Welcome, Wade Walker

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Wade Walker is the Director of Advancement Data at the University of Calgary. With more than 22 years’ technology experience, Wade Walker is a passionate and innovative Data and Analytics professional and an inspirational leader of people. Wade is a strategist and visionary in ethical exploitation and management of data spanning Analytics/DWH, Data Science/AI/ML, Data …

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Welcome, Jan Bradley

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Jan Bradley is the Chief Information Technology Officer of the City of Calgary. She is the Manager of IT with City of Calgary leading a team of professionals who deliver software solutions to business units within The City.

Welcome, Dan Reinbold

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Dan Reinbold is the VP of Information Services at North America, Plains Midstream Canada.   Over the last 20+ years, he has passionately and successfully pursued a series of increasing leadership opportunities in both public and private sector organizations. His journey in the Information Technology industry began while working at the University of Alberta and …

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Welcome, Leona LaChance

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Leona LaChance is the Chief Information Officer at Mount Royal University. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT field, Leona has demonstrated her ability to lead and develop strong teams and drive revenue through the development of information technology strategies that are clearly aligned with business goals and objectives. Her strong technical …

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Welcome, Len Hendricks

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Len Hendricks is the CITO at Celero Solutions Inc. – Passionate people developer and team leader – Business leadership in large and small organizations – Extensive product strategy and development experience – Cultural change agent driving digital transformation – Enterprise digital leadership and strategy execution – Experienced in vendor relations and contract negotiation

Welcome, Jason Abdi

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Jason Abdi is the Enterprise Architect at Kismet Solutions Inc. Passionate IT professional steering strategic digital transformations that deliver quantifiable business results. Over 15 years of hands-on experience implementing innovative solutions for Energy, Engineering, Manufacturing, Health, Financial, and Retail sectors. Knowledgeable in cloud solutions, IT migration, corporate infrastructure (virtual and physical), advanced networking, cybersecurity, application …

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Welcome, Andrew Masterson

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Andrew Masterson is the IT Manager at NuVista Energy. Andrew has over 30 years of experience programming in various computer languages, for various purposes. The primary usage to date has been numerical modelling (Black Holes, Stock Markets, and the easy stuff), blending Physical systems with the Mathematical tools necessary to solve them, and making the …

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Michael Noble | External Market Relations | ERA – Electronic Recycling Association

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Michael Noble leads the ERA’s External Market Relations. This involves working with the ERA’s larger existing supporters, those prospective and the myriad of Community Partners and Stakeholders with whom the ERA works across the country. Michael offers a varied background of professional experience across the EU and North America in the fields of Enterprise IT, …

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Welcome, Rob Milman

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Rob Milman is the Associate Director of Information Security – CISO at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. A Cyber security professional with 25+ years of experience in the IT industry. Governance, control frameworks, policies and procedures are my key strengths. I’ve also successfully implemented vulnerability management programs, security awareness programs, phishing programs and overall security …

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Congratulations Helen Wetherley Knight!

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CIOCAN is pleased to share exciting news about Calgary Chapter Board Member and CIO Peer Forum 2020 Conference Chair Helen Wetherley Knight.  This month, Helen was selected to receive a Transformation Leader of the Year Award, recognizing Women in IT. HELEN WETHERLEY KNIGHT, Director of Information Systems & Technology, Calgary Drop-In Centre & Rehab Centre  …

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Kelly Hill | Director, Information Technology | Keyera Corp.

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Kelly Hill is the general manager of information technology at Keyera Corp., one of the largest independent midstream companies in Canada. Prior to Keyera, Hill spent 16 years at Encana in a variety of IT roles including enterprise architecture, enterprise information management and upstream business solutions. CIO Peer Forum 2020, Day 2: Track speaker Leadership …

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Jan Bradley | Chief Information Technology Officer | City of Calgary

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Jan Bradley is the director and chief information technology officer at The City of Calgary. As the chief information technology officer (CITO), Bradley’s role is to enable city business units to use technology to deliver services to citizens. The CITO oversees the investment, delivery and sustainment of the city’s technology infrastructure and leads planning for …

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