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Dhafir Burhan

Information Technology Business savvy PMP, ITIL (2,000+ connections)

Montréal, Québec, Canada

20+ years of experience in the IT, Engineering and Space technology business. PMP and ITIL Certified with government of Canada Top secret clearance Specialties: Business Development, Government Business, Project Management, Software Engineering, Engineering Management, Research and Development, Space Technology, Defense, Training and Coaching, Facilitation, Technical Recruiting, Configuration Management, CFITES, Risk Management, Learning Management, Open Source, LMS, CMS, LCMS

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Interests

new technology, investing, management, consulting, space, IT, Engineering, Aerospace, music

Work experience

(July 2009 to present)
Business Solutions Director / Partner, eVision inc.
Established in 2000, eVision is a Canadian firm working exclusively in process automation for the research community. We provide solutions for researchers and funders alike across the full arc of any research project,

helping research professionals review the study and fund the study. The firm serves and assists top-flight research-driven organizations in several domains.

eVision is continuously enhancing its offerings, constantly endeavouring toward greater conformity and higher efficiency in research administration.

We partner with our clients to exceed expectations.
eVision inc. also offers IT Consulting Services. We are always considering the best technology choices to help our customers get the best return on their Information Technology investments.

eVision inc. always delivers professional services at the highest quality, Our technical and business professionals are known in the IT and Research Administration Communities for their expertise in both fields.

(October 2002 to present)
R&D Technical Lead, SoftSim Technologies Inc
Lead for the Development of new technologies for the company.

(October 2002 to present)
R&D Lead, SoftSim Technologies Inc
Managed the development of technologies for the company, assisted the company to obtain government and other funding to support its R@D and marketing activities including the SR@ED program, CNRC, Investment Quebec, Development Economics Canada, Emploi-Quebec an many others

(1990 to present)
President, Barada Consulting Inc
Co founder of the company 1990 to 2007
Provided Engineering and IT consulting services to the Space and Aerospace industry
Developed Simulation technology in support of the Space Station Program
Developed Business and Engineering Software in support of the Space program
Managed a team of 50 employees and generated annual business of $4 Millions

(November 2011 to February 2012)
Senior Business Consultant, Defence Research and Development Canada -- Ottawa (DRDC Ottawa)
Worked with a team of Subject Matter Experts to develop the Canadian Less Lethal Weapon approval process. Conducted several workshops with the stakeholders representing police organizations in Canada, Public Safety, DRDC, Medical SME, Legal SME and others. Extracted their requirements and developed the initial LLW approval process

(May 2009 to December 2009)
Senior Business analyst, CF / DND
Senior Business Analyst working on various software engineering projects
Developed High Level Business Requirements documents in support of the program

(September 2008 to May 2009)
Senior Systems Analyst - Passports Canada, Government of Canada
8 Months Contrat to Work as a Senior Systems Analyst.
Working With PowerBuilder and Sybase

(March 2008 to June 2008)
Senior Applications Analyst / Program Management, Canada Border Services Agency
Consultant to help CBSA with the definition of the Concept / Proposal, Business Case, Project Initiation, Planning and Implementation of Major Crown Government project (over $100 million dollars project)

(2005 to 2008)
TBD, PMI
PMP Certified since 2005

(2006 to 2007)
Commercial Director, Rhea
Commercial Director
Restructured the HR Department
Restructured the IT department
Developed Consulting Business in the Space Industry
Developed Budget
Business Development

(2004 to 2006)
R&D Lead, SoftSim
Led the R@D division and developed Robotics Simulation technology and Training Management software using the CFITES methodology

(1990 to 2006)
Software Engineer, Canadian Space Agency
Provided Software Engineering expertise in support of the Space Station Program from 1990 until 2007
Played a key role in the development of the Logistics and Sustaining Engineering facilities, software and infrastructure, established interface with NASA and the Prime Contractors building the Canada aram
Developed many software that are still in use by the Space program including ORIS, EDRAdmin, Socrate and many others
Implemented the Configuration and Data Management systems in support of the space program
Developed the Logistics Support System in support of the Space program

(1989 to 2000)
Analyst / Manager, ORIS / SAP Interface
Developed ORIS system which still being used by the Canadian Space Program to manage the Space Projects, Space Technology Development Program, Regional Distributions, RFP management, Claim management, Communities management, Space Directory and many other aspects of the Space program

Education

(1986 to 1989)
B.CSC. at Dalhousie University
Technical University of Nova Scotia is now part of Dalhousie University

(1986 to 1989)
Bachelor of Computer Science at Technical University of Nova Scotia

(1984 to 1986)
B.CS at Saint Francis Xavier University