Chris Babiarz

Experience

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  Fairhall Moffatt & Woodland Ltd

  Oct 2007 - Apr 2015

  Survey Technician

  • Assisted Project Managers in the research, compilation and drafting of land survey plans and reports.

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  Shared Services Canada

  May 2015 - Dec 2015

  Project Officer

  · Provided project support to large scale Project Manager in Project Management Branch responsible for Information Technology in Passport Canada Program Modernization & Transition in partnership with stakeholders at Citizenship & Immigration Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada.· Covered for a project manager while he was on summer vacation, reporting to the Director level; corresponded with partners & subject area experts and led weekly project meetings managing Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Business Requirement Documents (BRD).· Assisted in the rollout of transferring responsibility of the Passport Canada program between departments while modernizing the computer network to manage larger data volumes for information such as high-resolution photos and biometric data.· Prioritized project requirements to ensure timely completion while accounting for operational needs of continuous network availability for diplomatic offices. Assessed co-dependent business requirements to align scheduling, risk evaluation, issues management, and contingency plans. The team’s initiative-taking work ensured seamless service delivery during an unexpected surge in demand (i.e. Syrian Refugee Crisis in 2015). Show less

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  Employment and Social Development Canada

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Change and Release Coordinator

  · Changed and released requests within the IT Service Management (ITSM) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) of large-scale myEMS(SAP) ERP project, a computer system that supported finance and resource functions including procurement and materials management.· Coordinated the collection and presentation of Requests for Change (RfC) to Change Advisory Board (CAB), reviewed RfCs for completeness and followed up with SAP subject matter experts to obtain clarification as required.· Tracked and controlled progress of changes through their lifecycle and managed emergency changes and escalation processes and prepared ad hoc reports for management on release progress that communicated and tracked the status of changes to Change Requestors and key stakeholders.· Confirmed and coordinated the set-up of project change requests in SAP Solution Manager Change and Release Management (ChaRM) for planned releases, including communicating release statuses, progress, issues, delays or impacts of planned releases to all stakeholders, and escalating release issues to the Release and Deployment Process Custodian as necessary. Show less

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  Environment and Climate Change Canada

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2016

  Procurement Officer

  · Completed over 100 procurements of goods and services including professional services, scientific research & equipment, language training and software.· Drafted service contracts, placed Purchase Orders for goods, filed call-ups against National Master Standing Offers (NMSO) and Supply Arrangements (SA) in SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Material Management (MM) Module.• Provided advice in the development and assessment of project options from project planning and development phases through to implementation and Lifecycle Management (LCM). Advised business owners on procurement requirements, justified selection of proper procurement vehicles, supported them in articulating a clear business case through a well-defined statement of work, and monitored procurement process until closure of the project.· Defined general project requirements for procurement projects including verifying proper procurement documentation to ensure compliance with departmental procedure. Reviewed statements of work to ensure clear project scope, alignment between budget and deliverables, and ensure adequate change management procedures. · Managed the implementation of procurement projects for goods and services. Identified the commodity, made recommendations on procurement vehicle, planned for timely completion of the project including thorough documentation, and tracked and controlled the successful completion of the procurement on a continuous basis.· Corresponded with project managers and business owners to verify information and seek additional details to ensure and advise on improvements to ensure the procurement project would meet the business need. Show less

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  Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada

  Jan 2017 - Mar 2017

  Procurement Officer

  • Assisted in the maintenance and review of procurement documents including Data Center Co-location Services Montreal (DCCSM) Request for Proposal (RFP) Statement of Requirements (SOR), Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and Statement of Work (SOW), including participating in a Requirement Review and Recommendations (RRR) meeting with a bidder.• Analyzed similar contracts to draft RFP to ensure tracking of lessons learnt, technical changes and foresee shortcomings in RFP.• Supported relationships with clients and industry through monitoring and tracking procurement requests, in addition to maintaining project files and attending meetings for project activities. • Supported Lifecycle Management (LCM) through drafting Software License Supply Arrangements (SLSA) contracts at year-end. Show less

