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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Work closely with senior leadership to ensure alignment of IT strategy with corporate goals; champion IT strategy aligned with the Digital Transformation Roadmap.
• Project-manage complex IT initiatives, with full oversight of scoping, requirements gathering, project planning, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder communications.
• Forge and foster cooperative relationships with external vendors and stakeholders from various departments; communicate proactively regarding project expectations, resolutions, and prioritization.
• Create and manage budgets for IT initiatives and corporate software, hardware, and maintenance costs; assess cost, feasibility, and potential benefits of adopting new technologies.
• Deliver presentations to executive leadership to gain buy-in for proposed initiatives; produce detailed reports on budget allocation and initiative performance.
• Inventory all physical and IT assets, tracking usage to ensure correct sizing of quantities; implement policies and procedures that comply with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

• Introduced audit procedures to drive compliance; leveraged change management procedures and internal marketing campaigns to ensure uptake of processes and procedures.
• Analyzed complex data sets to identify trends and patterns; built data visualizations to communicate key insights to management and stakeholders.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Spearheaded the implementation of NetSuite; developed and implemented an asset management system which tracks use, maintenance, and cost of all company assets.
• Pioneered a strategic plan for revamping IT processes to increase endpoint security, minimize reliance on third party IT support, and reduce costs associated with endpoint setup using automation.

• Designed comprehensive project plans that incorporated stakeholders from various departments and external vendors; delegated tasks based on team members’ specific strengths and expertise.
• Generated well abandonment estimates, programs, and regulatory applications; prepared and submitted regulatory documentation to regulatory bodies.
• Developed budgets and cost controls for all projects; reviewed, analyzed, interpreted, and summarized acquisition packages; led corporate liability reviews and strategized effective ways to manage liability.
• Balanced multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment; pivoted easily to address changing needs and priorities.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Managed well, pipeline, and facility abandonment projects across western Canada; initiated, executed, and closed government grant projects across BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.

Petroleum Engineering Technology Diploma, Petroleum Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: SAIT Board of Governors Member VP Communications for SAIT Student Petroleum Society Chair of SAITSA Student.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: President of the Augustana Students' Association Augustana Councillor for the University of Alberta Students'.