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Responsible for ensuring that all projects within Canonical’s Devices division make consistent use of Canonical’s project management methodology.* Manages an experienced and globally distributed project management team* Provides active leadership of all aspects of projects from initiation to completion, including project team roles & responsibilities, stakeholder interface, project planning, requirements gathering & documentation, issue tracking & resolution, and full project execution-tracking, reporting, rollout, and formalized project closure* Provides leadership in resource allocation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement, as well as drive governance around the total investment for projects in support of business initiatives, including the management of the portfolio of projects collectively responsible for delivering against the business objectives.

Responsible for providing overall project management direction and guidance for all Customer Engineering services for IoT and PC partner engagements.• Provides leadership to the project management team responsible for delivering Ubuntu on PC and IoT devices to the world's largest OEMs with a focus on optimizing the end-to-end delivery process.• Effective oversight of project management team to ensure projects are delivered within pre-established commitments and processes.• Pro-actively driving strong project management disciplines into all activities including project planning, resource planning, risk management, issue tracking, status communication, and success measurement.• Strategically building strong internal relationship management and advocacy for securing project assets across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

Responsible for planning and driving on-time delivery of Professional Engineering Service deliverables across multiple OEM partners spanning multiple projects.• Authored and guided stakeholders in the development of the project statement of work (SoW).• Responsible for customer relationship management and advocacy for Canonical's technical assets.• Prioritized and coordinated projects through the life-cycle and ensuring overall goals for both Canonical and the OEM partner are met.

Responsible for planning and driving all cross-functional activities across multiple simultaneous projects spanning several product portfolios and geographically distributed teams.* Co-authored product delivery process by collaborating with management and peers that successfully defined and documented the cross-functional deliverables and activities required to facilitate timely and cost effective project execution.* Directed the program management activities for new product development that resulted in a significant reduction in the time-to-market.* Prioritized and coordinated the activities of several geographically distributed teams that met stakeholders’ needs in product specifications and required development cycles.

Responsible for managing projects involving significant engineering coordination across several geographically distributed teams.* Managed several projects that demonstrated the integration of recently acquired technology.* Established a productive project environment that facilitated open communication channels between geographically distributed teams (some being recent company acquisitions).

Responsible for leading all aspects of quality planning and execution for networking appliance software releases.* Directed Test Engineers in the definition of test suites and test execution resulting in an increase in test coverage and software defects found before release.* Directed competitive testing effort that resulted in recommendations being made to Management that drove product positioning and improvement plans.

Moved to Shanghai to enrich children's education and fulfil wife's career aspirations. Completed PMP certification and related professional development.Secondary Supply Teacher, Yew Chung International School, Shanghai 2003 – 2005

Managed all aspects of software product releases in order to meet stakeholder requirements, corporate objectives and quality standards within established processes.* Developed detailed project plans that aligned with product roadmaps and resulted in the on-time and within budget delivery of several major software releases.* Guided project team of 20+ software developers and QA from conception through delivery resulting in improved product quality and process conformance.* Promoted team coaching, mentoring and performance management that resulting in improved productivity and employee satisfaction.

Provided overall direction, guidance and leadership to software development and QA teams for Canadian Engineering operations.* Demonstrated strong site leadership and management skills that resulted in $3M annual departmental budget tracking within 2% of plan on a quarterly basis.* Created a cohesive work environment that resulted in productivity improvements contributing to the completion of several key projects.

Led the Engineering team through all project phases of the development of a new generation of industrial machine vision products.* Developed novel algorithms that resulted in the successful detection of defects using X-rays.* Directed activities resulting in the development of a new generation of multi-sensor scanning system.

Designed and developed features for the Integrated Test Management application for a Digital Network Management System.* Designed software components that resulted in the successful development and integration into the larger Network Management System.* Created technical proposals that were presented and accepted by Senior Engineering team for development.

Supervised all software development activities for laser scanning optimizer systems.* Directed all software development activities that resulted in the successful introduction and commissioning of a new generation of laser scanning optimization systems.* Coordinated activities of remote engineering teams and consultants that significantly extended the capabilities of the team.

Designed and developed software for laser scanning optimizer systems.* Developed the optimization software that was a key component to the successful introduction of the next generation of laser scanning systems.

M.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering

B.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering