Mark Franssen Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Canada, The Us And Internationally

As Principal of Dazzleships Inc., provide a full range of management consulting and program / project management, PMO expertise to clients in a variety of markets. These include:SenseFly Data Inc., Calgary, Alberta, 2016 - 2017As Project Director for this flight operations and autonomous survey group I successfully managed the delivery of all projects in the upstream operations, high wire electrical management and areal survey components of the company.Morgancove Design, Calgary, Alberta, 2015 -2017As Chief Designer, master craftsman and finisher, I successfully built a boutique studio for the development of custom furniture. I specialized in one of a kind designer piece as per the customer requirements. I have a showcase of some of the components at www.morgancove.com .IMG Design Build Inc. Calgary, Alberta, 2015Construction Management Consulting providing the organization with a blueprint to improved safety, site management, project best practices and repeatability. OPI Systems Inc., Calgary, Alberta, 2014 -2015Management Consultant for the development of an e-commerce client focused application. Madalena Energy, Calgary, Alberta, 2014Led the IT migration during the acquisition of a producing entity in Argentina. Calgary Farmers Market, 2010 to presentDesigned, engineered and built the secure and intricate network infrastructure for this successful upscale market. H & R Block, Calgary, Alberta, 2013 to 2014Led the design and implementation, within the last 90 days of the tax season, of a support model engineered to manage 100,000+ online and at-home tax support calls. Cenovus Energy Inc., Calgary, Alberta, 2012 to 2013Led the successful delivery of all projects in the upstream operations and upstream oil sands areas, representing 48 percent of total budget.

Calgary

• Led the operations of this company manufacturing and commercializing the FASTrainer personal exercise machine. This involved:• Establishing a corporate brand and identity.• Implementing the marketing plan, which included directing two 30-minute Infomercials, aired in the US and Canada and tested in the European markets.• Raised $1.5 million in startup capital.• Served as Lead Engineer to design and build prototypes for field testing and focus groups.• Sourced manufacturers and established contracts in China, Mexico, India and the USA.• Designed the inventory management and distribution channels for product placement.Accomplishments• The nature of business in China can often lead to loss of intellectual property. Successfully avoided this by developing a strategy to have the machine’s three major components manufactured by three disparate companies before final assembly by FASTrainer.

Calgary

• Led all aspects of this company, developed a enterprise asset management solution.• Establishing a PMO to ensure product alignment with customer expectations.• Realigning subcontracts to establish a clearer path of responsibilities and resetting deliverables.• Evaluating, improving and re-signing customer contracts to secure more than $1 million in long-term contract deals.• Refocusing the development team and firming up development architecture.• Recruiting, managing and mentoring teams and key delivery resources, as well as managing employee development and payroll.

Calgary

• Skystone is a specialty engineering company providing engineering, asset management and technical services to maintain process containment systems.• Establishing the core development team.• Implementing a Project Management Office for engineering and IT projects.• Incorporating customer requirements and using improved business practices to produce a more mature deliverable.• Consolidating and upgraded the development environment.• Working directly with the management team to foster information sharing and business intelligence.Accomplishments• Delivered an improved client based application that allowed customers to monitor and manage their integrity components.

Calgary

As Director E-Business, Western Canada, accomplishments included:• • Developed marketing plans to refocus on the Alberta marketplace and energy sector.• Leading a development team comprising management consultants, web developers and creative artists mandated to deliver e-business and e-commerce solutions to the energy, health and forestry industries.• Providing sales and architectural support to business development teams throughout western Canada.• Liaising between IBM Global Services and LGS e-business teams in western Canada.Accomplishments• Led the project to give a provincial government department the ability to deploy an e-business solution that set industry standards and increased its industry acceptance.• Developed a costing model matrix for multidiscipline development solutions, allowing the delivery of more comprehensive RFP responses within a short turn-around.• Fostered team growth in three regional centers from nine to 23 members.As Project Manager E-Business, Western Canada, worked with the director to create the company’s e-business practice in western Canada.