Craig Borysowich (craigb@imedge.net)

Current

Chief Technology Tactician at Imagination Edge Inc.

Past

Technology Architect at Stratix
Technology Consultant at iSERV
consultant at EDS Systemhouse

Chief Technology Architect at EDS
consultant at SHL systemhouse
Technology Consultant at Systemhouse
Technology Consultant at SHL
Technology Consultant at Manulife Financial
Technology Consultant at Manulife
Technology Consultant at Manufacturers life
Senior Technology Consultant at IBM Canada
Senior Consultant at Nuvo
Senior Technology Consultant at IBM Canada
Senior Consultant/Partner at Platinum Software Microsystems

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Craig Borysowich (craigb@imedge.net)’s Summary

Craig Borysowich has over 18 years of Technology Consulting experience with both public and private sector clients, including ten years in Project Leadership roles. Craig has extensive background in working with large scale, high-profile systems integration and development projects that span throughout a customer’s organization. He has extensive background in designing robust solutions that bring together multiple platforms from Intel to Unix to Mainframe technologies with the Internet. Craig has been a technical and project leader to co-ordinate the delivery of projects by teams ranging in size from 10-75 Technologists, Business Analysts and Systems Engineers.
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Craig currently works as a Technology Architect / Project Manager in Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia. He is presently involved in providing thought leadership on developing Enterprise Reference Architectures, IT strategies and providing experienced expertise on a number of large migration projects which include moves from Windows NT domains to Active Directory on Windows 2000 and Windows server 2003. He is also assisting a number of operating system and application upgrade projects on Solaris and AIX. Craig continually provides detailed expertise in Exchange migrations and implementations of many other Microsoft products including SMS, Project, MIIS, ADAM, and HIS.
His prior responsibilities include implementing information security solutions, high speed networking solutions and server platform migrations from Novell to Microsoft. He has been involved hands-on in every stage of the Systems Integration Life Cycle and the Systems Development Life Cycle.

Craig also speaks to small and large groups at internal corporate IT events, conferences and symposiums on IT trends and the future of technology in the enterprise related to EA, SOA and Service Oriented Infrastructure concepts to help organizations create their IT vision.

Craig Borysowich (craigb@imedge.net)’s Specialties:

-Cross-platform Systems integration of Windows, Unix and Mainframe technologies.
-Extensive Project management background with Systems Integration Lifecycle and Systems Development Lifecycle.
-Virtualization and Grid technologies
-Enterprise architecture development and frameworks (TOGAF, SEAM, Zachman, CSAM, DODAF, C4ISR, TEAF).
-IT Operational management and service frameworks (ITIL, MOF, ITSM, ISO17799, CobiT).
-Large scale project ($30M+) and Project rescue expertise.

Craig Borysowich (craigb@imedge.net)’s Experience

Chief Technology Tactician

Imagination Edge Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1995 — Present (14 years 7 months)

Craig is providing a suite of technology services for his customers to take their technology projects to successful completion. He has been playing a key role in the planning, implementation and operations of many medium and large scale projects.

Major Clients include:
Management Board Secretariat
iSERV Ontario
Bank One
Durham Business Outsource
doZE!gfx
Goshen International
Telecom Insights Ltd
NetPro Computing Inc.
McDonald’s Restaurants
Min. of Community and social Services
Empire Financial
Stratix Inc.
Ontario Pension Board
Technology Architect

Stratix

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2006 — May 2006 (2 months)
Technology Consultant

iSERV

(Computer & Network Security industry)

2001 — 2005 (4 years )
consultant

EDS Systemhouse

(Public Company; Computer & Network Security industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Chief Technology Architect

EDS

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; EDS; Computer & Network Security industry)

February 1995 — August 2001 (6 years 7 months)

Responsible for: technology architecture and deployment life cycle; Software and application development/testing life cycle; and Systems Integration life-cycle planning. Specializing in LAN/WAN security technologies, Groupware and workflow technologies, Web/E-mail Internet systems, and client/server technologies. Also worked extensively with designing solutions for web-based applications and commerce that integrated Oracle and SQL databases along with CRM solutions such as CRM Central and PeopleSoft. Working with all levels of Management and technology personnel to design and establish future technology directions.
consultant

SHL systemhouse

(Public Company; Computer & Network Security industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Technology Consultant

Systemhouse

(Public Company; Computer & Network Security industry)

1997 — 2000 (3 years )
Technology Consultant

SHL

(Public Company; Computer & Network Security industry)

1997 — 2000 (3 years )
Technology Consultant

Manulife Financial

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MFC; Insurance industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years )

Managing projects to provide global Lotus Notes network to all corporate divisions, global technology asset management, multi-platform e-mail interaction, and Desktop application integration between Mainframe, Unix, and PCs through Lotus Notes on OS/2, NT, and AIX based servers. Designed and implemented platform infrastructure and roll-out for Lotus Notes environment (10,000 user environment). Integration of Notes servers with platform management tools including NetView6000 and HPOpenView with NotesView. Active participant of the Internet connectivity project to implement Internet e-mail, world wide web site, and Internet access to all employees. Integrated existing database platforms with Lotus Notes. Provide conduit for the development of applications and evaluation of 3rd party applications to run within Lotus Notes. Liaison between DMR and Executive team to design and initiate 5 year technology plan that will make Manulife an industry leader in the 21st century.
Technology Consultant

Manulife

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )
Technology Consultant

Manufacturers life

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )
Senior Technology Consultant

IBM Canada

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1992 — May 1995 (2 years 9 months)

Working for Bill Etherington, Andre Turgeon, and Don Miles on the Canadian Executive Commitee. Duties included researching companies that IBM was interested in purchasing; spinning off internal divisions (lexmark, Celestica); revamping existing divisions (ISM). Reporting product trends and directions; translating these trends to current and future IBM product directions (products include: Communications Server, MQSeries). Training of T3 (teach the teachers) teachers.
Main project was being one of the leaders in a team that researched, designed and launched the Home Computing retail arm of IBM Canada and created a duplicable format for design, marketing, and services that can be carried to each new location.
Senior Consultant

Nuvo

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1993 — March 1995 (1 year 10 months)
Senior Technology Consultant

IBM Canada

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

1991 — 1993 (2 years )
Senior Consultant/Partner

Platinum Software Microsystems

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1986 — December 1992 (6 years 7 months)

Built a consulting organization of up to 12 independent consultants to perform various technology design, implementation and integration projects for various clients. Eventually sold the operation off to Scott Magnan. Performed everything from project management to technology architect to implementation management roles on various projects.

Major Clients Included:
Wilfred Laurier University
Cancor Manufacturing
Sanofi Winthrop Pharmaceuticals
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
CSIS
Roger's Cantel
Raytheon Canada
Ministry of National Defence
University of Waterloo
Yipes Stripes
University of Toronto Medical Arts
Tuclen Investments
Mivatek
Cheseborough Pond's
Sterling Health Care
CM Inc.
Interac Association
Markham Bowling Centre
Apple Canada
Management Board Secretariat
Offset Print & Litho

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Craig Borysowich (craigb@imedge.net)’s Interests:

Technology, hiking, fishing, bowling, curling, technology architectures, management methodologies, card games

Craig Borysowich (craigb@imedge.net)’s Groups:

Whitby Chamber of Commerce Member
Oshawa Chamber of Commerce Member
IEEE Member
Information Systems Security Association Member
3rd Tier IETF Review committee member for IPv6
Durham IT Association Member