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Career Summary
- As
Project Manager with Toggle Networks, I develop and
maintain project plans and manage the successful
execution and implementation of solutions throughout the
project life cycle. Experience in managing all project
phases from initiation and planning to execution and
closure. Exhibited superior project management skills
especially relating to project scope, quotation,
schedule, time, task, cost and resource planning.
- As
an Account Executive, I manage the day to day client
relationships to generate long term revenue streams and
provide technical knowledge and solutions to meet and
exceed client expectations.
- As
the first employee of TrueSource Corporation (a software
and web site management company) played a pivotal role
in building the business from a small hosting / web site
development company into a leading provider of business
continuity and web application services. Managed daily
operations and executed business strategies to increase
recurring revenue, product development, network
infrastructure, marketing initiatives to increase sales
and partner relationships.
- As
Information / Evaluation coordinator, Calgary Health
Region (Calgary Diversion Services) developed data
collection tools, oversees the process of data
collection, monitors process of data extraction and
developed protocols to ensure efficiency, consistency
and accuracy of data collection through developing
automated reporting from a custom database.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree, Computer Information Systems
Devry University, Phoenix, Arizona (Calgary
Campus)
• Coursework in application development,
databases, networking,
analysis and design
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Technical Skills
• Project manager and
programmer for a software development company.
• Developed software
applications / website applications utilizing SQL 2005 and ASP
• Developed a secure messaging system in Microsoft’s Visual Studio .NET
• Project Manager of a network implementation project and
continual support.
• Managed and supported internal technical requirements such as
web and database server / hosting maintenance, Microsoft Exchange 2003,
Datacenter, business continuity, Virtual Machines, and website. |
Employment
Experience
October 2003 – May 2009 Toggle Networks –
Project Manager / Business Analyst / Marketing Operations
(A leading provider in website & Application
development as well as disaster recovery solutions)
- Senior account manager for client accounts and responsible for
maintaining and developing long term client relationships. Including
Joey’s Only Seafood (largest seafood chain in Canada with over 100
franchise locations across North America) and The News Group
(Canada’s
only national wholesaler handling over 1 billion magazine and books
across North America distributing over 4500 magazine labels and 10,000
book titles.)
- Managed and developed software for a multi-client website management system, which has over 1 million lines of code.
- Develop user requirement and functional specifications for comprehensive online software solutions.
- Consulted with users, management, clients, and technicians to
determine project vision, objectives, scope and requirements. Clients
include the Global Petroleum Show (The world’s premier oil and gas event
handling 60,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibiting companies, with $80 -
$100 million dollars of local economic impact).
- Provide guidance and project management leadership to website and software application services department to stay within project budget including FIFA U-20 CBC Sports, Scotties Tournament of Hearts
contest, Superstore & Extra Foods online summer promotions, etc.
- Create project estimates and time allocations for resources, deliverables, timelines, constraints, assumptions and risks for projects, including Relax with Dove, What you Wish Safeway, Sunlight Online.
- Managed project scopes closely to ensure changes or extensions are identified; measured and appropriate alterations to project estimates, schedules and budget are established.
- Essential member in the development of a web management system in ASP with a SQL Server 2003 database. Clients such as Conexsys Event Registration process millions of transactions per year
- Work closely with stakeholders to define and identify project vision,
analyze, mitigate and communicate project risks, scopes and critical
success factors throughout project life cycle. (Evans 2 Design is a land
development company providing architectural designs and services for
home builders)
- Managed workflow and developed GUI to illustrate sequence of steps to describe input, output, and logical operations.
- Managed all marketing initiatives from start to finish
(Designed all
of Toggle Networks marketing brochures, event banner stands,
newsletters, marketing campaigns, etc).
- Managed sub contractors to ensure accurate and timely results
(Managed
a group of contractors to complete overflow projects).
- Managed partner and value added resellers (VAR) relationships
- Managed backup and recovery product implementation and assigned
appropriate resources.
- Managed customer support and technical assistance regarding backup and
recovery, network and website related issues.
- Professional website and graphical design using Photoshop 7.0 and
Adobe Illustrator CS
Codewriter –
Director of Operations / Lead Project Manager / Developer
- Manage client accounts and provide technical assistance
- Develop and support clients websites in PHP utilizing a custom Content
Management System
- Manage projects to ensure tasks are completed on time, within budget,
and communications between team members and clients are effective.
March 2004 - August 2007 Calgary Health Region (Calgary Diversion) –
Information / Evaluation Coordinator - Research Assistant (Serves more than 1 million people from Calgary and surrounding
communities and employs more than 18,500 staff to become the largest
integrated health care system in Canada)
- Responsible for developing data collection systems and oversee data
extraction procedures.
- Developed protocols to ensure efficiency, consistency, and accuracy
for reporting
- Development and maintenance of the central database and verify the
accuracy.
- Developed automated reporting tools
- Trained nurses, doctors, and other team members to use Dragon Speaking
Software.
- Monitored clinical database; audit ongoing data entry by clinical
staff to verify accuracy.
World Job Food Bank – Project Developer
(A non-profit Canadian organization with Special Consultative Status
with the United Nations)
- Developed a secure instant messaging system in Microsoft’s Visual
Studio .NET
- Over 800 hours of development time programming in Visual Basic .NET
The system is being utilized by clients in countries such as England,
Switzerland, Canada, and the United States
- The system incorporated a Client/Server application with advanced
encryption logic
- Develop custom web applications in ASP.NET programming in C#
- Developed a 51 page detailed user manual and in excessive to 1000 page
technical documentation in Microsoft Word 2000
- Utilizes a back end Microsoft Access 2000 Database
- Daily trouble shooting and testing of the Securus Instant Messaging
application
July 2003 – October 2003 Dustsoft Technologies Inc. - Developer and Systems Analysis (A Software consulting company that focuses on the Oil and Gas (Seismic)
sector, the Real Estate Industry and the Construction/Engineering sector. Has experience in
client-server applications, three-tiered applications and mobile solutions)
- Research and development of product and solutions
- Trouble shooting and testing of software
- Develop custom web applications in ASP. NET programming in C#
- Develop custom applications in Access 2000 VBA
- Technical problem solving and documentation (Microsoft Word) of
project and planning
- Creation of database driven back-ends for website solutions in
Microsoft Access 2000
November 2001 – February 2003 Kestrel Data (Canada) Limited - Transcription Technician
(Provides information management services in the oil and gas industry,
specializing in exploration data management services, records management services and computer
media, clients include Canadian Natural Resources Limited and Burlington Resources Canada Ltd.)
- Provided technical solutions by converting seismic data and storage
services
- Transferred and converted nearly 1400 seismic oil data into digital
formats daily
- Located, organized and maintained hundreds of electronic data and
physical data
- Analyzed and solved desk side computer problems under limited
supervision involving difficulties with network and operating systems.
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