CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 12+ years in Team Leader/Project Manager roles in Information Systems. Familiar with all aspects of the project development lifecycle and current project management practices.
• Experience with Web Designs and Development, including guiding clients through a complete web design process including appearance, functionality, targeting the right market, helping clients understand what tools are available and what is suited best for them, and completion of Web sites for clients in accordance with their requirements.
• 8 years working with EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and E-Commerce including Regulatory requirements involving e-commerce and detailed familiarity with ANSI X12 and with recent experience with XML/XSL.
• Leadership of Systems Infrastructure Rationalization Projects.
• Experience with Business Process Analysis & Business Process Design. Including helping the client identify what they want (business analysis), and develop a plan to get there.
• Experience with managing systems development, both technically and from the business side. For Example:
  • Experience with Oil and Gas Production and Gas Accounting, including work to negotiate/develop Operating Balancing Agreements and Other Pipeline Services.
  • 10+ years of experience developing and supporting Oil and Gas Production and Gas Accounting Systems in both Upstream and Gas Transportation Applications.
  • Experience with Gas Control and Gas Measurement Systems including developing and implementing Plant Balance Algorithms/Mechanisms for pipelines and gas plants.
• Experience with marketing software and services.
  

TECHNOLOGY

• Web Development/Design Tools: Flash, Dreamweaver, Front Page, Adobe/Photoshop, Adobe/Illustrator
• Programming tools & languages: XML, XSL, HTML, JavaScript, Java, C, Natural, PL1, Cobol, Fortran
• EDI: EDI (ANSI X12)
• Statistical Analysis: SAS
• Operating Systems: Intel (Windows XP/NT/98), Unix (Sun and IBM), Mac (Apple), MVS (IBM), VMS (Digital/Compaq).
• Networks: TCP-IP, Ethernet, Novell, and AppleTalk
• Database: Sybase, Oracle, Adabas, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, IMS
• Desktop Tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Visio, FilemakerPro

EDUCATION

• Web Designer Certificate - University of Calgary Department of Continuing Education. 2003
• Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) University of Manitoba 1980

EMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW

• Retail Advertising & Sales.
• Informational websites.
• Web Site Design including:
  • Assessment of appearance, functionality, targeted market,
  • Target Audience evaluation,
  • Graphical User Interface Design,
  • Graphical User Interface Evaluation.
• Web Site Development and Implementation incorporating:
  • HTML, Flash, JavaScript, Java Applets XML and XSL.
  • Testing and installation (registration of domains.).
  • Logo, Graphic and image preparation.
  • Cross Platform Browser/Operating System Testing,

Business Consulting

• Prepared presentations & performed background research and collected data from primary and secondary sources.
• Provided business consulting for various clients in the following areas:
  • Desktop infrastructure where the work included developing plans for back-ups and upgrades. Also assisted with implementation of the plan.
  • Assisted with software tool selection to meet application/systems requirements (helped clients understand what tools are available and what is suited best for them.)

Desktop Support and maintenance:

• Performed Windows XP upgrades
• Installed software
• Implemented data back-up programs

Infrastructure Support and maintenance:

• Unix server consolidation
• Intel server consolidation
• Office systems relocation

• Staff Supervision
• Presentation and communication planning & preparation
• Annual Business Plan and Budget preparation & administration
• Coaching & mentoring leaders and staff on roles and responsibilities
• Co-ordination of interdepartmental teams
• Administration of Operational Excellence program administration
• Member of the Project Management Institute, Southern Alberta Chapter

• Development/customization of systems to handle EDI transactions
• X12 Transaction coding
• Trading Partner Agreement Negotiation

• Gas Management
• Oil and Gas Production Accounting
• Pipeline Nomination, Contracting and Volume Allocation
• Gas Measurement
• Oil Production Data Reporting
• Cost Management Systems
• Telecom Services Sales tracking
• Grain Rail Car Management Systems
• Marketing Research Data Capture & Reporting
• Production Well Scheduling

• Gas Management/Accounting Systems
• Gas Control Systems
• Cost Management Systems

• Desktop Software usage instruction.
• Statistical Tool training and mentoring