Mailing Address
189 Cascade Crescent,Thunder Bay, Ontario
CANADA P7B 6J1.
Contact
| mobile: | 807-628-7129 |
| fax: | 807-767-9037 |
| home: | 807-767-0020 |
| email: | lwmayes@tbaytel.net |
Mailing Address189 Cascade Crescent,Thunder Bay, Ontario CANADA P7B 6J1. |
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| 2011- | Ontario Health and Safety Certification | Chair of GRK's Health and Safety Committee |
| 1993 | Ontario Ministry of Education | Business Supervisory Officer certificate - for Ontario School Boards |
| 1990-1994 | courses towards Master of Education Educational Administration, Lakehead University | Ed. Finance, Research Methods, etc. |
| 1978-1979 | courses towards Master of Science Computer Science, Queen's University | Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, etc. |
| 1975-1978 | Honours Bachelor of Science Computer Science and Mathematics, Queen's University | |
| 1974-1975 | Mathematics Major, Lakehead Univerity | top mark of all first year math students, several scholarships |
| 1969-1974 | Ontario Secondary School (Grade 13) Diploma, Hillcrest High, Thunder Bay | Ontario Scholar, Student Council, Debating, Curling, Golf, etc. |
| 2005- | Treasurer for Trinity United Church, Thunder Bay | Solar Panels, Multi-site worship, Tax Receipts software, Reports, etc. |
| 1994-2002 | founding Chair of 807 Northwest Networks | attracted $6M in funding from Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and FEDNOR for $20M project to build cellular infrastructure and broadband for Northwestern Ontario |
| 1999-2003 | Venturer Advisor for 2nd Trinity, Thunder Bay | Scouts Canada |
| 1996-1999 | Troop Scouter for 2nd Trinity, Thunder Bay | Scouts Canada |
| 1993-1996 | Akela for 2nd Trinity Cubs, Thunder Bay | Scouts Canada |
| 1993-1994 | Director, Educational Computing Network of Ontario | Consortium of Ontario School Boards, sharing of software and services |
| 1990-1993 | Beaver Leader for 2nd Trinity Beavers, Thunder Bay | Scouts Canada |
| 1986-1990 | Director - McKellar General Hospital, Thunder Bay | became part of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre |
| 1980-1984 | Thunder Bay Toastmasters Club | public speaking, rules of order, running meetings |
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| 1978 - present | Voting Member of Association for Computing Machinery |
| 1990 - 1992 | Member of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development |
| 1986 - 1994 | Member of Ontario Association of School Business Officials |
| 2003 | Nipissing District Developmental Screen | Internet Deployment of the Nipissing District Developmental Screen (study) |
| 2000 | Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association | 807-Northwest Network Broadband Project (presentation) |
| 1999 | Northwestern Ontario Information Technology Group | 807- Project (presentation) |
| 1997 | St. Joseph's Care Group, Thunder Bay | A Review of I.T. Services and Support (study) |
| 1995 | Dryden School Board, Dryden, Ontario | Next Steps: Building Techological Infrastructure for the Dryden Board of Education (study) |
| 1995 | Confederation College | Impressions: Towards a Multi-Year Plan for Information Technology at Confederation College (entrance plan) |
| 1995 | Provincial Directors of I.T. for Ontario Colleges | Consortium Approach to Shared Administrative Systems (presentation) |
| 1994 | ECNO | Changing Needs: Towards a New Vision for the Educational Computing Network of Ontario Co-operative (study) |
| 1994 | Educational Computing Organization of Ontario | LIMMS, The Lakehead Board of Education Instructional Materials Management System, a made in Ontario solution (presentation) |
| 1993 | ECNO Managers of Information Techology | Paradigm Shift - A wakeup Call for Ontario School Boards (study / presentation) |
| 1992 | Canadian Educators' Association Conference, Charlottetown, P.E.I. | Developing a Model to Predict and Explain Teacher Absenteeism (thesis topic / presentation / paper) |
| 1992 | Purchasing Management Association of Ontario [NW Ont Branch] | Emerging Trends in Information Technology |
| 1991 | ECNO Provincial Conference | Decentralized Collection of Employee Absence Information (presentation) |
| 1990 | Ontario Public School Boards' Assocation | Computer Matching of Student Records to Ontario Ministry of Assessment Information (presentation / software) |
| 1990 | ECNO Provincial Conference | Managing a Computer Services Department (presentation) |
| 1988 | ECNO Provincial Conference | Using INet-2000 in the Remote Provision of Computer Services to the Nipigon / Red Rock Board of Education (presentation) |
| 1985 | Institutue of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Computer Magazine, Book Reviewer |
| 1982 | Behaviour Methods, Research and Implementation | Computerization of the Operant Arena* (paper), with Dr. S. Goldstein and H. Blekenhorst |
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| Mr. Uli Walther, (previous) owner and President of GRK Fasteners Chair, Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce |
v. 807-632-1251 ulrich_walther@yahoo.com |
