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Mississauga, ON, CA

• Delivered industry leading Computer Vision and Data Science solutions for multi-modal traffic management, optimization, and safety. Led all facets of software engineering for a team of about 100 people: platform and.
• Restructured Software Engineering while adopting Agile processes and metrics throughout.
• Worked closely with Product Management to establish development of a service-architected Platform.
• Successfully integrated the acquired Traffop company.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

• Called out of retirement. Initially managed Miovision’s Computer Vision development; the heart of the company’s intellectual property. Reported to VP of Engineering and CTO; stepped up to fill the vacancy created by.
• Greatly improved staff retention by acknowledging and praising performance, and providing opportunities for advancement.
• Led technical due diligence for the acquisition of two private companies.

Mississauga, Ontario

Responsible for completing my honeydew list, traveling, golfing, coaching and playing hockey, playing keyboards and guitar in a classic rock band.

Waterloo, ON

• Continued initiatives and performance levels established at Aimetis while amalgamating Aimetis and Senstar operations. Reported to the COO.
• Responsible for Waterloo site management, I was awarded Employee of the Quarter for planning and executing the under-budget build-out and relocation to a new facility in Waterloo.
• Obtained IRAP funding and SR&ED tax credits for vision computing research projects, reducing costs 80%.
• Ensured safe working environment, as Joint Health & Safety Committee management representative.

Waterloo, Ontario

• Led all facets of video management software engineering, vision computing, IT, and global technical support teams. Presented regularly to Board of Directors. Reported to CEO.
• Drove ever-improving execution within Engineering (Development, QA, Technical Publications), IT, and Technical Support organizations, delivering innovative and high-quality Windows.NET, Linux, Cloud, Mobile (iOS.
• Reduced customer-reported defects 92% while quadrupling installations by improving development processes and automated testing procedures.
• Championed delivery and support of video security management software for Munich Airport’s 3,000-camera installation, with no downtime or issues for 7 years straight (2012 – 2019).
• Fostered technical support and engineering teamwork, and instilled disciplined support processes, achieving and sustaining 94% customer satisfaction.
• Obtained SR&ED tax credits for vision computing and other research projects, reducing costs 60%.

Waterloo, Ontario

• Effected essential process changes across 400-person engineering organization located in California, Ontario, Texas, Utah, and India. Reported to VP of Engineering.
• Introduced and developed multiple methodologies, metrics, and tools to facilitate effective project management and decision-making (code coverage, root cause analysis, test-driven development, defect tracking and.
• Unified Blue Coat’s engineering and support teams by developing service level agreements (SLA) and corresponding processes for external / internal customer problem resolution and performance measurement.

Burlington, Ontario

• Influenced management teams in 625-person IPS Global Development group and related organizations, concentrating on stronger collaboration and performance. Managed ISO 9001 quality team. Reported to VP of Global.
• Drove consistent and continuous process improvement, including adoption of CMMI, throughout all Development groups in North America and India, contributing significantly to 20% reduction of customer-reported defects.
• Developed and fostered disciplined use of stage gate, software development life cycle (SDLC) review, and auditing processes, followed throughout IPS, improving quality, predictability, and time-to-market of product.
• Instituted operational cadence via regular reviews of finances, project status, and performance measures / metrics related to delivery, productivity, staffing, and quality.
• Member of IPS Quality Council representing IPS Global Development.

Burlington, Ontario

• Guided all disciplines of Avantis organization on delivering superior enterprise asset management (EAM) products. Assumed responsibility for division’s customer support organization in 2003. Reported to VP of IPS.
• Streamlined Development organization; instilled focused sense of urgency and can-do attitude, improving efficiency. Recommended and executed restructuring actions, ensuring future success of team.
• Established development team in India, expanding team with less cost.
• Redesigned procedures and trained staff, attaining and sustaining 91% satisfaction rating for Customer Support.
• Achieved CMMI Level 3 (Defined) status in less than 2 years by focusing strongly on hiring and training top talent.
• Created dedicated team that delivered customer-funded custom solutions, generating $100K+ additional revenue.

Burlington, Ontario

• Supply Chain enterprise software (planning, modeling, B2B collaboration, integrations). Reported to VP of Engineering and CTO.
• Managed all disciplines of Burlington’s development organization, along with additional staff in Dallas, to successfully deliver products on several UNIX and Windows platforms using leading edge Java-based.
• Tripled the size of the Burlington development organization while maintaining the highest revenue (at US$2M) per developer in the company for the Burlington group’s products.
• Directed development, QA, and documentation teams for software projects including: private B2B marketplace collaboration; a framework covering workflow management, deployment, and security services for the integration.
• Managed operations and staffing for the 16,000 sq. ft. facility.

Mississauga, Ontario

• Relational Database modeling and management software on Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX platforms. Reported to Director of Engineering.
• Managed all aspects of the Toronto Engineering group, including development, QA, documentation, and Human Resources under ISO 9001/TickIT. The group was declared a Centre of Quality Excellence at Sybase. Also directed.
• Managed teams developing CASE modelers, user interface standards, utilities, and administration services for EnterpriseMomentum: a large client/server application generation system.
• Delivered SQL*Advantage: query modelling and execution software developed from scratch – released with no known bugs, used by thousands of customers without any issues reported.
• Our Deft CASE Tools won Digital Review magazine’s Target Award for Best CASE Software in 1993.

Toronto, Ontario

• 6-person startup, spun out of Disus, developing award-winning Macintosh and VAX/VMS CASE Tool software. Reported to the President.
• Directed the development and maintenance of Deft’s products on Macintosh, VAX/VMS, Windows, and UNIX platforms, interfacing with several relational databases. Managed and participated fully in the development.
• Deft won Digital Review magazine’s Editors Choice Award in 1990 and their Target Award for Best CASE Software in 1991 (and again in 1993 while at Sybase Inc.).
• The success and market recognition of DEFT led to the company’s acquisition by Sybase in 1991.

Toronto, Ontario

• Fixed-price, custom software house. Reported to the President.
• Led a group of technical specialists who provided development talent to teams building complex, custom, systems software for customers such as NASA and Dofasco. I also developed this software.