Managed the relationship with technology vendors including Oracle, The Goal Getters (Oracle Gold Partner), Wolters Kluwer and others. I oversaw the evaluation and delivery of >$100k software solutions including the process for vendor selection, agreement negotiations, implementation and operational support agreements, while at the same time ensuring the right stakeholders were consulted to ensure functional requirements, information security, technical infrastructure and compliance requirements were adhered to.Migrated several mission critical web based applications from an aging on-prem data centre to the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. I worked closely with both the infrastructure team and Microsoft to ensure a smooth and successful transition to the cloud.Developed and supported treasury management, commodity risk management and financial reporting software systems running on ASP.Net, SQL Server, Oracle Hyperion. The systems were developed using ASP.Net WebForms, SQL Server, SSRS, SSIS, SAP Crystal Reports, Visual Studio, TFS, PowerShell, VB.Net, C#, SFTP, EWS, COM+, Oracle Hyperion EPMS and FQDM. Developed an online registration tool using SharePoint Online and SharePoint Flow.Trained employees and senior leadership with the use of Microsoft Office365 technologies including OneNote, Skype and SharePoint with the goal of improving collaboration and digital transformation. I was responsible for developing the syllabus and curriculum for small groups of employees and also custom tailored sessions for C-Level executives.Initiated and led a cross functional team of employees tasked with improving day to day business processes with technology automation. The team consisted of non-management employees and was sponsored by the Deputy CFO. We analyzed various business process “pain points”, researched possible solutions and presented those solutions to the IT leadership team.

Upgraded in-house web applications and custom framework libraries from a legacy state running on ASP.Net and SQL Server. The VB.Net/VB6 code base was upgraded from .Net framework 1.1 to .Net 4.5.1. The OLAP and DTS codebase was upgraded from SQL Server 2005 to 2008 R2.Developed a commodity procurement module extending the capabilities of the existing commodity risk management web application running on ASP.Net and SQL Server. Developed using SQL Server 2008R2, SSRS, SSIS, SQL Jobs, VB.Net 4.5.1, ASP.Net web forms, Visual Studio .Net 2013, IIS 8, TFS 2010.

Prepared the architectural impact assessments for a new automated process to integrate an enhanced payroll processing module into an existing group benefits administration solution. Planning the development schedule using the standardized Manulife SDLC methodology.

Developed a corporate credit risk reporting solution running as a data warehouse with ETL and BI capabilities on ASP.Net and SQL Server. Developed using SQL Server 2005/2008R2, Javascript, SSRS Reports, SSIS Packages, SSAS Cubes, MDX, SQL Jobs, C# .Net 3.5, ASP.Net web services, Visual Studio.Net 2005/2008/2010, IIS7, TFS 2010, MS Access 2003/2010, Java, JSP/J2EE, Eclipse Ganymede, Hibernate, Tomcat, MKS Toolkit for MKS Integrity 9.4, Quest Litespeed 6.1, HP Quality Centre 10.0, VBScript.Developed a data aggregator solution for integrating user security access information from multiple sources including Active Directory, ACF2, PeopleSoft running on ASP.Net and SQL Server. Developed using SQL Server 2008R2, ASP.Net 4.0, C#, Visual Studio 2012, IBM DB2 ODBC CLI 10.1, XML, XSLT, SQL Jobs, jQuery, TFS 2010, WCF.

Developed front end and back end components for a web based group benefits administration system available to group members over the public internet. The system runs on ASP.Net, J2EE, SQL Server and developed using ASP.Net 2.0, C#, Visual Studio .Net 2010, WCF, COM+, Javascript, Crystal Reports, SQL Server p2000/2008R2, Java, JSP, J2EE 5/6, IIS6, IBM RAD 7, WSAD 5.1, MQSeries for WSAD, MSMQ, ASP.Net web services, DB2, SSRS, HP Quality Center, PVCS Serena, CICS, SSO, WS-I, Federated Services, VitalObjects 4.0, FTP, SFTP.Developed a data integration solution used to prepare and send XML formatted data feeds to the CRA containing ETL processes using C#, .Net 2.0, Visual Studio.Net 2005, FTP, SQL Server 2008, SSRS, SSIS, Biztalk 2006, XML and XSLT for regulatory TFSA tax reporting responsible for aggregating pension member TFSA information then output to a well formed xml data feed formatted as per CRA TFSA tax feed specifications.Developed modules for a client/server group pension administration system running on Powerbuilder and SQL Server. Developed using Powerbuilder 10/11, SQL Server 2008R2, SSIS, ASP.Net web services.

