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Since 1995, I have been involved in over 30 Smallworld implementation and product development projects.

AltaGas (formerly Centra Gas Alberta): 1997-1998, 2003-2009

• Adapted the gas distribution data model already in use at Centra Gas BC to suit the specific needs of AltaGas.
• Assisted in the development of a strategy to share a common landbase with the province of Alberta.
• Provided technical architecture and development services for their successful upgrade to Smallworld Core Spatial Technology Version 3.3 (late 2003), to Version 4.0 (early 2005), and to Version 4.1 (early 2008).
• Implemented The Workbench by Minto Spatial Solutions: a set of productivity tools to enable engineering design management and automation

Analytical Surveys Inc (formerly Cartotech): 1996

• Designed and developed a data translator to enable field data collected for Entergy to be seamlessly loaded into the Entergy GIS database.

Aquila Global Networks (formerly UtiliCorp): 2001-2003

• Implemented Design Manager version 2.0 for Aquila - this was the first North American implementation for an electric utility.
• Mentored their development team and system administration team on best practices for enhancing and maintaining their Design Manager system, including upgrading that system to Design Manager Version 2.2 in 2003.

AT&T Canada (formerly MetroNet): 1998-1999

• Provided system administration to enable integration of five geographically distributed databases into a single application.
• Developed data translation routines to import foreign utility data from a variety of sources.
• Developed an intranet-based application to allow the details of buildings, hubs, and rack-mounted equipment to be viewed by any authorized user with a web browser.

AT&T Wireless: 1997

• Developed an asset management system for the base stations that comprise their national wireless network.
• This system included an interface to the operating status of base stations to provide a near-real-time view of known or suspected failures in their network, thus improving the response time to diagnose the problem.

Bangor Hydro: 1996-1997

• In partnership with Bangor Hydro, co-developed an outage management application which was the precursor to the Smallworld PowerOn outage management product.
• Conducted a data modeling workshop to ensure that their electric distribution data model could support the requirements of an outage management application.

Centra Gas BC: 1996-2002, 2004

• Developed data translation routines to migrate from their legacy Geomax system to Smallworld.
• Designed a gas distribution data model to support that data conversion effort.
• Provided ongoing "house-call" support and mentoring to a small team of Centra Gas BC developers.
• Adapted the gas transmission data model already in use at Spectra Energy to suit the specific needs of Centra Gas BC.
• Developed customized data integration tools that allowed Terasen Gas to migrate the entire Centra Gas BC service territory - nearly 100,000 customers - into the Terasen Gas AM/FM database, over a single weekend. (Terasen Gas purchased Centra Gas BC in 2004).

Citizens Gas and Coke: 2002-2006

• Assisted in the implementation of Design Manager version 2.1. This included developing their state model, configuring design layout tools to meet their drafting requirements, and various customizations to allow it to interoperate with their work order management business rules.
• Provide ongoing "house-call" support and mentoring to a team of Citizens Gas developers.
• Performed all analysis, design, development, and implementation work for their successful upgrade to Smallworld Core Spatial Technology Version 4.0 and Design Manager Version 4.0 (in early 2005).

Dominion Resources (formerly Consolidated Natural Gas): 1997-2003

• Provided ongoing "house-call" support and mentoring to a team of CNG developers.
• Assisted with the development of a combined gas distribution and transmission data model suitable for several different operating companies.
• Assisted with their Design Manager version 2.1 implementation project. This included an interface from Smallworld to their Logica WMIS work management system, using MQSeries messaging middleware.
• Provided analysis of data architecture options for meeting new pipeline integrity requirements (ASME B31.8 standard).

Entergy: 1995-1999

• Designed and developed an underground electric data model to support both simple underground residential distribution and complex downtown networks.
• Wrote automatic network QA routines to ensure the quality of their data.
• Performed system tuning to improve screen redraw speeds and time required for data selection.
• Wrote an interface from Smallworld to the Stoner DPA/G engineering analysis package.

Exelon (formerly Commonwealth Edison): 2002

• Assisted in the implementation of Design Manager version 2.0.
• Mentored a GE Network Solutions development team on best practices for implementing a Design Manager system.

FirstEnergy (formerly GPU): 2002

• Provided support and maintenance for various aspects of their PowerOn implementation.
• Introduced code optimization techniques to reduce the time required for some common data selection activities by up to 95 percent.

Florida Power and Light: 2002

• Implemented enhancements to their network trace application to allow per-phase tracing and data validation.

GE Network Solutions - Design Manager: 2000-2002

• Served as technical architect for development of version 2.0 of the Design Manager product. This version was the first version targeted for North American release, and this project involved directing a team of eight developers for six months.
• Authored all of the development requirement specifications for this version, and also authored most of the detailed designs.
• Continued to provide technical advisory services for future releases of the Design Manager product.

GE Network Solutions - Help Desk: 1999-2000

• Provided mentoring to new help desk staff, to enable them to provide faster turnaround time on Smallworld support calls.
• During high volume periods, worked on front-line support to help reduce the backlog of outstanding support calls.

GE Network Solutions - Miscellaneous Products: 1995-2002

• Participated in the development of several products for GeoData Solutions (the predecessor company to GE Network Solutions). These products are currently packaged with other GE Network Solutions product and service offerings:
• Cornerstone E, G, P: a suite of standard data models tailored to the Electric, Gas, and Pipeline utility segments.
• Cornerstone Thematic: enables end-users to thematically display their data, using different styles and colors to change the appearance based on any user-defined set of attribute values.
• Design Wizards: streamlined easy-to-use data placement tools that have been incorporated into the Design Manager product.
• NetXchange: provide import/export capability to exchange information with network analysis packages such as Stoner DPA/G.
• SmallCADPlus: provide CAD functionality to Smallworld users.