Mr. Walther took GRK Fasteners from a small startup company (1990) to a company with $30M in annual sales. GRK sells patented, high end fasteners to discerning builders across the planet. I was the first and only I.T. Director at GRK Fasteners - reporting to members of the Walther family, and I was given freedom to work with customers, suppliers, government officials, auditors and the general public to collaboratively build corporate data, create business processes and leading edge web-based software to improve customer service, reduce operating costs, comply with the demands of an international business and deal with the explosive growth of the company. I.T. was certainly one of the critical elements that contributed to the success that is GRK Fasteners. |
| Mrs. Joan McGoey, Management Consultant, Nipissing District Developmental Screen P.O. Box 1493, North Bay, ON P1B 8K6 |
v. 705-303-5081 joan.ndds@ontera.net |
I have done contract work for the Nipissing District Developmental Screen® (ndds) for many years, reporting to Mrs. McGoey. ndds® is a non-profit group responsible for creating / maintaining and distributing developmental check lists (the defacto standard!) in a variety of languages to help parents and health care providers assess a child's development at each age (development milestone). [Look for the poster in your doctor's office...] Most ndds projects start with the description of the desired deliverable from some combination of ndds Board members, ndds partner (funding) organizations and consultants (including me). Semi-formal proposal documents are created, and project plans follow. Most projects involve co-ordinating the work of several individuals / groups - all with different interests and skill sets (e.g., graphic artists, language translators, e-commerce specialists, web development companies, government officials, health care providers, etc.). Mrs. McGoey can speak to my ability to think creatively, present ideas, write proposals, create project plans, lead technical projects, motivate others and bring I.T. based projects to completion on-time and on-budget. |
| Mr. Reg Jones, (former) VP Finance, Confederation College, and (former) Supt of Business, Lakehead Board of Education |
m. 807-629-9359 regjones02@gmail.com |
I reported to Mr. Jones at the Lakehead Board and the College (except for a time when I reported to the President). Mr. Jones can speak to my technical skills, forward-looking nature, abilities, knowledge and effectiveness as a change agent in a complex organization. Under Mr. Jones sponsorship and guidance, I was able to take on large, critical projects (some with unmoveable timelines) working through significant numbers of people in various departments / schools. With Mr. Jones as an early mentor, I learned a great deal about leadership, perserverance, diplomacy and effectiveness. I continue to hone and practice these skills in all of my undertakings. |
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| 2016- | First VP Corporate for start-up company U2 fasteners | create business plan, source services, set-up warehouse, set up technology, implement SYSPRO, set-up logistics, hire staff, extranet, start doing business, etc. |
| 2016- | CenCan lead for implementing Epicor Dispatch and Delivery Software ## | Order picking, Driver dispatch, Tracking Delivery in real-time for Customers of Auto Parts Central in Thunder Bay, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2016- | Implementation of Site Alive CRM (customer relationship management) software ## | Populate Site Alive database with information about CenCan staff, customers, sales information, etc. - using Compass™ software and custom programs, so that all stakeholders have information available on their mobile device to better serve customers |
| 2015- | CenCan lead for implementing Epicor Vision software for Truck & Diesel Hydraulics, Thunder Bay, Ontario | Paper based processes and Simply Accounting Software converted to Vision: G/L, A/R, A/P, Purchasing, Inventory, Sales, Transfers, etc. |
| 2015- | I.T. for Central Canada Industries | Establish one-person I.T. department: help desk, hardware / software inventory, establish Intranet, learn about automotive parts after-market, and industrial sales, become proficient in Vision, LaserCat, Compass software and related software / data / services; assist with management of wide area network of servers and workstations interconnected via VPN for CenCan stores and businesses in Manitoba and NW Ontario, etc. |
| 2011- | Illinois Tool Works [ITW] (GRK's parent company since April 2011): Business Processes*, Data and Reports | implement ITW toolkit for GRK Fasteners: 80/20 reports, inventory management, product line simplification, financial reports, etc. |
| 2009- | www.endds.com age-specific developmental checklists (endds™)* | email based subscription service to deliver and administer the Nipissing District Developmental Screen™ by email (to parents) at each age-specific milestone in a child's development (free for Ontario residents) |
| 2008- | GRK: Create virtual company: GRK U.S. Ltd.* # | set up new company, data, business processes, documents, etc. to create flow of information and goods through an intermediate company to better serve U.S. customers, done without adding staff |
| 2007- | www.frost-fighter.com: Parts Ordering* + CRM* + warranty tracking, etc. | GRK software sold to Frost-Fighter and my role was to customize and support the software, plus undertake new work |
