TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER Resume Edmonton, AB - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Versatile and influential program manager with a 17 - year track record of success managing programs and people in various industries
Extensive experience guiding the end-to-end design and development of complex software products and services
Recognized as an innovator and collaborator with a proven ability to lead, coordinate, manage and strategize toward the efficient and cost-effective completion of SDLC deliverables
Effective at establishing milestones, anticipating issues, and monitoring adherence to project scope, schedules, and requirements
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; leveraging technical and business acumen to deep dive into website usability and facilitate improvements through hands-on creation of use cases and mock-ups
Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) proficient in Agile Methodologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER

Confidential, Edmonton, AB

Responsibilities:

Develop product roadmap for wellwiki.org, a central source of information on more than two million oil & gas wells, taking unstructured data from various regions and creating one public searchable database
Develop product roadmap for cultrtoolkit.com, a suite of web scraping tools for search and discovery of social data
Build and lead cross-functional distributed development teams - interview, hire, and manage local and off shore teams of up to five engineers
Maintain product backlog - Collaborate with sponsors to validate requirements, decompose requirements into epics and stories, and assign tasks to development team members
Create mock-ups and RFPs, solicit and select bids, run scrum events, and report progress to sponsors
Document use cases and test cases, create test plans, and execute test plan

PROGRAM MANAGER

Confidential, Edmonton, AB

Responsibilities:

Managed full project life-cycles of various buried utilities projects for large oil & gas, pipeline, and utilities organizations such as Husky, Crescent Point, Enbridge, Gibsons, Sererus, Epcor, and City of Edmonton
Gathered requirements, defined scope, created schedules and communications plans, analyzed risk, and established milestones for ground disturbance in multimillion-dollar pipeline and oil & gas projects
Mentored employees and provided career advancement opportunities through sponsored third-party training and certifications including: Commercial driver’s licence, Ground Disturbance, First Aid, H2S, and Confined Space Entry
Trained and led a professional self-managing team of equipment operators and assistants, able to work efficiently and safely with minimal supervision
Monitored on-site and off-site work, ensuring adherence to quality, schedule, and safety procedures
Evaluated vendor contracts, selected equipment, negotiated financing, performed sales & marketing including website design
Reported status to clients advising of potential risks and corresponding mitigation as detailed in Risk Register, e.g., resequencing

OPERATIONS MANGER

Confidential, Balcarres, SK

Responsibilities:

Oversaw all operations (seeding, spraying, harvest, calving, haying) of large 4,000-acre grain farm and 350 head cow/calf ranch
Collaborated with accountant and bookkeeper to develop budget and prepare financial statements
Recruited, hired, trained, and supervised all employees in safe operation of heavy equipment (combines, tractors, loaders, sprayers, grain trucks, stock trailers, bailers) and handling of livestock (cattle, horses)
Directed crop production operations, such as seeding/fertilizing, spraying, and harvesting
Planned large operations, such as branding and roundup, with up to 20 personnel and multiple contractors
Negotiated with financers and vendors to successfully procure funding and execute purchases of machinery, land, supplies, and livestock
Gathered and analyzed buyer data to ensure successful negotiations and maximum revenue for the marketing, storage, and shipment of grain, feed, and livestock

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: SQL, XML, JSON, DAX, HTML, Python

Technologies: REST, SOAP, OAuth, Django, PostGreSQL, TDD, Scrum, Kanban/continuous build - deployment, Balsamiq, Git

Tools: MS Word, Excel/Power Pivot, Power Point, Project, Visio, Confluence, Jira, Asana

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac