Dennis Ian Skuplik - Professional IT Resume

1. Dennis Ian Skuplik 403-256-3959, UnravelIT.consulting@shaw.ca, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Page 1 of 5
Dennis Ian Skuplik - IT resume~~
Energy
Government of Alberta
Oil & Gas
Renewable Energy
Utilities
Business Analysis
Data Analysis & Design
Information Technology &
Services (ITS)
Project Management
Systems Analysis
Application Support
Best practices
Business Case
Client Acquisition
Enterprise Analysis
Interpersonal skills
Leadership
Liaising & facilitating
Marketing & Sales
Mentoring and Training
Problem Resolution
Process improvement
Programming
Requirements Management
Technical Writing
Testing & Deployment
Vendor Management
: I am a - one who can !
I know what does and does not work! I have
and with stakeholders. I am an experienced
Information Technology (IT) professional with
, and .
: Leadership, coordination, communication and facilitation.
: Discover and exploit . Be innovate and
creative (my second nature). Work smart and hard.
: professional. More than of
and more than (mostly medium-to-large) .
: , ,
, Application Support, Project Management and
(e.g. Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, Government of Alberta).
: Corporate executives, Engineering, Drafting,
Exploration & Production, Facilities, Field Data Capture, Health,
Safety & Environment, Labs, Land, Legal, Marketing, Pipelines,
Plant Maintenance, Purchasing, Refinery Accounting, Reservoir
Engineering, Retail, Treasury and Upstream Accounting.
: Crystal Enterprise, Customer Relationship
Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Informatica, MS
Office, Remedy, SAP XI, SharePoint, User Experience & much more.
: Advanced tuning, Business Intelligence (BI), Databases
(+DBA), DB2, dBase, Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs), Extract
Transform & Load (ETL), Flowcharts, Java, Metadata, MS Access,
Oracle, Perl, PL/SQL, Reporting, SQL, SQL Server, T-SQL and more.
: PM (University of Calgary), BA, BPM, Data Analysis and
Design (DA&D), iterative methodologies, leadership and more.
: BSc degree in Systems Engineering (5 years)
plus diploma in Data Analysis & Design (two-semester course).
: English and Czech (plus basic Russian, Polish & French).
: Business Case, Business Process Model & Notation (BPMN),
Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS: RFI, RFQ, RFP), Information
Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), IT Service Management
(ITSM), prototypes, road-mapping, UML, wireframes and more.

2. Dennis Ian Skuplik 403-256-3959, UnravelIT.consulting@shaw.ca, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Page 2 of 5
MY RESUME, PART ONE - 2008 till now~~
NICHE TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2014 and ongoing
BUSINESS: Establishing an IT company (Note: ).
ROLE: Co-founder.
 Summary: We provide a selective niche of services, such as, (helping clients start,
grow and run their business), , and (e.g.
Business Analysis, Data Analysis & Design, Systems Analysis and Application Support) and support for
(e.g. Oil & Gas, Energy, Renewable Energy, Utilities and Government of Alberta).
 Detail: Our initial deliverables include definitions of preferred clientele, the types of service we
provide, domain name, web-site design and fee structure. Each team member has previously delivered
more than 40 medium-to-large (based on 15+ years of IT experience). Many of our services
are delivered on "short-term" bases (for example contract and part time).
COMPUGEN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2013 to 2014
BUSINESS: Effort to deliver services and for several ministries of the Government of Alberta.
ROLE: Business Analyst and Subject Matter Expert (SME).
 Summary: A software-deployment effort that also included Business Analysis, process improvement,
recommendations, automation, testing and infrastructure. Gained proficiency in processes,
regulations, compliance, standards and assets required by the ministries of the Government of Alberta.
 Details: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP; e.g. SharePoint), IT Service Management (ITSM),
Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), MS Office and documentation.
SMART HEATING TECHNOLOGY, Canada, Czech Republic 2012 to 2013
BUSINESS: Establishing a Canadian Branch. Large effort introducing new solutions for Renewable Energy
markets based on biomass, forestry, agricultural and industrial waste, and automatic biomass boilers.
ROLE: Regional Manager, Project Manager and Business Analyst.
 Summary: This solution provided and ! As a
, Canada Operations ( ), I was in charge of Enterprise Analysis
(EA), Requirements Management, Marketing, Sales, Client Acquisition and basic recruitment. Managed
design, infrastructure, proposals, evaluations, assessments, risks, costs, regulations and presentations.
 Detail: Advertising, promotions and plentiful documentation (mostly PowerPoint, Word and Excel).
Involved in travel.
ENMAX, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2011 to 2012
BUSINESS: Took charge of this large Customer Relationship Management (CRM) improvement project
aimed at energy marketing, trading, web design, online presence and public access to utility services.
ROLE: Business Analyst.
 Summary: Involved in for a electricity generation and transmission .
This additionally included User Experience (UX), Enterprise Analysis (EA) and Functional Specifications
(e.g. web parts, properties, behaviors and rules). Delivered wireframes and documentation.
 Detail: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP; e.g. SharePoint, Informatica and SAP), MS Visio and more.

