Andrea Christian ChatterHigh Profile

Background

In high school, I excelled in many subjects, most notably math, history and physical education. I did not have a clear career path in mind when I graduated from high school. In fact, I was enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program at my local university simply as a default. I didn't know what else to do.

Prior to starting university, I transferred to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program at the suggestion of my high school math teacher. It was a good move. Based on my performance in high school, I was given the option to complete a BBA co-op program. The work experience and connections made in the co-op program were invaluable.

During my four years completing my BBA, I discovered a passion for data analysis. However, I didn't equate my love of data to a profession in IT at the time. Once I had the opportunity to work on IT projects at Irving Oil, it started to make sense and my career path became clear. Technology is about improving, enhancing or automating processes. Knowing where opportunities exist and measuring success is all in the data. 

Career

In my current role, as Senior Manager of Customer Technologies, I have the opportunity to work with my team and many other teams throughout Irving Oil to enhance and improve the various digital and physical customer touchpoints with technology. This includes technologies supporting sales teams, websites, mobile apps, customer portals and point-of-sale (payments) systems. In the Customer Technology space, we need to be acutely aware of new technologies and changes in regulations and laws. This makes for a fast-paced, constantly changing environment. There is continuous opportunity to work on challenging initiatives and expand your knowledge. This is what I love about my job!