John

Senior Project Manager | LinkedIn

John was born and educated in Ontario and Quebec and spent some time in the Canadian Armed Forces (Air), where he received training in electronics. After leaving the Forces, he learned computers from the ground up, eventually building his own single-board computers and continuing to develop automation (robots) as a hobby. His interest in computers broadened as he learned about local area networks. He eventually earned a certification as a network engineer and was quickly hired by IBM. After several years with IBM in Ottawa and making a career change from LAN engineer to Project Manager, John was assigned projects of national and international scope. In 2000, John was transferred to British Columbia to take on the role of Senior Project Manager with the IBM BC Global Services team. After leaving IBM, John worked with the BC Public Service in several capacities, such as director, contract manager, and security and privacy manager. Later, John worked with private organizations serving public and private sector clients. John is an IM/IT Project Manager who earned a Master’s Degree in Project Management and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), scrum master (CSM), and Disciplined Agilist Scrum Master (DASM). His incredible academic and professional achievements make John an integral part of the Bekatec Online Solutions team as he works to keep us all organized, on track, and on budget. John married in 2005 and, with his wife Michele and several adopted cats, decided to make Victoria their home. John still loves learning, playing music, technology, and training his and Michele’s beloved felines.