I’m a Senior Project Manager with 25+ years of real-world, grit-tested experience leading complex, high-stakes technology and business projects across 18 industries - from airlines and utilities to ERP rollouts and SharePoint chaos cleanups. I’ve rescued failing ERP programs, stood up multi-project digital portfolios, and brought structure to projects drowning in meetings and indecision. If it needs governance, clarity, delivery momentum—and a leader who’s not afraid to roll up sleeves—I’m your guy. What I bring to the table: -Rescue ops for overbuilt or under-managed projects -PMO structure (tools, plans, reporting, governance) -ERP & CRM delivery (D365 Finance & Operations, Business Central, Customer Engagement) -SharePoint / M365 strategy, rollout, or fix-it missions -Experienced leadership that gets teams moving again No fluff. No jargon soup. Just clear, practical delivery - and a little humor to keep it human. Let’s talk.

L.J. Rogers

I’m a Senior Project Manager with 25+ years of real-world, grit-tested experience leading complex, high-stakes technology and business projects across 18 industries - from airlines and utilities to ERP rollouts and SharePoint chaos cleanups. I’ve rescued failing ERP programs, stood up multi-project digital portfolios, and brought structure to projects drowning in meetings and indecision. If it needs governance, clarity, delivery momentum—and a leader who’s not afraid to roll up sleeves—I’m your guy. What I bring to the table: -Rescue ops for overbuilt or under-managed projects -PMO structure (tools, plans, reporting, governance) -ERP & CRM delivery (D365 Finance & Operations, Business Central, Customer Engagement) -SharePoint / M365 strategy, rollout, or fix-it missions -Experienced leadership that gets teams moving again No fluff. No jargon soup. Just clear, practical delivery - and a little humor to keep it human. Let’s talk.

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I’m a Senior Project Manager with 25+ years of real-world, grit-tested experience leading complex, high-stakes technology and business projects across 18 industries - from airlines and utilities to ERP rollouts and SharePoint chaos cleanups.

I’ve rescued failing ERP programs, stood up multi-project digital portfolios, and brought structure to projects drowning in meetings and indecision. If it needs governance, clarity, delivery momentum—and a leader who’s not afraid to roll up sleeves—I’m your guy.

What I bring to the table:

-Rescue ops for overbuilt or under-managed projects
-PMO structure (tools, plans, reporting, governance)
-ERP & CRM delivery (D365 Finance & Operations, Business Central, Customer Engagement)
-SharePoint / M365 strategy, rollout, or fix-it missions
-Experienced leadership that gets teams moving again

No fluff. No jargon soup. Just clear, practical delivery - and a little humor to keep it human.

Let’s talk.

