Didi Masiala
Langley,Canada
Summary
Experienced Principal Consultant with 15 years of industry experience. Demonstrated expertise in driving strategic initiatives and delivering impactful results. Strong focus on team collaboration, problem-solving, and adapting to evolving needs. Skilled in project management, stakeholder engagement, and process optimization. Known for reliability, strategic thinking, and leadership in complex environments. Plans and implements solutions for customers that meet and exceed expectations.
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Consultant
Ivese Software Solutions
07.2019 - Current
- Built strong relationships with clients, fostering long-term partnerships and repeat business.
- Increased client satisfaction by providing tailored consulting solutions for their specific business needs.
- Collaborated with clients from concept through final delivery of product or service.
- Served as a trusted advisor for clients navigating complex industry landscapes.
- Developed expertise in niche industries through continuous learning efforts.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
Senior Systems Analyst
Enbridge Inc
02.2019 - Current
- Providing Technical oversight for the 5.1M AIML Project undertaken by the Facility Records business unit to digitize older records, moving them from disparate locations to the newly configured Records Management System
- Provided technical oversight over multiple projects configuring, populating, releasing the Engineering drawing management system for the Facility Drawing and Facility Records business units.
- Overseeing the creation and maintenance of multiple in-house tools, supporting the work of LP’s technology and information systems group including:
- Integration of the engineering drawing management system with other Enbridge applications – Maximo (for asset management), EMAP (for GIS entities), and the ERP system (for Project information)
- Developed an Integration tool for programatically interfacing Enbridge’s point cloud data, in Faro SCENE
- Developed an Import package creation tool for bulk import of drawings and records into the document management systems
- Created a Metadata Editor tool that supports the management of Enbridge's standards information required for proper presentation of drawings and records in the document management system
- Redesigned data model for application metadata to ensure data integrity
- Foster effective relationships between business units and the IT Infrastructure teams to support ongoing projects and maintain high availability of critical systems
- Manage third-party application support team to proper knowledge transfer and adherence to service levels for the different business applications managed by the team.
Software Systems Consultant – Team Lead
CGI Inc.
12.2016 - 01.2019
- Designed and implemented two application development projects in 2017 as member of consulting team for Alberta Government client, and provided ongoing support for existing applications fixing, testing, and releasing bug fixes
- Conducted banking interface project; updated application banking interface to implement Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) for message transfer between business and primary financial institution, automating returned claims processing in near real-time
- Revolutionized client files processing through design and implementation of case management project; automated file assignment based on file type and case officer class
- Led structured joint application design sessions (JADS) with business users to verify and document functional and non-functional requirements; developed mockups to prototype the system and elicit user feedback during the design phase of the project; and documented the use case documents for each project
- As lead senior developer, oversaw the development of software solutions, coordinating with the project manager and business users to plan, test and deliver the project within the required timeframe and within the specified budget
- Completed planning and estimation exercises with the development team to provide relevant estimates to the project manager for cost estimates and budgeting purposes
- Oversaw sufficient test implemented and tested solutions in multiple environments; developed User Guides and Deployment Guides; and trained support teams to deploy and maintain solutions
Software Developer
GE Digital
08.2010 - 09.2016
- Participated in multiple local and remote software teams for new product development and engineering support for existing products
- Led and coached teams through development process projects; performed as Scrum Master emphasizing teamwork and accountability that ensured agile values, principles, and practices; fostered good relationships and balanced environments for success in achieving goals
- Designed, developed, and released inaugural version of GE Digital next generation, high performance Web HMI solution to boost operator confidence, situational awareness, and decision support reducing errors and downtime
- Achieved 20% decrease on engineering support issues response time; identified cluster of related support challenges, developed prototype solutions, and documented with how-to processes
- Successfully released multiple versions of GE Digital’s Proficy Workflow product with performance improvements, and new product features
- Designed and implemented prototype solution demonstrating potential scalability of GE Digital Proficy SOA Platform for the energy market
- Resolved escalated customer issues via fact gathering and implementation and release of service packs
- Contributed to team success by identifying process improvement opportunities and researching, documenting, and educating team members on new technologies and design solutions
- Led the team through the development process in the role of Scrum master
- Showcased team progress to management and other development teams, acting as the point-person on several features of the software solution
Software Engineer
Matrikon Inc.
