Project Management Projects

In 2005, Mark Doucette of WaterMark was engaged as the Implementation Manager to manage the implementation contractor, staff and other resources through the process of implementing the Land Use Management System (LUMS) on behalf of Crowns Lands Branch of the Department of Natural Resources. The system is designed to assist the Crown Lands Branch to manage tenure on Crown Lands within the Province of New Brunswick .

In 2004, Mark Doucette was engaged as a Subject Matter Expert and Project / Contract Management Consultant working with the University of New Brunswick on a project for Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The project supports the development of a modern national geodetic framework for land reform environmental management and the sustainable development of natural resources. It includes the transfer of Canadian technology and expertise to Brazilian entities responsible for the development and maintenance of a geo-centric geodetic reference system for all of Brazil . The estimated project value is in excess of $7,000,000 and the project finishes in 2008.

In 2004, Mark Doucette of WaterMark was engaged as a Project Manager to manage the process of defining system requirements and acquiring a system via a competitive bid process. The system is designed to assist the Crown Lands Branch to manage tenure on Crown Lands within the Province of New Brunswick .

In 2003, WaterMark was retained as the Project Coordinator on a project for the Department of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations (SNSMR) to determine the repercussions of the Province of Nova Scotia formally adopting the Nova Scotia Coordinate Referencing System (NSCRS). SNSMR wanted to identify the technical implications of adopting and maintaining a spatial reference standard for the NSCRS with an associated official standard map projection or combination of map projections for geospatial data produced and / or accepted by the Province.

In 2003, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager to develop a high level plan and a user needs analysis for Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. The GIS Needs Analysis included the evaluation of Department of National Defence's (DND) present status, existing capabilities / equipment, and present and future GIS requirements as well as the provision of recommendations regarding the implementation of a GIS system program.

In 2002 - 2004, Mark Doucette was engaged as the Project Management Advisor to assist in a project that involved the migration of the GIS technology currently in use by Department of Natural Resources (DNR) (ArcInfo) to technology which will ensure continued support from vendors and improve the overall functionality of DNR’s GIS (ArcGIS). The project involved acquisition of new hardware, acquisition of new database and GIS software, updating / modifying existing GIS applications that currently run on the old architecture, development of new applications that could not be run before due to limitations in the old architecture, updating and documenting DNR data and the re-training of DNR personnel.

In 2002 - 2004, WaterMark was engaged as a Subject Matter Expert and Project Management Consultant to support a proposal to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) by the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering of the University of New Brunswick . The project is designed to support the development of a modern national geodetic framework for land reform environmental management and the sustainable development of natural resources. It will include the transfer of Canadian technology and expertise to Brazilian entities responsible for the development and maintenance of a geo-centric geodetic reference system for all of Brazil .

In 2001 – 2002, WaterMark was engaged as the Project Manager for Phase 2 of a multi-year georeferenced civic addressing project. The project was managed on behalf of a large software company and the project team included a number of software programmers, analysts and applications engineers. The project involved the design and implementation of a production process to combine and quality control a number of existing databases into a dataset to be used as an initial lift for a georeferenced civic address database. Once the database was created, a maintenance system was designed and implemented as part of a long-term strategy for the sustained use of the database. Project deliverables included a database, system design, maintenance strategy and a long-term strategy along with supporting documentation.

In 2001 – 2002, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager for a user needs study and system design for a Geographic Information Management System to be acquired by the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission. The purpose of the study was to determine and document the capabilities, resources, goals and objectives and mandates existing within Maine Government Departments and Agencies, to address the issues relating to the implementation of the Atlantic Salmon Commission Plan. The focus of the initiative was to define the GIS, database and digital mapping requirements of the Commission and to assist them in acquiring a system that would address their needs. Project deliverables included a user needs analysis, system design, maintenance strategy, pilot project demo and training.

In 1999 – 2002, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager and Quality Control Inspector for acquisition of Vertical Aerial Photography and Photo Control. This contract involved the management of the necessary activities to collect aerial photography to be used in the construction of some 1 500 coloured orthomaps. Project deliverables included the necessary management tools to run the contract as well as all of the photography.

