Gina Howard, Msc, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Supporting the Industrial Controls team with Program Management and Business Development. Programs that integrate Operational Technology systems allowing our customers to execute complex business processes with insight while ensuring cyber resiliency.

Calgary, Canada

• Managed cyber security programs with budgets ranging from $2M to $10M annually, enhancing the secure communications infrastructure for the Canadian Army.• Managed a team of cyber security and radio communications engineers across 2 locations.• Implemented projects using the Scaled Agile Framework with significant customer participation.

Secure communications requirements and certification analysis.Process maturity improvement services using the CMMI.

Define Pason's product solution offerings to create a long term roadmap to increase overall company revenue and profitability. Formulate product positioning by providing research and analysis regarding the needs and interests of various target audiences, conduct competitive analysis and overall positioning relative to other market players.• Brought a new mobile offering to the drilling services solutions suite giving drilling engineers and their supervisors the flexibility of mobile monitoring.• Directed the development of drilling data services • Solicited end user requirements for products involved with the delivery of drilling data to our customers• Participated as business owner on a number of Agile teams involved in two week sprints.• Prioritized and validated acceptance criteria in the development backlog of a number of Agile projects

• Measurement Lead for Engineering in C3ISS: project engineering improvement through metrics• Performed the 2010 CMMI re-certification for a number of process areas: Evidence collection and appraisal team member• Evaluated market data from Jane’s Defence Database for new product plans.• Proposal, capture and design/build activities focused on leading edge secure communications technology. • Pursued Quantum Key Distribution projects with the Department of Research Development Canada• Upgraded and maintained malware protection software with customized Norton Antivirus• Researched and documented disaster recovery strategies with VMWare and CommVault

• Provided product development management of the SCADA product line, with emphasis on the needs of the new parent company in the new industries of traffic, transport and weather• Established and managed the Security Competency Center for Telvent Calgary, including the development of a Telvent-wide security policy• Managed development teams on a number of initiatives concurrently• Negotiated scope, timeline and budget of projects with stakeholders

• Facilitated “OASyS” brand to global market leadership for over 10 years by successfully directing the core SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) product line and industry specific applications• Working with Sales, Marketing, Service, Operations and RTD, determined and published product specifications and development timetables • Provided pricing guidelines, promotional material and general technical support• Recommended the nature and scope of present and future product features and functions• Documented and assessed competitive products, marketing strategies and pricing• Collaborated with Director of Sales to develop and maintain effective marketing strategies for the product line• Reported on short term and long term product plans, including product version evolution, upgrade strategies, timing and overall lifecycle planning

• Provided a single point of contact for Value Added Resellers of our products around the world• Represented these sales channels within the organization, to ensure sufficient support was provided for our mutual success.

• Reporting to the Director of Marketing and working closely with Sales Staff, supported direct selling efforts in concert with corporate marketing programs by providing technical presentations, demonstrations and product support for the sales organization and various VARs and representatives• Provided strategically minded applications engineering functions including project architecture, costing, proposal generation and supplier and contractor interface• Delivered accurate and comprehensive budgeting and project handover to the Engineering/Operations organization

• Advancing from a Programmer Analyst to a Senior Systems Analyst with project leadership and project management responsibilities added to technical responsibilities• Responsible for design, implementation, installation and sign-off for SCADA projects including gas gathering systems, oil recovery systems, tank farms, pipeline and water /waste water control systems• Analyzed feasibility for custom enhancements to baseline system, including man-hour estimates, system configuration and software specials, implementation, installation and testing• Led design meetings and presentations creating strong customer relationships• Responsible for configuration, development programming, testing, maintenance and troubleshooting of software and hardware issues on SCADA Systems

M.Sc., Physics

Thesis work focused on long distance Quantum Cryptography

B.Sc., Computer Science