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Calgary, Ab, Ca

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Wrote a Data for Innovation Position Paper (Feb 2023) outlining a philosophy and strategy to prepare the organization and our data to be ready for Generative AI revolution that would transform how we look at data, enabling self serve analytics on all internal sources which had been curated, cataloged, and categorizedDeveloped Semantic Data Modeling standards and practicesEstablished Pembina’s Solution Architecture Community of Practice (CoP), brought forward fully articulated Architectural Principles, and Standards, the capture of reference architectures with consistent nomenclatureEvangelized, established, and matured Pembina’s Enterprise Architecture tooling standardization, implemented LeanIX as the organizations Enterprise Knowledge Management solution, facilitating centralized curated information based on Business Architecture, driven by Business first ideologies, and extending the base Models to better reflect the organization & architectural views

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Defined the end-state architecture and transitional architectures for Commercial Systems Program (CSP), including Measurement & Balancing, Pipeline, Facility Services, and Marketing/ETRM (Energy Trade Risk Management)Developed intermediate and end state architecture allowing for optionality in project execution timing and approvalDeveloped Enterprise Integration Standards, establish templates, and practices associated with the design and implementation of interfaces on SAP Integration Suite (formerly known as CPI or Cloud Platform Integration)Evangelized, and collaborated on establishing the foundations for Enterprise Data Architecture, focusing on data methodologies & modeling (Conceptual, Logical, Physical) branching operations, analytics, & governance domains

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Accountable for design, development, and delivery of both data integration and data virtualization solutions, using Denodo, BizTalk, and Azure Integration Services.Development of standards, patterns and practices, establishment of internal review and audit processes, creation of detailed requirement document templates, and design artifacts.Responsible for team development, both professional and technical skills growth, through custom tailored training developed specifically for the team, providing opportunities to practice and develop skills, and cross-training team members on all existing and emerging technology stacks.

Edmonton, Alberta, Ca

Working alongside sales and delivery assist clients in their respective digital transformations by developing technology-based solutions that solve their real-world problemsEvangelize technology platforms and solutions that DevFacto specializes in while developing strategies on how best to leverage the delivery teams depth of experience to both meet the needs of our customers, but also to provide internal direction on new emerging technologies

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Fully documented an existing Meridium setup with existing (undocumented) customizations, enhancements, configuration and reporting, through a combination of user/administrator/support resource interviews and reverse engineering the code base, database and data.Created a technical specification for how the existing solution would be redesigned/implemented to resolve: all bugs in the existing solution; the broken functionality present in the new version; approved enhancements; removal of extraneous customization; and new integration design which leveraged the vendors patterns.Created a repeatable process for extracting existing solution components, formatting into human readable and machine comparable form so that differences could be identified. Mapped out business rules and developed automated routines for processing/merging both the existing and the new components code/configuration into a set of import files that represented the desired final state for the new solution.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Participated in the definition, planning and design of the Business Support Systems (BSS) domain architecture.Managed and mentor a team of 6 direct reports and 4 indirect report architects.Increased efficiencies and quality of internal processes associated with architectural artifacts, project/program intake, through continual stakeholder review, adoption of refined processes, new tooling and templates.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Provide solution design support for project teams, working with the Technology, Networking and Operations teams to ensure scalability and supportability of new and existing technology solutions. Participate in developing new Architectural Precedents and Standards while adhering to existing processes, governance and technology / platform direction.

