
Solution Architect at Mxi Technologies
Ottawa, Canada Area

Solution Architect at Mxi Technologies
Ottawa, Canada Area
Technology executive with over 13 years direct experience in managing and directing operations, administration and human resources for business software development and software outsourcing companies.
Proven track record in delivering software products, technical services and support to market.
Unique combination of demonstrated business management expertise and solid technical skills necessary to drive growth and innovation for early-stage software companies.
Dynamic presentation and public speaking abilities in small and large groups.
Technology Management, Software Development, Business Management, Outsourcing, Consulting, Business Development, Software Marketing, Startup and Early-Stage Companies, Strategic Planning, Technical Architecture, Accounting and Finance, Operations Management, Public Speaking
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1994 — Present (15 years 7 months)
- Designed, developed and implemented Learning Management Systems (LMS) for clients such as Newbridge Networks Corporation, Alcatel Canada and Course-We-Can Ltd..
- Designed, developed and implemented over 100 database and client/server software solutions ranging from membership registration software and medical patient administration to student management and insurance estimation tracking. The solutions were aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses as well as not-for-profit organizations.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
November 2007 — August 2008 (10 months)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Import and Export industry)
December 2005 — October 2007 (1 year 11 months)
- Manage domestic and international sales, marketing, manufacturing, and operations for Naturex, a Canadian manufacturer of air fresheners, fragrances, deodorants and commercial sanitation products.
- Responsible for product design and prototype, product development and market introduction.
- Responsible for business growth and expansion of distribution channels in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Asia/Pacific.
- Experienced in product sourcing from China and India for consumer and commercial applications.
(www.naturex.ca)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2004 — September 2007 (2 years 10 months)
- Manage operations, administration, finances and human resources for Q Prime Corporation, a firm specializing in software engineering, software co-development and outsourced application development.
- Responsible for business growth and expansion.
- Analyze client requirements and prepare statements of work, specifications, technical analysis and project schedules.
- Negotiated a partnership with Datatel Corporation of Fairfax, Virginia, a world-class developer of enterprise resource planning software for the higher education sector, to provide application development and support services to their Custom Software Group.
- Hired, managed and mentored a team of 5 technical and 2 business development staff.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2002 — February 2005 (2 years 11 months)
- Responsible for business operations for development and deployment of world-class, web-based funeral home management and accounting software to the United States and Canadian funeral services marketplace.
- Oversaw product development, customer implementations (onsite and remote), product technical support, documentation and quality assurance.
- Negotiated a strategic partnership with Aurora Casket Company of Aurora, Indiana, the second largest casket manufacturer in the United States, to provide representation for Talaris and integration with Family Advisor virtual showroom software.
- Traveled extensively in the United States for sales presentations, partner training, trade show exhibits, and customer installations.
(www.kambersolutions.ca)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2000 — April 2002 (2 years 2 months)
- Responsible for architecture, design and development of 5 versions of Talaris (versions 1.0.0 through 2.5.2 ) - industry leading Web browser-based management, workflow and accounting software for the funeral home industry, using XML/XSLT and HTML on the front-end, Active Server Pages (ASP) in VBScript and JavaScript for business logic and database interaction, and SQL Server 2000 database on the back-end.
- Designed and implemented integration between Talaris and Family Advisor using SQL Server 2000, XML and ADO Stream objects.
- Designed and developed online order processing and credit card handling using PERL and MySQL 4.3.
Hired, managed and mentored a team of 6 technical, 1 administrative and 2 sales staff.
- Implemented internal procedures and documentation for streamlined operations, including remote technical support and installation.
(www.kambersolutions.com)
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1998 — March 2000 (1 year 7 months)
- Designed the architecture and acted as lead technical resource, project manager, implementation specialist and workflow developer for Wells Fargo Bank New Hire Kit (June to August 1999).
- Designed the architecture and acted as lead technical resource and project manager for e-Process Product Application Development aimed at electronic Government process automation. Applications developed are documented as case studies in JetForm Knowledge Base.
- Designed the architecture and acted as lead technical resource and project manager for JetFrame 1.5 e-process application framework and XML Data Services objects.
- Designed the architecture and acted as lead technical resource for Employee Self-Service 1.0 business application and JetFrame 1.0 e-process application framework.
- Technical leader and mentor for a team of 11 application developers and quality assurance engineers.
- Produced functional and design specifications and architecture diagrams
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NNC; Telecommunications industry)
January 1998 — September 1998 (9 months)
- Designed and developed multimedia courseware (instructor-lead and self-paced) for CD-ROM and Internet delivery using Macromedia AuthorWare 4.0 and Adobe Photoshop
- Acted as lead programming resource for courseware development
- Designed and developed infrastructure tools and templates with Visual Basic 5.0 and Visual C++ 5.0
- Designed and developed SGML/XML content management and courseware assembly tools with Visual Basic 5.0
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 1994 — January 1998 (3 years 4 months)
- Provided technical training in software development methodology and programming languages: C/C++, Visual Basic 5, Access 97, SQL Server, multimedia and HTML to adult students in classes of up to 20 students
- Provided technical training in Microsoft operating systems, UNIX, local area networking (Windows NT and Novell NetWare), Internet (web, FTP, Telnet), telecommunications, computer hardware and software support in classes of up to 20 students
- Prepared all course materials, lab exercises and student evaluations
MCP , Microsoft Certified Professional , August 1997
CNA , Novell Certified NetWare Administrator (3.1x) , August 1997
CGA (Level 4) June 1993
Business Administration June 1993
enterprise architecture, entrepreneurship, new ventures, innovation, ecommerce, import/export, manufacturing, agile methodologies, quality assurance, knowledge management, CRM, ERP, finance, microeconomics, macroeconomics, money & banking, capital markets, business strategy, funeral services industry, cemetery management, funeral home management, crematory management
Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (www.ocri.ca)
CFIB - Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (www.cfib.ca)