Role: Senior Technical Business Analyst
Duration: February 2014 – Present (10 years 5 months)
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (On-site)
Organization: BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Overview
For over a decade, Julian served as a Senior Technical Business Analyst at the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI). During this tenure, he provided extensive procurement, technical, and business analysis leadership services across multiple Ministry projects, including PSP, DIT, EMBC, and ONSCENE. His role involved leading quality assurance testing for both mobile and desktop applications, ensuring compliance with SDLC, Agile, and Hybrid methodologies, and facilitating the development of comprehensive requirement documents, product design materials, and procurement documents.

Key Contributions

Procurement and Technical Leadership:

• Spearheaded procurement efforts, ensuring that all technical and business requirements were meticulously documented and met the Ministry’s standards.
• Delivered technical analysis and leadership across several high-impact projects, demonstrating a deep understanding of project requirements and industry best practices.

Quality Assurance Testing:

• Directed both manual and automated quality assurance testing processes for various applications, maintaining high standards of software quality and performance.

Methodology Adherence:

• Employed SDLC, Agile, and Hybrid methodologies to manage project lifecycles, from initial requirement gathering to final delivery, ensuring timely and within-budget project completions.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Skillfully built consensus among diverse stakeholder groups, facilitating smooth communication and alignment between MoTI IMB clients and other involved parties.
• Reported directly to executive-level managers and collaborated closely with senior technical and business staff to ensure project alignment with organizational goals.

Business Transformation Initiatives:

• Led multidisciplinary teams in business transformation initiatives, aligning new business processes with existing systems.
• Utilized application portfolio management techniques to streamline processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Developed and executed transition plans, moving the organization from the “as is” to the “to be” state, fostering significant improvements in business operations.

Executive Communication:

• Effectively communicated the implications of business process re-engineering projects to executives and senior management, ensuring understanding and buy-in for proposed changes.

Methodologies Applied:

• Applied business transformation methodologies, including operations research and business process re-engineering, to deliver significant improvements in business processes and system functionalities.

Impact

Throughout his time at MoTI, Julian was instrumental in driving procurement efficiencies, enhancing application quality, and leading transformative projects that align business systems with evolving processes. His ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, coupled with his expertise in various methodologies, has consistently delivered value and fostered a collaborative environment that drives success.