Chris Tulk

Experience

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  Department of Public Social Services

  May 1995 - Jul 1995

  LAN Administrator

  Responsible for Support and Maintenance of a 20 computer LAN. Training staff members on the use of computer hardware and software and recreating forms in a computer format to allow for easier data entry.

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  City of Port Colborne Municipal Offices, Ontario

  Jul 1997 - May 1998

  DBA

  Responsible for Support and Maintenance of computers. Training staff members on the use of computer hardware and software. Updating the City’s web site to keep it current and up to date and doing research for various projects.

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  DataMirror, an IBM company

  May 1998 - May 2004

  Responsible for capturing customer technical requirements. Documenting them and conveying the results to the team to derive an acceptable solution. Scoping, planning, directing, managing and coordinating multiple active projects. Responsible for scoping, planning, directing, managing and coordinating services activities. That is associated with the technical architecture, solution design, solution delivery, and management of Managed Availability solutions and software products. Training customers how to install, configure and manage Data Replication Software. Responsible for supporting data replication software on NT, Lotus Notes and AS/400 platforms, and assisting customers in configuring their data replication and data warehousing, environments. Educating new team members in the use of computer software. Supporting SQL Server, DB2 and Lotus Notes environments.

  • Senior Consultant

    May 2002 - May 2004

  • Consultant

    May 2000 - May 2004

  • Product Support Representative

    May 1998 - May 2000
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  IBM

  May 2004 - Jul 2014

  Managing Consultant

  Responsible for scoping, planning, directing, managing and coordinating services activities. That is associated with the technical architecture, solution design, solution delivery, and management of Managed Availability solutions and software products. Training customers how to install, configure and manage Data Replication Software.

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  Prolifics

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  Technical Architect

  Scoped, planned, directed, managed and coordinated services activities associated with technical architecture, solution design, solution delivery, and management of Managed Availability solutions and software products• Discussed Joint Application Design (JAD) and Joint Requirements Planning (JRP) sessions with end-users during requirements gathering sessions, prioritizing Application integration requirements.• Configured ETL jobs to consolidate all critical data from 5 data centres to single data centre and single server, saving time on maintenance and administration. As a result, 5 business units run separate financial systems on single physical server, reducing maintenance and administration workload.• Implemented Change Data Capture to distribute data in real time from client’s based ERP system to Microsoft SQL Server-based reporting environment consisting of operational data store (ODS) and data warehouse, providing up-to-date eCommerce site, near real-time inventory monitoring, order status, consistent pricing, improved customer service and enhanced reporting and analysis capabilities.• Install and Configuration of Information Server and CDC\CDD as well as creating integration best practices to manage data load. Show less

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  Doxim

  Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

  Senior Technology Solution Specialist

  • Use Data Transformation tools to work with XML and other (sometimes legacy) statement output data formats and parse this data into Doxim’s Standardized XML file structure.• Work with the account team to help gather customer requirements and propose solutions• Support other developers working on HTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML data transformation and help them work though complex issues• Fix product based configuration or statement defects that may be prohibiting customer deliveries• Lead implementation of technology integrations• Work with R&D team to outline product deficiencies and improvements related to our statement data parsing and downstream output• Provide technical services to help with product upgrades and other deployment issues• Contribute to the creation and review of Statements Of Work (SOW) and change requests to ensure viable solutions and accurate work estimates Show less

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  Delbridge Solutions

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Senior Consultant Professional Services

  Consulting (Implementation)o Lead Joint Application Design (JAD) and Joint Requirements Planning (JRP) sessionso Assist with installing and configuring CPM softwareo Assist with building relational and OLAP databases, and writing and testing calculationso Extract, transform and load data into both OLAP and relational databaseso Verify data loaded into OLAP and relational databaseso Build and test templates and reportso Document and communicate project status regularly to the project managementClient Relationso Resolve customer issues in a timely and responsive mannero Escalate customer issues that are unresolved to the project managemento Build and foster strong client relationships during the implementation; gaining credibility and trusto Assist other departments on as needed basis including performing software quality assurance and product support tasksTrainingo Provide detailed training and support to both internal groups and to Delbridge clientso Create and maintain learning paths for customers and internal classes Show less

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  MACCK Consulting Corporation

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  Technical Project Manager

  • Work with the clients to understand and gather requirements.• Build overall design to implement the solution.• Create and manage project design document and end-to-end mapping documents.• Define and coordinate the technical tasks with offshore and onsite team.• Set standards and best practices to be followed during development.• Communicate technical issues, decisions and status effectively with the project manager.• Meet monthly milestones of the project as per the agreement laid out with client.• Taking on primary responsibility for project execution.• Coordinate with client, project team to keep everyone on the same page and to ensure projects stay on schedule.• Work with project technicians to develop clear scopes of work for projects.• Providing solution architecture and best practices as needed.• Adhere to monthly milestones as per the agreement with the end client Show less

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  IBM

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2020

  Project Manager

  Leading migration projects for application, data migration and consolidation onto IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Legacy systems were replaced by a combination of new on-prem and cloud-based storage and applications. • Create and manage the delivery capability including internal and external resources, development methodology, processes, and tools.• Coordinate with client and project team to keep everyone on the same page and to ensure projects stay on schedule• Provide advisory services regarding processes, tools and approaches• Communicate technical issues and status with Executives• Work with project resources to develop clear scopes of work for projects• Set standards and best practices to be followed during development• Create and manage project design document and end to end mapping documents Show less

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  MACCK Consulting Corporation

  Sept 2020 - now

  Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master

  • Work with the clients to understand and gather requirements.• Build overall design to implement the solution.• Create and manage project design document and end-to-end mapping documents.• Define and coordinate the technical tasks with offshore and onsite team.• Set standards and best practices to be followed during development.• Communicate technical issues, decisions and status effectively with the project manager.• Meet monthly milestones of the project as per the agreement laid out with client.• Taking on primary responsibility for project execution.• Coordinate with client, project team to keep everyone on the same page and to ensure projects stay on schedule.• Work with project technicians to develop clear scopes of work for projects.• Providing solution architecture and best practices as needed.• Adhere to monthly milestones as per the agreement with the end client Show less