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Alexei Botchkarev (Alex Bot)

Ph.D., PMP, CMSP, SMIEEE

Senior Information Management Advisor

Knowledge Management Branch

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario, Canada

Also, Dr. Botchkarev is a Project Scientist and Principal of the GS Research & Consulting in Toronto.

Education

ü   B.Eng. 5-year degree in electronic engineering from the Kiev Aviation Engineering Academy, Ukraine.

ü   Ph.D. in Signal Processing and Statistical Modelling and Simulation from the aerospace R&D Institute. Canadian equivalency confirmed by the University of Toronto Comparative Educational Services.

Professional Certifications

ü     Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by Project Management Institute (PMI).

ü     Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional. M&SPCC NTSA/NDIA.

ü     Microsoft Professional Certification: MS Project 2007, Managing Projects.

ü     Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Professional.

ü     Enterprise Content Management Practitioner (ecm^p) certified by AIIM (Enterprise Content Management Association www.aiim.org).

Experience

ü     Dr. Botchkarev is an information and knowledge management professional, consultant and researcher. He has over 30 years of experience in project management, systems analysis, modelling and simulation, business processes analysis, information systems solutions, requirements analysis and scientific research.

ü      He leads projects for the design, development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of knowledge transfer standards, models, processes and tools on the enterprise content management system to ensure timely and effective access and exchange of quality and authoritative health care information within a web-based collaborative working environment between the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and with external partners/stakeholders to support evidence-based decision making and effective business planning/management.

ü     He has comprehensive knowledge of the Ontario government project management policies, processes and approaches in program planning and performance reporting. Knowledge of Ontario Public Service standards. He has hands-on experience developing business cases, project charters, schedules and plans according to the government methodology. Monitoring and reporting status and performance.

      His recent consultant assignments were in the areas of:

           - Business process re-engineering and enterprise transformation with the Alcohol

             and Gaming Commission of Ontario;

           - Business modelling with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care;

           - Large systems transformations with the Independent Electricity System Operator

             (part of the former Ontario Hydro).

ü     Experienced, goal-oriented research and technology consultant with strong leadership abilities, solid administrative skills, and proven results in:

–        Identifying research opportunities, planning and conducting research and experimental development.

–        Developing system/product requirements.

–        Capturing and analyzing customer requirements.

–        Project management on projects that are cross-functional in nature, multi-disciplinary and resource intensive.

–        Establishing new contacts and building long-term relationships.

ü      Multiple year experience and strong knowledge of research and development in a variety of industries including Aerospace, Avionics, Information Technologies, Computers, Telecommunications, Electronics, Control Systems, Advanced Materials.

ü     Solid background in the quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, and simulation modelling of complex processes and systems. Strong analytical and research skills.

ü      Extensive publications record. Authored and co-authored more than 60 original research and review publications including chapters in three books dedicated to the new trends and emerging technologies in aerospace, signal processing, artificial intelligence, communications, and avionics.

ü      Practical and applied knowledge of systems engineering processes, and current professional contacts in a variety of industries in Ontario: metalworking, pulp and paper, electric motors, hydro, computers, electronics/semiconductors, diamond, glass, casting, chemical, pharmaceutical, mining, oil, gas, marine, glass, steel, education, etc.

ü      Strong program management and product development skills. Knowledge of industry accepted project management methodologies and standards.

ü   Hands-on experience in planning, monitoring, and reporting project finances in the manufacturing and R&D environment. Experience in project procurement management. Financial statements analysis.

ü      Formal education and 7 years of professional experience in the field of intellectual property. Developed key skills and detailed knowledge of various types of intellectual property, their creation, maintenance and commercial-relevance. Conducted prior art and other legal searches.

ü      5 years in the adult education and training industry in Toronto.

ü      Experience working for large / multi-national R&D-oriented ISO-certified companies:

            –        Consultant at Chartwell Inc. (acquired by KPMG). (Cashed Sep. 2009)

            –        Program Manager at Rockwell International Corporation.

–        Product Manager at Carbone of America (Carbone Lorraine Group).

–        Project Coordinator at Independent Electricity System Operator (part of former Ontario Hydro).

