Seeking a position as a Senior director, information technology.
Poised to deliver tangible solutions enabling business to benefit fully from technology to meet corporate goals through providing outstanding service
PROFILE
Director of Information Technology Departments
International experience
A proactive individual, with a proven track record of identifying problems and developing solutions
Long term visionary, creating winning strategies
Highly motivated individual who empowers those around him
A results oriented, hands-on implementation professional
Project Management experience
Utilizes JAD methodology in his approach
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consulting 2005 – present
• Engaged as a Project Director for an implementation of a CRM
• Business analyst for an order entry system
• Analyzed & project Manager a system integration of a CRM and an ERP
systems
• Aided in the implementation of the project strategy direction
• Performance and process review for all business systems in organization(s)
• facilitated the implementation of a Inventory system
• Clientele Sign A Rama, Transport Ontario, Minto Construction, Hearing Solution, Chabad Aurora, Yorkdale Shopping Centre, J Greg short Accounting
HUMMINGBIRD LTD.
Senior Director, Information Technology 1995- 2005
• Established the strategic direction of Hummingbird’s Information Technology, internationally.
• Developed and responsible for the Information Technology Budget of 10 Million dollars, 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 the integration of business processes, systems and networks for 5 different Hummingbirds’ acquisitions.
• Ensured Information Technology was strategic advanced and aligned with the business strategy.
• Established the Information Technology Steering Committee.
• Oversaw the day-to-day operations of Information Technology, internationally.
• Directed 3 divisions; corporate business systems, infrastructure and help desk, and all communications, worldwide.
• Built the Information Technology Department and infrastructure from ground 0.
• Directed staff of 60, consisting of: Directors; Managers; Business Systems Analysts; Team Leaders; Database Administrators; Analyst/Programmers; Report Analysts, UNIX Administrators and System Administrators.
• Implement a Total Integrated Business Systems Solution, resulting in cohesive corporate wide systems.
• Conducted a complete re-engineering of Hummingbirds’ business process. Revamping and consolidating 6 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.
OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ALPHA-BETA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Consultant
Senior Consultant (Contract)
HUMMINGBIRD COMMUNICATIONS, TORONTO
• Conducted a Process Information Systems Review.
• Developed a Information Systems Review and RFP Document.
• Investigated 4 possible packaged software and other solutions.
• Liaison with 6 third party vendors/integrators, concerning desired direction/solution.
• Reviewed proposed Integrated Solutions and conducted a comparison analysis on the 3 different solutions and their costs.
• Documented proposed Integrated Solutions. Analyzed and proposed Systems Direction.
OCS SERVICES, OTTAWA
District Manager (Contract)
COGNOS INCORPORATED, OTTAWA
Manager, Corporate Information Systems
Canadian Tire Corporation (Credit Card division)
Business Analyst
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Computer Science/Management Information Systems, McGill University