Rob Kowal

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Director of Trading and Risk Systems @ Cascade Trading
Calgary, AB, CA
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Canada
About Rob Kowal

Currently a partner with Genesis QMS where we have developed a unique NDT asset integrity management (AIM) SaaS system for the pressure vessel industry encompassing oil & gas, water waste management, and pulp & paper. We help in exploring operational improvements with NDT tracking and AIM systems. Coordinate, Track, and Manage your NDT results and business assets, and forecast future expenditures and costly & dangerous failures of your pressure equipment before they happen, while keeping your employees safe and up to date.The bulk of my career as a product owner, data/business analyst, software architecture and developer has been specializing in Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) systems. I have also developed and maintain a patient information management program for Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) providers which is used to triage clients and track progress for disability and mental health issues.I have taken ownership of numerous software projects starting with creating a full scale ETRM system from scratch. I’ve led and mentored small development teams of up to 5 developers, been a liaison between business and IT groups, been involved with several ETRM implementation and data migration projects, and trained business and technical personnel on the use and support of those systems. I’m also familiar with EMR systems and health care privacy policies.

Rob Kowal's Current Company Details
Cascade Trading

Cascade Trading

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Director of Trading and Risk Systems
Calgary, AB, CA
Website:
cascadetrading.com
Employees:
14
Rob Kowal Work Experience Details
  • Cascade Trading
    Director Of Trading And Risk Systems
    Cascade Trading
    Calgary, Ab, Ca
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  • Genesis Qms Inc
    Partner/Director/Software Manager
    Genesis Qms Inc Jun 2017 - Present
    Calgary, Canada Area
    We have developed a unique NDT asset integrity management (AIM) SaaS application that ensures you will meet all your compliance and reporting requirements. Coordinate, Track, and Manage your NDT results and business assets, and forecast costly & dangerous failures of your pressure equipment before they happen, while keeping your employees safe and up to date.• Team with partner on business development, sales, and demo presentations• Analyze client’s business requirements and processes through document analysis, interviews, and workflow analysis• Evaluate client workflow processes and recommend efficiency changes for saving time and money• Create and maintain business requirements and align functional and technical requirements• Lead development of Genesis software developed with Laravel PHP framework and cloud-based MySQL databases• Support existing clients with training and system issues• Evaluate Genesis software on enhancements, architecture, and future design
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  • Direct Energy
    Etrm Consultant
    Direct Energy Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
    Calgary, Canada Area
    Member of ETRM implementation team responsible for converting referential and trade data from Allegro to Openlink Enduro Provided and coded solution for ETL processeso Tested and verified referential data and trades were modeled correctlyo Provided recommendations for trade and risk metrics reconciliation between legacy and new systemAssisted business users with testing recommended solutionsAssisted in training business users on the use of Endur
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  • Plains Midstream Canada
    Etrm Specialist, Commercial Application Management
    Plains Midstream Canada Oct 2014 - Dec 2015
    Calgary, Canada Area
    Key IT resource on corporate ETRM project, working with IT, business, and vendor stakeholders on system design, development, implementation, and modeling go-live supportIT subject matter expert in terms of business process and system usage – technical, logistics, operations, commercialLiaise with vendors to resolve operational issues
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  • Direct Energy
    Risk Solution Architect
    Direct Energy Jul 2007 - Oct 2014
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Risk Solution Architect and Subject Matter Expert for the trading/risk IS group and the energy trading and risk management business group.Liaison between Direct Energy’s information system’s risk group and the energy trading and risk management groups (front, mid, and back office). As the Liaison, I built working relationships with both the business users and IT personnel in the Calgary and Houston offices to help bridge any gaps between the two groups or officesLead member of our ETRM implementation team responsible for converting referential and trade data from Allegro to Openlink Endur
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  • Digital Ink Solutions
    Director Of Technology And Development
    Digital Ink Solutions Feb 2006 - May 2007
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    I was a part time partner in creating an Integrated Workplace Management company. The company focused on data capture and integration services and data flow analysis
  • Canadian Pacific Railway
    Senior Software Developer
    Canadian Pacific Railway Oct 2005 - Dec 2005
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    A contract position where I developed software within their train SADB environment using C/Pro*C and Oracle PL/SQL stored procedures
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  • Riskadvisory: A Division Of Sas Canada
    Lead Etrm Application Architect
    Riskadvisory: A Division Of Sas Canada Jun 1997 - Jul 2005
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    I was the lead application architect and developer of RiskAdvisory’s Energy BookRunner ETRM application. I led and mentored the development team, and was liaison between the business and software group. Other major duties included being a system/business analyst, lead support specialist, and the Oracle DBA. I was also involved in building the development team from a single person to 10 people.
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  • Agra Monenco Inc. (Amec)
    Software Developer
    Agra Monenco Inc. (Amec) Jul 1995 - May 1997
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Worked on development team to convert existing Project Management System from Oracle Forms 3 Unix platform to Windows client/server Oracle Forms 4.5
  • University Of Lethbridge: Department Of Biology
    Software Developer
    University Of Lethbridge: Department Of Biology May 1994 - Jul 1995
    Developed real time systems to control and maintain instruments for research projects using LabVIEW programming language

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Rob Kowal attended The University Of Lethbridge.

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