Commercial Photographer and Video Producer | Project ManagementDelivered 100,000+ images and videos to clientsProduct Photography:Captured captivating product images that effectively highlight features, textures, and details, showcasing each product's essence. Employed advanced lighting techniques, thoughtful composition, and meticulous styling for visually appealing shots across e-commerce, catalogs, and advertising. Collaborated closely with clients, aligning visuals… Show more Commercial Photographer and Video Producer | Project ManagementDelivered 100,000+ images and videos to clientsProduct Photography:Captured captivating product images that effectively highlight features, textures, and details, showcasing each product's essence. Employed advanced lighting techniques, thoughtful composition, and meticulous styling for visually appealing shots across e-commerce, catalogs, and advertising. Collaborated closely with clients, aligning visuals seamlessly with brand identity and marketing strategies. Delivered high-quality images exceeding expectations, driving sales and brand recognition.Corporate Photography:Conducted comprehensive corporate photoshoots, capturing professional portraits and headshots. Established a comfortable atmosphere, enabling authentic expressions and engaging portraits. Aligned visual style with corporate identity, understanding brand image and desired messaging. Utilized professional lighting setups and composition techniques for polished and professional corporate headshots and group photos.Portraits and Headshots:Captured the unique essence and personality of individuals through captivating portraits. Personalized approach tailored to complement branding, profession, or desired aesthetic. Collaborated closely with clients, providing expert guidance on posing, expressions, wardrobe, and styling. Utilized natural and artificial lighting techniques for flattering and well-balanced portraits.Video Production:Produced visually stunning videos for promotions, corporate profiles, and product demonstrations. Managed end-to-end production, from planning to editing, ensuring a seamless and impactful final product. Employed a cinematic storytelling approach with creative camera angles, dynamic visuals, and effective audio elements. Collaborated with clients to understand objectives and target audience, translating them into compelling visuals. Show less

• Planning the implementation of a vendor’s risk based application, within the client’s Risk Management system, to improve data analysis for cost-savings insurance related decision making. • Managing requirements with the vendor to ensure proper data gathering and meet customer expectations.• Establishing working relationships within the client’s internal network for next step task items.

Project Experience:* Managing the Costs, Schedule, Resource Allocations, Invoices and Stewardship information on a Program which is $40M+.* Managing the Costs, Schedule, Resource Allocations, Invoices and Stewardship information on a set of projects that are $15M+.* Mentoring new PMs within this Program on the standard EPMO processes and informal teachings.

Project Experience:Enterprise Implementations:* Cyber Security - Strengthened the DMZ security environment by implementing over 25 key security enhancements and incorporating lessons learned from previous cyber-attacks. * Password Management - Introduced a strategic password management system, enabling high entropy and stronger password policies, as a single sign-on login solution for various productivity applications, focusing less on multiple password management. *… Show more Project Experience:Enterprise Implementations:* Cyber Security - Strengthened the DMZ security environment by implementing over 25 key security enhancements and incorporating lessons learned from previous cyber-attacks. * Password Management - Introduced a strategic password management system, enabling high entropy and stronger password policies, as a single sign-on login solution for various productivity applications, focusing less on multiple password management. * Databases - Federated a primary internal database to meet industry standards, allowing the creation of customized GUIs while retiring over 1200 applications due to this effort. * Speed to Market - Stewarded processes related improvements with various Infrastructure Service Lines to gain alignment on how to accelerate the introduction of new technology into our environment.Hardware Upgrades:* New Technology - Upgraded the Public & Government Affair’s corporate conference room with new technology elements to satisfy business needs.* Virtual Cluster - Implemented an 8 node virtual cluster system in Canada as part of a joint venture. Software Upgrades:* Supportability - Upgraded databases that were declared “unsupported” versions in global data center’s mainframe environments.* Compliance - Coordinated antivirus upgrades on nearly 100,000 client machines. * Sustainability - Enhanced the shelf life of seven critical Identity & Access Management tools and systems to 2017 by upgrading the OS, .NET, IIS and SQL versions. Show less

Project Experience:Enterprise Implementations:* Software Sustainability - Launched a set of hosting Emulations and Terminal Services solutions for applications not compatible with the new Windows 7 environment. Custom Software Development:* Collaboration – Delivered three custom built integrated applications for an email system changing platforms for Personal Information Updating, Group Email Distribution and Asset Management.

Project Experience:Enterprise Implementations:* Business Hardware Deployment - Rolled out a two server system to approximately 60 locations to support handheld devices at the Refining, Chemical, Development, Upstream and Syncrude facilities.* Business Hardware / Software Deployment - Upgraded Wintel and UNIX Citrix, application and database servers to support a business application suite in the upstream and downstream environments. Hardware Upgrades* Laptop… Show more Project Experience:Enterprise Implementations:* Business Hardware Deployment - Rolled out a two server system to approximately 60 locations to support handheld devices at the Refining, Chemical, Development, Upstream and Syncrude facilities.* Business Hardware / Software Deployment - Upgraded Wintel and UNIX Citrix, application and database servers to support a business application suite in the upstream and downstream environments. Hardware Upgrades* Laptop Replenishment - Procured 2000 new laptops for global, end-user distribution. Show less

Project Experience:Hardware Upgrades:* New Technology - Upgraded the Public & Government Affair’s corporate conference room with new technology elements to satisfy business needs.* SAN Infrastructure - Optimized a robust system for two major SAN backup environments by implementing new Windows backup servers and large Quantum tape libraries. Site Deployments:* Field Sites - Deployed Wintel backup servers and mid-size backup tape libraries to over 20 new infrastructure… Show more Project Experience:Hardware Upgrades:* New Technology - Upgraded the Public & Government Affair’s corporate conference room with new technology elements to satisfy business needs.* SAN Infrastructure - Optimized a robust system for two major SAN backup environments by implementing new Windows backup servers and large Quantum tape libraries. Site Deployments:* Field Sites - Deployed Wintel backup servers and mid-size backup tape libraries to over 20 new infrastructure field sites in Canada. Base Work:* Trained and mentored new team members and college recruits.* Ensured the completion of backups, provided timely problem resolution, and reported results daily to customers and Management. Show less

Base Work:• Managed User and Privileged IDs.• Maintained security control and ownership of shared network folders and logical drives.

Rollout of an electronic documentation project, which replaced existing microfiche film and readers for airplane maintenance, resulting in company-wide cost savings. Developed training materials and trained airplane mechanics on this new system. Created and maintained an IIS server, designed and managed an intranet website to support this new system.

Support function, hardware rollouts, and documentation.

Responsible for financial statements, bank reconciliations, end of month closings, tax appraisals, and job costing. Developed new company wide internal procedures for financial reporting. Supervised computer systems upgrade.