GE Network Solutions - PowerOn: 1996-1997, 1999-2002

• While working for GeoData Solutions, co-developed the GeoDispatch outage management product, which was acquired by GE Network Solutions to become the PowerOn product.
• Developed the schematics and SCADA interface components for PowerOn.
• Participated in the development of a globalized multi-utility version of PowerOn to allow Stadtwerke Munich to use the product for managing gas, water, and district heating service calls in addition to the standard electric outage management capabilities.

GE Network Solutions - Training: 1996-2002

• Conducted several Smallworld-related training courses for in-house staff and for external clients.
• Courses taught: Magik language; application development; data modeling.

Hydro Quebec: 2002

• Performed a technical analysis of possible solutions for interfacing their Design Manager version 2.1 implementation to SAP.

Jackson Energy Authority: 2002-2003

• Performed an analysis of upgrade options for migrating their data to a mainstream data model for their multiple utilities (electric, gas, water, and waste water).
• Developed automation tools to perform that upgrade in a consistent and repeatable manner.

Manitoba Hydro (formerly Centra Gas Manitoba): 1999

• Upgraded their Smallworld system to the current version of Smallworld software.
• Provided "house-call" support and mentoring to a small team of Centra Gas Manitoba developers.

Reliant Energy Minnegasco: 1996-1997

• Developed data translation routines to migrate from their legacy GFIS system to Smallworld.
• Conducted on-site Smallworld development training to a team of Minnegasco developers.
• Provided follow-up on-site mentoring to their development team to ensure best use of Smallworld technology.

Salt River Project: 1996-1999, 2005-2009

• Assisted with the preparation of their business case for switching from GFIS and Intergraph systems to Smallworld.
• Devloped a non-linear data warping application to support the translation of GFIS data to the Smallworld database.
• Designed and developed an approach to import detailed information about fusing cubicles and substations from a variety of other systems, and to automatically connect this data into their GIS network so that it could be immediately used by their PowerOn implementation.
• Currently providing technical expertise and development for the Distribution Design Automation project. This project employs all components of The Workbench by Minto Spatial Solutions product suite

San Diego Data Processing Corporation: 1996

• Assisted in the development of the water and wastewater facility maintenance and management system for the city of San Diego.
• Developed custom data placement routines to simplify the accurate creation of water service routes.

SaskPower: 1998-2005, 2007

• Provided ongoing "house-call" support and mentoring to a small team of SaskPower developers.
• Developed a data translation application to support their data conversion effort. This allowed multiple different data model versions to be in use by the conversion vendor, so that SaskPower could continue to enhance their data model without impacting their data conversion effort.
• Developed a wood pole maintenance application to track regularly scheduled maintenance activities, and identify poles which may be prone to failure.
• Authored a technical system review document to serve as a roadmap for their planned upgrade to Smallworld Core Spatial Technology Version 4.1.

Southern California Edison: 2002

• Developed data translation routines to migrate from their legacy GFIS system to Smallworld.
• Designed and developed an interface between their streetlight customer system and the Smallworld database to ensure that data from both systems are properly synchronized.
• Implemented code optimization techniques to improve the time required for some customized screen redraws by up to a factor of ten.

Spectra Energy (formerly Duke Energy Gas Transmission, Westcoast Energy): 1997-2009

• Designed and developed the Managed Land Rights (MLR) application, which enables the tracking of all properties, tenures, rights-of-way, and stakeholders affected by Spectra pipelines.
• Developed an ISAT-compliant data model for managing gas transmission facilities. This model was the precursor to the "Cornerstone P" data model currently being sold by GE Network Solutions.
• Developed several additional applications to expand their GIS user base, including: emergency response analysis; UHF/VHF communication asset management; and pipeline risk analysis.
• Provided technical architecture and development services for their successful upgrade to Smallworld Core Spatial Technology Version 4.0 in 2007.
• Continue to provide ongoing analysis efforts in areas of overall GIS architecture and long-term data integration.

Sumter Electric Cooperative (SECO): 2003-2005

• Provide ongoing "house-call" support and mentoring to a small team of SECO developers.
• Developed custom data quality assurance routines to improve the quality of AM/FM information, and integrated these routines with Design Manager.

Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore Applied Research): 1996

• Assisted in the development of BEDT, the Broadband Engineering Design Tool for hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks
• Developed the HFC data model.
• Developed applications to automate the sizing of amplifier plug-in components, and to ensure that minimum powering requirements for active networks were met.

Terasen Gas (formerly BC Gas): 1997-2009

• Co-authored the information technology architecture document for implementing their AM/FM system. This provided a blueprint for planning the rollout of their Smallworld implementation over the next several years.
• Developed their data model and a basic plotting and drafting facilities management application to support their gas distribution network.
• Assisted in the implementation of Design Manager version 2.0 for Terasen Gas.
• In 2004, extended the gas distribution-based data model to also include management of transmission and land right-of-way features.
• Performed software upgrades to Core Spatial Technology Version 3.3 and Design Manager Version 2.2 in 2003, and to Smallworld Core Spatial Technology Version 4.0 in 2006.
• Currently providing ongoing maintenance and administration services.

Vectren Corporation: 2005-2006

• Under subcontract to Spatial Business Systems, served as Design Manager technical expert in their Expert Designer to Design Manager Version 4.0 migration project.

Wisconsin Public Service: 2000

• Developed data translation routines to migrate from their legacy GFIS system to Smallworld.