Experience

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  Ministry of natural resources

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Communications and constituency assistant

  * Composed a weekly newspaper column on various government issues, contacted editors and distributed the column to 8 community newspapers in an Ontario provincial riding* Wrote detailed letters on a variety of political issues in response to letters, queries and comments from constituents* Organized mass mailing projects including brochures, announcements and bi-yearly 'householders'

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  I productions

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Recruiting agent and consultant

  Investigated and developed an extensive client base of over 200 individuals, corporations and organizations for production and promotion contracts with regards to fashion shows, marketing and print ad workAssessed client needs, developed quotes and contracts as well as negotiated feesRecruited talent by scouting techniques, assessed experience and marketability, and determined suitable training

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  Allied beauty association

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1996

  Event manager - (contract)

  * Hired and oversaw theatrical talent (over 30 people) for the main show which ran 4 times during the convention* Acted as liaison between corporate representatives, clients and public relations agentsNegotiated contract fees for individuals and groups based on skills and industry demand

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  Bank of montreal - bmo financial group

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2010

  Large Strategic Initiatives:Business, Portfolio & Project Management• Senior Project Manager role of a cross-organizational and high-risk project to implement a Portfolio and Project Management system with executive level visibility and reporting of project metrics• Technology/Platform – MSProject Server 2003/2007, MSProject Professional, SharepointMasterCard Web/Internet Re-Brand• Business Project Manager of the Web portion of a major, complex program delivering re-branding and infrastructure upgrading of the entire online retail portfolio of BMO credit card productsEnterprise Identity & Access Management• Program Manager responsible to deliver a multi-year, multi-million dollar strategic roadmap & business case with recommendations of the architecture, technology solution, and program governance structure, budget and schedule• Oversaw the joint planning and feasibility study with team members that included Architects, Information Security Officers & Technology Specialists• Technology/Platform – Active Directory, .NET Framework, Sun SolarisIntegra Group Retirement Services (GRS Pensions) Integration• Enable BMO's retail investment products the opportunity to develop a group retirement services platform and offer a suite of products through the institutional pension market• Accountable to integrate the online recordkeeping and administrative services for group retirement pension plansDocument Imaging• Project Manager on a large team that delivered a multi-million dollar, client server solution for 1,000 users in a Call Centre environment to technology-enable the online document storage and retrieval of millions of customer documents Show less

  • Senior Project Manager / Program Manager

    Feb 1997 - Aug 2010

  • Audit Manager

    Jul 2006 - Dec 2007
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  Kpmg canada

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Senior project manager (contract)

  * Managed multiple small and medium-sized projects simultaneously in the Information Technology Services Division

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  Hsbc

  Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  Senior project manager (contract)

  Successfully Oversaw 2 Project Workstreams as part of Credit Card re-acquisition Program - Online (Digital) & IVR

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  Berkeley payment solutions

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Senior project manager (contract)

  * Manage various large and complex projects in the prepaid credit card space* Introduce and Incorporate Project Management Methodology, Processes and Tools

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  Shoppers drug mart

  May 2014 - now

  Senior project manager

  Reporting to the Director, Project Management Services* Key directive is to ensure successful delivery of projects on behalf of IT to the Business