Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Professional Engineer with 30 years of licensed practice and 40 years leading complex capital programs in energy and industrial infrastructure. For more than 25 years, I have directed enterprise modernization initiatives where regulatory exposure is real and operational continuity is critical. My work sits at the intersection of engineering, technology, and capital governance. I lead high-consequence programs spanning EPCM execution, enterprise platforms, and operational control systems. I am engaged when delivery is unstable or complexity exceeds internal capacity. I restore execution discipline by clarifying scope, sequencing integration, and enforcing governance grounded in engineering reality. Technology does not fix organizations. Discovery does. Architecture precedes configuration. Governance precedes scale. Accountability cannot be outsourced. When risk is addressed early and decision rights are clear, delivery becomes predictable and defensible. I build environments where execution stabilizes and confidence returns.
Lead enterprise data, ERP, and asset modernization portfolios, including MS D365 FnO implementation strategy with AI enabled analytics integration, aligning multi stream initiatives to executive strategy, organizational OKRs, and measurable KPI frameworks. Provide Program Director leadership across digital and analytics portfolios, strengthening portfolio intake, prioritisation, capacity planning, and executive visibility across cross functional data science, engineering, and operations teams. Applied predictive cost and schedule analytics leveraging Earned Value metrics, variance trend analysis, and scenario modeling to forecast portfolio risk exposure, strengthen capital allocation decisions, and improve executive transparency across concurrent enterprise programs. Applied advanced analytics, quantitative research, statistical modeling, Python analysis, experimentation design, and Bayesian inference. Integrate AI and machine learning methods with established control system disciplines including PID and Model Predictive Control, bridging advanced analytics with utility scale and autonomous operational environments. Govern structured and unstructured data ecosystems spanning ERP, EAM, SCADA, and operational platforms, ensuring production readiness, incident visibility, and escalation management in live environments. rtainty.
Led a $15M global IT and OT modernization and analytics portfolio across 40 sites, aligning infrastructure, cybersecurity, supply chain and operational data initiatives to enterprise strategy, KPIs, and measurable risk reduction outcomes. Served as Engineering Supervisor for predictive and preventative maintenance analytics supporting autonomous haul and excavation fleets, overseeing data pipelines, feature engineering standards, model validation, and operational performance measurement. Supervised AI enabled analytics initiatives for drilling and blasting optimization, silica detection and alarming systems, and predictive risk monitoring across mining operations, integrating structured and unstructured operational data into governed decision frameworks. Provided backup Engineering Member and Committee oversight for regulated practice processes, ensuring analytics, AI models, and data collection approaches met professional engineering standards, risk management requirements, and audit defensibility. Authored the Professional Practice Guide for Computer Engineering, defining regulatory requirements, analytics governance standards, data integrity controls, feature engineering approaches, and risk analysis and management frameworks across operational engineering environments. Established executive dashboards, quantitative risk models, and portfolio reporting structures to improve prioritisation, capacity planning, and incident visibility across global operational programs.
Managed multi stream digital and analytics portfolios blending COTS, custom development, and system integration using hybrid Agile, SDLC, SAFe, and Scrum approaches, coordinating dependencies across 5 to 10 concurrent initiatives and driving production readiness, telemetry monitoring, model performance visibility, and incident governance. Developed proposals and led client discovery, requirements modeling, prioritisation, and lifecycle delivery of ERP and data modernization programs including MS D365 FnO, Oracle, and SAP, integrating AI enabled analytics, KPI frameworks, and performance measurement into enterprise operating models. Directed enterprise scale data and transaction programs including Interac RTR real time payments platform, WSIB claims modernization, and YellowPages AWS cloud migration, governing structured and unstructured data environments, cutover sequencing, and measurable operational performance outcomes. Led Python based data analysis, KPI architecture, experimentation design, and model validation frameworks, establishing experiment tracking, statistical significance standards, and performance monitoring to ensure reliable deployment outcomes. Delivered customer facing AI enabled solutions including chatbots and digital portals, aligning model lifecycle governance, controlled releases, versioning discipline, service transition, and post deployment performance monitoring in live production environments. Partnered with C Suite executives, IT service owners, and data science teams to establish portfolio intake frameworks, executive dashboards, quantitative risk tracking, and governance cadence ensuring prioritized delivery and predictable outcomes.
Established and led enterprise PMO governance and portfolio strategy for a multi discipline EPCM firm, implementing intake, prioritisation, KPI reporting, and integrated schedule controls across concurrent capital and systems programs. Implemented quantitative portfolio controls integrating Earned Value performance data, statistical variance analysis, and forward looking schedule forecasting to enhance delivery predictability and risk visibility across multi discipline capital and systems initiatives. Shaped client engineering, digital, and control system modernization roadmaps aligned to capital, risk, and performance objectives, strengthening strategic positioning and executable delivery planning. Directed concurrent capital and operational system initiatives across engineering, construction, and field operations, ensuring commissioning readiness, production continuity, and disciplined scope control in live environments. Governed control system integration, SCADA modernization, instrumentation upgrades, and brownfield automation projects, delivering measurable reliability, safety, and operational performance improvements. Implemented structured risk management, quantitative schedule forecasting, and executive reporting frameworks to improve delivery predictability and portfolio level transparency. Partnered with engineering leads, operations managers, and executive sponsors to strengthen decision frameworks, readiness reviews, and performance accountability across multi-site programs.
Led upgrade of OpenText ECM to version 16, establishing structured data governance, retention architecture, metadata standards, and audit traceability across critical infrastructure portfolios. Aligned records lifecycle management and information controls to regulatory, FOIP, and operational continuity requirements during a change of government transition. Governed cross functional stakeholders across infrastructure, engineering, legal, and IT domains, strengthening executive reporting, risk visibility, and portfolio level oversight of information assets. Implemented migration, classification, and system integration strategies ensuring data integrity, production readiness, and defensible information governance in a live operational environment.