Functional Skills
Vendor Management
Agile Software Development
Service Delivery
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Business Intelligence
Service Management
Data Architecture
Software Skills
Artificial Intelligence
Datacenters
Machine Learning
Azure
Certifications
PgMPProgram Management Professional
PMPProject Management Professional
PCCPProsci Certified Change Practitioner
Sector Experience
Business Services
Financial Services
Social & Public Sector
Technology
Telecom
Experience
Westland Insurance
Management Consulting
Program Manager and CIO
12/2018 - 12/2022
An accomplished technology leader who helped scale the company from a regional to a national player by transforming the IT function, strategy, ERP, and other business systems. Reported to the CEO and presented quarterly to the Board of Directors.
❏ New contact center solution
❏ Orchestrated a companywide digital transformation
❏ Modernized all material line of business systems
❏ Propelled business and user satisfaction through a robust IT service management practice (ITIL V4) and 5-year maturity roadmap
❏ Enabled governance, development, and management of IT projects
❏ Transformed and modernized the technology footprint
❏ In collaboration with the executive team, developed transformation and IT
❏ Delivered cloud transformation
❏ New contact center solution
❏ Orchestrated a companywide digital transformation
❏ Modernized all material line of business systems
❏ Propelled business and user satisfaction through a robust IT service management practice (ITIL V4) and 5-year maturity roadmap
❏ Enabled governance, development, and management of IT projects
❏ Transformed and modernized the technology footprint
❏ In collaboration with the executive team, developed transformation and IT
❏ Delivered cloud transformation
Paragon Technologies Consulting
Management Consulting
Program Manager
1/2014 - 12/2018
Program management of key strategic solutions for system implementations, PMO setups, and IT transformations.
• Turned around a $19M red program to transform workforce management systems and capabilities using a new Avaya contact center solution.
• Directed $20M modernization of on-premise pension and benefits core business systems to SaaS solution in AWS Cloud.
• Enhanced governance of the application modernization portfolio by constructing a framework for estimating costs, resource needs, and timelines.
• Enabled multi-channel online payments for all BC government ministries. Led digital transformation for system integrator.
• Delivered successful M&A integration, leading all aspects, from strategic planning through completion.
• Improved project portfolio alignment with organization's strategic priorities by forming a new rubric for evaluating proposed projects.
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• Deployed Microsoft ERP solutions to mining several mining companies.
• Built framework for assessing and adva
• Turned around a $19M red program to transform workforce management systems and capabilities using a new Avaya contact center solution.
• Directed $20M modernization of on-premise pension and benefits core business systems to SaaS solution in AWS Cloud.
• Enhanced governance of the application modernization portfolio by constructing a framework for estimating costs, resource needs, and timelines.
• Enabled multi-channel online payments for all BC government ministries. Led digital transformation for system integrator.
• Delivered successful M&A integration, leading all aspects, from strategic planning through completion.
• Improved project portfolio alignment with organization's strategic priorities by forming a new rubric for evaluating proposed projects.
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• Deployed Microsoft ERP solutions to mining several mining companies.
• Built framework for assessing and adva
HEWLETT-PACKARD
Management Consulting
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS
1/2002 - 5/2014
HP Lean Lead, Consulting,
Eli Lily, United Airlines, MPI, Dec 2012 – May 2014
• Raised practice profitability by $10M in 12 months, steering analysis of major accounts and driving efficiencies.
• Reporting to SVP of Consulting in North America, was responsible for addressing gaps and opportunities with large consulting practices (>$100M) throughout North America.
• Using McKinsey's Lean six sigma methodology, provided recommendations and roadmaps to Account Executives to improve team efficiency, increase profitability, ensure best practices were in place, and create maturity roadmaps.
Eli Lily, United Airlines, MPI, Dec 2012 – May 2014
• Raised practice profitability by $10M in 12 months, steering analysis of major accounts and driving efficiencies.
• Reporting to SVP of Consulting in North America, was responsible for addressing gaps and opportunities with large consulting practices (>$100M) throughout North America.
• Using McKinsey's Lean six sigma methodology, provided recommendations and roadmaps to Account Executives to improve team efficiency, increase profitability, ensure best practices were in place, and create maturity roadmaps.
HEWLETT-PACKARD
Management Consulting
Delivery Executive / Solution Architect / Lead Consultant/ Director of Project Services & Transformation
9/2010 - 12/2012
• Design optimization of the contact center solution used by Eli Lilly and the follow-the-sun model for support.
• Over 3-years, transformed the former Ministry of Revenue 100 person IT department including team re-structuring, service management and delivery, project delivery team, requirements & testing, configuration management, and service desk.
• Modernized BC government's legacy mainframe revenue management system with a new SAP system.
• Over 1.5-years, transformed of the former Cenovus Energy 150 person application service delivery department including setting up PMO, operational and strategic governance, team re-structuring, rolling out ITIL V3, and partial outsourcing.
• Improved the organizational processes and achieved compliance with CMMi level 3.
• Managed changes across the application portfolio and support processes to ensure compliance with FOIPPA & FIPPA.
• Worked with Deloitte on implementing SAP ERP for Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.
• Over 3-years, transformed the former Ministry of Revenue 100 person IT department including team re-structuring, service management and delivery, project delivery team, requirements & testing, configuration management, and service desk.
• Modernized BC government's legacy mainframe revenue management system with a new SAP system.
• Over 1.5-years, transformed of the former Cenovus Energy 150 person application service delivery department including setting up PMO, operational and strategic governance, team re-structuring, rolling out ITIL V3, and partial outsourcing.
• Improved the organizational processes and achieved compliance with CMMi level 3.
• Managed changes across the application portfolio and support processes to ensure compliance with FOIPPA & FIPPA.
• Worked with Deloitte on implementing SAP ERP for Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.