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Solutions Architect at Government of Manitoba
July 6, 2025 - November 27, 2025
Example Project: MS Dynamics 365 (D365) Customer Service / Case Management for Animal Welfare • Heavily leveraged an in-distress internally delivered project to substantially fast track significant changes affecting ALL Dynamics 365 and Power Platform projects including: • 1st project using MS Copilot AI in D365 Customer Service • 1st project using MS Copilot AI Document Processing in SharePoint/M365 • 1st project using PCF Gallery across MS Power Platform • 1st project using 3rd party ISV plugin solutions for MS Power Platform • Also led a considerable improvement in how GoM DTS (Digital & Technology Services) configured and utilized Azure DevOps (ADO) • Identified an unmitigated 5-7 figure ($10,000 to $1,000,000+) license risk across more than 5 major projects that had been completely missed. Required amendments to the enterprise agreement. • Technologies: MS Dynamics 365 (D365) Customer Service Omnichannel, Power Platform, Azure DevOps, Microsoft 365 (M365), Microsoft Copilot
Engagement Manager at Hibu Inc.
March 4, 2024 - July 17, 2024
Direct consulting engagement to design and deploy an Azure Function App (Python/PySpark) to automate permissions management for 600+ sales staff in a SharePoint Online site collection; coordinated with offshore development partner; implemented using Azure Function Apps, Azure Event Grid, and SPO.
Senior ERP Project Manager at Star Produce
December 8, 2022 - June 3, 2023
Replaced incumbent PM to rescue a long-running D365 FSCM ERP deployment for a mid-size fresh produce wholesaler/distributor; created a 1500+ line Waterfall project schedule in Project Online to complement existing Azure DevOps usage; introduced governance, BRD, PCR, issue/risk management, and broadened use of ADO.
Technical Programme Manager at Teacup Tech Systems
July 28, 2021 - April 6, 2022
Led a 2-stream Agile programme for a Blue Cross client: PoweRMS (Power Platform modernization) and a SharePoint 2010→2019 migration; defined end-to-end programme structure, resource requirements, budget, milestones, sprint structure, and governance; established Change Management, IA, and stakeholder readiness across streams.
Founder / CEO at Aria Consulting Ltd.
January 1, 2019 - July 28, 2021
Founded Aria Consulting; defined business plan, financial management, and vendor governance; designed end-to-end email marketing journeys (Dynamics 365 Marketing, ClickDimensions, Mailchimp); authored 30+ whitepapers; self-implemented Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP for internal use with integration to CE/Dataverse and SharePoint OCR.
Manager of Enterprise Content Management at Cathay Pacific Airways
February 3, 2014 - February 27, 2015
Led CAPCON initiative (Content Management + Intranet) with IBM FileNet integrated to SharePoint 2013/Office 365 Hybrid; managed five streams (OCM, IA, taxonomy, security, governance) and Change Champions; delivered high user adoption through a proactive communications approach and governance framework.
Solution Architect at AltaLink
April 2, 2012 - March 1, 2013
Architected SAP Strategic Procurement enhancements (Procure2Pay, MDM, CLM) and designed a SharePoint 2010-based AUC Permits Management application with external collaboration; migrated Major Projects PMO portal and implemented external access for partners.
Solution Architect at Suncor Energy
June 1, 2010 - December 30, 2011
Led OpsInfo, the most complex integration to date using webMethods ESB; built a hub-and-spoke integration with 14 data sources across geos; delivered a robust, scalable, and secure environment; secured budget increase from 300K to 2.2M for phases 1–2; developed custom UI in C#/ASP.NET for end users.
Senior Management Consultant at EDS Inc.
August 1, 2007 - March 31, 2010
Canada-focused MS Productivity Solutions lead for multiple clients; re-architected City of Calgary eCommerce & CRM using MS Commerce Server 2009 and SharePoint; integrated 11 backend sources (Oracle, Tibco, etc.) via Tibco ESB to a SQL-based data catalog; guided mixed Agile/Waterfall delivery.
Consultant at Calgary Board of Education
September 5, 2006 - August 31, 2007
Architected and deployed 5 pilot production SharePoint 2007 instances (Educatorium) for 12,000+ staff, 110,000+ students; led IA, governance, security, and training; managed cross-functional stakeholders and end-user adoption.
CEO at Aria Consulting and Implementers Ltd.
February 15, 2000 - April 4, 2005
Provided strategic IT consulting and program management for ERP/CRM initiatives; led Lotus Notes modernization, custom development, and integration efforts across client environments.
Practice Manager at Systems Personnel Corp.
May 1, 1998 - March 31, 2000
ERP and CRM consulting practice leadership; delivered multiple ERP/customization projects for Alberta clients using Great Plains, Dexterity, SQL Server, Lotus Notes/Domino, and related tech; managed a team of 11 FTE and up to 5–7 contractors.
Consultant at City of Strathcona County
May 31, 2017 - March 29, 2018
ECM/Office 365 advisory and implementation work; developed content strategy, information architecture, and taxonomy; supported transition to modern collaboration platforms.

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Government, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Energy & Utilities, Education

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