05.2007 - 07.2010
- Created and executed business solutions and applications from conception to completion, partnering with cross functional teams and clients to understand and meet requirements, evaluate appropriate level of automated documentation, and deliver solutions ensuring accuracy and robustness of programming
- Partnered with five-person team to design and implement SharePoint application that assisted clients to comply with North American Electric Reliability Corporation's Critical Infrastructure Protection standards, NERC CIP; The application assisted with compliance document management, personnel management, cyber asset access management, patch, and software versioning control, and change management
- Supported marketing initiatives through development of prototype business solutions using internal code libraries; custom web applications for equipment process monitoring web applications
- Managed development and verification of +500 well monitoring screens receiving real-time data from OPC servers; liaised with client for trouble-shooting data discrepancies and unavailability
- Created semantic model for asset monitoring, providing contextualization of customer data
- Developed, tested, and released Pipeline Reliability System, PRS; web application with calculation templates to estimate wear-rate and schedule future maintenance actions on pipes used to transport oil in Alberta oil sands
- Conducted reliability and quality assurance testing of in-house products and face-to-face acceptance testing with clients
Research Associate
University of Calgary
03.2004 - 05.2007
- Played dynamic role in coordinating and engaging in innovative health services research related to fields of chronic disease management to improve understanding of health-related challenges
- Designed and implemented probabilistic risk analysis model for assessment of clinical patient risks inherent in radiotherapy planning and delivery processes at cancer therapy facilities
- Structured and defined implementation strategies for probabilistic model expert elicitation exercises
- Managed, monitored, and reported on project timelines, milestones, and deliverables through coordinated meetings and interview sessions with team members and other professionals from Tom Baker Cancer Centre
- Prepared / published scientific journal papers; presented research projects to peers at international conferences
- Ensured research related activities were carried out in accordance with established protocol and standards, in compliance with all applicable regulations and policies, and adhered to ethical and privacy requirements
Education
M.Sc. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Calgary
01.2004
B.Sc. - Computer Science with Informatics
St. Petersburg Electro-Technical University (LETI)
01.2001
Skills
- Business analysis
- Product life cycle management
- Cloud computing
- Agile development methodologies
- Object-oriented programming
- Back-end frameworks
- Software development
- NET development
- Automated testing
- RESTful services
- Programming languages: java, C#, net, Python
- SQL integration
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with internal business teams and third-party solution providers in the development of a solution for classifying records and extracting metadata from engineering project turnover documents spanning years of operations.
- Supervised team of 4 staff to provide application support to the business engineering teams.
Affiliations
- The Association of Enterprise Architects (AEA), 2020
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Member of Computer Society, and Women in Engineering society, 2022
Languages
English
Full Professional
Ibibio
Full Professional
Russian
Limited Working
Certification
- TOGAF 9.0, The Open Group. 2021
- Meridian System Administrator, Accruent. 2019
- Design Thinking, MIT Sloan School of Business. 2018
- Business Intelligence & Data Analytics, University of Calgary. 2014
- Software Product Management, University of Calgary, 2012
Awards & Recognitions
- Stellar teamwork, Stellar Recognition. Enbridge Inc, 05/2024
- Brilliant Work, Stellar Recognition. Enbridge Inc, 03/2022
- Brilliant Work, Stellar Recognition. Enbridge Inc. 12/2021
- Above and Beyond Award, Empowering and Inspiring Each Other, GE Digital, Edmonton, Alberta, CA (5/2016)
- Above and Beyond Award, Delivering Results in an Uncertain World, GE Digital, Edmonton, Alberta, CA (9/2015)
- Above and Beyond Award, Imagination and Courage, GE Digital, Edmonton, Alberta, CA (10/2014)
- Above and Beyond Award, Clear Thinker, GE Digital, Edmonton, Alberta, CA (11/2013)
- Best Presentation Award, First International Conference of Agent-Based Technologies and Systems. University of Calgary, Alberta, CA (8/2003)
- Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Calgary (2002 - 2004)
- Bureau for External Aid Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies in Russia, Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria (1997-2001)
Publications
- Ekaette E, Dunscombe PB, Lee RC, Cooke, DL.“Taxonomic Applications in Radiotherapy Incident Analysis”, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 71(1 Suppl): S200-3, (2008).
- Ekaette E, Lee RC, Cooke DL, Lftody S, Craighead P.“Probabilistic Fault Tree Analysis of a Radiation Treatment System”, Risk Analysis, 27(6):1395-410, (December 2007).
- Ekaette E, Lee RC, Kelly KL, Dunscombe P. “A Monte Carlo Simulation Approach to the Characterization of Uncertainties in Cancer Staging and Radiation Treatment Decisions”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 58: 177-185, (2007).
- Ekaette E, Lee RC, Cooke DL, Kelly KL, Dunscombe PB.“Risk Analysis in Radiation Treatment; Application of a New Taxonomic Structure”, Radiother Oncol. 80(3): 282-7, (September 2006).
- Ekaette E, Lee RC, Kelly KL, Craighead P, Newcomb C, Dunscombe P. “Implication of Cancer Staging Uncertainties in Radiation Therapy Decisions”. Med Decision Making, 26(3):226-38, (May-June 2006).
- Ekaette E, Far BH. “A Framework for Network Fault Management Using Software Agents”, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, Special Issue on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering. E87- D (4):947-958.
- Ekaette E, Houari N, Wu W, Far BH, Rocherfort S. “Architectural Evaluation of a Distributed Agent System for Network Fault Management”, Second ASERC Workshop on Software Architecture, Banff, CA. (February 2003).
Timeline
Principal Consultant
Ivese Software Solutions
07.2019 - Current
Senior Systems Analyst
Enbridge Inc
02.2019 - Current
Software Systems Consultant – Team Lead
CGI Inc.
12.2016 - 01.2019
Software Developer
GE Digital
08.2010 - 09.2016
Software Engineer
Matrikon Inc.
05.2007 - 07.2010
Research Associate
University of Calgary
03.2004 - 05.2007
B.Sc. - Computer Science with Informatics
St. Petersburg Electro-Technical University (LETI)
- TOGAF 9.0, The Open Group. 2021
- Meridian System Administrator, Accruent. 2019
- Design Thinking, MIT Sloan School of Business. 2018
- Business Intelligence & Data Analytics, University of Calgary. 2014
- Software Product Management, University of Calgary, 2012
M.Sc. - Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Calgary
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