–        Manufacturing Project Coordinator at MDS Sciex. (Cashed Sep. 2009)

Professional Societies and Affiliations

§    IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) - see IEEE Activities below

§    PMI (Project Management Institute) – Member

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Member of the College of Performance Management (CPM) – PMI’s Earned Value Management branch.

Member of the Global Advisory Committee (GAC). 25 GAC members from 13 countries serve in an advisory capacity to the PMI-CPM President and Governing Board.

§    ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) –  Member

    ACM Special interests group – Modeling and Simulation –  Member

    ACM Special interests group – Knowledge Discovery in Data –  Member

§    INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) - Member

§    INFORMS Simulation Society – Member

§    MCDM (International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making) -

    Member

§    KMPro (Knowledge Management Professional Society) - Member

§    AIIM Europe (The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Association) –

    Associate Member

§    Informing Science Institute - Member

§    The Ontario Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice

     (KTECOP) - Member

§    The International Knowledge Management Institute (KM Institute) - Member

Prior Memberships

MPA (Microsoft Project Association) – (2006 - 2008)

INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) – (2006 - 2008)

SCS (The Society for Modeling & Simulation International) – (2006 - 2008)

IEEE Activities

§    Chair, IEEE Toronto Section, Jan. 2008 -

      Toronto Section is one of the largest IEEE sections worldwide – around

      4,000 members.

§   Member, IEEE Canada Board of Directors Jan. 2008 -

§   Vice Chair, IEEE Toronto Section (January 2006 - December 2007)

§  Member, Executive Committee, IEEE Toronto Section, February 2004 -

§  Editor, IEEE Canada Newsletter (over 14,000 subscribers across Canada - Region 7) (October 2006 - December 2007; April & May 2008)

§  Co-editor, IEEE Canada Newsletter (May 2006 - September 2006)

§    Chair, Conferences/Conventions Committee, IEEE Toronto Section (February 2004 - March 2007)

§    Chair, Membership Development Committee, IEEE Toronto Section (Jan. - Dec. 2005)

   Contributed to the Section's membership development activities, which were recognized by the IEEE Regional Activities Board (RAB) by the Sustained Membership Growth Award (for continued success in attracting and retaining Outstanding Leadership and results in IEEE Membership Development Activities for the period of 2004 to 2006 in Region 7). (Cashed Sep. 2009)

§    Member of A & A (Admission and Advancement) panel for Senior Members, June 2002, Toronto

§    Elected to the grade of Senior Member of IEEE (2001)

§  Participating in the preparation of the IEEE Toronto International Conference - Science and Technology for Humanity (IEEE TIC-STH 2009)Founding member of the Organizing Committee. Member of the Steering Committee.

§  Special Session: Design, Analysis and Tools for Integrated Circuits and Systems (DATICS'09) of The 4th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2009), May 2009.
Member of the International Program Committee. http://www.ieeeiciea.org/2009. (Cashed Dec. 2008)

§  Participated in the preparation of the Symposium on Alternate Energy - and

               Global Synergy, organized by Ryerson University and IEEE Toronto Section.

               Member of the Organizing Committee. July 2008. Proceedings. (Cashed Dec. 2008)

§  Participated in the preparation of the IEEE CCECE 2008 (Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering). Publicity Chair.

§    Participated in the preparation of the ITSC 2006 (Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference). Chair, Publicity and Public Relations Committee.

§    Participated in the preparation of the IEEE CCECE 2004 (Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering). Chaired conference’s Robotics and Control Session.

§    IEEE Technical Societies/Councils’ membership:

-          Computer Society

-          Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (formerly Task Force on Cluster Computing)

-     Power and Energy Society (Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2005)

-     Industry Applications Society (Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2006)

Award

Other Conferences:

§    Special Session: Design, Analysis and Tools for Integrated Circuits and    Systems (DATICS-IMECS'09) of The International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2009 (IMECS 2009) http://www.iaeng.org/IMECS2009 http://digilander.libero.it/systemcfl/datics09-imecs/index.html (Cashed Dec. 2008). Member of the International Program Committee.

