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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

Ottawa, Canada Area

ITS Transformation Unit• Led Information Technology (IT) project teams. Managed several functional team members, each responsible for an element of the project and its associated team. Cross-functional teams included Program Management, Principal Consultants, Solution Architects, Verification and Operations.• Ensured by monitoring that all design deliverables and metrics were met for all corporate milestones within previously agreed time, cost and quality goals.• Successful managed the Active Directory 2012 R1 software service upgrade IT project. Upgraded a mission critical Windows platform service responsible for Authentication and Authorization. Responsible for end to end project management, reporting to senior management, timely delivery, budget analysis, verification, documentation, audit and business operations support associated with a $1.2 million dollar project encompassing Waterfall development.• Successful managed the PSRA & IDM Sustainability IT software product releases (CA IDM R12.6 SP4/CR3 and PSRA CA components). Upgraded a mission critical service for Authentication and the corporate tool for employee identity management. Responsible for end to end project management, reporting to senior management, timely delivery, budget analysis, verification, documentation and operations readiness tasks associated with a $0.5 million dollar project encompassing Agile development. • Successfully managed the IBM P8 version 3.5 to SharePoint document migration IT project. Migrated corporate documentation from one standard repository to the Microsoft standard. Responsible for project management of a program phase, reporting to senior management, timely delivery, verification and operations readiness tasks associated with a $0.1 million dollar project.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Program Management PMO Unit• Responsible for co-ordination, alignment and oversight of cross-functional project elements encompassing Agile software development of an optical network management product.• Led end-to-end R&D, product management, verification, marketing and documentation readiness tasks associated with a $2.7 million dollar project.• Chaired project planning sessions to establish system requirements, specifications, scope, assumptions, constraints, deliverables, interim milestones, work breakdown structure, cost and timelines.• Developed an overall project management plan for the release and ensured all teams defined product deliverables.• Prepared detailed project schedule that captured and reported on the status of all tasks, timelines and resource utilization of the teams involved.• Set up risk and issues logs, deliverables sign off sheets and standard project documentation.• Analyzed project issues and prepared action / recovery plans for functional teams.• Prepared weekly status updates to senior management.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Small Medium Enterprise Communications (SMEC) Business Unit• Controlled R&D global budgets exceeding $32M USD for Software and Hardware releases in the Small-Medium Enterprise Communications (SMEC) business unit.• Generated, monitored and controlled over $7.9M USD annually of Lab Operation and R&D Development global purchase orders and invoicing covering Telecommunications and Computing equipment, Contracting services, Software (SW) licenses and Maintenance. Established and obtained corporate approvals for Statements of Work (SOWs) with global contracting suppliers in the UK, Romania and India.• Controlled all R&D budget spend in SMEC R&D during growth and cost reduction periods. Established Business Justification and approval processes while maintaining Quarterly corporate targets. Performed continuous analysis of Actual spend versus plan in resource, contracting and material expense categories and held difference to within 2% for Fiscal year 2012.• Business Operations prime interface to Corporate Finance and R&D senior management providing monthly Financial Outlooks, R&D Investment per product line, SW Capitalization, Capital Spend and Warranty activity.• Tracked and Managed over 900 equipment assets valued at over $2.5M USD. Prime Interface to corporate asset control for yearly audits and controlled disposal.• Tracked Quality of new SW Releases. Developed methodology for the use of corporate tools to ensure consistent reporting and tracking of software defects across multi-function R&D groups. Documented and trained staff on new or changed procedures (Overall Fault Management process).

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Lead the Technology PMO team. Through prioritization and negotiation with the technology primes ensured all key projects received the project management required. Performed Lessons Learned from the PMO perspective for continuous improvement. Hired new project management resources and co-op students to support PM activities.• Evolved Project Management processes towards industry best practices and applied these consistently across R&D projects. Defined and applied a Product Management Framework for Local Premise Solutions R&D Technology, which was adopted as a quality, best practice process by the business unit.• Increased efficiency of R&D Operational reviews by chairing reviews and creating communication packages that outlined financial position, program schedules, project status, and issue/risk management.• Project Management and Quality Prime for key BCM product releases (BCM450 R1.0, BCM 5.0, BCM 6.0). Authored Project Development Plans (PDP), Risk Management and Issue Management plans for programs. Provided daily project management support and ensured design deliverables and metrics were met for all applicable corporate milestones.• Introduced new web-based project tracking tools (e-bms) and techniques for improved efficiencies through status reporting and key delivery tracking. Managed projects effectively with Microsoft Project for scheduling.• Improved R&D financial and workforce planning through introduction of new tools (PPM, SMBT) and lead R&D budget/resource reviews with senior management and Finance organizations. Provided in-house training on budget planning and drove efficiencies to higher levels.• Supported various Business Initiatives by acting as deployment prime and corporate liaison for new Project Management processes: Product Defect Management, Project Planning and Control, Risk Management, Decision Analysis and Control, Document Review, Requirements Management, Detailed Design Estimation (USDRP).

Ottawa, Canada Area

GaAs Fab Manufacturing• Organized and managed activities of up to 17 engineers (junior and senior) during periods of organizational growth and optimization.• Applied project management/planning processes to new facility startup and process transfer initiatives.• Coordinated root cause analysis activities to resolve manufacturing process and circuit performance problems.• Directed process optimization, research and development activities for strategic programs in III-V compound semiconductor fabrication.• Functioned as a senior technical resource by applying device process knowledge to determine impact/sensitivities of process changes to product performance.• Interacted with various customers of the manufacturing facility to quickly resolve problems associated with delivery, cost and yield. Interacting groups included module engineers, product engineers, production control and senior management.• Functioned as a senior technical resource for integrated circuit layout for both electrical and optical device design.

Ottawa, Canada Area

GaAs Fab Manufacturing• Coordinated engineering activities in the area of lithography patterning. Activities centered on yield, process control and process modifications but also included logistics, new tool qualifications, operator and engineer training/verification, design rules, ISO documentation, and cost reduction. • Provided daily operational and technical expertise to the overall operation of the GaAs MESFET fabrication facility. Duties included improvement of process control Cpks, maintaining operation requirements and resolving interdependent process issues with other areas.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Manager, Microelectronics Facility, April 1995 - Nov 1997• Provided daily operational and technical management of the CRC Microelectronics Facility covering photolithography, packaging, thin film deposition and plasma processing capabilities.Engineer, Microelectronics Facility, Dec. 1991 - April 1995• Enhanced and developed microelectronic component processes based on compound semiconductor and microwave integrated circuit technologies. Semiconductor Component Development Engineer, Jan. 1989 - Dec. 1991• Designed and developed GaAs digital and A/D integrated circuits along with processes for fabrication of GaAs/AlGaAs-based HBTs. Participated in collaborative research projects with Sector’s research partners.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering, Graduated With High Distinction