Le Roy R.

Project and Construction Management Consultant @ Mentor Project Management Services Ltd.

About

39+ years as an independent consultant. Experienced in a wide range of processes, methodologies, systems, and environments. Strong academic and technical backgrounds and solid project management skills; continually augmented through professional development. Active member of PMI and SCRUM Alliance. Certifications include Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified SCRUM Master (CSM), and Certificate of Achievement in Construction Management. Served on the Board of the PMI Southern Alberta Chapter for 6+ years in a variety of roles, including chapter President. Frequent participant in the chapter’s mentoring program. Strengths: leadership, team building, vendor management, project rescue, crisis management, PM best practices, planning/execution, & communication. Projects: facility and data centre design and construction; application development, enhancement, and integration; physical infrastructure; package selection and implementation; project rescues; data conversion and system migrations. Industries: data centres (corporate and co-location), oil/gas, energy, utilities, pipelines, government, transportation, web services, agriculture, health care, retail, and education.

Country

Canada

City

Calgary

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

Telecommunications, Energy, Government, Pipelines, Data Conversion, Infrastructure Projects, Data Center Architecture, Infrastructure, Project Planning, Data Center, PMO, Project Management, Vendor Management, PMP, Data Migration, Integration, Change Management, Business Process, Business Analysis, Team Leadership

Experience

Project and Construction Management Consultant

Mentor Project Management Services Ltd.

1985 - Present · 41 yrs

Alberta, Canada

Personally owned/operated consulting firm providing Project Management, Construction Management, and Business Consulting services. Specializing in corporate and co-location data centres and other mission critical technical facilities.

Data Centre Consultant / Senior Project Manager

PowerHouse Group

2015-12 - Present · 10 yrs 10 mos

Calgary, Canada Area

Providing data centre, critical facility, and construction project consulting services to various clients of PowerHouse Data Centre Group

Construction Manager

Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund

2020-3 - 2021-1 · 11 mos

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Managed the construction, commissioning, and turn-over of ATRF's new corporate data centre. Also managed the renovation and consolidation of their old data centre, decommissioning and removal of end-of-life equipment, consolidation of network and telephone connections, etc.

Senior Project Manager

AltaLink

2017-11 - 2020-10 · 3 yrs

Calgary, Canada Area

Managed the Control Centre Facilities Upgrades project at AltaLink (data centre renovations and infrastructure upgrades to improve reliability and extend longevity). Also managed a variety of site, building, and infrastructure projects for AltaLink's Facilities group.

Senior Project Manager

AltaLink

2016-6 - 2017-5 · 1 yr

Calgary, Canada Area

Senior Project Manager responsible for 2016 Data Centre Upgrade

Senior Consultant

University of Calgary

2016-12 - 2017-1 · 2 mos

Calgary, Canada Area

Provided data centre design and construction consulting services

Construction Program Manager

Rogers Data Centres Inc.

2014-1 - 2015-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

Calgary, Canada Area

Subsequent to the purchase of Pivot Data Centres by Rogers Data Centres, continued in the role of Construction Program Manager responsible for new facility construction in Alberta.

Program Manager / Head of Construction

Pivot Data Centres

2009-4 - 2013-12 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Alberta, Canada

As Pivot's Head of Construction, managed a portfolio of major capital projects designing, building, and commissioning co-location data centres.

Mentor

PMI Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC)

2007-2 - 2012-3 · 5 yrs 2 mos

Calgary, Canada Area

Volunteering as a Mentor in various sessions of PMI-SAC's mentoring program.

Program Manager

Husky Energy

2007-10 - 2009-3 · 1 yr 6 mos

Calgary, Canada Area

Managed the design and construction of Husky's new corporate data centre and subsequent migration from old to new facility. Also managed ITM stream of the Lima refinery integration transition program.