Profile

Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management and Business Analysis, reengineering initiatives and reporting. Effective problem solver with analytical skills and adept at explaining technical information to user.

Experience at establishing and developing interpersonal business relationships with the business, IT and third party vendors. Supervised multiple Business Analysts, Developers, and third-party vendors. Deadline oriented, coupled with leadership, communication, organizational and multi-tasking skills, conflict resolution, and collaborative decision-making abilities.

Background including; Business Analyst, Project Management, coordinating User Acceptance Testing and Quality Assurance, software deliverables through iterative evolutions, with working knowledge of Visual Basic, Oracle, SQL, Crystal, SharePoint, MS projects, Visio, MS Access and Microsoft. Methodologies used Sigma 6, Agile, RUP, and Waterfall. Practical working knowledge; of Midstream, Upstream and Downstream data experience, Production Accounting, Production Engineering, Financial interfacing programs, budgeting, forecasting, KPI Reporting, AFE’s, and Well data, Asset Management, and Data flow.

Oil Gas industry software

Maximo

WellView

SiteView

PVR ( Field Data Capture)

Public environmental health industry software

Energy Components ( Hydrocarbon software)

Triangle

Avocet (FieldView) ( Field Data Capture)

SIMS

TOWcs ( Field Data Capture)

• CEMS

• iTrak

• SustaniNet

• Procount (Field Data Capture)

• Righand

• SharePoint

• EAM (Procurement software)

• Q-Byte

• Entero MOSAIC (Reserves)

Experience includes:

• Project Management Skills

• Business and Systems Analysis

• Business process analysis and modeling

• ITIL

• Sigma 6-Agile -RUP- Waterfall methodologies

• FDC Analyst (Field Data Capture)

• Business and system Use cases

• Interview and workshop facilitation

• Implementing and managing 3rd party software

• Implementing business processes

• Software and Hardware unit, functional, and User Acceptance Testing

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and some 4th line technical support software

• Supply Chain Management

• Marketing

• SOX tracking

• Accounting and Financial systems

• Production Accounting

• Application integration / migration

• Office manager

People management / soft skills

Midstream, Upstream and Downstream

Experience

Phoenix Resources Canada LTD January 2004 – Present

Project Management, Business Analyst, Asset Management

liaison between business users and technical teams to identify, analyze and translate needs into specifications;

Gathered requirements through user interviews and by facilitating workshops;

Utilized Use Cases for specifications;

Coordinated, scheduled and implemented installation of new systems (including field / office training, systems set up etc.);

Performed product selection and implementation ( RFP, RFA)

Tested new software releases, verifying accuracy of the calculation;

Midstream, Upstream and Downstream

Husky Energy October 2016 – March 2017

Senior Business Solution Analyst

Document Husky Energy Inc. requirements for Entero,s MOSAIC Reserves software

Manage and ensure proper, timely documentation delivery

Participate in meeting,

Document the PDE requirements and all other BA required documentation

Collaborated with business users and technical teams to identify, analyze and translate needs into specifications;

Gathered business requirements through interviewing business users and conducting workshops;

Deliverables and Objectives: Document current and future business needs, Work with Business and Vendor to make sure the software meets the Business needs. Support the business, Fill all PMO required documents.

Murphy Oil Corp. January 2014 – June 2015

Business Analyst Asset Management (Lay-off)

Supported the ongoing development and implementation of an Asset Management software package

Determined the new business requirements and translating those requirements into effective solutions, support the current Purchasing Management software package

Assisted with the development and implementation of the COTS Asset Management software (iTrak, EAM)

Managed the vendors and end users to ensure software meets our current and future requirements

Continued improvements of the software to meet the company’s needs

Prepared and maintain documentation, training material for end users

Provided system support of the Purchasing Management Software package

Deliverables and Objectives: Document current and future business needs, Produce cheat sheets training and user manuals, Support the business, Test enhancements.

Hedgerow Software Ltd. September 2013 – December 2013

IT Client Support Manager (Project term contract)

Canada’s leading provider of software solutions and service to public environmental health agencies.

