Director Information Technology

Poised to deliver tangible solutions enabling business to benefit fully

from technology

to meet corporate goals through providing outstanding service

Profile

V Ten+ years information management experience

V Ten+ years managing/directing Information Technology Departments

V International experience

V A proactive individual, with a proven track record of identifing problems

and developing solutions

V Long term visionary, creating winning strategies

V Highly motivated individual who empowers those around him

V A results oriented, hands-on implementation professional

V Ten+ years Project Management experience

V Utilizes JAD methodology in his approach

Relevant Professional Experience

Consultant

Alpha-Beta Information Technology

2005 - present

Engaged as a Project Director for an implmention of a CRM

Business analyst for an order entry system

Performance and process review for all business systems in an organization

Director, Information Technology

Hummingbird Ltd.

1995- 2005

Established the strategic direction of Hummingbird's Information

Technology, internationally.

Developed and responsible for the Information Technology Budget, revising

on a quarterly basis.

Project Director & Owner for the ERP/eCRM Project (SAP/Seibel) (RFP,

Evaluation, Selection, Negotiation, Development, Implementation, and

Deployment).

Responsible for integrating the business processes and systems, business

and networking, resulting from Hummingbirds' acquisitions.

Ensured InformationTechnology is of a strategical advance and aligned with

the business strategy.

Established the I.T. Steering Committee, to discuss and promote information

systems and resolve cross departmental/country issues.

Oversaw the day-to-day operations of Information Technology,

internationally.

Responsible for computing and networking; corporate business systems; and

all communications.

Built the Information Technology Department and infrastructure, from ground

zero.

Directed Information Technology Department, consisting of: Directors;

Managers; Business System Analysts; Team Leaders; DataBase Administrators;

Analyst/Programmers; Report Analysts, UNIX Administrators and System

Administrators.

Responsible for the implementation of a Total Integrated Business Systems

Solution, resulting in a cohesive corporate wide system. Conducted a

complete re-engineering of Hummingbirds' business process. Revamping and

consolidating multiple stand alone departmental systems with no integration

or communications with each other - islands of information.

Established data communications with remote offices (WAN), through Frame

Relay and VPN.

Hummingbird Y2K Director - responsible for all aspects concerning the

Millenium issue for Hummingbird Corporation Worldwide.

Other Relevant Professional Experience

Consultant

Alpha-Beta Information Technology

Senior Consultant (Contract)

Hummingbird Communications, Toronto

Conducted a Process Information Systems Review.

Developed a Information Systems Review and RFP Document.

Investigated possible packaged software and other solutions.

Liason with third party vendors/integrators, concerning desired

direction/solution.

Reviewed proposed Integrated Solutions and conducted a comparison analysis

on the different

solutions and their costs.

Documented proposed Integrated Solutions. Analyzed and proposed Systems

Direction.

District Manager (Contract)

OCS Services, Ottawa

Manager, Corporate Information Systems

Cognos Incorporated, Ottawa

. Managed the internal Information Systems department, consisting of:

Team Leaders,

. Project Leaders, and Analyst/Programmers.

. Developed and implemented a plan for strategic direction for all

information systems.

. Established the Fiscal Year Project and Resource Plan, updating on a

continual basis and

. publishing each quarter.

. Developed corporate business systems for worldwide distribution,

enabling them to be

. information driven and providing them with a competitive edge.

. Created a Staff Development Plan. Through staff training, focusing on

their

. individual needs, and paying attention to the departments' long and

short term technological

. direction, we were able to reduce the system development backlog by

30%.

. Built and implemented a mechanism to track and analyze the amount of

time being

. expended on support and maintenance. This resulted in a combined

reduction of 10%.

. As a member of the Cognos Product Enhancement Steering Committee

established a program to solicit direct input from the customer

base on the direction and features of Cognos' software

products. Monitored expenditures against budget, ensuring compliance.

. Developed a set of standards and procedures to be used as a basis for

all development. This

resulted in a 15% reduction in maintenance and a definite improvement

in quality.

Senior Systems Analyst

Canadian Tire Acceptance Limited, Welland

Teaching Qualifications

Algonquin College (taught Cobol 1)

New Brunswick Community College (intro. to computers & basic programming

language)

The Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal - Adult Education &

Baldwin Cartier/Lakeshore School Board - Manpower & Adult Education

(Data processing & computer programming (basic))

Technical Skills

Hardware: P. C.s; HP; Dec; IBM; Univac

Software: ONYX Customer Management; Platinum Financials; Clarify; Vantive;

SAP; Siebel; MS SQL Server; MS Office - Word,

Excel, PowerPoint, Access; Visio; PowerPlay; Impromptu; MS Project;

Languages: PowerHouse; SQL; PL/SQL; SQL*Plus; Basic

Education/Professional Associations

Client/Server Based Computing - Lan

Joint Application Development (JAD)

Computer Science/Management Information Systems, McGill University

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