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  Honeywell Aerospace

  Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

  Lead Material Scheduler

  • Contract position at Ottawa EMS SATCOM site to coordinate Return to Vendor (RTV) of defective materials during the site’s transition from a legacy MRP system Visibility to SAP. This included corresponding with suppliers, production, R&O, Customer Service, monitoring existing agreements and requesting quotes, procurement of controlled goods by creating and updating purchase orders and corresponding with shipping and inspection over out-going and incoming items AS9100 Quality certification.• Ran Materials/Preliminary Review Board (MRB/PRB) meetings with engineers to produce action plans to reduce amount of defective items in inventory. Actions lead to a maintained reduction of inventory in accordance to Lean Principles.• Responsible for material controlling the daily production and shipment of 30 products; foreseeing and resolving risks of sales orders not meeting On-Time To-Requirement (OTTR) objectives.• Drafted critical Export License Submissions required to ship sales orders, exchanges, and repairs with minimal training during staff shortage allowing for the meeting of OTTR on over $50 million in quarterly sales revenue.• Materials Controller for Production Planning of assigned Aerospace Telecommunications products for civilian and military customers; releasing and supporting production orders in legacy MRP and then SAP. Show less

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  Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group

  Apr 2018 - Oct 2021

  Supply Chain Lead

  • Lead the Canadian response to large Government of Canada procurement draft RFP conducting RFI, RFQ & RFPs to potential sources of supply to develop a proposed supply chain solution and evaluating proposal submissions.• Sourcing goods and services including mechanical, electrical, scientific, IT services and medical equipment and supplies for the production and support of military logistics vehicle systems with various applications with the IFS ERP System under an ISO9001 Quality certification.• Develop, communicate, and execute a procurement plan for all material and service requirements identifying ways to continuously improve the way Marshall's Canadian Land Systems conducts procurement, logistics, vendor management, end-to-end Procurement lifecycle and supply chain management activities.• Search for and proactively eliminate or mitigate supply risks to meet customer and project schedules and act to resolve supply chain issues and identify potential supply chain issues to the Program Director.• Negotiate with suppliers to deliver the best value for money for Marshall and our customers.• Provide management continuous improvement on the movement of goods, services and information within projects and programs to grow capability while maintaining client satisfaction.• Worked in a technical environment that included IFS ERP, Epicor ERP, Sharepoint, Awarebase PLM, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Show less

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  Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada

  Dec 2021 - Mar 2022

  Consultant

  • Improving procedures and documentation for Enterprise Asset Management within Shared Services Canada

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  Department of National Defence

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

  Senior Business Process Consultant

  • Business Analysis of Procurement & Acquisitions and Materiel Management Business Process for Business Requirements (BRs) for agile projects within DND and the Canadian Armed Forces• Lead stakeholder workshops with senior analysts, managers and executives numbering over 100 to review BRs for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Modernization Project

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  Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada

  Mar 2023 - now

  Technical Advisor

  • Project Manager of the annual deployment of $10 million of IT Hosting Assets.• Consult with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), documented feedback, researched industry, incorporate IT technical requirements into documentation, provided regular briefings to management, and seek approvals when needed.• Work with corporate services to ensure alignment with the procurement strategy for the Request for Proposal (RFP), including regular touch points with procurement to ensure timelines were being met and provided feedback to have successful contract put in place for the Branch within its timeline.• Led creation of Statement of Work (SOW) & Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) for enterprise Kubernetes solutions in collaboration with various stakeholders from IT operational service areas within Hosting Services Branch and across SSC.• Assisted in the RFP and ITQ for x86 servers post-warranty hardware support and maintenance services.• Lead the project management of deployment of IT Refresh & Evergreening tracking and troubleshooting contract asset deployment.• Regularly briefed management to ensure timelines are being met and project milestones achieved.• Completed Leadership and Power BI training. Show less