Evaluated a new Integration Platform on behalf of the client in order to validate its functional completeness. The platform was found to not align with the organizations current and future integration capabilities, so a purchase was not made, saving both the expense of the software licence but also avoiding the technical debt and eventual replacement of the platform.Plan and execute a deep hands-on analysis / review of a new Integration Platform, focusing on identifying Integration Capabilities desired within the Organization and how well the platform met those capabilities.Develop standard practices, naming conventions, platform architecture, product / module design standards, Integration practices and develop Integration Principles.Collaborate with existing internal Integration Team to understand their specific Integration needs, use cases, standard patterns of use and the systems in use.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Envisioned, collaborated and brought to life a new approach to data access for the whole of the Organization, regardless of the type, style, technology approach. A set of Federated Data Services that could provide a unified, consistent, managed and governed strategy to enable access to any data within the Organization regardless of it’s Maturity and Security Classification.Working with the Business and IS Business Partners I was able to onboard a new technology to help facilitate this unification of data access through the Principles, Standards, Patterns and Practices that were established with the Federated Data Services strategy. This new technology along with the people and processes that were put in place facilitated a new approach to Data Access.The combination of People, Processes and Technology enabled rapid prototyping and iterative development, coupled with business engagement throughout enabled us to deliver Data solutions to the Business, Citizen Analyst, IS Projects and Programs at a reduced cost and a shorter time to market.Collaborated with our Vendors, both Integration and Data Virtualization to improve their products, sharing our vision of an enabled Citizen Development practice (ranging from Power Users to IS technical staff that don’t have experienced in alternate fields of development).Continual Succession Mentoring with key resources; actively working on developing their potential, setting up formal and informal coaching sessions, identified opportunities for growth and enrichment of their individual roles. Through delegation with support and backup coverage I offered them opportunities for ownership, authority and accountability, with full backing, help and encouragement at every step in their journey.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Established a new Integration practice with a new (MuleSoft’s MuleESB product) integration platform.- Built automated tools to ease repetitive tasks, including Automated Continuous Build and Deployment.- Created standardized Integration Requirement, Design and Implementation templates.- Built Ramp up Guides and Proof of Concept projects illustrating basic principles and approaches.Worked with Project teams and Peers to review and improve Project planning and implementation processes in regards to integration; starting with standardizing requirement gathering approaches and templates, estimation, design, resource planning and delivery of integration interfaces.Provided detailed feedback to the Vendor about their Integration Platform, Developer and Management tools. Complete with illustrations on improvements, adjustment to both process and execution, establishing a direct line to the Vendors internal staff including both the Product Management and the Training / Documentation groups to the mutual benefit of both organizations.Participated in the Integration Competency Center which has focused on planning and delivering ways to improve internal processes, procedures and patterns in regards to Integration throughout Husky.- Lead initiatives to onboard new technology to better facilitate proactive Enterprise wide Integration capabilities within the organization.- Promoted and drove debate to consensus and put in place action plans to address key areas of contention within the Integration Practices as a whole of the organization.Collaborate with multiple projects to coordinate, plan and orchestrate the Design and Delivery of their specific integration needs. Working with them to promote education on what Integration is and how it can provide both business value and agility when it is approached appropriately.

Lakewood, Co, Us

Provided architectural guidance, design and overview services in addition to personalized BizTalk Integration Training. Delivered design / implementation documentation and diagrams which describe proposed solutions for the automation and integration of business processe and enterprise design.

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Delivered BizTalk Developer & Administration training.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Provide expert technical and sales support to ensure successful evaluation, adoption and implementation of Microsoft BizTalk Server.Provide front-line pre-sales engineering strategy on complex solutions for the Microsoft customer and partner community.Providing 400-500 level strategy briefings to customers.Work with customers, partners, and internal product groups on architectural design sessions and reviews, competitive reviews, application development efforts, presentations, demonstrations, proofs of concept and pilots.Assist in the recruitment and development of integration partners.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Provided architectural guidance, design and overview services to a wide variety of clients using various software platforms, products and patterns. Delivered design / implementation documentation and diagrams which describe proposed solutions to industry specific business processes, integration and enterprise design.o Training | Mentorship | Co-Teach a Leadership Essentials Courseo RFP Response Preparation | Project Planning | Project Estimationo Research and Developmento Internal Implementation, Testing and Management Standards

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Architected and documented integration solutions to provide near real time message delivery between custom internal systems, SAP and external systems. Worked with the clients Architects to plan the modification of existing interfaces and mentored team on integration best practices and implementation.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Worked with team to design an ERP replacement project, focusing on Dynamics AX integration, development and configuration. Provided integration and implementation specifications, testing strategies and test cases. Implemented Dynamics AX customizations / integration with: Moneris; Purolator; Dicom; UPS; Warehouse Conveyor Systems; Parent Companies Web Services & mainframe integration services; 3rd party ISV’s and Custom private and public Portal Solutions.