Managed 4 Business Analyst, 2 Support Desk staff, third-party developers, third-party software vendors

Supervised the day-to-day operations of our support Help Desk

Coordinated and monitoring of all client-facing activities

Ensured Help Desk staff are following escalation procedures, and are providing solutions to clients in a positive, effective and timely manner

Released management: ensuring that clients are fully informed of changes to software and that upgrades

Provided back-up for the Help Desk as required

Deliverables and Objectives: Engage clients and End-user, Oversee implementation and help desk

Noah Consulting March 2013 – July 2013

Senior Business Solutions Analyst (Project term contract)

Senior Business Analyst for Multiple Projects

Managed multiple BA’s to ensure proper, timely documentation delivery

Documented requirements and strategy

Analyzed gathered information and work with the team to build “current state”, “gaps”, “future state” and “roadmap”

Deliverables and Objectives : Engage Stakeholder and End-user, document the business needs and wants, Subject probable process improvement, produce BRD, meeting notes, gap analysts ( as-is and to-be )

Grizzly Oil Sands September 2012 – February 2013

Project Manager, Automation & Technology (Project term contract)

Managed all related project management functions around assigned PIMS projects (Plant Information Management Systems); 6 projects in all ranging from $120,000–300,000

Managed 2 Business analyst, 3 third-party developers, 2 third-party software vendors

Assured completion of a Technical Solution Diagram and Solution Narrative

Assured a Requirements Grid / Diagrams are complete and approved by all Stakeholders

Creation and Stakeholder approval of a Project Statement which will serve as the project baseline for scope, costs, and schedule

Changed Management maintaining and update change orders by project

Weekly Status Reports Daily management of project team resources, including time keeping

Was part of the configuration group for Maximo

Deliverables and Objectives: Engage Corporate and Field Stakeholder, Full life cycle documentation, manage 3rd party venders, Produce dependence diagrams, Budgets, Configure Maximo, Work with IT and Vendors on data integration.

EnerPlus Corporation November 2010 – May 2012

Senior Business Solution Analyst / Project Manager for / Operations, Supply Chain Management, Safety & Social Responsibility

Managed multiple projects ranging from $80,000–300,000

Conduit between business and IT on projects

Resolved conflict and obstacles to ensure the project success

Conducted software demos and testing of software

Assess and document data requirements for Maximo software

Helped develop and implement on an ongoing program of continuous improvement based on a long-term strategy

Managed 3 third-party vendors and two consultants

Migrated PVR to Avocet (FieldView)

Defined Business process for MOC (Management of Change)

Green House Gas Regulatory Reporting project for Canada and the United States

Communicated the Business requirement to IT

Worked with the Business to evaluate multiple software

Assisted the Business and IT with migrating data from multiple systems to a single corporate database

Deliverables and Objectives : Engage US and Canadian Stakeholder and Business, document the business true needs vs wants, work closely with IT and Business to develop useable solution, Software integration documents, produce BRD, meeting notes, gap analysts ( as-is and to-be ), 3 and 5 year road map. Test enhancements.

Petroleum Registry of Alberta (PRA) March 2010 – November 2010

Senior Consultant (Project term contract)

Developed an Opportunity Assessment document between the Registry and Manitoba Energy

Documented integrate of the PRA collection and routing capabilities with ERCB business

Deliverables and Objectives: Produce and present documents and finding to Government Manitoba Energy

Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) August 2008 – March 2010

Project Manager / Business Analyst (Project term contract)

PM and Business Analysis for Control Wells Project

Conducted software demos and QA (Quality Assurance) testing at various stages of the development lifecycle (functional testing)

Deliverables and Objectives : Engage Stakeholder and Business, document the business true needs vs wants, work closely with IT and Business to develop useable solution, produce BRD, meeting notes, gap analysts ( as-is and to-be )

Merrick Systems Inc. February 2005 – July 2008

Business Management / Analyst / Projects Management / Sales

Managed the Canadian office for Merrick Systems Inc.

Managed sales staff, 3 Clients, 3 Developers

Financial Reporting, Budgeting, forecast

Developed and implant the marketed program for Merrick Systems Inc. software

Developed and implemented on an ongoing program of continuous improvement based on a long-term strategy

Developed a series of track-able milestones to show the progress and value added to Merrick Systems Inc.’s objectives for its presence in the Canadian market place

Managed new software installations and upgrading projects

Conducted team meetings, status reporting, budgeting and producing required documentation for the success outcome of the projects

Conducted software demos of current and new versions of software

Deliverables and Objectives : Work with the Canada and US team to create a Budget, Financial statements on a 6 month, 1 year business plan and sale target ( 3,6, 12 month) list of sales and marketing opportunities, weekly status reports on sales, marketing and development. Project BRD Engage Stakeholder and Business, document the business needs vs wants, produce develop spec, work closely with IT BSA to develop useable solution, meeting notes, gap analysts ( as-is and to-be ) Test enhancements.

Education and Professional Development

University of Calgary

Faculty of General Studies, BA

Association and Certifications

CAPP, Southern Institute of Technology, 1990

ITIL 2010

Methods and techniques

RUP, Agile, Waterfall

Class, Active and UML

Gap analysis

Use case

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