JOHN ALLEN CHAVNER

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SENIOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL

DIRECTOR PROJECT MANAGER IT EXECUTIVE

Executive Profile

Project Management, Business Analysis, Strategic Planning

Technology and business visionary with results based design, development and implementation of high-

performance technology solutions.

Major strengths include:

• Extensive background in ROI (return on investment) based systems design

• Demonstrated performance and productivity improvement

• Problem solving /decision-making

• Exemplary management/leadership/team-building skills

• Consistent reputation for “on- time, on-budget” project completion and a tenacious drive

to “get it done”

Respected professional offering results based Information Systems Management at both corporate and

project level, including such successes as:

• Designing the worlds first LAN based information system for a newsprint mill allowing it to

become the second lowest cost producing newsprint mill in North America. System was

built at a third of the cost of a mainframe solution on a two year project that started up

within 3 days of the original project plan schedule.

• Successfully coordinating company-wide implementation of new information systems and

standards for large insurance company replacing a mainframe with a LAN reducing

operating costs by over 50%

• Designed and implemented new information systems technology for a regional dairy

resulting in a reduction of month end processing time by 95%

• Designing and implementing a corporate wide information system upgrade for a major

Forest Products Company resulting in 40% cost reduction of IT running costs. Major long

term benefits with the improved system resulted in an overall business operational cost

reduction of 25% due to improved efficiencies in business processes.

CORE COMPETENCIES

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Business Process Improvement Customer Service Management

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Project Management Capital Budgets

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Strategic Planning and Direction System Design and Scope Definition

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Team Building/Recruitment User Requirements Consulting

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

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Virtualization (VMware) Data/Voice Network Design

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Storage Area Networks Disaster Recovery

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Wintel & UNIX Servers Wireless Networks

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Firewalls & Security Capacity Planning

• Data Center Design

EXAMPLES OF INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AND ONGOING IT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Retail – Commercial Real Estate - City Square

Senior Technical Project Manager/Architect

Project: Upgrade building infrastructure to support VOIP and other additional IP based technology

for all building clients. City Square is a mixed retail and commercial office space environment

located in Vancouver. The project scope included upgrading their existing infrastructure to

facilitate provisioning VOIP, high speed internet and wireless services to all clients in the building.

Project Deliverables

Ensuring adequate fiber backbone to all areas, ensuring the data centre was upgraded to allow

for the increased requirements of additional equipment and layout the plan to implement the

rollout. Existing core switches and routers were reviewed and updated where required, a data

center with seismic isolation racks was built and new servers were installed to support the

updated services. Equipment from Cisco and Dell were selected and installed in the new data

centre.

This new platform facilitates the building landlord in becoming a full IP service provider to all

clients housed in their building. Wireless, VOIP and high speed internet services can now be

provided as part of the tenant package.

High Technology Manufacturing Company – Aim Safety

Senior Technical Project Manager

Project: Upgrade office and manufacturing infrastructure to support integrated data and voice

communications.

Project Scope: Upgrade Wintel servers, core switches, add VOIP services to the network.

Project Deliverables

In order to streamline operations the existing system was completely overhauled to remove older

dated PBX phone and network technology. Cisco Unified Communications Manager was

implemented over a Cisco switch backbone providing VOIP services to all users. Wintel servers

were updated with new hardware and updated Microsoft operating system and office software.

The new platform facilitated streamlined access to all users regardless of their physical location,

calls and email could be routed to remote offices, cell phones or voice mail as required. This

improved communications environment allowed faster customer response and access to key

engineers and managers on a more timely basis. Overall sales improved 25% with a

corresponding reduction in production lead time.

Mining – Teck Cominco - Trail

Senior Technical Project Manager/Architect:

Project: Migration upgrade to VMware / SAN technology moving from DAS based network. This

system was designed to upgrade and enhance disaster recovery systems and improve

overall network management for the Trail site.

Project Deliverables

Design VMware architecture for SAN and Backup systems, project plans, full risk analysis, risk

management, disaster recovery planning, staffing, resource allocation, budgets and

implementation.

120 DAS Wintel servers supported a 1,500 user base industrial site. VMware migration of all

Wintel servers to an IBM DS4800 SAN provided server consolidation and more efficient

use of disk space with corresponding increase in uptime, reliability and overall efficiency.

Redundant backup with CommVault and Data Domain was implemented with remote site

secondary storage and tape archival facility.

High Technology Manufacturing Company - Cymbolic Sciences International

Senior Technical Architect

Project: Replace Mainframe with Wintel Network

Designed and implemented a Wintel based network connecting together North American,

European and Asian offices in a secure reliable environment. The new system replaced an aging

legacy mainframe system.