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AESO (Alberta Electric System Operator), Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2010 to 2011
BUSINESS: Two consecutive validation & integration projects aimed at EMS (Energy Management System).
ROLE: Business Analyst.
 Summary: , and . Provided Business Case, Requirements
Management, process mapping and modeling. Prioritized and optimized high-priority related
to applications, databases and infrastructure. Was involved in ITSM and ITIL.
 Detail: In charge of Configuration and Change Management. Documented "Project Registration" and
other Business-Analysis artifacts. MS Visio, UML and tools.
MY RESUME, PART TWO - HUSKY ENERGY - 2000 to 2008~~
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2007 to 2008
BUSINESS: Large integration project and a solution for stakeholders in Reservoir Engineering, Upstream
Accounting, Field Data Capture (FDC), Facilities, Pipelines and several other business units.
ROLE: Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Systems Analyst and Project Manager.
 Summary: of IT and business stakeholders requiring
. Provided liaising, facilitation and elicitation. Involved in Enterprise Analysis, processes,
goals and rules. Delivered Requirements Management, Business Case (e.g. productivity, data exchange
with ERCB and EUB regulatory agencies). Performed Data Analysis & Design (schema redesign, ETL,
migration, data cleansing) and Systems Analysis. Delivered architecture, testing and deployment.
 Detail: Business applications (e.g. CGI, PVR, PAS and Triangle). SCADA. Oracle and SAP XI. MS Visio.
Intranet. Crystal Enterprise, Configuration and Change Management (Remedy). Extensive
documentation.
WELL CHART VALIDATION, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2007 to 2008
BUSINESS: Project for Upstream Accounting and Field Data Capture (FDC).
ROLE: Business Analyst and Project Manager.
 Summary: Introduced for improvements in reporting, ,
databases and interfaces. Provided facilitation, elicitation, Requirements Management, Business Case,
gap and impact analyses, architecture, automation, testing, training and deployment.
 Detail: Business applications (CGI, PVR, PAS and SiteView). SCADA. ERP (Crystal Enterprise, SAP XI).
"Global features" ( ). Intranet, Oracle, tools (ERDs, Excel, MS Visio,
PFDs, MS Word and UML). Configuration & Change Management (Remedy). Documentation.
OMNISAFE INCIDENT SYSTEM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2007 to 2008
BUSINESS: Integration effort delivering a for Health, Safety & Environment stakeholders.
ROLE: Business Analyst.
 Summary: Requirements Management, Data Analysis & Design, modeling, designing and reporting.
 Detail: Commercial Off-The-Shelf, Configuration & Change Management and Crystal Enterprise.
Testing, training and deployment. Business and system documentation.