| 2007- | GRK: Survey Software* (via email) | leverage inside marketing database (below) to conduct surveys to support ISO objectives and learn from our community |
| 2006- | www.ndds.ca: Nipissing District Developmental Screen™ - PDF download for Ontario residents | service to request PDF versions (multiple languages) of ndds + question-at-a-time screen administration (with audio) in English and French |
| 2005- | www.trinityuc.org: church information management software (BMD) | Members, Calendar, Donations, Tax Receipts, etc. |
| 2005- | GRK: Inside Marketing System* | collect information about customers, prospective customers, users of GRK products, and generate targeted email marketing messages (peak was 500,000+ messages in one year) |
| 2005- | GRK: Small Package Cross Border Shipments: interface to U.S. Fedex Ground Shipping Software* # | significant annual savings, better tracking information for GRK customers, etc. |
| 2005- | GRK: Warehouse Receiving System* # | software and business processes to facilitate receiving of goods (using barcode readers) to match supplier shipment information and set up inventory in ERP |
| 2004- | GRK: Spring Booking Promotion System* # | software and business processes to market, take orders, track and deliver goods to large wholesale customers in Q1 each year - which is typically a slow period |
| 2004- | GRK: Transborder Shipping System* # | labels, customs clearance documents, electronic data interchange, priority border crossing |
| 2004- | GRK: Order Fill / Check System* # | wireless network, barcode readers, staff build and check orders, computer catches errors, data capture used for various purposes |
| 2004- | GRK: Inventory Control System* # | event driven software to ensure optimal levels of inventory based on sales and projections |
| 2003- | GRK: Supply Chain Management System* # | Factories overseas enter information about expected orders, receiving data set up, improves tracking / communication |
| 2003- | GRK: Electronic Data Interchange* (X12) with large trading partners | computer to computer (via Value Added Network) purchase orders, invoices, shipping information, etc. |
| 2003- | GRK: Web Order System* + Customer Relationship Management* # | eliminate manual entry of orders sent by fax, customers enter orders and software implements business rules + pricing, customer purchase and payment history and product information avaiable on-line |
| 2003- | GRK: Stock Take Software* # | replaced manual stock take process using portable bar code readers, time to take inventory reduced by 80%+, accuracy of inventory increased to 98%+ |
| 2002- | GRK: Duty Remittance System* # | software and processes to calculate and remit duty payable on goods imported to Canada, enhanced 2005 for S.I.M.A. calculations |
| 2002- | GRK: automatic order and shipping confirmation email messages* # | use email to improve customer ordering experience, and save staff costs (reduced phone calls and faxes) |
| 2001- | GRK Fasteners Web Sites* | first of several iterations, retail locator, calendar of events, product information, login for web ordering, ... best month was 1M hits... |
| 1998-2002 | 807 Northwest Network Project | $20M+ project to bring cellular services and broadband transport to NW Ontario |
| 1998-2001 | Confederation College: Client Information System* | Y2K project to replace IBM mainframe legacy system [eventually replaced by Banner] |
| 1995- | Confederation College: Mealplan Declining Balance Card* | based on student card, with barcode, revenue stream for Cafeteria |
| 1998- | Confederation College: Student Information Technology Fee | $100/yr/student - dollars used to provide I.T. equipment and services beyond what is possible with base college budget |
| 1997- | Confederation College: Distance Education - WebCT | servers, software, faculty training, pilots, production |
| 1997-2000 | Confederation College: Retiring the Mainframe | find, implement, convert, train on new Financial Systems and HR/Payroll Systems and other systems on Y2K compliant servers, savings of $300K+ / year |
| 1988- | Lakehead Board of Education: Priority Budget System* | design, develop, test, implement, support system for constructing and managing LBE annual budget (approx $130M) |
| 1987- | Lakehead Board of Education: Municipal Taxation System | collection of $1M+ in taxes from unorganized municipalities |
| 1986- | Lakehead Board of Education: Identification of "Open Access" Students* | develop system to identify students, and collect tax, $2M+, used by 10 school boards |
| 1988- | Lakehead Board of Education: Elementary School Office Automation and Student Records* | micros + modems for 40+ schools, developed, implemented,and supported student records system |
| 1989- | Lakehead Board of Education: LIMMS School Library Automation* | $75K grant MNDM, $50K grant Commodore, $215K grant MofE, implemented at dozens of Ontario school boards |
| 1981- | Lakehead University: Computer Aided Software Engineering Tools* | code generation, data manipulation, report generation tools for VAX/VMS computers and IBM compatible PC's |
| 1979-1982 | Lakehead University: Retire the IBM Mainframe project | convert / replace admin and academic systems housed on IBM to run on super-mini computers (VAX/VMS, Sun/Unix), reduced costs and improved service [move to interactive computing] |
