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Kitchener, On, Ca

Kitchener, Canada Area

The ICAS Design Practice Manager role is a combination of resource and career management, with the additional accountability of maturing the design practice within ICAS.As a resource manager it's rewarding to deliver on business objectives by providing the right people with the right skills, managing risks and maintaining a resourcing strategy to position us for the future.As a people manager it's very satisfying helping my direct reports develop both their technical and… Show more The ICAS Design Practice Manager role is a combination of resource and career management, with the additional accountability of maturing the design practice within ICAS.As a resource manager it's rewarding to deliver on business objectives by providing the right people with the right skills, managing risks and maintaining a resourcing strategy to position us for the future.As a people manager it's very satisfying helping my direct reports develop both their technical and leadership skills, providing growth opportunities, and helping them achieve their career goals.As design practice manager I have the opportunity to collaborate with designers and architects to determine how we can best mature the design practice within ICAS. Show less

Kitchener, Canada Area

As a project designer on the Investments IT team, I was primarily focused on automation and integration of 3rd party vendor packages (on premises and ASP) with data stores and downstream systems. In addition to traditional designer accountabilities, I provided technical leadership - accountable for the technical solution, governance, and the support and mentoring of offshore project developers.I’ve had the opportunity to work on projects for many of the business account teams supported… Show more As a project designer on the Investments IT team, I was primarily focused on automation and integration of 3rd party vendor packages (on premises and ASP) with data stores and downstream systems. In addition to traditional designer accountabilities, I provided technical leadership - accountable for the technical solution, governance, and the support and mentoring of offshore project developers.I’ve had the opportunity to work on projects for many of the business account teams supported by Investments IT: marketable securities, real estate, private fixed income, derivatives, mortgage, middle-office. Through these engagements I’ve been able to learn about the underlying business and form relationships with the end-user business partners.Some of the noteworthy projects:• Part of the design team that implemented the Investments reporting warehouse (GEAR – Global Enterprise Asset Reporting) • Part of the design team that replaced our private fixed income admin system with a new 3rd party on premises vendor solution including creating a new in-house data mart and integration with downstream systems• Technical lead on the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) project for the Investments systems, and designed the general ledger feeds for most of the Investments back office admin systemsTechnologies: MS SQL Server, Informatica PowerCenter, VB, VB.net, VBScript, ZEKE (scheduler), Dimensions (source control), Windows server, TaskMaster (in house batch integration), ETL, vendor integration Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Part of small design team that was responsible for designing the server side business processing functionality of the new RPM Open product.Main accountabilities:• Translated business requirements into detailed technical designs • Used Rational Rose for object-oriented class modelling and code generation• Collaborated with architect, lead designer, and DA/DBA • Supported onshore developers during build phase• Supported test executionBusiness domains:… Show more Part of small design team that was responsible for designing the server side business processing functionality of the new RPM Open product.Main accountabilities:• Translated business requirements into detailed technical designs • Used Rational Rose for object-oriented class modelling and code generation• Collaborated with architect, lead designer, and DA/DBA • Supported onshore developers during build phase• Supported test executionBusiness domains: registered product administration (e.g. RRSP, RRIF, RESP)Technologies: MS SQL Server, VB, VB.net, Rational Rose, UML, PVCS, Windows server, OOA&D Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Performed code maintenance and enhancements on the RPM product. Provided dedicated product support for a local Toronto financial company. This included onsite installation and troubleshooting, as well as developing custom enhancements.Technologies: FoxPro, Windows server