tom kakanowski
I am a strategic leader, software engineer and entrepreneurial thinker and excel at building great teams of values-driven developers who create superior software. With years of experience in software engineering and business, I have a unique skill-set that adds substantial value to the teams I lead and, ultimately, the products and services they build. My career has been spent emphasizing leadership and coaching for the architecture, implementation and support of secure n-tier web sites, enterprise tools, management systems, and the development of their components. What sets me apart is my natural ability to lead at an executive level and work alongside my team-members as a respected "hands-on" peer developer, architect, DBA, system administrator and mentor. I bring sophisticated knowledge in all SDLC phases, usability, performance, scalability, security, and fault-tolerance within enterprise level mission-critical environments. I also bring deep experience in systems integration, internationalization, database and business intelligence, real-time, and n-tier systems, in shrink-wrap and SaaS delivery models. I tackle these areas with a keen focus on the organizations business objectives and marketing considerations. I combine best-practices in software engineering with a strong leadership style. I drive value through standards adherence, and tailoring development processes to organize and focus the team's energy towards continuous improvement. Being both a Project Management professional as well as a certified Scrum-Master, I am passionate about optimizing IT and related business processes to get the most from my teams. I often wear hats such as strategist, architect, reformer and alliance manager, and in these roles my MBA and MSc degrees, and several certifications equip me to deal with political, technological, strategic and tactical challenges. Specialties Executive management, enterprise, application and data architectures, many languages, OSs, databases and middleware, BI, ERP, EAI, CRM, real-time systems, project management, systems management, expertise in compliance and governance including PCI, SarbOx and PIPEDA, vendor, asset and license management, outsourcing, financial and risk analysis, experience in several markets including finance, petroleum, automotive, government, pharmaceuticals, insurance, agriculture, banking, and software. read more ...
  • CEO
  • java
  • insurance
  • camping
  • sailing
  • canoeing
  • government
  • motorcycling
  • software
  • University Of Waterloo
  • Athabasca University
  • Mohawk College
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Architect
  • Chairman
  • Cpo

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