Dave Marion

Experience

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  Marshall Macklin Monaghan

  May 1977 - May 1982

  Mapping Supervisor

  Supervised the day to day production of a variety of mapping projects consisting mostly of local engineering (subdivision and shopping centre) topographic maps, to OBM and Federal 1:50:000 and 1:250,000 scale series maps. Also worked with Alex Miller (Owner of ESRI Canada) as we prototyped digital mapping in the late 1970's using Wild A10, IBM 029 card punch with Burroughs and early VAX technologies.

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  Metropolitan Toronto

  May 1982 - Sept 1986

  Engineer's Assitant

  Lead technical person involved with mapping and QA of 1:500 digital mapping projects using Intergraph (M&S Systems) green phosphor displays and early Arc and Info products.

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  IGUG

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1996

  Director

  I was a Director with the International Intergraph Graphic Users Group for a period of ten years. I started as a basic Director and increased my duties to its Treasurer and in the last two years to be its President (Canadian Intergraph Users Group). We organised, promoted and were responsible for the annual Canadian Intergraph Users Groups meeting in the fall of each year, between, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver) and attended the IIGUG annual spring conference as its Canadian representative.

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  Bennett & Norgrove

  Sept 1986 - Sept 1990

  Systems Manager, Associate

  I progressed to an Associate with the firm, managing all of their IBM System 36 office systems and early adopter of Intergraph RS based workstations including leading edge use of Bentley Microstation running on 8086 based PC's. I pioneered the use of rotary encoders with PC boards to reduce the cost of photogrammetric digital mapping systems (to the PC) from very expensive RISC based workstations. Duties included software development and resale of same to an international market.

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  City of Toronto

  Sept 1990 - Mar 1999

  Project Manager, Land Information Systems

  As a PM with LIS I managed a group of geospatial and software development specialists focusing on improving tools and utilities to maximise CADD productivity and distribution of core managed datasets. We also focused our efforts as translation specialist for transmission of mission critical geo data produced from various GIS technologies (ESRI, MapInfo, Intergraph and Bentley) to third party systems such as the Toronto Police Emergency Dispatch system. We also produced and sold CD sets of aerial imagery etc., (in professional packaging) as far back as 1995. Show less

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  City of Mississauga

  Apr 1999 - Aug 2016

  Manager, Geomatics

  This was my last position. I was with the City from March 1999. I managed a group of 34 technical, para-professional and professionals with skills that range from field survey, basic CADD, advanced CADD that include rendering and animation, engineering plan production, GIS and advanced GIS Specialists, Core Data maintenance Specialists etc. The Section produces a huge variety of products and services and although we are located in Transportation and Works, we provide these products and services to the entire corporation, including the City Managers' office, the Mayor and Council. I play an additional role of corporate oversight and long range planning for all geo-related technologies. Show less

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  AllStaff Inc.

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Driver / General Labourer

  Canadian Diabetes Association - Donation Pickup Driver using ACE Routing and MTO Logging softwareExcella Technologies - General Labourer using various grinders, polishers, drop band saws, large diameter pipe shears in the manufacturing of stainless steel exhaust curves and big rig transmission shifters.

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  New World Friction ULC

  Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

  General Labourer

  General labour focused on slotting and chamfer machines. Slotter/Chamfer machine operator which includes changeout of various shape chamfer grinding wheels and slotters in the production of various brake pad assemblies.

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  Canada Post / Postes Canada

  Jan 2017 - Mar 2017

  OCRE

  On Call Relief for rural mail delivery - 14hr days for a couple of months. Too much for me!Back to retirement I go. =8^)

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  ULTRAFINISH LTD

  May 2021 - now

  Truck Driver

  Driver to pickup semi rims for refinishing and delivery of refinished rims.

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  Voyago Ontario's Mobility Brand

  Aug 2024 - now

  School Bus Driver