Mark Gardner Email & Phone Number

London, Canada Area

London, Canada Area

• Accountable for the release planning, implementation and coordination of a development team creating/maintaining a MLS system for Real Estate Boards across Canada.
• Managed daily activities of development staff including: design, intake process, change management, implementation, documentation, quality control, release, and support.
• Acted as project lead for integration of nine Real Estate boards in two separate projects. Coordinated initial planning, development schedule, change management and final successful implementation.
• Acted as Tier 3 escalation lead responsible for resolution and root cause analysis.
• Took control of development of Windows- Xbase legacy forms application (Delphi-RAD). Dealt with enhanced and annual updates and support issues.
• Assumed role of Product Owner of a Scrum team in Agile development environment.

London, On

• Worked as both part of the general management team and as the primary I.T. support person in a startup of a large logistics operation responsible for supplying parts to an auto assembly plant.
• Trained staff on use of the WMS (warehouse management system) and hand held devices.
• Worked with logistic engineers on warehouse layout, including inbound and outbound areas.
• Acted as subject matter expert for warehouse management system, including training, trouble shooting system and hardware issues.
• Established initial inventory levels and system configuration upon start up WMS.
• Kept WMS system accurate by coordinating regular quality checks, cycle counts, and manual intervention during system issues.

Mississauga, On

• Worked remotely developing internal system tools for Logistic Transportation system.
• Worked with Carrier compliance staff to create internal tools to aid in updating of system data.
• Aided in improvements of transportation software based on compliance requirements of major carriers (UPS,Fedex, Canada Post Corporation)

Mississauga, On

• Performed key roles within the complete life cycle of a company start-up from two to seventy employees, various roles included: Developer, Manager of Development, Project Management (large specialty customers) and.
• As Manager of Development was responsible for growing Development and Quality Assurance staff to meet a the company’s growing needs. Included hiring, training and mentoring staff.
• Took development control of a Transportation management system from outside resources, provided growth to the product’s functionality and capabilities.
• Coordinated interfacing of transportation system with order and warehouse management systems.
• Acted as Project Manager for large system implements guiding customer and staff through allstages of planning, development, and implementation, acted as the key point of contact.
• Headed development of annual Carrier Compliance (UPS,Fedex, Purolator) requirements including label design, barcoding, tracking functionality, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and package rating calculations.

Computer Science

Business Administration And Management, General

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