Experience
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd.
January 2022 - Present
Scrum Master
- Coached 2 squads to higher levels of agile maturity, improved processes, and ensured adherence to the Scrum framework
- Scrum Master for the squad which migrated the Triangle.com site to the new enterprise platform and successfully launched the subscription renewals for the Triangle Select loyalty rewards program.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM®)
- SAFe 6.0 certified
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd.
December 2017 - January 2022
Manager, Learning Experience Technology
- Business product owner for an enterprise-wide learning technology platform and integrated systems (NPS of 35)
- Collaborated with internal and external teams to migrate and consolidate the enterprise on a single training platform and decommission several redundant systems
- Designed and implemented a governance model and segmented security for 10 business units
- Co-ordinated with IT and cyber security teams to maintain systems and meet enterprise security requirements
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd.
April 2017 - December 2017
Team Lead, Web Development
- Led, coached, and mentored a team of designers and developers in the full stack development of an in-house learning experience platform leveraged by 75k+ employees across the enterprise
- Fostered relationships with project stakeholders across numerous business units and presented technical solutions using plain English
- Designed, documented, and implemented a release management strategy for service-based web applications which reduced time to production by 95%
- Conducted focus groups and user interface testing to capture feedback and inform future release cycles
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd.
December 2011 - April 2017
Web Application Developer & Database Administrator
- Responsible for the implementation, maintenance and security of database and application web servers
- Implemented software development life cycle for the full stack development of several internal web applications
- Utilized JIRA and Confluence to implement scrum agile methodology
- Led development of a training rewards program which resulted in a 450% increase in engagement
- Created and maintained documentation of programming and deployment processes and best practices
Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd.
October 2010 - December 2011
Application Developer
- Designed and developed e-learning courses for 40k+ retail employees nation-wide
- Provided hardware and software technical support and troubleshooting
Cyberteks Design
January 2009 - October 2010
Manager of Operations
- Oversee all projects throughout the software development life cycle to allocate resources as needed
- Compose status reports, cost estimates, resource plans and client contracts
Cyberteks Design
June 2001 - January 2009
Web Developer
- Develop and maintain database driven websites, content management systems and e-commerce solutions
- Design for all platforms including the web, print, games, stationery, user interfaces and animation/video
October 2018
Going for Gold Award @ Canadian Tire
Co-winner of the Breakthrough Thinking award for the development of the Triangle Learning Academy.
April 2017
Foundations of Data Science @ University of Toronto
Completed the Foundations of Data Science course which explores the evolution of the fields of data science and predictive analytics.
November 2016
DemoFest Best Game-based Solution Winner @ DevLearn
Led the development of, and co-presented a custom HTML5 game-based learning experience.
November 2016
xAPI Camp –The Elearning Guild
Pre-conference camp which provides an in-depth understanding of xAPI: the specification that is revolutionizing the learning space.
May 2013
HTML 5 Web Development – Learning Tree International
Completed course which teaches developers to enhance the user experience using HTML5 & CSS3.
