Ray MacDonald
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Multitalented Software Development Manager with 30 years leading creation of exemplary products by fostering enthusiastic and cohesive teams. Practiced at inspiring efforts that exceed corporate guidelines. Maintains strict adherence to prescribed development milestones and quality assurance levels. Expert at leveraging diverse teams to produce revolutionary and successful products.
Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Demonstrative Scrum Master with background communicating effectively with and leading high-performance teams. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner / CEO
Reckage Interactive
03.2017 - Current
- Formed a digital media company focusing on video games and all aspects of digital media from website design and website construction, mobile app development, 2D & 3D graphics / animation, video production, sound production and sound engineering
- Designed and developed Apps for iOS and Android in Swift, Java and Angular / Ionic
- Designed and developed multiple Online web applications using Node.js & Angular
- Sound Engineer for the video game 'Red Dead Redemption II'
- Sound Engineer for the movie 'MUTE' (starring Paul Rudd)
- Designed and coded the MMO video game XChan in XNA and then rebuilt in Unity3D.
Director, Software Development in Data & AI
Alberta Treasury Branch
07.2022 - 12.2024
- Lead a development team of 14 software engineers and 2 Sr Managers
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Increased company revenue by streamlining processes and implementing cost-saving measures.
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
Project Manager / Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master
Alberta Treasury Branch
04.2018 - 06.2022
- Streamlined project processes by implementing Agile methodologies, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced costs.
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
- Application development in technologies such as BluePrism, Angular, Firebase, Watson and Terraform.
Project Manager / Scrum Master
FGL Sports / Marks
06.2015 - 02.2017
- Managed an application development team to build a custom Point of Sale for Mark's Retail Stores
- Vendor management of an offshore development team to deliver on time
- Coordinated offshore developers with local BAs & QAs
- Reported to an executive committee of stakeholders
- Technologies used included JIRA, Java, HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript running on Android tablets
- Conducted meetings with clients to determine project intent, requirements and budgets
- Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments
- Utilized JIRA and Confluence for project stories and backlog.
Project Manager / Scrum Master
Chaordix
02.2014 - 09.2014
- Managed a development team to build the crowd-sourcing 'LEGO Ideas' website
- Managed the development and design teams through an Agile methodology
- Coordinated off-shore BAs and Business stakeholders
- Managed the project from design to deployment
- Technologies: JIRA, GIT, Python, AJAX, HTML 5, CSS 3, Bootstrap
- Provided outstanding service to clients to not only maintain but to extend the relationship for future business opportunities
- Conducted meetings with clients to determine project intent, requirements and budgets
- Utilized JIRA, Confluence and Basecamp for project stories and backlog.
Project Manager / Scrum Master
Shaw Communications
08.2013 - 02.2014
- Completed projects in many areas of the corporation, including the Wi-Fi Project 'Shaw Open', Shaw Business, SMP Hardware upgrade and many support tools
- Coordinated a variety of corporate teams including Engineering, Marketing and Business Product groups
- Utilized an Agile approach for development
- Developed new process for employee evaluation which resulted in marked performance improvements
- Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
SharePoint Developer
Suncor Energy
05.2013 - 08.2013
- Designed and implemented SharePoint sites for internal Suncor groups
- Coordinated with many departments to build a large scale intranet
- Managed the project from design to deployment
- Technologies: SharePoint.
Developer / Project Manager / Scrum Master
Ideaca
02.2003 - 08.2013
- A Senior Developer / Project manager for a variety of clients and large development teams
- Individual projects are listed below.
Project Manager / QA Team Lead
WestJet
03.2011 - 05.2013
- Integrated a Revenue Accounting system into the new Sabre reservation system
- Managed a team to properly integrate and test a large enterprise system with multiple vendors
- Technologies: Mercator Accounting, utilizing C#, .net, SQL 2008.
Project Manager
TransCanada Pipelines
05.2006 - 07.2008
- Managed a development team which delivered a stand-alone application
- Built core flow algorithms, using linear programming and custom algorithms using C#
- This stand-alone application managed complex business rules under various gas flow scenarios
- Technologies: JIRA, C#, Linear Programming, SQL Server
- Utilized JIRA for project stories and backlog.
Education
SCALED AGILE SCRUM Certified - Agile Project Management
Agile Alliance
07.2020
SCRUM Master Certified - Agile Project Management
Agile Alliance
Calgary, AB07.2016
Project Management Professional - Project Management
PMI
01.2013
Data Warehousing - Business Intelligence
TDWI
01.2011
Java Programmer Certification - Software Development
Sun Technologies
01.1998
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Software Development
Microsoft
01.1996
Programming Advanced C - Software Development
University of Calgary
01.1995
Programming C - Software Development
University of Calgary
01.1995
3D Studio Max I, II, III - 3D graphics & animation
University of Calgary
01.1992
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI implementations
- Sprint Planning
- Resource Allocation
- Workflow Analysis
- Development Team Trainings
- Meeting Facilitation
- Requirements Gathering
- Public Speaking
- Agile Best Practices
- Stakeholder Management
- Presentation Skills
- Software Development Lifecycle
- Web Development Technologies
- Risk Identification
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Relationship Building
- Scrum Methodology
- Software Development
- Computer Programming
- Risk Mitigation Planning
References
References are available on request.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Director, Software Development in Data & AI
Alberta Treasury Branch
07.2022 - 12.2024
Project Manager / Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master
Alberta Treasury Branch
04.2018 - 06.2022
Owner / CEO
Reckage Interactive
03.2017 - Current
Project Manager / Scrum Master
FGL Sports / Marks
06.2015 - 02.2017
Project Manager / Scrum Master
Chaordix
02.2014 - 09.2014
Project Manager / Scrum Master
Shaw Communications
08.2013 - 02.2014
SharePoint Developer
Suncor Energy
05.2013 - 08.2013
Project Manager / QA Team Lead
WestJet
03.2011 - 05.2013
Project Manager
TransCanada Pipelines
05.2006 - 07.2008
Developer / Project Manager / Scrum Master
Ideaca
02.2003 - 08.2013
SCALED AGILE SCRUM Certified - Agile Project Management
Agile Alliance
SCRUM Master Certified - Agile Project Management
Agile Alliance
Project Management Professional - Project Management
PMI
Data Warehousing - Business Intelligence
TDWI
Java Programmer Certification - Software Development
Sun Technologies
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Software Development
Microsoft
Programming Advanced C - Software Development
University of Calgary
Programming C - Software Development
University of Calgary
3D Studio Max I, II, III - 3D graphics & animation
University of Calgary
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