ABOUT US | Yogi

Yogi Schulz President

PROFILE

Mr. Schulz has over 30 years of Information Technology experience in various industries. Yogi works extensively in the petroleum industry to select and implement financial, production revenue accounting, land & contracts and geotechnical systems. He manages projects that arise from changes in business requirements, from the need to leverage technology opportunities and from mergers. His specialties include IT strategy, web strategy and systems project management.

Mr. Schulz speaks regularly to industry groups and writes a column for Microsoft.com. He has written for Computing Canada and for the Calgary Herald. His writing focuses on project management and IT developments of interest to management. Mr. Schulz has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the PPDM Association since 1994.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Through Corvelle Consulting, Mr. Schulz is assisting oil and gas companies increase the value they are receiving from their investments in information technology. Yogi is helping clients transition applications toward a web-based architecture encompassing multi-tier thin client and portal technology.

At DMR Group Inc., Mr. Schulz worked in the management consulting and project management practices. Yogi worked with several oil and gas companies to select and implement administrative and technical systems as well as setting direction for the development of the application portfolio.

Mr. Schulz previously held the position of General Manager at a Calgary company that is a leading supplier of data processing services to the Canadian energy industry. In addition to managing day to day business activities, Yogi managed a number of software development and software package installation projects for clients in the energy sector.

Previously, Yogi was a partner for many years in an information technology consulting firm. The firm was a Calgary-based information systems consulting practice specializing in the oil and gas industry. Yogi was project manager in the construction or enhancement of administrative and geotechnical systems for many clients in the energy sector.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Commerce
The University of Calgary, Major in Management - 1974

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

RETS Developer 1-day seminar
RETS MLS Support Staff 1-day seminar
Value of RETS for your Association presentation
Co-developed and presented in various cities across North America: 2004 – 2005

IT for Business Results Online Course
University of Calgary Faculty of Continuing Education
Developed and presented: 2004, 2006

Managing e-Business Projects 3-day seminar
Developed and presented: 2000 – 2001

PPDM Overview 1-day seminar
Co-developed and presented: 1995 – 1999

IT Project Management Course
University of Calgary Faculty of Continuing Education
Developed and presented: 1994 – 1997, 2000

DMR Group Systems Development Methodology:

P + System Architecture
P + Release Development
P + Data Modeling
P + Process Modeling
Project Leadership Seminar
Project Management Techniques

ASSOCIATIONS

Member of Project Management Institute

Speaker at the Information Systems SIG – 1999, 2003
Speaker at Calgary Chapter – 1998, 2000
Speaker at the Western Canada Project Management Symposium – 1996, 2003, 2005
Speaker at the Edmonton Project Management Symposium – 2006

Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS):

Speaker at ICE Conference in Edmonton – 2006, 2009
Calgary Community Volunteer of the Year - 2005
Speaker at National Informatics - 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
Co-Chair of the e-Business Special Interest Group – 2000 - 2003
Speaker at Calgary Chapter – 2000, 2005, 2007
Speaker at the Project Management SIG - 1995 and 1996
Member of Informatics Conference Committee – 1993
ISP Designation - 1990