Project management for autonomous mining trucks working in Australia.

Project management for autonomous mining trucks working in Australia

Responsible for project management of client-facing projects and other internal development projects that ensure Attabotics and customer success.• Successfully executed a Proof of Concept Goods-To-Person project installation with a major Canadian retailer in Ontario.• Provided key project management expertise to 4 different clients during various phases of project execution.• Facilitated discussions with clients to ensure new product development efforts met client expectations for internal and external requirements.

Providing engineering, project management and business development consulting to firms in the Calgary area.

Facilitated groups of professionals going through career transformation sessions at Higher Landing. Clinics included: Knowing Your Brand and LinkedIn.Additional details on the sessions:• Knowing Your Brand - Uncover what makes you exceptional in order to tell others about the uniqueness of your brand.• LinkedIn - Update and refine your brand with the latest techniques and tools for this social media platform.

Responsible for LiEP technology development and project management.• Interfaced with outside lab providing critical technology research.• Developed initial project plans for resource and technology development.• Refined and enhanced financial models to allow for easier future updates and multiple scenario analysis.• Created project templates for future project initiations.• Performed market research on alternative technologies to gauge viability for the LiEP lithium resource.

Led the engineering team in Calgary through the initial transition from Tesco to Canrig and Nabors.• Promoted Tesco software, hardware and sustaining engineering capabilities within the Canrig and Nabors organization, ensuring continued investment in the Calgary development teams.• Pivoted the focus of the development teams to top drive production related support which ensured engineering deliverables were being met with a 60% reduction in resources.• Drove the adoption of the Nabors IT online ticketing system for managing Tesco’s Request for Engineering Support requests ensuring a more streamlined system requiring fewer steps and less data entry.• Facilitated the initial steps of the IT migration of Tesco assets to Canrig corporate PC images.

Responsible for overseeing the business development, business process and technical animation teams for Tesco Engineering. Promoted Tesco Engineering products and services to customers in 6 different countries. Worked closely with engineering leads, corporate stakeholders and customers to ensure the products designed in Tesco`s engineering department meet the needs of all parties.• Maintained engineering KPIs within 5% of corporate targets for a budget of $3.2 million in 2017.• Developed user personas, user stories, workflows and drilling rig details to provide to a UX designer who developed an entirely new look for user interfaces for 3 different product lines.• Developed and presented sales collateral for 4 product launches serving 3 different business lines resulting in approximately $10 million in new sales.• Improved the efficiency of project financial modeling by replacing 20 interconnected files with 1 file, ensuring consistency between projects.Major projects included: Automated Rig Control (ARC), ARCWeb, TesTORK, Tradeshow drilling simulator, Multiplug Launching System, EXI800, TAC-45.

Responsible for business development, project management and integration work within R&D.• Converted market intelligence and market research into actionable details for 5 different R&D projects ensuring the products met or exceeded customer’s expectations.• Created 20+ project specific investment models to validate project economics prior to any engineering resources being assigned.• Enhanced the New Product Development Process to ensure the 10+ active R&D projects adhered to the framework and continued to meet engineering, business and corporate goals.• Wrote industry magazine articles on the RISE engineering team and Equipment Health Monitoring system to draw attention to Tesco’s engineering capabilities.

Responsible for program management of full stack software (utilizing PHP, Python, AWS, BackboneJS, and others) and firmware teams for software as a service and location-based services hardware development. Technical and project liaison between the technical teams and the entire Blackline organization.• As Scrum Master, integrated Agile software development processes into 2 different development teams resulting in increased consistency of software and firmware development outputs.• Implemented a software development strategy that reduced developer interruptions from other parts of the organization by approximately 80%.• Created 5 internal training sessions and lunch & learns for audiences up to 20 people, ensuring the organization was fully up to date on the latest product developments.• Validated web software, server software, device firmware and mobile application updates by testing 3-4 new or revised features per week, every week for 2+ years.Major projects included: Loner M6, Loner Mobile iPhone and BlackBerry applications, Loner Fall Detection Unit (wearable Bluetooth device), LifePort kidney transporter, Dart covert tracker and AntHill indoor beacon.

Responsible for technical support and applications engineering of construction machine GPS technology products, applications and solutions. • Provided expert construction machine application knowledge in new market for Hemisphere GPS.• Developed work flow procedures for machine operators in order to easily adopt Hemisphere GPS technology products.- Worked with partner organizations to develop Hemisphere GPS branded products.

Responsible for product support and system engineering of Caterpillar and Trimble’s GPS/GNSS and laser-based mining, construction, paving and landfill technology productivity products.• Planned, executed and supported pre-release PC software, hardware and firmware testing at 15 customer sites resulting in the reduction of warranty claims and ensuring products met customer expectations.• Developed and delivered training to groups of 1-15 people for 10 different software releases on 4 different product platforms.• Developed technical career planning tools for the 1500 staff of Cat Electronics to ensure the business unit continued as a technology leader. Major projects included: GCS900 firmware testing on a new Autobahn in Germany, UTS troubleshooting (3D laser positioning) on a new TGV high speed train line in France, TC900 Radio testing at the Branson Airport in Missouri, PCS paving system testing on a state highway in California, Third party high speed radio testing for CAES software in Pennsylvania, Remote control bulldozer system support in Wyoming.

Responsible for system engineering of Caterpillar on-highway truck diesel engine electronics with a focus on data link integration.• Developed specifications and performed integration testing of truck engines with ABS, transmission and radar-based speed control modules ensuring J1939 compatibility on 10 major firmware releases.• Created over 20 PC service tool software specifications for Caterpillar truck engines improving the customer/engine configuration and troubleshooting interface.• Developed Lean 6 Sigma initiatives to improve efficiency and consistency of product specification development, firmware development, software development and system deployment.• Awarded US Patent # 7,509,197: Retarding system implementing transmission control (issued March 24, 2009).

Responsible for system engineering of diesel engine electronics with focus on electrical system integration, system level EMC testing and development of software specifications. • Created over 20 PC service tool software specifications for Caterpillar truck engines improving the customer/engine configuration and troubleshooting interface.• Developed specifications and performed integration testing of truck engines with ABS, transmission and radar-based speed control modules ensuring data link compatibility on 10 major software releases.• Developed standardization of engine electronic nomenclature throughout Caterpillar’s engine lines. • Provided technical support to service tool group and service support engineering.Major projects included: 10/02 on-highway emission reductions, MTVR engine integration with Oshkosh Defense, C-15 engine integration with Newell Coach, ABS testing on ice with WABCO brakes.

Responsible for researching guidelines for non-utility based generator interconnections with Manitoba Hydro and conducting water quality sampling of hydro generation reservoirs.

Involved in all aspects of small farm operations including fruit and grain production, maze design and farm maintenance. • Motivated and trained 30+ employees for fruit cleaning line, outdoor labor and customer interaction. • Designed 7 cornfield mazes utilizing AutoCAD and Microstation, including three sold to other maze operators. • Interfaced with customers in sales booth for maze and fruit-growing operations.