Winnipeg, Mb, Ca

Worked with internal resources to outline an architectural overview and design for a BizTalk based implementation between a legacy AS400 system and Dynamics AX. Provided BizTalk integration training & a Proof of Concept solution which the client used for evaluation of proposal.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Worked with internal resource to outline an architectural overview and design for a BizTalk based implementation between custom internal systems and external service providers using EDI / AS2 based interfaces. Provided BizTalk integration training & a Proof of Concept solution which the client used for evaluation of proposal.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Designed and lead a project that provided a customized Management / Support targeted dashboard based view of an internal Health & Performance tracking system (IBM’s Business Service Manager application). Microsoft MVC and Ajax were used to integrate and build the “Mouseless” presentation of information.

Conducted a deep analysis of the customers process as they pertained to system integration and business process automation. The result of which was a complete architecture design for a self-service member management portal-based solution using Dynamics CRM.

Vernon, Bc, Ca

Integrated Dynamics CRM with a Custom .NET solution using C#, Web Services within a Windows Service. Providing scheduled synchronization of Account information between the two systems.

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Worked with an internal team to design & implement a process to integrate internal business process with an external vendor. System integration between SAP & external client using BizTalk and publishing / consuming external facing Web Services.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Lead a mixed team of Ideaca and client resources building a replacement solution for a Java based Web Application. Lead daily stand-ups, requirement gathering, design, sprint planning and code review sessions.Worked with the client to select a new rapid Web Development framework and implemented the UI portion of the new solution.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Provided Architectural guidance and design for a new Dynamics CRM based Quotation / Contract system.Developed integration solution with Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Project Server.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Architected, documented and presented solutions for replacing an end of life cycle legacy integration. Worked with business stakeholders, support personnel & system users to determine scope & desired future functionality requirements.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Worked with TransCanada to establish internal Integration Standards.Defined a Common Exception Management strategy for dealing with all Enterprise Level error handling; logging; alerting and reconciliation.Built a custom WCF based LOB (Line of Business) Adapter to facilitate a standard message based method of integration with CODA’s proprietary API.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Architected and documented a robust scalable integration architecture that would allow the client to build a dynamic integration solution. Complete with Enterprise Level error handling; logging; alerting; reconciliation.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Designed and built a solution to integrate Dynamics AX with existing legacy systems. Mentored and led the client’s development team as an investment in their ability to assume ongoing responsibilities for future development and support.

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Working with the City of Vancouver to architect, develop and deploy an integration solution using BizTalk to tie SAP and a customized shrink wrap software package. Also building best practice guidelines for future integration projects involving BizTalk.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Architected, developed and deployed a BizTalk solution to integrate Axapta with a custom code client commissioning system to integrate Client information.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Implement, support and architect half a dozen integration projects using BizTalk. Develop solution training materials and work with production / system support staff in developing in house BizTalk support and administration skills. Developed a road map for transitioning from BizTalk 2004 to 2006 including a solution involving both systems working congruently with phased transition and roll off periods.

Developed and deployed a BizTalk solution to integrate the client’s point of sale, product management and vendor invoicing systems with Axapta.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Administer an existing Business Intelligence implementation, roll out new database server, develop and deploy new functionality.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Developed and deployed an enterprise level N-Tier Contract Management web application using Microsoft .NET technologies. PL/SQL stored procedures were used to take advantage of the Oracle database persistence layer. Communication with external billing system was facilitated using BizTalk messaging and BizTalk Orchestration was used to provide a flexible workflow implementation. Using C# to develop a DCOM Interop component; Design, implement and test back end components; Integrate external system data.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Analyze business processes used in data transformation with the purpose of proposing and implementing methods of optimization and testing. Work with the team to simplify workflow steps in the development of data translation procedures. Ensuring that time is used effectively while improving the integrity of the data. Mentored intern university students, managed their time and evaluated project deliverables.

Developed ASP/JavaScript interface’s for a Contract Management System built with an SQL Server and BizTalk back end.Developed Visual Basic 6 components to provide an interface to BizTalk messaging and mapping for simple ASP page interaction.Write Stored Procedures and data access functions and subroutines.

Develop custom MFC EditBox control to assist developers in dealing with numeric data validation.Diagnose and fix bugs in existing Decline application.Testing validity of software fixes. Convert all single precision variables and complex objects to double precision variables and complex objects, while continued development of the product took place.