Recent Positions
Plant Manager, Atlas Roofing Corporation
Plant Manager, BPB Westroc
Process and Quality Control, BPB Westroc
Accomplishments
BACK TO BASICS Plant / Operation management:
- process knowledge / logic
- key productivity indices: yield, uptime
- liability managing: health, safety, environment
- people's personal sense of achievement / responsibility
- assertive, not aggressive
- caring, not meek
- continuous improvement
- systems, not firefighting / damage control
All to the benefit of the bottom line in a sustainable way.
Education
B.of T. Industrial Chemistry & Biochemistry
trained as 6 Sigma Black Belt
ISO9001:2000 Lead Auditor
Recent Positions
Business Consultant and Owner, Hurst Technology Consulting Inc.
Director, Information Technology, Black Photo Corporation
Manager, Info. Technology Planning, General Electric, Canada
Accomplishments
Participative, mentoring manager. Strong strategic, analytic, conceptual and problem-solving skills. Strong planning and vendor management skills. Implemented complete retail and regulatory application and technology changeovers to improve profitability. Cost-conscious business management. Experience with current Microsoft desktop and server products, mobile computing, networks and VPN. Experience with QuickBooks accounting and implementation (QuickBooks Pro Advisor). I am a Microsoft MVP.
Education
B. Math degree (University of Waterloo)
General Electric Financial Management program
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional October 2016
Recent Positions
Project Coordination / Service Management, TeloIP Communications Inc
Network Specialist / Implementation Analyst, Rogers Communications Inc
Network Engineer(Team Lead), Verizon Communications
Accomplishments
Optimized operational service process that improved service delivery by 25%. Led team of six engineers/provisioners to perform and accomplish Network Services previously completed by 13 as company faced Bankruptcy & constant work force reduction. Conceptualized and implemented the strategic building of Carrier Relationships/Service Delivery within the USA market. Coordinated the planning and execution of the 1st data centers in the USA
Education
M.Sc., Information Systems
B.Sc., Computer Science
PMP, ITIL, CCNA (MCITP in Progress)
Recent Positions
Consultant & President, ICTkeynote Inc
Director Professional Services, Huawei Technologies
VP Services & PMO, CIO/IT Strategy, Planning & Collaboration, Alcatel-Lucent
Accomplishments
OPERATIONS/BUS STRATEGY +P&L: Cust Srv, Engineering, PMO/PM, Logistics, Installation (Can/US/Global), IT Leadership & Strategy
CIO-IT+BUS DEVELOPMENT:Engaged Fortune 500 execs, telecom carriers & IT vendors driving Business Dev & B2B breakthru sales by applying CIO-IT practices in relationship/influencer marketing
LEADERSHIP:Mentor hitech teams +new ventures & public keynote speaker on tech trends & business benefits
Education
MBA, P. Eng , MASc, BASc
CIO-IT Governance, Strategy, Bus Alignment & Collaboration
Management, Telecom, IT, Engineering Mgt, -Mobile, Wireless, Fixed (trends, benefits etc)