• Management of IT staff including planning and coordinating work, goals and objectives, performance evaluations, training, and mentoring• Creating operating and capital budget for the IT department during the annual business planning cycle. Managing and reporting on variances on a monthly basis. Annual budgeting, reporting, forecasting.• Managing multiple projects, ensuring projects comply with specifications, timelines and budgets, share project plans with management and other staff as needed, track progress, changes to the project scope, project schedule and costs as required.• Managing multiple vendors responsible for application and infrastructure outsourcing • Managing compliance to the IT Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, including Problem & Change Management plus Identity and Access Management• Managing compliance to the NERC CIP Standards for four generating stations including: o Act as Atura’s NERC CIP delegateo Managing critical infrastructure protection programo Reviewing and ensuring Atura Power Cyber Security Awareness training contains the necessary material to comply with requirements on an ongoing basis.o Responsible for managing other Atura obligations under the NERC CIP standards as required.• Ensuring that IT systems, policies and procedures follow best practices in Cyber Safety and Security• Managing customer satisfaction for IT infrastructure and application support• Managing projects required to implement or refresh information technology• Hardware / software selection and procurement• Developing Enterprise Architecture and asset life cycle plans for a generation company. Current technology is based on IBM Maximo and Microsoft Dynamics• Establishing, implementing, and maintaining administrative policies, procedures, and standards• Managing support for services including Azure, SharePoint, Desktop support, Network management, Systems security, Back-up systems, Telecom

Accountable for all IT projects and upgrades for All Managed IHG properties (Toronto and GTA area).[Intercontinental Toronto Centre, Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville Hotels]

•Accountable for all IT projects and upgrades for two Intercontinental Hotels in Toronto.•Responsible for managing the IT budget (between 500k and 2 million dollars).•Accountable for developing the architectural design of business solutions through collaboration with sales & marketing and senior management.•Provide strategic direction, coaching and mentoring to IT staff.•Accountable for planning, coordinating, directing, and designing all IT related activities of the organization.•Proactively optimize the operating environment to deliver reliable, scalable, well architected and supportable business solutions.•Successfully managed the deployment and support of data, telephony and all IT related services which in most cases, generate revenues and support the Sales and Marketing team on their daily duties. •Responsible for negotiating contracts and building beneficial relationships with all third party support companies and vendors in order to guarantee the functionality of the business

In charge about all IT new projects and upgrades.Played a leadership role and being responsible for department decisions and management. Provides strategic direction, coaches and mentors more junior management staff and/or senior technical staff.Carried out annual and semi-annual performance reviewsPlanning, coordinating, directing, and designing all IT-related activities of the organization.Responsible for the leadership and support of ongoing IT solutions and projects in our company.Successfully managed the deployment and support of data, telephony and all IT related services which in most cases, generate revenues and support our Sales team on their daily duties. Building beneficial relationships with all our third party support companies and providers in order to guarantee the functionality of the business.

In charge in some IT new projects and upgrades for both properties.In charge for IT support for the applications and projects in our company.LAN/WAN administration, including configuration, authentication, domain management, cabling/connectivity/network gear, antivirus and security.Managing, couching and training all the IT/Telecom newcomers in our department.Responsible for server configuration management, including maintenance, storage, and monitoring/alerting.Responsible for hardware and software installation (upgrades, adds and changes in desktop and laptop computers).Installation and configuration Exchange Server and managing all our emails accounts for Internet and email access

Managed IT assets and 80% of IT capital budget.Managed about all IT projects and upgrades.Technical support for database and operating systems, including preventive maintenance and UNIX networks.Data backup management, including schedules, backup/restore validation, secure off-site storage and tape rotations.Day-to-day system administration and troubleshooting of all computer operations.Install and set-up email account using Microsoft Exchange and TCP/IP protocols.Intranet administration, including configuration, authentication, domain management, cabling/connectivity/network gear, antivirus and security.System analysis, and design of a network of "cybercafés" for the tourism industry