Project Deliverables

Infrastructure design, disaster recovery planning, security, wide area links, implementation,

conversion, training, migration and ongoing support. This project was a two year multimillion

dollar engagement involving significant effort in both European and North American offices.

The new system provided real time access to all aspects of the business regardless of physical

location, improving customer response times, streamlining the order process with a net increase

in sales and profits.

Forest Products- West Fraser Timber

Senior Technical Architect

Project: Facilitate connectivity and data exchange between multiple disparate systems

Prior to this project all divisions ran independent disparate systems on several different platforms

with no direct communication to the corporate office.

Project Deliverables

Design a communications network to facilitate better information management and data flow for

West Fraser Timber. Work included budgets, infrastructure design, disaster recovery

assessment and planning, risk management, wide area network links, security, training and

overall project management. This project tied dozens of sites and thousands of users into a

secure, cohesive platform. Other work included workflow improvements, database designs and

corporate wide messaging systems.

The completed system allowed senior executives access to real time information on every

division regardless of physical location or computer platform. Decisions which previously waited

days for relevant data were now able to be made within minutes.

Newsprint Mill – Alberta Newsprint Company

Senior Architect/Project Manager

Project: Design a PC LAN based business computer system for a newsprint mill in northern

Alberta. Prior to this system, all mills had used mid-range or mainframe systems.

Project Deliverables

System design, product selection, implementation, project plan, disaster recovery, risk

management, security, training, project management.

Senior management of the newsprint mill credited the computer system to being a key factor in

this mill becoming one of the lowest cost producing mills in North America. As a 24/7/365

operation system uptime was paramount. The entire mill process was computer controlled and

required multiple levels of redundancy with backup and disaster recovery planning as a key

component of the overall system design.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Contract Consulting Services – Vancouver, B.C (1997–Present)

Senior Project Manager/Architect and Business Consultant

Served as Chief Architect / Project Manager on dozens of major projects including system

migrations, disaster recovery planning and implementation, infrastructure design and

implementation, software development, conversions, upgrades, messaging systems, database

design, local and wide area networking, wireless networks and internet security.

Resolving complex system issues is another area where significant experience and expertise

have facilitated successful resolutions for clients. Ranging from simple capacity issues to slow

application or wan response, interoperability problems and even ongoing full system failures.

Business expertise has been used in turnaround operations, business startups and corporate IT

overhauls.

DataGuard Computer Management Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. (1984–1996)

Founder, Principal Consultant / Senior Partner

Managed successful growth and expansion from an initial staff of 5 to over 45 technical and

business professionals, including programmers, system engineers, project managers, and

support staff.

Operating as a full service IT firm DataGuard provided consulting and hands on professional IT

expertise in:

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Business Process Reengineering IT Managed Support Services

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Custom Application Programming Training & Documentation

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IT Infrastructure Design Architecture Project Management

DataGuard eventually became one of the top IT consulting firms in Western Canada servicing

business, government, healthcare and education.

EDUCATION

• British Columbia Institute of Technology B.A. Sc – Computer Systems Technology and

Design

• Edinburgh Business School - Organizational Behavior & Accounting

• Canadian Management Centre – Information Technology Project Management

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CLIENT LIST

Resource Industry

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Alberta Newsprint Company Petro Canada

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Fraser Surrey Docks Manco Dairies

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West Fraser Timber Trans-Pacific Trading

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Alberta Wheat Board Trans-Pacific Fish

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Imperial Oil Research Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Real Estate - Financial - Accounting - Legal Services

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Axa Pacific Insurance Wootton, King & Mulhern

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Commonwealth Insurance Quebecor World Inc.

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RBC Dominion Securities Whistler Real Estate Company

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Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Victory Square Law Offices

Inc. Insurance

Government - Not-for-Profit - Academic

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Insurance Corporation of British University College of the Fraser

Columbia Valley.

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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange University of British Columbia

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Whistler Secondary School Vancouver Community College

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Whistler Resort Association Cowichan Tribes (First Nations –

• Duncan)

School District 48

• School District 45

Engineering - Transportation / Manufacturing - Retail

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Sandwell Engineering Montenay Inc

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SportChek Texcan Cables

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YVR Versatech Group

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Bobell Group of Companies Turner Distribution

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Discount Car and Truck Rental Street Sport Manufacturing

• Canadian Air Lines

Industrial – High Technology

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Avcorp Industries Helix Bio-Pharma

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AIM Safety Teck Cominco

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CAE Machinery Ltd. Cymbolic Sciences International

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Radarsat International Pivotal Corporation

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Electrical Cable Supply Limited Xantrex Technology Inc.

• Norsat International

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