Hi there, I'm Dorian Prior.

Professional Profile

As a project manager since 2005, I have a proven ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects within budgetary and schedule constraints.

A key success factor has been my outstanding relationship management skills (within the project team, as well as with senior level executives, clients, contractors and vendors).

Experience

Ouroboros Labs (Project Management Consulting Services)

I am the principal consultant (and founder) of this company focused on project management consulting for software development and IT infrastructure/Systems projects. We specialize in optimizing project processes, and recommending tools, templates and methodologies

Lambda Solutions (IT Consulting Services)

Hired as a project manager and was promoted to a senior position, directly managing top-tier consulting projects, and over-seeing all other project managers as well as managing a multi-disciplinary project team in the creation of the company’s flagship product – a web-based e-learning marketplace.

Landcor Data Corporation (Software Development)

Started as a systems analyst/developer and was then promoted to Technical Project Manager/Team Lead. Highlights include implementing several new products, creating a new reporting system, and managing the company's move to a new ERP/CRM system (Netsuite).

Simon Fraser University (Higher Education)

Worked part-time as a junior systems administrator while attending Simon Fraser University. Also worked as a teaching assistant for several 200-and-300 level business and systems analysis courses.

Skill Set

I've been in the IT industry since 2001, and managing projects since 2005; in that time, I gained extensive experience with the following methodologies and technologies.

Methodologies

Project Management

• Scope (planning, verifying and controlling changes)
• Schedule (planning, developing and controlling changes)
• Cost (planning, estimating budgets and controlling changes)
• Quality (planning, and controlling standards)
• Communications (managing the needs of all project stakeholders)
• Risk (identifying, managing and creating response strategies to risks)
• Procurement (conducting vendor analysis and managing contracts)

Analysis

• Creating Functional Specifications, Documenting Use Cases, Designing Workflows
• Creating Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD)

Development

• Agile Development (SCRUM and Extreme Programming)
• Test Driven Development (TDD) and Domain Driven Design (DDD)
• Rapid Application Development (RAD)
• Waterfall SDLC
• Object Orientated Design (OOD)
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Technologies

Platforms

• Windows Server (2003 and 2008), Linux (mainly Ubuntu), Novell

Project Tools

• Microsoft Office (Project, Visio, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web-based project software (SharePoint, Basecamp, Trac, Wikis)

Development Tools

• Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, Subversion

Languages

• ASP.NET (Web forms and MVC), C#, Java, PHP, JavaScript, XML, HTML, CSS

Databases

• Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL

Virtualization

• VMWare Workstation, VMWare ESX, Microsoft Virtual Server and Virtual PC

Education and Certifications

PMP (Project Management Institute)

I completed my PMP certification in 2009.

Bachelor of Business Administration, Honours (Simon Fraser University)

I completed my degree in 2003 with concentrations in Management Information Systems and Finance, and a Minor in Economics.

Canadian Securities Course (Canadian Securities Institute)

I completed the CSC in 2001.

Microsoft Certified Professional (Microsoft)

I did three exams in the MCP program (desktop administration, server administration, and active directory administration).

Activites

Volunteer for the Vancouver PMI Chapter

I am a volunteer in the professional development group