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POINT OF SALE (POS) AND CARDLOCK, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2006 to 2007
BUSINESS: Large integration project aimed at implementation of new large-scale, internet-based
retail solutions for stakeholders in several downstream business units.
ROLE: Business Analyst.
 Summary: Analysis & Design of real-time application (using infrastructure of
satellites, networks, switches and servers). Business Case. Requirements Management and Data
Analysis & Design. Resolution of serious transaction-loss and performance issues. Extensive testing!
 Detail: Internet, intranet, UNIX, Apache and Oracle. Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS). Configuration &
Change Management (Remedy). Extensive documentation.
HISTORIAN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2006 to 2007
BUSINESS: Solution for Upstream Accounting, Field Data Capture (FDC) and several other business units.
ROLE: Business Analyst and Systems Analyst.
 Summary: of processes, systems and interfaces. Business Intelligence (e.g. warehousing).
Networks. Enterprise Analysis, Requirements Management, Business Case. Implementation.
 Detail: SQL Server, T-SQL. MS Visio and UML. SAP XI. Configuration & Change Management. Reporting.
INTELLIGENT AUTHORING, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2005 to 2007
BUSINESS: for several consecutive projects for Health, Safety & Environment stakeholders.
ROLE: Business Analyst and Systems Analyst.
 Summary: . Transition of Chemmate to Intelligent Authoring. Oracle. Citrix (remote
access, Canada & USA). Changes to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Requirements Management.
 Detail: Commercial Off-The-Shelf product (and its successive upgrades). Problem resolution.
Configuration & Change Management. Deployment. Extensive testing and documentation.
FACILITY MANAGEMENT, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2005 to 2006
BUSINESS: Important required by Facility Management, Corporate Administration, Corporate
Services and Real Estate stakeholders.
ROLE: Business Analyst, Systems Analyst and Project Manager.
 Summary: , implementation and upgrades of Husky Real-Estate applications. Floor-plan
designs, updates and editing. Provided facilitation, coordination, liaising and support. Business Case.
Analysis and planning. And custom Perl application to automate transfer of employee data.
 Detail: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) support. Novell server and Windows NT. Oracle (stored
procedures). Training and mentoring. Configuration & Change Management. Testing and deployment.
BACK OFFICE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2004 to 2005
BUSINESS: establishing business communication and infrastructure
between and headquartered in .
ROLE: Business Analyst, Systems Analyst and Project Manager.
 Summary: Planning, Requirements Management, and . Technical analyses
and design. Business Case (e.g. and ). Verification, integration and implementation.
 Detail: Electronic conferencing, white boards, secure information and data exchange. Configuration &
Change Management. Testing, training, pilots and deployment. Extensive documentation.

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MY RESUME, PART THREE - HUSKY ENERGY - 1990 to 2000~~
These are the projects' synopses:
 PLANT MAINTENANCE: for a plant in Rainbow Lake, northern Alberta (Canada). Provided
coordination, improvement and staff support. Implemented "Inventory, Purchasing, Maintenance
and Management" . Included were engineering, lab, facilities and pipelines. Frequent travel.
 DRAFTING & ENGINEERING: to coordinate, rationalize and provide
recommendations for related to imaging (such as scanning, archiving, auto-
converting, drafting and engineering) at a plant in Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada.
 EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM: coordinating, designing, developing and providing required
support for (including , the ).
 CORPORATE ECONOMIC MODEL: involving coordination, rationalization, system procurement
(of Interactive Financial Planning System), migration, application design, development and training,
 EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION: providing (such as O&G & Marketing
firms, Energy Oil Bulletin, Reuters, Southam news, CIBC Treasury and NrG Highway). My responsibilities
included rationalization, standardization and support of several related applications and systems.
 PRODUCTION ALLOCATION: for Upstream Accounting stakeholders in Ram River, Alberta,
Canada to , , rebuild and provide support for their allocation system.
 CALMS INCIDENT SYSTEM: Large effort delivering for the Health,
Safety & Environment stakeholders. The business case included , enterprise-wide
availability and Commercial Off-The-Shelf acquisition.