Product/Project/Program Manager

Stefan Goga, P.Eng., PMP

Vancouver, BC 403-***-****

stefgoga @gmail.com linkedin.com/in/goga-stefan/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/firstlastname

Product Manager

Bridging Industrial Operations & Digital Intelligence Through AI-Driven Innovations to Real-World Challenges

Professional engineer who connects operational expertise with digital transformation. Align field operations and technology by combining hands-on industry insight with data-driven innovation to enhance performance across mining, energy, and industrial systems.

Collaborate with engineers, operators, and data teams to design and implement digital tools that address real operational challenges, from automating data capture and visualization to deploying predictive analytics and AI-driven decision systems. Lead with belief that technology should adapt to operation realities, empowering teams and advancing organizational goals.

Product & Project Management:

Full Project Lifecycle, Agile Delivery (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), Requirements Gathering, Scope, Scheduling, Budgeting, Stakeholder Engagement, Risk and Change Management, Demos, Training

Business Analysis & Intelligence:

BPMN 2.0, Process Modeling, Requirements Elicitation, KPIs, Dashboards, Reports, Documentation Design, Data Modeling

AI & Machine Learning:

Predictive Modeling, Clustering, Regression, LLMs, NLP, GenAI, RAG, Computer Vision

Methodologies & Techniques:

Design Thinking, Value Engineering, RACI Matrix, Gap and Risk Analysis, Workshops, Interviews, User Stories, Use Cases, Prototyping, Estimating, Prioritizing, Facilitating

Technical Skills

Cloud & Data Platforms:

Azure (Databricks, Data Factory, SQL MI), AWS, GCP, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, SAP HANA, Collibra, Talend

AI & Analytics:

Python, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Power BI, SSRS

Applications & Low-Code:

Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, Excel/VBA

Product & Collaboration Tools:

Jira, Confluence, Aha, Trello, Azure DevOps, Git, TFS, BitBucket, TortoiseGit, MS Project, Visio, Miro, Balsamiq

Professional Experience

TECK RESOURCES LTD, Vancouver, BC 2020 – Current

Data Products Team Lead

Led 30+ person cross-functional team delivering mining data products across complete mine lifecycle, from resource estimation and design through blasting, hauling, processing, maintenance, water and tailings, and final reclamation and remediation.

Delivered 20+ AI- and analytics-ready data products that increased production visibility and shortened decision cycles for operations and technical services.

Secured $10M+ in funding for digital / AI initiatives by quantifying ROI and aligning with mine-site priorities, ensuring profitability and measurable value realization post-deployment.

Built centralized cloud platform for geological and block model data integrated with Maptek Vulcan and Hexagon MinePlan, improving reconciliation accuracy, standardizing resource reporting across mines, and accelerating planning workflows.

Implemented AI-driven pit-to-plant ore tracking system integrating shovel, haul, and block model data; applied ML-based grade reconciliation models that improved prediction accuracy and reduced ore misclassification.

Built AI-driven dynamic stockpile models integrating Hitachi Wenco, Komatsu / Modular DISPATCH, and Caterpillar MineStar haul-cycle-data with LiDAR surveys to continuously estimate in-pit stockpile composition, providing early visibility into crusher feed quality and freeing geology teams from manual model creation.

Drove implementation of enterprise data hub (600+ pipelines, 0.5 TB/day, 1+ PB total) and enabled data democratization through governed self-service analytics (Collibra, Talend) and Databricks-as-a-Service, empowering IT teams, geologists, and engineers to independently explore and model operational data.

RESOURCE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, Calgary, AB 2016 – 2020

Project Manager

Managed $10M+ in regulatory compliance software projects; led 30+ professionals across Canada, Mexico, Indonesia, and India to deliver data-driven and AI-enabled solutions for energy sector.

Secured $4M government grant through joint venture between Alberta and Jalisco governments, Resource Energy Solutions, and Soft Serve to develop regulatory compliance platform (total risk and operations control (TORC)); delivered project on time and on budget; currently managing 50% of Alberta's wells and expanding across Western Canada.

Applied regression and clustering algorithms on historical well data, construction designs, and offset wells to predict drilling, production, and abandonment costs, improving licensee liability rating (LLR) accuracy and enabling operators and regulators to align fees and cost estimates with real asset conditions.

Built machine learning (ML) models forecasting reservoir recovery factors using historical production data, enabling data-driven reserve and field development planning.

Architected business process model notification (BPMN) schema engine that allowed regulators to design workflows, task forms, and reports without developer intervention, cutting configuration time from weeks to hours.

Served as domain expert and product owner for WellMan, web-based platform enabling real-time monitoring of drilling and completion operations; achieved industry adoption as key competitor to Peloton's WellView.

Additional Consulting Experience

STEMON OIL & GAS CONSULTING, Calgary, AB

Consultant Business Analyst and Project Manager

Provided consulting and digital-transformation services for oil and gas and environmental organizations, leading modernization of operations, data systems, and regulatory processes. Companies included Orphan Well Association (Alberta Energy Regulator), Profoxx Energy Services, Journey Energy, Diamond Integrity, Vermillion, Tervita, and Ceilidh Environmental.

Advised Alberta Energy Regulator on digital transformation initiatives, contributing to updates in Digital Data Submission system and influencing revisions to provincial regulatory standards.

Transitioned organizations from legacy tools to modern cloud platforms (Office 365, Power Apps, Power BI, SharePoint, SQL), improving collaboration, traceability, and regulatory reporting.

Developed Assets Data Warehouse Application reconciling CS Explorer, Qbyte, PVR, SAP, and government datasets, creating single source of truth for wells, facilities, and pipelines.

Built tablet-based inspection apps that increased field productivity from 1 to 5 inspections per day, enabling real-time data sync and client visibility.

Designed pipeline integrity solution integrating risk assessment, GIS profiles, and mobile data capture, proactively identifying and mitigating pipeline-failure risks.

Built ClearCompliance web platform that automated environmental and safety workflows, reducing regulatory delays and minimizing environmental impact.

Created Sites Management Application that scaled abandonment and reclamation operations from 50 to 600 wells per year through digital scheduling and documentation control.

Education

Master of Science (MSc), Reservoir Engineering, Oil and Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Petroleum Engineering, Oil and Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science (Applied Informatics and Programming), Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Professional Designations

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC)

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI)

Professional Development and Certifications

Data Science in Mining Certificate, Queen's University

Design Thinking Certificate, MIT Sloan school of Management

Project Management Fundamentals, University of Calgary

Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft

Databricks Lakehouse Platform, Databricks

Professional Certificate in Data Science, Microsoft

Advanced Microsoft PowerBI, LinkedIn

Advanced Scrum Product Owner Certified (ASPOC), Scrum.org

Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner / Product Manager, SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc

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