Managed the affairs and strategic direction of the organizationAssisted with the organization's policy and governanceOversaw the financial management of the PEI United Way

Manager of Systems Support Team. This group is responsible for the core IT enterprise systems within Holland College (e.g. student system, corporate web presence, financial system and the human resources system)Delegated and supervised workloads of staff (web developer, programmer and a database administrator)Analyzed / Researched current and proposed business processes / IT systems and made recommendations to senior managementDeveloped long term strategies for core IT enterprise systemsManaged various sized IT related projects such as system upgrades, migrations and new implementationsArticulated various needs and requests from clients into technical deliverables Managed the hiring and training of new staff membersManaged systems support team budget (less than 100K)Implemented Microsoft Operations Framework

Administered Oracle financials, DNS, Sendmail, Unix and related systems. Administered Datatel's Colleague application, Crystal Reports and various other database applicationsDesigned and implemented data warehouse for enterprise reporting systemAssisted with the development of policies/procedures regarding security, operations and change control Developed and maintained processes for security, performance optimization, backup and recovery and networking of databases and related applications

Directly managed twelve member team responsible for providing Aliant wide e-commerce service and support (eStore Solutions, EDI, Custom/Dedicated hosting) including a rollout of similar services to Bell CanadaCoordinated operational activities with Aliant marketing/sales/partners, and vendorsDirectly supervised initial and ongoing service development including software/solution development and integrationDesigned and delivered training seminars to staff and external developers

Configured and maintained UNIX/NT servers (e-commerce, email, web sites, DNS and dial-up authentication etc. which provide the framework for ITAS's Internet services - PEI Sympatico, Advantage Internet , E-catalogs etc.)Worked closely with customers/co-workers in implementing various Internet solutions, supporting applications, and network troubleshootingAssisted in training OJT students Assisted in other areas such as firewall implementation, cgi programming, & Sympatico support.

Island Telephone Company)-Top Ten Accounts-1996Assisted the top ten business campaigns to meet their objectives (approximately $145,000 in total)Worked with each Company's Campaign Coordinator and In-house Canvasser Team to help in the organization of the in-house campaign, to help in goal setting for departments, and to help set up a communication network for the campaignConducted information sessions for in-house canvassersArranged for and made presentations to groups of employeesAnalyzed past performance of company and made suggestions for subsequent campaigns.

1995Designed and Instructed English classesMonitored progress and development of fifty students

Commanded twelve person unitResponsible for overall welfare and administration of subordinatesManaged career progression, promotions, and training of unit personnelSupervised and maintained discipline of troopCounseled subordinates on private matters affecting their work performance

Designed and implemented summer boardsailing programConducted public safety awareness program