Teaching object oriented programming to first year students using the Java programming language and Java development tools including Netbeans. Responsible for preparing day to day lesson plans, overall course plans, tests and assignments for the object oriented programming courses.

Led a team of developers responsible for developing a web based document assembly system used to create legal policy documents running on ASP.Net and SQL Server. I delegated the programming tasks to each of the three members of the team, led regular team meetings, and mentored the junior members of the team.Developed a web based group benefits administration system running on ASP.Net, SQL Server, VitalObjects. Developed using Classic ASP, ASP.Net, C#, Web Services, VB.Net, SQL Server 2000, COM+, Javascript, NT Services, MSMQ, VitalObjects 3.0, DB2, IMS, IIS, Crystal Reports, Crystal Enterprise, FTP, CICS, PVCS.Designed and developed web based document assembly system used to create legal policy documents running on ASP.Net and SQL Server. Developed using C#, Microsoft .Net Visual Studio 2003, COM+, MSMQ, VitalObjects 3.0, SQL Server 2000, DB2, IMS database.

Migrated a legacy Financial Management system from a client/server architecture running on MS Access to a web based architecture running on ASP.Net and SQL Server. Developed using VB.Net, Javascript, ASP.Net, T-SQL, Visual Studio .Net 2002, IIS, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Crystal Reports, COM+ Enterprise Services, .Net COM Interop, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, Rational Rose and Rational Clear Quest.Developed a client/server Treasury Management system running on Powerbuilder and Oracle that also included an ETL process for loading daily bank statements. Developed using Powerbuilder 5, PFC, Microsoft Access 97, VB6, Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft Visual Studio 6, Visual SourceSafe, ORACLE 7, PL/SQL, Procomm, HyperTerminal, FTP.

Led a team of developers responsible for developing new capabilities for client/server Group Retirement Saving Management to support a new line of business consisting of high value simple interest term investment portfolios. I delegated the design and programming tasks to each of the four members of the team, tracked their progress, led regular team meetings throughout the project.Developed additional capabilities for an existing Group Retirement system running on Powerbuilder and SQL Server.Designed an SDLC process to optimize the management of a large source code base with the goal of supporting >30 programmers and managing the parallel development of five release cycles (PROD, UAT, DEV, New Business and Support)

Developed an ERP client/server system using Powerbuilder 6.0, PFC, ORACLE 7.3, SystemHouse SDE Powerbuilder foundation classes for managing customer orders for a wide range of steel products and production processes.Developed an ERP client/server system for converting a legacy mainframe COBOL program to a client/server application using Powerbuilder 6.0, ORACLE 7.3 as part of a Y2K initiative.

Developed a pension management and reporting client/server application using Powerbuilder 5/6, Sybase SQL Server System 11, T-SQL, HP UNIX, UNIX shell scripts and Manulife's Powerbuilder foundation class library.Trained a team of COBOL programmers how to use Powerbuilder 5 for developing client/server applications using the Manulife foundation class library.

Developed a requirements planning and logistics management client/server application using Powerbuilder 3/4, ORACLE 7.1, AT&T UNIX, UNIX shell scripts, FTP, Microsoft Windows 3.1, IBM 370 Mainframe, COBOL, JCL and punch cards.

Developed an electronic forms data entry client/server application using Powerbuilder 2/3, Microsoft SQL Server 4.2, Microsoft Windows 3.1

Maintained Treasury Management system used for managing transfer payments between organizational entities running on Advanced Revelation 2.0.Maintained and enhanced a real estate management system running on a VAX PDP-11.Network administrator for Banyan Vines 4.2 and Lotus cc:mail.