For Deloitte US Consulting, I lead initiatives as part of the Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO). In this role, I work across Deloitte US on the organization’s External Data Management Strategy.Impact Highlights:Managing the External Data Management Strategy and Governance Model for Deloitte US, resulting in increased data consumption, insight generation and commercialization.

For Deloitte Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Practice, I co-lead (acting as Manager) and contribute to projects across sectors, working with Deloitte Partners and client C-suite, VP, and other executives. I focus on the development of AI strategy, especially Machine Learning and automation approaches that power business strategy and drive large competitive advantage and value.Impact Highlights:Wealth Management Client: Created and managed key implementation tasks for AI Strategy with initial focus on Machine Learning for mutual-fund administration; led 20+ leadership sessions with CIO and his teams; managed 5 Deloitte resources as part of integrated project team of 15 members including SVP; drove up to $3M in annual labor savings. Major Healthcare Client: Defined comprehensive AI Strategy Program and Automation Roadmap to create best-in-class customer/patient experience; presented regularly to CEO, CTO, and VPs; managed 3 Deloitte resources; identified 30 high-value improvement opportunities to drive estimated total savings of $20M+.

Promoted to position one year early, based on strong Consultant performance; led full engagements (acting as Manager) and major work-streams across financial, insurance, public sector, and healthcare clients; led team thinking on project strategy and financial/operations analyses to develop recommendations; mentored Business Analysts and Consultants.Impact Highlights:Multinational Financial Services Client: Optimized at-scale robotics team by conducting 20-30 staff consultations and leadership working sessions (Managing Director and top leadership team) to develop comprehensive assessment report with 15 improvement opportunities and implementation roadmap reducing SLA by 90% and enhancing knowledge-transfer.Large Insurance Client: Led regulatory entity modernization strategy, working with former Ontario Supreme Court Justice to review insurance industry legislation/regulation; facilitated 30 industry panels and industry/public meetings with 200+ individuals; developed restructuring report well-received by regulatory entity.Publication: Authored insight-driven article “The Robots Are Here: Are You Ready?” (June 2018)

Led major work-streams within engagements across financial, insurance, public sector, and healthcare clients; worked on project strategy and financial/operations analyses to develop recommendations, leading team thinking on key issues; mentored Business Analysts and junior Consultants.Impact Highlight:Led full-scale review of Ontario school board’s $600M budgetary process and financial/programming management; used data from 30+ senior staff and trustee interviews and benchmarking of 5 school boards to develop multi-year strategy saving $30M.

Led work-streams within engagements across financial services, insurance, public sector, and healthcare clients; created financial/operations analyses and models to support management/partner decision-making; mentored junior Business Analysts.

Selected as 1 of 25 Greater Toronto rising leaders; worked with 5 community organizations on digital storytelling campaign to dispel youth-related stereotypes. CivicAction’s DiverseCity Fellows program is an award-winning program for diverse rising leaders in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) who are interested in impacting change in their communities.

Served as Strategy Intern then Strategy Analyst, collaborating with experienced colleagues including former Bain Strategy Consultants to implement operational/program changes for $200M nonprofit after the consolidation of 9 provincial institutes.Impact Highlight:Conducted environmental scans, industry/data analysis, and interviews with about 100 health experts; created model of disease-related healthcare and cardiovascular disease forecasts, and proved financial benefit of first Canadian healthcare Social Impact Bond; presented to CEO and other leaders.