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Calgary, Canada Area

An exceptional problem solver able to bring results through planning, unifying players and implementing solutions including training modules and end user testing within required time frames. Program and Project Management with an extensive business background of success.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Program Analysis - CoordinationProvided coordination, oversight, rigor and tracking of nine concurrent projects, from initial business requirements definition, to program gate reviews and scheduling.
• Researched and identified business opportunities and requirements.
• Guided projects through a program gating methodology.
• Generated a program level business case including budget and scheduled deliverables.
• Researched and documented HR infrastructure requirements and SAP access
• Formulated numerous templates and program level reporting,

Calgary, Canada Area

Performing program management and business analysis in support of network upgrades including cabling, Video Conferencing, VOIP, Telephony, and Unified Communications. Providing both project and program management, vendor management, and business liaison skills fulfilling user needs in both Canada and the US. Coordinated a 1.4 M budget, providing oversight.

• Provided planning and facilitation to 15+ clients some concurrently providing project documentation, business requirements, gap analysis, and planning for application development as well as architecture in support of.
• SharePoint 2007 and 2010 governance, content design, and Operationalization
• Office 365 & 365 Pro
• Migration Planning and Implementation
• Project Management, Scheduling, Operations
• Infrastructure deployment migration and configuration

Calgary

Provided both PM and BA services focused on analysis and resolution solutions including process re-engineering to enable monitoring and reporting of all services provided by the IS organization. Gap analysis and business impact analysis provided planning, followed by modification of more than 80 reporting and tracking business processes. Provided charter.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Documented current state, authenticated operational future need, coordinated with systems analyst to design an evergreen going forward configuration and policy. Analyzed and produced documentation of current back up.
• VMware
• Windows
• Unix
• Backup and Recovery

• World Wide Oil Company Operating in the Alberta Oil Sands.Project Manager Applications for Expansion: Implemented new or expanded existing applications in support of both upstream and down stream operations. Performed.
• Provided analysis and requirements gatherings, testing, and implementation,
• Liaison between project team, vendors,and business units
• Project reporting and gate progression reporting/documentation
• Implemented Smart Plant by Intergraph
• Implemented CEMS InfoHawk by Cybertech

Full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Total assets of $24.5 billion.Project Manager - Business Continuity Planning and Risk Management: Created mandated Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans for 22 business units and two recovery centers including policies and procedures, documented action plans, and.

Provides farmers and small agribusinesses with loans, crop insurance and farm income disaster assistance.Project Manager - Data Conversion: Information compliance and data conversion analysis; hired to transition 20 years of legacy data to new applications. Built and interacted with steering team, comprised of individuals from all levels and all.

Telecommunications data provider for national and local data exchange, including security, regulatory compliance, and online data retrieval. Implemented Release Management MethodologyReduced release errors by 83%Brought all application outages into SLA levels through improved documentationTrained 18 Project Managers to utilize a PMO MethodologyReduced time.