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Developed many business process models for a new banking system implementation at Canadian Western Bank. Models were for processes throughout the bank from front of line teller and lending through back office finance and admin. ARIS was used as a modelling tool. The new banking system was T24, a large banking system in use throughout the world.

Calgary

Business Analyst for MS-Dynamics 2012 Implementation at CEDA InternationalPerformed business analysis activities for projects and finance business functions for an MS Dynamics AX 2012 implementation at CEDA International. Finance business functions included Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Cash and Bank. I also worked on.

• NEXEN June 2011 to December 2011Business AnalystPipeline Facilities Mobile Data Capture project to capture geo locations and data for Nexen’s pipelines and facilities.
• Business Analyst for a project using ArcGIS Mobile running on a Trimble GeoExplorer 6000 Handheld GPS to capture pipeline facilities data and sync it to the Nexen corporate geo-databases.
• Worked with the ESRI GIS Suite including ArcMAP, ArcServer and ArcMobile 10.SAP <-> GIS Integration study to evaluate the potential benefits of connecting SAP PM and the ESRI GeoDatabases for the Pipeline Facilities.
• Analyzed Current data and business processes to identify where benefits could be derived.
• Evaluated SAP <-> GIS Integration tools including APOS, Space Time Insight and SAP GEO.e.
• Studied Nexen’s use of SAP Asset Management and the SAP PM Module. For both of these projects I was responsible for the following:

• The ATB CORE project is replacing many key legacy banking systems with a new SAP based system. I performed Senior Business Analyst and Team Lead activities for the Core project including:
• Business Process Modeling using ARIS. Worked with business Subject Matter Experts to model the new SAP based business processes including high level scenarios, detailed activity models, roles and responsibilities.
• Updated ARIS models to resolve many issues raised by the business owners, and integration testers.
• Performed Gap Analysis between existing banking system requirements, current ARIS process models and the new SAP implementation.
• Identified and documented issues and to-do items raised at business meetings which reviewed and acted on our gap analysis results.
• Team Lead for Gap Analysis and deliverables traceability activities. Coordinated the work within our team of 6 BA’s and between us and the ATB CORE project team.

Calgary Alberta On Contract from September to December 2008ENMAX Corporation owns and operates all of the electrical Utilities for the City of Calgary.They recently began integrating all of the corporation's documents, maps, blueprints, designs, Etc into a new enterprise ESRI ArcGIS system and LiveLink document management platform. The land Department.

, Calgary Alberta On Contract from May to July 2008Ensign Energy is a global player in the well drilling and servicing industry. Due to major acquisitions, Ensign needs to integrate disparate systems across several companies into one large consolidated ERP system for Ensign. They chose to implement the Microsoft Dynamics AX (DAX) ERP products. Analysis and.

Bantrel Engineering builds some of the largest refineries and processing facilities on the planet. They required a system to replace a series of spreadsheets that were used to manage the millions of welds and supporting specifications and analysis are required for these facilities. Worked closely with a senior engineer to identify the unique requirements.

Elk Valley Coal is a global leader in the production and sale of hard coking coal, a relatively uncommon material that is essential to the production of steel. With six mines in two Canadian provinces, more than 3,000 employees and a business focused on supplying world steel producers, Elk Valley Coal is strongly positioned in the global marketplace. Elk.

Developed.Net, SQL Server Applications to support analysis and acquisition of complex data related to the engineering applications of Wind Power and statistics.

The Alberta Pensions Administration System was an old outdated mainframe app that needed to move to a client/server platform in order to finish the mainframe decommissioning.Performed the analysis, design and development of the data conversion routines for a proof of concept / prototype. UML and Macroscope were used. The proof of concept was successful and.

Calgary, was assigned a number of projects with different clients that covered almost every aspect of IT projects from Initial Proposals through analysis, development and sustainment. The projects were from 1 to > 100 people in size. Fujitsu provided training in Project Management and Fujitsu's Macroscope Methodology, a world class methodology for all.

The Alberta government Energy and Utilities board and Department of Energy along with a consortium of oil and gas companies, required a single portal which would be used to capture all of the oil and gas metrics, data and reporting that the Alberta Government requires. This would be called the Petroleum Registry of Alberta.Developed components of this.

BDL is a private joint venture company owned by Labatt Breweries of Canada and Molson Breweries for the wholesale distribution of beer and the collection of returnable, refillable and recyclable beer containers within the four Western Canadian Provinces, as well as Northwest Territories and the Yukon. The transportation dispatch and reporting required a.

AFSC) is a provincial crown corporation that provides farmers, agribusinesses and other small businesses loans, crop insurance and farm income disaster assistance. They required a system to enable the loans officers to gather and manage loans applications in the field. The system was to be EXCEL based. Performed analysis of an existing set of spreadsheets.

CPR is one of Canada's oldest corporations and was North America's first coast-to-coast transcontinental railway. CPR is a Class 1 railway, providing rail and intermodal freight transportation services over a network serving the principal business centres of Canada, the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Northeast. CPR acquired a system from Northern Pacific.

Supported and enhanced internationally distributed hotel management systems. Created and deployed a major new release of the Hotel Management Information System. Mentored and guided programming staff. Established standards and methodologies. Moved software source into Visual SourceSafe. Software and systems environment used were Visual Basic 6, Crystal.

Designed, configured and deployed a network of 2 Windows 2000 Advanced Servers with remote client access using terminal services. The servers support corporate email services, web development and hosting, advanced photography and digital imaging and software design and development using Microsoft development tools. Designed and implemented www.KenMann.com.

Designed and developed Visual Basic 6.0 interfaces to a mainframe ADABAS/NATURAL supply management system. Performed a Year 2000 Conversion of ADABAS/NATURAL, COBOL and CICS Supply and Inventory Systems. Responsible for many support and development activities for supply and inventory systems.

Programming using Visual Basic, DB2, ADABAS/NATURAL and COBOL for a major data conversion to replace key AGT systems and databases.

Online banking system COBOL to COBOL2 and 31-bit conversion

HP Client/Server systems development and support activities for Catalog, Supply/Inventory, Purchasing, Production Statistics and Work Maintenance Systems. Assisted in data conversion and implementation of a HP client/server computer system at the Manalta Coal Line Creek Resources mine site.

Human Resources systems development and support activities for DB2/COBOL and RAMIS systems. Extensive ad-hoc reporting human resources systems using SQL and RAMIS.

Developed an online Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) for government reporting.

Designed and supervised the development of a database system to manage COAL borehole, geology, lab analysis data and general information. This system also interfaced with geological/geographical mapping systems, the SAS statistical analysis system and a mine modeling system. Provided support and planning for a range of mainframe and PC systems applications.

IMS database cleanup and organization. Supported a COBOL/FORTRAN accounting system for the Calgary Convention Center. Analyzed and documented a Transportation Information System.

Bsc, Computer Science

Bsc In Computer Science, Computer Science