Don Hewitt Email & Phone Number

Beach House Enterprises is an umbrella company that operates as two entities:The Canim Lake Beach House - A Bed & Breakfast located on one of the prettiest beaches in the Cariboo Region of British Columbia.Beach House Consulting - An IT consulting business where I scrounge for freelance work so we don't starve to death running a B&B.

Virtual

Team leader of a remote group of developers.

Member of a distributed team of remote developers contracted to build a suite of web applications.Technologies used included:o Django/Python, Scala/Play! (backend development)o MySQL and Postgres (databases)o HTML, CSS, JavaScript / jQuery (front end development)o Subversion (source control)o Redmine (bug/issue tracking)

Key ResponsibilitiesManage the development and implementation of corporate e-business projects - Consult with business partners to determine their requirements, feasibility of the project, cost benefits, and critical time factors- Identify gaps between objectives and existing infrastructure- Define project determining if project can be completed using existing technology or if purchase required- Prepare Project Initiation documentation- Develop a work plan and… Show more Key ResponsibilitiesManage the development and implementation of corporate e-business projects - Consult with business partners to determine their requirements, feasibility of the project, cost benefits, and critical time factors- Identify gaps between objectives and existing infrastructure- Define project determining if project can be completed using existing technology or if purchase required- Prepare Project Initiation documentation- Develop a work plan and identify required resources- Create and ensure execution of project schedule- Monitor project progress- Monitor time/costs and report progress to IT management & business stakeholders- Liaise between the IT development team & the business stakeholdersLead and manage 8 direct reports- Recruit and select for direct report positions- Assign/schedule resources to projects based on skill level of each employee- Develop department goals and objectives, and communicate to staff- Establish work standards within the area- Monitor performance/progress of the team and conduct performance evaluations- Reviewed staff's education/skill levels, and identified educational opportunities to ensure the knowledge base within the department was aligned with future corporate requirementsAssist in the review and enhancement of departmental protocols and procedures- Attend quarterly methodology review meeting- Identify areas for improvement- Assist in the development or amendments of protocols and procedures- Ensure projects adhere to standards and IT methodology- Ensure IT infrastructure capabilities align with IT objectivesResponsible for providing timely reports to senior management and various business partners Show less

Key ResponsibilitiesManage IT system development and support projects in accordance with the IT Methodology- Develop project charter including high-level time, cost & resource strategies- Delegate tasks & supervise resources throughout the project lifecycle- Monitor time/costs and report progress to IT management & business stakeholders- Liaise between the IT development team & the business stakeholders- Educate and/or train business stakeholders Provide… Show more Key ResponsibilitiesManage IT system development and support projects in accordance with the IT Methodology- Develop project charter including high-level time, cost & resource strategies- Delegate tasks & supervise resources throughout the project lifecycle- Monitor time/costs and report progress to IT management & business stakeholders- Liaise between the IT development team & the business stakeholders- Educate and/or train business stakeholders Provide direction to 4 direct reports - Communicate objectives, monitor performance & deliver evaluations.- Establish work standards for the development team & monitor adherence.- Guide and direct staff, enabling them to resolve problems- Participate in the selection process for vacant positionsAssist in the refinement of the IT Methodology- Identify deficiencies and/or "gaps" in existing process- Recommend revisions to senior IT management Show less

Key Responsibilities- Solicit, document & analyze current state business processes & client requirements- Define, document & communicate end-state solution recommendations to client- Develop & communicate program specifications to developer resources- Assist with unit/system test planning & execution as required- Support delivered end-state solution & transition said solution to support team- Educate/train clients as required & provide… Show more Key Responsibilities- Solicit, document & analyze current state business processes & client requirements- Define, document & communicate end-state solution recommendations to client- Develop & communicate program specifications to developer resources- Assist with unit/system test planning & execution as required- Support delivered end-state solution & transition said solution to support team- Educate/train clients as required & provide mentorship to junior analysts/developers Show less

Key Responsibilities- Received and prioritized tasks- Analyzed initial requests, often containing no specs, with little direction- Ensured user requests were understood - liaised with user group to ensure expectations were addressed- Prepared time estimates for management regarding personal assignments and team projects- Developed, tested and implemented fix and enhancement requests