SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Syncrude Canada Ltd
Total years of experience :23 years, 9 Months
Responsible for development and execution of base plant projects at Syncrude
Assures the targets set forth on projects are met, based on specifications, cost, schedule, and quality standards
Lead Project management Activities for Capital projects from business case review, development activities, execution activities to project close out
Responsible for all project reviews, cost, safety, procurement, and implementations
Manage Safety Compliance and Risk management of the assigned project
Assure alignment of stakeholder and project portfolio of project objective and scope
Ensure full compliance of capital projects management system and SPI work processes
Ensure Full understanding and ownership of estimates and schedules
Actively participate in meetings with senior management, including Gate Keeper, Sponsor, Project Executive and Project Development and Execution Managers
Ensure the project status is measured and accurately reported (project status reports, executive reports, variance reports, forecast and stewardship)
Overall management of all contracts and contractors during the life time of the project
Responsible for all project reviews, cost, safety, procurement, and implementations
Manager of the execution phase of the project until handover for operation
SYSTEM ENGINEERING GROUP - PROJECT MANAGER FEB 2008 - DEC 2008
BASE INFORMATION SERVICES - CANADIAN FORCES
* Responsible for Process Mapping and documentations
* Review of all service level agreements regarding information management
* Business Analysis of new designs and projects
* Responsible for all project reviews, updates, and implementations
* Manage drafting and documentations of all Service level Agreement and Quality level Agreements.
COMBAT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING OFFICER 2006 - 2008
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
* Manage Departmental personnel on a daily basis
* Manage Departmental Financial Resources
* Manage Shipboard Risk
* Manage Formation Maintenance Activities
* Manage Departmental Engineering Systems
* Coordinate human resource management activities within the department
* Direct employee professional development activities and conduct periodic professional development review sessions
SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER 2002 - 2006
DIRECTOR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SUPPORT - CANADIAN FORCES
* Detachment Commander for all contract related work review which includes documents review, process quality assurance, authorizing local work orders, authorizing task directives, reviewing of problem reports, reviewing version work plan, budget management
* Review and implementation of orders and policies
* Oversaw Software development cycle.
* Oversaw the development, tests, and trials of a various IT projects geared towards providing highly capable, and sophisticated Command and Control Naval Software
* Supervised the coordination and implementation of any new projects that the unit needs.
* Responsible for the units financial budget and obligations
* Coordinator of facility related work in regards equipment maintenance, network set up, phone set up, building maintenance.
* Director and coordinator of employee financial activities.
* Responsible for providing forecasted budget estimate for all contractors work on a yearly basis.
* Maintainer of a financial data base that details the unit's expenditures in real time.
ENGINEERING OFFICER 2001 - 2002
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
* Conducted review of the Department maintenance procedures and implementation
* Provided technical briefs and presentations to senior management on the status of various equipment and projects
* Provided support during trials of different systems onboard ship.
* Managed the department's personnel professional development and welfare on a daily basis
DATA MANAGEMENT OFFICER 2000 - 2001
FLEET TECHNICAL AUTHORITY - CANADIAN FORCES
* Compiled all fleet's maintenance work orders in a manageable database
* Developed, coordinated and maintained unit's communication plans
* Reviewed and updated policies and procedures for the unit
* Provided weekly progress reports on all engineering work to command.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* IT Manager for the unit.
* Financial Manager
* Information Systems Security Officer
* Supply Manager
* Unit General Safety Officer
* Unit Security officer
* Unit Procurement Officer
* Budget Coordinator
* Quality assurance inspector of all software version qualification tests conducted.
* The approving authority for all contract related work orders, as well as the liaising authority with the contractors on site.
POST GRAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING * Dalhousie University
MATERIALS/CHEMICAL ENGINEERING * University of Alberta ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS COURSE * Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax
4 YEARS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN A 5 YEAR MASTERS PROGRAM * University of Thessaloniki in Greece