Project Management

Have led many initiatives targeted at designing and implementing more efficient business processes.
Passionate about challenging the status quo to drive organizations towards a better more efficient future.
Is sensitive that project management is disruptive to the organization and changes people’s daily activities.
Complete project management includes change management, people training, and “buy in” to the change.
Success is measured after implementing, to ensure training was effective and changes are being adopted.

A disciplined PM who is focused on establishing business driven project goals and who is relentless at delivering.
Have managed global teams in multiple time zones. Have physically worked globally in Canada, USA, Europe.
Experienced working with external regulators, legal teams both internal & external, security, audit control.
Have delivered via waterfall, iterative waterfall, agile. A certified scrum master.
Skilled at presenting to all levels of management, both written and verbal presentations.
10+ years Toastmasters public speaking and competing. Have designed and taught PM courses.
Wrote a PM advice column for several years for a national publication.

Rescued ‘projects in trouble’ by resetting, steering them back on track, and then delivering.
Created a Project Management Office and then rolled out best PM practices and disciplines to 30 PMs.
Strong technical background and understanding. Spent 10+ years as a systems and application developer.
Extensive experience managing Vendors, navigating through the RFP processes then implementing.
Have proficient experience in PM related tools such as MS Project, Planview, Clarity, Confluence, JIRA.
Worked several years with a Data Warehouse vendor, delivering DW projects for financial customers.