Regular Duties----------------------------------------+ Architects and designs technical business solutions for departments in the Faculty of Medicine+ Learns in-depth knowledge of business needs and processes to understand the goals of the client+ Provides technical leadership and expertise, guiding solutions to represent client vision+ Builds relationships with stakeholders, departments, other organizations and other universitiesNotable Projects and Accomplishments----------------------------------------+ Solution Architect on the Integrated Renewal and Application Ecosystem Programs at UBC Central IT. Works directly with the UBC Enterprise Architecture, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Application Ecosystem Program and the WorkDay teams representing the interests of the Faculty of Medicine. Provides knowledge of Medicine’s application landscape and business processes to ensure that IRP supports the complex processes of Medicine’s varied departments.+ Participated in the introduction of the Ardoq Enterprise Architecture tool within the University of British Columbia. Helped to define the solution architecture practice using the Ardoq tool, establishing models, best practices and training for architects. On-boarded the Faculty of Medicine onto the tool and spearheaded the architecture practice to the Faculty.

Regular Duties----------------------------------------+ Leads the assessment of client needs to identify business priorities and recommends options+ Identifies, elicits, and documents business requirements and defines business rules for projects+ Performs feasibility studies for projects/process changes in a complex medical education setting+ Develops test cases and validates test results for user acceptance and system acceptance testingNotable Projects and Accomplishments----------------------------------------+ Technical lead for the successful implementation of the Teaching, Tracking and Payment system, a tool for tracking Clinical Faculty teaching, generating statements and submitting payment requests to FMS. Provided architectural expertise and led development team (comprised of Faculty of Medicine and vendor developers) during implementation. Worked on a large team consisting of project management staff, Medicine stakeholders and external vendors.+ Led the successful implementation of the AFMC (Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada) Visiting Student Portal, a Canada-wide portal for visiting students to manage their elective courses. Provided business process analysis and risk analysis for all medical schools in Canada. Spearheaded business process change management efforts working closely with the Visiting Students team at UBC, the AFMC and the University of Toronto.+ Assisted in the procurement and servicing contract renewal for all of the Faculty of Medicine’s video conferencing equipment and services. Co-authored the bid document, developed the bid weighting schema and provided scoring on vendor proposals. Provided assessment and rationale for selecting a vendor to senior leadership who awarded the bid based on our recommendations.

Regular Duties----------------------------------------+ Leads the assessment of client needs to identify business priorities and recommends options+ Identifies, elicits, and documents business requirements and defines business rules for projects+ Performs feasibility studies for projects/process changes in a complex medical education setting+ Develops test cases and validates test results for user acceptance and system acceptance testingNotable Projects and Accomplishments----------------------------------------+ Technical lead for the successful implementation of the Resident Management System, a tool for the management of medical residents. Provided expertise and leadership in the technical space on a large team comprising of IT staff, Faculty of Medicine stakeholders and third-party vendors. Managed the requirements gathering and implementation of features, identifying and resolving showstoppers while maintaining scope and minimizing impacts to timelines and costs.

Regular Duties----------------------------------------+ Elicited and documented business requirements and defined business rules on projects+ Translated business requirements into technical designs for implementation of new SAP features+ Developed test cases and validated test results for user acceptance and system acceptance testing+ Supported the SAP solution including HR, Time, Learning and Solution Manager systemsNotable Projects and Accomplishments----------------------------------------+ Functional analysis lead for the adoption and implementation of the SAP Solution Manager and HP Service Manager, two leading tools for corporate incident and change management. Performed business analysis to establish a business process to integrate the two systems while ensuring the company maintained ITIL standards.+ Provided extensive support as an SAP Functional Analyst for the corporation’s SAP system including HR, Time Management, Learning Solution and Solution Manager. Used business analysis techniques to work directly with customers to develop new functionality, enhancements to existing components and to integrate third-party tools with the solution+ Functional analysis lead for the implementation of SAP E-Learning Solution and supporting course authoring software (Ancile uPerform) and online classroom software (Adobe Connect). Trained to be the primary focal and support point for the system and ensured the corporation had the infrastructure to support the project.

Regular Duties----------------------------------------+ Built a business analysis practice for the organization defining new standards and processes+ Identified project requirements and established business processes from clients for new projects+ Performed business analysis and developed business cases and project plans for new solutions+ Developed new and improved existing business processes to increase organization efficiencyNotable Projects and Accomplishments----------------------------------------+ Project manager and lead business analyst for an HR transformation initiative. Identified, analyzed and implemented a business solution that supported HR processes resulting in the automation of many manual tasks and improving their overall efficiency. Architected the process of integrating the new HR system with existing Finance processes and the existing FMS.+ Lead business analyst for the implementation of a new MS Dynamics CRM. Analysis of client requirements and business processes resulted in successful implementation of the system thus improving organization efficiency and effectiveness at maintaining and establishing relations.+ Project manager and lead developer of the C.A.N.N. immigration statistics management system used to assist the Canadian Government in tracking immigration statistics at YVR Airport.

Regular Duties----------------------------------------+ Identified project requirements and established business processes from clients for IT projects+ Performed business analysis and developed business cases and project plans for IT solutions+ Analyzed technical solutions to support business processes and led the implementation processNotable Projects and Accomplishments----------------------------------------+ Business analyst for the implementation of a SharePoint portal. Analysis of client requirements and business processes resulted in successful implementation of the system thus improving document management processes and information sharing between departments.+ Technical lead and business analyst for replacing an HR management system. Recommended replacing the system after analyzing the costs and benefits to implementing a new solution. Replacing the system improved the efficiency of the HR department, increased job satisfaction for HR staff and reduced technical support costs for the HR system.+ Reconciled HR and payroll business processes after identifying communication errors between the departments due to the lack of a unified business process. Worked closely with HR and payroll managers to design a unified business process that met the needs of both departments, streamlined communication and was effectively supported by technical business solutions.

Regular Duties----------------------------------------+ Architected and implemented a web based system to simplify expenditure analysis for distributed enterprises by localizing expenditure information for departments and providing analysts with a toolset for statistical analysis+ Researched data flow control methods via metadata rule sets written the R Language+ Responsible for the collaboration of the documentation+ Met with the project client for documentation meetingsNotable Projects and Accomplishments----------------------------------------+ Designed a web based system to simplify expenditure analysis for distributed enterprises by localizing expenditure information for departments and providing analysts with a toolset for statistical analysis+ Designed and implemented the database backend for the portfolio system which allows analysts to store their queries and reports in their own file system+ Designed statistical analysis tools using the R statistical analysis language+ Designed and implemented the portfolio web based user interface