project Management Office. Development and communication of Vision, Benefits Case, Target Operating Model, Target Architecture, Program Plan, Stakeholder Mgt Plan, Program Delivery and Reporting, etc. Developed methodology and approaches for bank transformation programs and thought leadership for Service-Oriented Architecture & Business Operations. Show less

Working with multiple clients:Britannia: ‘Program of the Year’ award winning bank transformation program that reduced operating costs, improved cross-selling, improved productivity, with future-proof IT, faster time to market and greater product diversity. Implemented SOA to integrate Channels and CRM functionality with mortgage, insurance and investment systems. Delivered all aspects of the financial integration that supported the new architecture and business model. Planned… Show more Working with multiple clients:Britannia: ‘Program of the Year’ award winning bank transformation program that reduced operating costs, improved cross-selling, improved productivity, with future-proof IT, faster time to market and greater product diversity. Implemented SOA to integrate Channels and CRM functionality with mortgage, insurance and investment systems. Delivered all aspects of the financial integration that supported the new architecture and business model. Planned, estimated, and delivered multiple integration projects valued in excess of £5m, within aggressive time and budget constraints and contributing to a £100m benefits case. Managed full lifecycle for multiple projects to deliver on time and budget against base-lined cost models. Managed team in excess of 30 people consisting of client, contractor, and Logica staff. Coached project managers in the delivery of complex and mission critical projects. Managed 3rd party suppliers for fixed price software delivery. Kensington Mortgage and First State Investment: First State Investment – Online channels: IFA Extranet, On-Line service, External trading interface. Kensington: Brought all Kensington Mortgage projects under control. Raised development standards and ended extreme slip suffered by business critical projects. Implemented Project Plans, reporting, controls for Risks, Issues, Dependencies, Assumptions. VirginMoney: Core banking project: Strategy, feasibility study, business design, solution development & testing, and launch. Virginmoney.com launch projects: Responsible for financial planning domain. Delivered functionality to download tax-free investment and Unit Trust product data from external 3rd party, and develop website to guide web-customer to perform on-line searches for products. Managed full life-cycle from concept through to live deployment for Fund Supermarket and Financial Planning. Show less