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Stephen Danic, B.Sc.
Vancouver, BC.
sdanic@ gmail.com

Entrepreneur, Speaker, Developer of Serious and Experimental Video Games. Data Visualization, e-Learning and Virtual Worlds Consultant.
 
 
Speaking engagements include:
  • GDC 2009
  • BCNet Green Technologies Conference 2009
  • GDC Canada 2009 / FuturePlay 2009
  • Digital Kung Fu 2009 (Great Northern Way Campus, Vancouver BC)
  • Canada 3.0 2009 (UWaterloo, Stratford On.)
  • Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS) 2009


Employment Experience
Founder: Big Hadron Games: 2009 - Present
  • Developer of experimental and casual Flash and iPhone games
  • Developer of interactive, scientific data visualization tools

Sole Proprietor: Stephen Danic Consulting: 2007 - 2009
  • Data Visualization, Video Game Development, Virtual Worlds and e-Learning Consultant
  • Customers include Sun Microsystems, UBC Fisheries Centre, Great Northern Way Campus, Telefonica.
IT Director for Angiotech Pharmaceuticals through ten years of significant growth: 1996 through 2006
Responsible for all IT Operations, Projects, M&A and Compliance activities for the Organization
  • Achieved Sarbanes-Oxley certification for 2004-2005
  • Integrated IT operations for five corporate acquisitions.
  • Designed and Implemented IT Infrastructure for four new offices.
  • Completed two headquarters relocations.
  • Completed three divestments
  • Implemented numerous business applications including ERP, document management, clinical data management, laboratory data management, drug discovery, manufacturing (MRP)
  • Communicated Vision and Goals. Set priorities and objectives
  • Developed all IT policies and procedures
  • Prepared budgets and forecasts
  • Managed IT Portfolio of Projects
  • Utilized standard PMBoK methodology for Project Management
  • Implemented telephone and network communications at eight sites
  • Co-Chaired Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee from 2004 to 2006
  • Audited vendors and sites for GxP and Sox compliance

From 1994-1996, Stephen Danic provided computer consulting expertise to Vancouver Biotech companies through his Sole Proprietorship.

Prior to 1994, Stephen Danic served intern and coop positions in a number of laboratory, regulatory and legal organizations, including:
  • Novopharm Canada - Lab Chemist
  • Industry, Science and Technology Canada, Biotech Division - Industry Liason Officer
  • Agriculture Canada, Plant Protection Division - Plant Import Officer
  • BASF Canada, Polyurethane Testing Lab - Lab technician
  • Health and Welfare Canada, Pharmaceutical Assessment and Cosmetics Division - Health Protection Officer
  • W.M. Dawson Q.C., law firm - Title Searcher

Stephen Danic promotes a culture of continuous learning. He has a Science Degree from Waterloo and continues to attended numerous courses, conferences and workshops covering
  • Project Management, Records Management, Oracle e-business Suite, Server Virtualization, Computer System Validation, Sarbanes-Oxley, 21 CFR Part 11

In his spare time, Stephen Danic investigates the future of collaboration technologies including
  • Web 2.0, SOA, Semantic Web, Knowledge Management, Collaborative Virtual Environments, Data Visualization

Some of Stephen Danic's management and leadership principles include:
  • Open and honest communication in all directions
  • Retaining small teams of the very smartest people as staff and advisors
  • Building accountability through transparency
  • Quality Assurance and Control, including sufficient testing and documentation
  • Detailed Planning and Project Management Methodologies