In 2001, WaterMark was engaged as Project Manager for Phase 1 of a pilot project defining the feasibility of creating a geo-referenced civic address database. The project was managed on behalf of a large software company and included a team of software programmers and analysts. The project focused on the development of a process to combine a number of existing databases into a dataset to be used as an initial lift for a georeferenced civic address database. Project deliverables included a test database, documented processes and reports reflecting project activities.

In 2001, WaterMark provided support services to the University of New Brunswick and participated on the project team to review the operations of the technical survey section of Service New Brunswick. The work involved reviewing the personnel, priorities, mandate and budget of the group and to recommend changes as appropriate. Deliverables from the project included a report complete with appropriate recommendations.

In 2001, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager and Principle Instructor to deliver a series of 20 seminars addressing the technical requirements and ramifications of introducing NAD83(CSRS) into New Brunswick . The new datum replaces ATS77 and will impact data collectors, surveyors, application specialists and the general public relying on geographic co-ordinates to position themselves. Deliverables included course material as well as the 20 seminars.

In 2000, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager and Quality Control Inspector for Coastal Softcopy Orthophoto Data Base Production Contracts for Service New Brunswick. The contract involved the development of the systems specifications required to produce the mapping, the management of production contractors and product delivery schedule for over 326 map sheet files.

In 2000, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager and Quality Control Inspector for Coastal Topographic Data Base and the Digital Topographic Data Base Production Contracts for Service New Brunswick. The contract involved the management of production contractors and product delivery for over 1890 map sheet files.

In 1997, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager to review and compare existing Metadata Standards currently in use in Canada and the United States . The review included standards published by ISO/TC211, the FDGC and the Canadian General Standards Board. This review examined the current status and projected usage of the different Metadata standards.

In 1997, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager for an initial review of the digital data quality control practices for the Canadian Hydrographic Service - Atlantic Region. This review examined the current practices and made recommendations for modifications.

In 1996 – 1997, WaterMark was retained as the Project Manager for a 2 year three phased project conducted for Department of National Defence on Managing Uncertainty in digital geographical data. The project team included software programmers and analysts and involved developing appropriate methods of representing data quality considering the issues involved in integrating datasets from different sources. The project developed software and specifications to be used in visualizing data.

In 1995, WaterMark was retained as a Project Manager and Quality Control Inspector for Digital Topographic Database Production Contracts for the New Brunswick Geographic Information Corporation. Contract involved over 1890 map sheet files.

In 1989 – 1991, Mark Doucette of WaterMark, was retained as General Manager and was responsible for all of the day-to-day activities of Universal Systems Limited (USL). At the time, USL was a software company involved in the geographic information systems (GIS) business. The company sells, supports and performs research related to CARIS - Computer Aided Resource Information Systems. The company employed 42 engineers, computer scientists and applications specialists while completing approximately $3 million per year worldwide.

In 1987 – 1989, Mark Doucette of WaterMark, was responsible for all executive, administrative, operations, marketing and commercial activities of Offshore Systems Ltd. (OSL). OSL was a multi-disciplinary company involved in research, development, manufacture and production of digital data for electronic chart systems, and related technology. OSL employed 25 engineers, technicians and programmers and completes approximately $3 million worth of business a year.

In 1983 – 1986, Mark Doucette of WaterMark,was involved as a Project Manager with CANMAR's engineering division working in the United States , Canada and Japan . Mark was responsible for the marketing of engineering services, the subsequent procurement and monitoring of all contracts and government approvals for same. Canadian Marine Drilling, CANMAR, was a subsidiary of Dome Petroleum, and specialized in Arctic Offshore Exploration Drilling.

In 1979 – 1983, Mark Doucette of WaterMark, managed over 50 operations, engineering and software development personnel, providing operational planning, budgeting, field work, manpower planning, contract tendering, analysis, negotiating and awarding for all navigation positioning services, acquired by Dome Petroleum. Under his tenure, Mark was responsible for the development and implementation of the first integrated navigation systems used by Dome Petroleum in the Arctic . The systems included a surface navigation system that used HP 9825 / 9826 computers, plotters and satellite receivers and sub-sea navigation systems that included HP computers, sub-sea profilers and acoustic navigation systems. Dome Petroleum was a major Canadian oil and gas company until acquired by Amoco Petroleum of Chicago in 1988.