Jason Freih

Experience

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  Ministry of Finance - Ontario

  Sept 1994 - Mar 2004

  Project Manager

  Participated in departmental organization, improving efficiency, and developing new strategic initiativesIdentified and communicated with stakeholders at all levels to initiate and manage projectsAdapted to new methodologies and introduced them to the departments, providing training and guidanceSet up internal management procedures, and a project management office, used to control projects in order to ensure that standards were met on all future developments and proper methodology was followed in all cases.Met with client branches in order to assess their needs and the feasibility of the projectProvided a Cost/Benefit Analysis with Risk Assessment and alternative possibilitiesProject Initiation Documentation (charter / vision ) and project justificationBudget Allocation – a comprehensive analysis was performed, establishing required skills, hardware and software needed and outside expertise required in order to bring projects to a successful conclusion.Led JAD sessions with client branches, for requirements gathering, in order to build a total strategy for development and final implementationReleased project staff and documentation for future projects and/or continued maintenance and supportDeveloped lessons learned and integrated them into historical databaseEnsured that quality was maintained throughout the life cycle as well as the final stages of acceptance testing, reporting back to Stakeholders along each stage.Developed required project documentation such as: Time Lines, WBS, Risk assessment, and moreInitiated Change control system to control project and prevent scope creep. Show less

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  CIBC Capital Markets

  Apr 2004 - Jun 2005

  Project Manager

  Provided guidance & leadership of planning for development of a new systemReported to senior management on progress, and consulted on their requirements for end productInteracted with end-user staff, to promote communication with project teamTeam buildingBusiness Analysis / Requirements gatheringBest Practices implementation/coordinationRisk AnalysisProject Charter/Plan DevelopmentStakeholder IdentificationLeading JAD sessions

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  Walker Financial Services

  Jan 2005 - Nov 2006

  Provided management and technical expertise in development of new softwareCreated RFP’s and evaluate their responsesAssisted in selection of contractors & vendorsReported directly to President of the company on project progress and provided guidance on technical questionsCommunicated with Insurance companies and financial institutions to ensure proper information was available for the project

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2005 - Nov 2006

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
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  BF&M Group

  Nov 2006 - Oct 2009

  Sr. Project Manager

  Provided project management and leadership for entire team over the full development life cycleIntroduced project management principles, project guidelines and standardize development practices for all projectsEnsured proper project documentation was developed and maintainedHired and developed QA team, ensuring future projects meet quality standardsHired contract developers as requiredReported to executive team, including CEO, on project progress - developed reporting system that is clear and conciseProduced RFP’s for projectsNegotiated and managed contracts, including oversight of budgets, timelines and quality of deliverablesSet budgets, perform ROI, Cost- Benefit analysisManaged staff and contractors in multiple locations (Bermuda, Halifax CDN, England, South Africa, India, USA and Belgium)Developed project schedule and budgetFacilitated communication with clients and vendors at all levelsPut in place a Change Control system to control project scope Show less

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  American Express

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  Project Manager

  Managing Large scale transformation projects

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  TD

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  Project manager
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  Innovapost

  Apr 2013 - now

  Scrum Master

  Managing new and ongoing IT projects