Reza Pakdel, Msc Email & Phone Number

North Vancouver, BC, CA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

My overarching leadership goal is empowering teams through continuous improvement to deliver exceptional solutions.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Collaborated closely with Software Development Managers, QA Managers, Product Managers, Product Owners, Solutions Architects, Project Managers, and Agile Coaches in strategic and tactical operations of Product.
• Led four development teams (25+ people) in delivering innovative solutions in the mining industry including Drill & Blast and Geosciences domains.
• Created a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration in each team by encouraging learning, experimentation, knowledge sharing, and fostering ownership.
• Established standard development processes, combining best practices from Hexagon Innovation Process, SAFe Agile, Scrum and 17+ years of continuous delivery experience.
• Developed product and project roadmaps by collaborating closely with stakeholders including PM, PO, SA, PMO as well as technical leads.
• Assisted team members in formulating and achieving career development goals, contributing to their professional advancement.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Initiated work with a team of architects in 2020 to construct the infrastructure for Power of One, applying Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and microservices principles that enable teams build simple data service.
• Took on the role of Product Owner, liaising with Product Managers to ensure alignment between the technical development of infrastructure services and client needs.
• Assumed the role of Team Lead in 2022, overseeing the efforts of three teams in Geosciences domain.
• Guided the development of an innovative mobile application, leveraging a microservices backend.

Vancouver

• Managed a portfolio comprising Geological and Resource Modeling (Geomodeling) applications tailored for the mining industry.
• Collaborated closely with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs and iteratively improve Geostatistics and Geological Modeling products.
• Ensured consistent and high-quality delivery of products by maintaining effective communication with the development team.
• Followed SAFe agile principles to develop quality product backlogs for smooth execution of project plans and timely completion of deliverables.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Led multiple teams in the development of Geosciences products in the mining domain, generating millions in annual revenue.
• Carried out requirements analysis, software architecture, planning, and delivery as part of key responsibilities.
• Collaborated with subject matter experts, UX, Product, and DBA teams to develop a central drilling data solution encompassing data management, statistical and geostatistical analysis, quality assurance and quality.
• Utilized main technologies such as MS SQL Server,.NET4, WinForms, and WPF and for product development.
• While mainly a C#/.NET developer, I also developed CAD solutions and integration APIs in C/C++ and Python.
• Ensured the maintenance and enhancement of these products, which continue to generate significant revenue for Hexagon Mining a decade later.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

I helped design and develop software to store, manage and analyze drillhole data.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Spec, design, architect, code, documents and ship General Mine Planning (GMP) software developed with the.NET framework as well as C/C++ and Python programming languages for the mining industry.

I represented Hewlett-Packard at retail stores. My job included performing live demos, help customers chose an HP product and provide customer support for those who have difficulty using their product

Added enhancements to EA graphics library for rendering of Bezier surfaces for the PlayStation Portable.

Master Of Science

Bachelor Of Science (Honours)