Project Management Manager

GREG STEELE

**** ********** ***** *****: 705-***-****

Orillia, Ontario L3V 6H4 *********@*****.**

OBJECTIVE:

To pursue a professional career as a Service Delivery Manager within a project based organization.

EDUCATION

Achieved/Planned 2012 WORKPLACE SAFETY

Certificate: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System; May 2012

Certificate: Occupational Health & Safety; TBD

Certificate: First Aide & CPR; TBD

Certificate: Fall Arrest; TBD

Achieved 2002 PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

Certificate: Project Management Professional (PMP)

Feb. 2002 - Present

Graduate 1994 CONESTOGA COLLEGE of APPLIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY

Diploma: Computer Programmer Analyst

Awards: Systems Management

Industry Skills Acquired: Business communication; statistical analysis; accounting principles; computer programming; team building; leadership

WORK EXPERIENCE

Owner/Operator GWS ENERGY INC.

May 2010 - Present Orillia, Ontario

• Offer Project Management & Consulting Services

• Offer Solar PV/Thermal Design & Installation Services

• Offer Energy Consulting Services

• Follow me on Twitter for Ontario industry updates; @GWS_ENERGY

TRANSITION MANAGER IBM GLOBAL SERVICES

Nov. 2008 – Apr. 2010 Markham, Ontario

• Customers; Sun Life Financial, Amgen Inc.

• IBM TM & Client Liaison: managed integration of large complex projects; responsible for over $9.1M in fixed price contracts; $45K monthly for resources; completed on time and under budget

PROJECT MANAGER IBM GLOBAL SERVICES

Jan. 1999 – Dec. 2008 Markham, Ontario

• Customers; Celestica, CAMH, WSIB, Nissan, Galileo, Via Rail, CIBC, Symcor, Ricoh, Y2K

• Managed multiple IT Projects often in a hostile changing customer environments; over 18 commercial customers, managed over 400 upgrade / integration projects applying formal project management methodologies.

• Performed project initiation, project control / monitoring, closing projects as appropriate gaining customer signoff initiating internal billing process.

• Ensured input of project deliverables into companywide project management tracking system for reporting and managing work load.

• Applied internal business strategies in cohesion with account management team ensuring internal business objectives while fulfilling customer requests for services.

• Provided regular status reports of issues, financials, changes and next steps discussing resource requirements often resulting in additional scope requests.

SYSTEMS OPERATOR IBM GLOBAL SERVICES

Oct. 1994 – June 1999 North York, Ontario

• Provided first and second level AS/400 technical support to external clients.

• Promoted to Project Leader for document standardization; disaster planning; customer presentations.

• Developed initial leadership skills, learned to effectively delegate work and motivate teammates

KNOWLEDGE & INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Solar PV Design & Installation

o General knowledge of; Electrical basics, Solar Resources, Photovoltaics, Site Evaluation, Grid and Non Grid Tied Inverters, String sizing, Balance of System, Trackers, Pole Mount, Ballast Mount, Pitched Roof, Ground Mount, Wire Sizing, Over Current Sizing, Grounding, Batteries and Battery Banks, Charge Controllers, Load Analysis, System Sizing, System Commissioning, Fit, Micro Fit, Ground Mount applications

IT Infrastructure & Project Management

o Formal Project Management planning with; Network Services, Disaster Recovery, End User Services, IT Security, Maintenance and Technical Support, Middleware, Outsourcing, Server Services, Storage and Data Management, Site and Facilities Management, Human Resources, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Contract Management, Team Building, Problem and Change Management, Health and Safety Standards

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member Canadian Solar Institute, 2011 - Present

Member Ontario Minor Hockey Association as a Referee, 2006 – Present

Member Ontario Women’s Hockey Association as a Referee, 2009 – Present

Member Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Project Management Professional, 2002 - Present

Member of the Board for Orillia Minor Hockey Association - Director of Officials, 2010-2011

LANGUAGES Fluent in English; some French

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