Michael Washer, Mba., Project Initiator And Leader Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, On, Ca

EXAMPLE PROJECTSCanadian Border Services. Mandate: Achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) for Microsoft Power Platform and Azure Analytics and draft Agency’s Azure Analytics Operations Manual. Role: Security Architect. Accomplishments (1) Critical Security Assessment Report for all security families delivered (2) ATO achieved Power Platform and Azure Analytics (3) Operations Manual delivered.Employment & Social Development Canada. Mandate: Production of 2018-2021 IT Security Plan and Adoption of Multi Factor Authentication with Microsoft E5 adoption. Role: Project Manager & Security architect. Accomplishments (1) Security Plan delivered (2) Risk-based policies for the conduct of a pilot MCAS deployment delivered.Department of Fisheries & Oceans. Mandate: Achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) for Microsoft 365 E5 and Power Platform. Role: Project Manager & Security architect. Accomplishments (1) Critical Security Assessment Report for all security families delivered.Royal Canadian Mounted Police (4 Projects 2 Shown)1. Mandate: Deliver the Alberta First Responders Radio Communications System (AFRRCS) for RCMP in Alberta. Role: Project Manager. 10 Reports. Accomplishments (1) Radio system delivered to successfully to all 300 plus detachments and over 5,000 officers (2) Project recorded as the ‘gold standard’ for RCMP project delivery.2. Mandate: Secure Canada’s borders using advanced IM/IT technologies. Role: Senior Project Manager. $92 million. Multiple Reports. Accomplishments (1) Project initiated using PRINCE2 (2) SharePoint web site stood up for project management and coordination.Department of National Defence. Mandate: Consultation and advice on improving Risk Management of Major Defence Projects. Role: Special Advisor. Accomplishment: Addressed all recommendations made within the 2015 ‘Drummond Report’ regarding training and tools within the Department of National Defence for the management of risk in complex projects.

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(1) Engaged as Project Executive (EX03) in the Treasury Board Secretariat with leadership of a project to move all 1,500 government websites to a single website within a new publishing model. (See www.Canada.ca)(2) Engaged to provide solutions and approaches to maturing the Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) project management environment

Ottawa, On, Ca

✔ Appointed to lead a major element of Canada’s $1 billion G8 Global Partnership Program. Developed the rationale and business case for placing Canada in a leadership role for securing Russian spent nuclear fuel; achieved Effective Project Approval for an initial $120 million program within eight months of joining the Department. Subsequently secured an addition $88M in funding for a second project in Russian Far East.✔ Secured funding, staffed and organized the assembly of a 12 man project team. Established ‘stand-alone’ project management information architecture.✔ Reviewed and analyzed complex price and technical proposals from Russian shipyards ranging in value from $3.2million to $30 million. Staffed nine contracts within DFAIT for Minister’s approval. ✔ Provided comprehensive six-monthly program reports to Canada's Treasury Board Secretariat. ✔ Integrated overlapping projects including the use of a Dutch salvage vessel to relocate de-commissioned Russian nuclear submarines (a World First); working with seven Russian ministries in securing appropriate approvals including the Russian Prime Minister’s final approval. ✔ Developed and maintained a comprehensive risk management register with formal risk practices ✔ Assisted one Russian shipyard in adopting ‘Western’ project management practices providing counseling, advice and training to young managers. Took the initiative to certify two Russian shipyards to ISO 14001; working with the Canadian Standards Board. Coached and assisted with quality management processes.✔ Built a 12km railway in Far East Russia to transport spent nuclear fuel out of the region, completed in one year. ✔ All audits and evaluations of $208 million program by the Auditor General of Canada passed without reservation; project planning and execution noted as being documented and executed to a very high standard.

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Elected twice (2008 and 2010) as Chairman of the 12 Country International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Contact Expert Group addressing Russia’s nuclear legacy. Membership: Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States of America and two international organizations: European Commission and International Science and Technology Center.

Completed multiple engagements for public and private sector companies, relating to information technology, business development, and program/project management.Some Example Projects:✔ “Canadian Security Establishment (CSE) ‘Red Book’ Writing and Development”. Hired by private company to develop and produce two CSE ‘Red Books’ covering software architecture and software build for a public key infrastructure (PKI) management solution; developed a comprehensive software architecture document and detailed step-by-step methodology for building an enterprise PKI infrastructure solution which contributed to the company’s eventual acquisition by Microsoft ✔ Department of National Defence. ‘Costing Analysis Canada’s Future Strategic Airlift’ - exhaustive analysis of the costs related to acquisition options for the C17 aircraft✔ IBA, Chicago. Examined operations, cash flow and profitability of a wide range of medium size businesses in the USA and Canada✔ Transportation Safety Board (TSB) ‘Data Quality Improvement Project’ Reviewed, analyzed and recommended improvements on the TSB’s modal database and application systems ✔ Correctional Service of Canada. ‘Offender Management System Replacement Project Costing’. Cost analysis for re-engineering of a database management system and related applications ✔ Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. ‘IT Options Analysis for the new agency’s IT infrastructure ✔ DevelTech, Saskatoon. Development of a Rice Crop Monitoring Application and Service Concept Using RADARSAT ✔ Canadian Space Agency ‘ Commercialization of ground station assets’ project✔ Privy Council Office (PCO), ‘Working Smarter Project’

Examined operations cash flow and profitability for a wide range of medium size businesses in the USA and Canada. Reviewed cash flow issues, general operations and overall profitability so as to recommend approaches for near-term profit improvement.

New Certified Indian Status (CIS) Cards Project: Production of a robust prospectus setting out the financial benefits of the new CIS cards across a range of Canadian Federal government activities. Financial simulation modelling to model the cost/benefit environment of new CIS cards across the Federal government.

Data Quality Improvement Project: Data quality and re-engineering options analysis for four modal database and application systems (Air, Marine, Rail and Pipeline) holding data from 1976.

Significant number of IT and business consulting enagements within the Canadian Federal government including Privy Council Office

Consulting enagements with Canadian Space agency. Business development for companies in New Brunswick and Saskatoon including international marketing activities in Philippines. Development of risk based costing model for Canadian navigation aid cost recovery

Israel, Israel, Il

Matched/employed with IOTEK (partner companies). Business develpment activities in Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

✔ Project leadership for Construction of Joint Canada/USA Undersea Surveillance Centre, Halifax, NS ✔ Leadership for options analysis development in regard to the closure of the Argentia naval facility in NF thence drafting of the business case for the construction of a Joint Canada/US surveillance facility in Halifax NS (HMCS Trinity). Achieved EPA for $24.3 million within 12 months of project initiation ✔ Hands-on leadership for subsequent design, build and staffing of the state of the art surveillance facility. ✔ Project completed within a very ambitious time frame including securing international treaties for the centre’s operation. ✔ Commended for project management excellence by SPARWARS (US agency).✔ Sea Command qualified

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Executive Program

Learning Tree International (2012-2013)

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Cmc

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Mni (Sea Command Qualified British And Canadian Royal Navy)

Learning Tree International (2012 - 2013)

Learning Tree International (2012-2013)

Certified (April 2013)

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