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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Regina, Saskatchewan

Developed the strategic plan for the unit, which demonstrated alignment with Ministry goals and objectives. Created the Branch work plans to support the strategic plan, which was used to create work plans for individual staff members. Developed plan to implement IT Governance for the Ministry, priorizing IT work to ensure alignment with business objectives while factoring in scarce resources.Executive Sponsor of a pilot project to implement a data warehouse and business analytics across two Ministries.Directed the work of 25 staff on the delivery of project management and IT services to support approximately 1,700 Ministry staff across the Province of Saskatchewan.

Regina, Saskatchewan

Developed and implemented IT Governance processes, which raised visibility and heightened the ability to drive business success.Developed and maintained the annual technology program, which typically included one to two large projects and 12-15 small projects, while ensuring existing systems remained operational. The annual technology program also created linkages to the corporate planning process, and increased visibility into IT, increased alignment between the business and IT, and created business advocates for IT.Managed 11 high-performing team members, providing coaching, feedback and mentoring which led to increased team productivity. Oversaw a $5M annual budget, and ensured that financial targets were always achieved.Implemented project management practices, resulting in a significant increase in the successful completion of all IT projects.Implemented five ITIL processes into the environment, enabling IT to better serve the business, providing metrics and reporting back to the business on IT effectiveness.Partnered with a third party to provide data centre services to the Corporation. This partnership reduced operational risk, and transferred skill sets from system administration to business application services, allowing more business-focused work to be accomplished.Developed and implemented standardized equipment across the enterprises, providing an overall lower cost of ownership.Developed and implemented a lifecycle approach to application management, ensuring application value and minimizing technology obsolescence.Increased the overall recoverability of all systems and processes by creating and testing disaster recovery plans, and architecting systems to improve redundancy. By reducing downtimes and improving business stability, revenues flows were improved.Developed and enforced technology-related policy and procedures, ensuring the protection of the Corporation’s technology assets.

Regina, Saskatchewan

Led a business unit to develop and execute a plan to identify additional revenue opportunities for the Corporation, including internet gaming and sports betting.Developed the internet gaming business case, which was estimated to add $16.5M in revenue by the 5th year of operation.Led the IT team to integrate into the 3rd party platform to deliver internet gaming for Saskatchewan.

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan