In addition to managing over 100 computers and their peripherals, I specified, developed and implemented software applications, delivered training and wrote documentation, designed graphics and text materials, prepared budgets and financial statements, and provided computer expertise for client projects. I was often sourced by various other members of the Stanley Group, locally and world-wide.

IMCBBS: In order to overcome the costs and inefficiencies of using courier services to exchange computer-generated information between offices, I introduced a simple BBS system into the Edmonton office, using a discarded XT computer, a 2400bps modem, and multi-tasked communications software. The system became very popular with IMC and Stanley Group staff, as it neatly avoided the $40/overnight cost of transmitting floppy-disks by courier. A later machine upgrade added an e-mail system, the IMC corporate library, and a central library of on-demand documents. This system became so popular that a second one was commissioned by another Stanley company.

CCCFAC: Every residential subdivision requires up to 50 inspection signatures for Construction Completion and Final Acceptance Certificates before actual home construction can begin. I implemented a MS-Access relational database system to track the approval process, flag milestones, and prepare status reports.

IMCLIB: A MS-Access relational database and Dewey-based indexing system that turned a random collection of nearly 2,000 books and reports into a corporate library, with an on-line catalogue.

DocTools: A package of MS-Word and MS-Excel templates used for all C-I Group documents, using on-screen forms, stylesheets, macros, and scanned logos. These tools updated an old paper-based style guide into a set of forms for easy document creation that could be used by clerical and professional staff, significantly reducing "typing" services and stationery costs.

JobTrak and TimeTrak: A MS-Access relational database to track project and labour costs and tabulate billing summaries in a manner not available from the corporate accounting software.

"Trends in Northern Alberta": For the Northern Alberta Development Council, a 2nd-decade update of a compilation of demographic and economic data. Data and analyses were merged from multiple sources into a 20-chapter book built with MS-Word, MS-Excel, and Lotus Freelance delivered as camera-ready copy.

DrawMan: AlPac Drawings Manager At the peak of final construction of the Athabasca pulp mill, a MS-Access database system used by Alberta Pacific Forest Industries for managing and coordinating the flow of 10,000+ engineering and construction drawings.

NORRIPdb: NORRIP-II Procurements System: A MS-Access database system used by Stanley West Africa to manage world-wide materials procurement and transport ($1 million annually) for a water-engineering project in Ghana.

Research Design and Data Management: Survey design, data collection and management for an Alberta Transportation and Utilities study of water treatment facilities in 140 Alberta municipalities.