§    Workshop: Design, Analysis and Tools for Integrated Circuits and Systems (DATICS-ICMS'09) in the International Conference of Mathematical Sciences, August 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. http://mathsciencesconf.maltepe.edu.tr/node/9 (Cashed Dec. 2008) http://digilander.libero.it/systemcfl/datics09-icms/ (Cashed Dec. 2008). Member of the International Program Committee.

§    Special Session: Design, Analysis and Tools for Integrated Circuits and Systems (DATICS 2008) of The 12th WSEAS International Conference on CIRCUITS (part of the 12th WSEAS CSCC Multi-conference), Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece, July 22-24, 2008. http://www.wseas.org/conferences/2008/greece/icc/ http://digilander.libero.it/systemcfl/datics/ (Cashed Dec. 2008)

Member of the International Program Committee.

§ Participated in the preparation of the ICIAR 2005 (International Conference on Image

Analysis and Recognition). Member of the Advisory and Program Committee, and Local

Organizing Committee.

Technical Reviewer:

§    Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (http://ijikm.org) - Editorial Review Board Member (Cashed Sep. 2009)

§    Symposium on Technology, Information and Knowledge Management - part of the IEEE Toronto International Conference - Science and Technology for Humanity (IEEE TIC-STH 2009). Reviewed papers.

§    Interfacing Risk & Earned Value Management.
A Practical Guide produced by the UK EV-Risk working Group. 2007

§    International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition - ICIAR 2005. Reviewed papers.

GS Research & Consulting is proudly affiliated with the following organizations:

Intel Corporation - Intel Innovative Technology Provider program - member.

SIMUL8 Corporation - Affiliate Program - member

Sample Publications

Book Chapters in V. Baklitskii, A. Botchkarev, Y. Musiakov.“Signal Filtering Methods In Correlation Navigation Systems”. Chapters 2, 3 with V. Baklitskii.

215 p., 1986, Radio and Communications Publishing House. Moscow.

Library of US Congress Call Number: TK6580 .B28 1986. Control number: 85226030.

Picture of the book

Book Citations

Abstract in Smithsonian/NASA ADS

Book. “Aircraft Onboard Radioelectronic Equipment”. 1990. -250 p. VINITI Academy of Science, Russia. With Y. Strukov

Picture of the book

Section in the book “New Signal Filtering Methods” in “Digital Radar Information Processing” 1993. -319 p. ISBN 5-256-00472-7. With A. Yuriev.

Refereed conference paper

A. Botchkarev, P. Andru "Using Financial Modelling for Integrated Healthcare Databases", In Proc. IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2008

Abstract. Full text PDF. Presentation. (Download to open)

P. Andru, A. Botchkarev "Hospital Case Cost Estimates Modelling - Algorithm Comparison", http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0802/0802.4126.pdf, 2008

Abstract. Full text PDF.

Article. “Map-Matching Navigation Systems” Zarubezhnaia Radioelectronica (Foreign Radioelectronics), 1981, No. 9.

Article. “Quasi-Optimal Correlation Method Using Integral Image Transformations” in Correlation Systems Series. Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 1982.

Article. “Image Matching Under Uncertainty” Zarubezhnaia Radioelectronica (Foreign Radioelectronics), 1985, No. 4. With V. Androsov, Y. Boiko, A. Odnorog.

Article. “Radar Detection of Low Observable Aircraft” Zarubezhnaia Radioelectronica (Foreign Radioelectronics), 1989, No. 2. With M. Dolgov.

Article. “Expert Systems – Pilot’s Electronic Consultants” Zarubezhnaia Radioelectronica (Foreign Radioelectronics), 1989, No. 10. With S. Pochuev.

Article. “Digital Radar Signal Processing. Target Tracking ” Zarubezhnaia Radioelectronica (Foreign Radioelectronics), 1991, No. 3. With A. Yuriev, Dolgov, A. Scherbinin.

Article. “Correlation Image Processing in the Spectral Domain”. In the Sci. Series “Correlation Systems and Their Design”. Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 1988, v.10.

Welcome Message to IEEE TIC-STH 2009 Full text PDF.

Welcome Message, IEEE Toronto Section Annual Newsletter, 2009 Full text PDF.

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