Jeff Vanword
318 Kelly Crescent,
Newmarket, Ontario. L3Y 7K6.
(416)-807-0284
Vanword@sympatico.ca
Responsibilities:
Privately owned consulting/hosting company specializing in best practices (Project Management, Security, Disaster
Recovery etc.) for small to medium sized businesses.
Implemented Service Management Metrics and Best Practices for a number of small
companies resulting in
increased efficiency and mitigated risk.
Project Manager for conversions to our companies’ platform, services and
applications.
Managed a number of IT Audits/Projects and implemented SDLC & PMI best
practices.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the CFO, manage a team of 25 in 5 locations including 2 managers. Responsible for; Application
Development, Network, Desktops, WAN, LAN, Voice, Remote Access, Data Centre Operations, Help Desk, Project
Management, Security and Projects. Negotiated/maintained vendor contracts and developed/maintained Strategic and
Tactical plans. Responsible for an $ 8.5 million budget.
Responsibilities:
Managed a team of 40 in 11 locations including 4 managers. Responsible for; Application Development, Network,
Desktops, WAN, LAN, Servers, Remote Access, Data Centre Operations Internal, Managed and Hosted services), Help
Desk, Client Services, Security and Projects. Negotiated/maintained vendor contracts and developed/maintained Strategic
and Tactical plans.
Budget of $ 7 million. Also managed the office facilities in two locations with a team of 5.
Project Manager for the following: Peoplesoft, SAP, Saleslogix, Procurement, Asset
Management & Domino.
1994-1996 Vice President of IT & Projects, Extractol Industries Ltd., Concord, Ontario.
Responsibilities:
Managed the daily IT Operations and projects of a chemical manufacturer. Minor responsibilities for a small
sales region & some production staff. Directly managed a team of 20+ with an annual budget of $ 2.2 million.
*0 Developed/implemented a project that reduced shipping costs by 32%.
*1 Developed/implemented the “Laundry Ware Program” which increased sales
by 4%.
*2 Implemented a project management methodology &standardized IT
platforms.
*3 Implemented Navision financial software and a Help Desk.
Education