David Farr
Director of Engineering, Corporate IT Platforms @Vancity
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Engineering, Corporate IT Platforms @Vancity
Vancouver, BC, CA
Leading people, processes, and technologies used by our employees to perform HR, Finance, Marketing, Enterprise Content Management, and more.
EDUCATION
University of Waterloo
MBET, Enterpreneurship, Business, and Technology
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Mathematics, Math and Business
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID FARR
I like to make things happen. Give me something important to do and I will accomplish it using my organization, determination, and leadership skills. I really shine when I\'m fulfilling my passions of achieving big things, helping others, and learning and growing.I have worked at companies of all sizes in multiple industries. I know how to efficiently navigate politics, processes, and bureaucracy. I can bring order to chaos and help organizations to stabilize and mature. From planning to execution to operations to improvement, I do what it takes to get the job done.I understand most modern technologies and how they play nice together. I also have enough business savvy to know that the value derived from a technology goes far beyond its user interface. It also involves support, services, and even the brand of the technology provider.My goal is to combine my diverse skills with those of others in order to innovate and make the world a better place. I am seeking individuals and opportunities that can assist me in achieving this goal. Specialities: Leadership, Management, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Availability, ITIL Change, Incident and Problem Management, Project Management, Agile, software development, systems architecture, systems implementation, functional analysis, data analysis, data management.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:* At age 19, managed the daily operations of my family\'s business. Led a team that developed custom computer systems for collection agencies.* Project Coordinator for the first colour BlackBerry. Later helped to implement and operate RIM/BlackBerry\'s Business Continuity Program.* While earning MBET degree, led a team that created a business plan for a new telepresence technology. Managed a project that developed software for collaborative note-taking via Twitter.* Build and led a Disaster Recovery program at OpenText. Revamped their Incident and Problem Management to halve the number of Incidents and increase system availability.* Second-in-command of 140-person,$100 million project to migrate claims processing from mainframe to client/server and cloud technologies at Manulife.
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