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Responsible for the departmental management of the household goods removal contract (National and International moves) valued at over $100M annually. Leading a team of over 35 personnel to deliver these services to military members and participate in the Interdepartmental working group to provide input regarding trends in the moving industry and interpretation of Treasury Board policy in the context of the contract.

Deputy Project Director Canadian Contractor Augmentation Program (CANCAP) II - this complex contract covers 19 service areas and is for exclusive use in deployed operations (outside Canada). Responsible for development of evaluation criteria, validation of user requirements/statement of work and participated in identification of specific instructions/terms needed to fulfill the needs of the Canadian Forces while complying with current contracting policy and Canadian legislation.

Responsible for Departmental Vehicle fleet policy and fleet management for commercial fleet (26,000 vehicles) including fleet renewal, qualifications and safety program. Reporting on fuel usage and environmental impacts on behalf of the Department.

Development and implementation of logistics plans to grow the size of the mission from approx 9,000 to 19,000 troops including forecasting housing needs, feeding, transportation and infrastructure status post transition from African Union to UN. Part of a multination team working closely with UN civilian staff during the time of transition from fully supported African Union to self sustaining UN contingents to ensure that policies and procedures were understood while maintaining the focus on… Show more Development and implementation of logistics plans to grow the size of the mission from approx 9,000 to 19,000 troops including forecasting housing needs, feeding, transportation and infrastructure status post transition from African Union to UN. Part of a multination team working closely with UN civilian staff during the time of transition from fully supported African Union to self sustaining UN contingents to ensure that policies and procedures were understood while maintaining the focus on the needs of the troops in order for them to fulfill their mission. Show less

Oversight on operating budget of $52M, head of administrative office, contract oversight for telecom services in National Capital Region for Department of National Defence (52 buildings), training coordinator, HR manager for approx 450 pers (pay and benefits), fiscal budget planning and allocation advisor, accommodation officer

Responsible for oversight on strategic movements of personnel and materiel to/from Canada to deployed military operations. Experience loading planes, ships and preparing loads for customs inspections as well as related documentation.

Development of Enterprise Architectural concepts, models and use cases for the Department of National Defence. Review of critical milestones for departmental software development and interdependencies. Review and selection of software tools to support development of Enterprise Architectural models.

Developed models showing how various transportation industry sectors were dependent, interdependent, codependent. Evaluated robustness of transportation industry in Canada and abroad pertaining to interruption of service and potential impacts as part of a Y2K effort to identify weaknesses and solutions to service delivery.

Responsible for development and implementation of software supporting movement of household goods in Canada for interdepartmental committee (all government departments less DFAIT) Returned over $1M in savings. Participated in development of solutions in SAP for FMAS and MASIS.

Responsible for operations of combined air terminal processing and loading passengers and cargo as well as management of personnel relocation in the area through moving company contracts. Responsible for vehicle management and operations in support of the air wing including aircraft refuelling, airfield surface maintenance (sweeping, SNIC, grounds maintenance), base side support of vehicle pool, heavy equipment section, base postal operations and cargo materiel handling (shipping and… Show more Responsible for operations of combined air terminal processing and loading passengers and cargo as well as management of personnel relocation in the area through moving company contracts. Responsible for vehicle management and operations in support of the air wing including aircraft refuelling, airfield surface maintenance (sweeping, SNIC, grounds maintenance), base side support of vehicle pool, heavy equipment section, base postal operations and cargo materiel handling (shipping and receiving) and portion of national service freight run. Show less