Bruce Roberts Email & Phone Number

Global

Create multiple photo galleries from 44 countries containing unique travel experiences and more than 16,000 photos and maps, all available for free.

Vernon B.C. Canada

Focus: capitalize on new media and the social media revolutionMr. Roberts created "warmheartmedia" a New Media Consultancy + Multimedia Travel Programming firm, with the goal to inspire travelers of all ages to expand their geographic and cultural boundaries. With his wife Therese, both intrepid world travelers, they look for unique experiences to share with a global audience. Their outgoing personalities and fluency in several languages help them quickly develop trust with local people. Strategy Phase 1: grow an audience by freely distributing content using web technologies, such as Vimeo, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and SmugMugPhase 2: work towards creating a series of HDTV programming for a network of global broadcasters Accomplishments to date:Ref: www.warmheartmedia.comMultiple photo galleries from 44 countries containing unique travel experiences and more than 16,000 photos and maps, all available for free.Ref: https://vimeo.com/user5784972/videos85 short entertaining videos, with special emphasis on Nepal

Torojnto

Toronto Pearson International Airport is Canada’s busiest airport.with 36 + million passengers in 2013 and 1200 flights from around the globe arriving daily. Pearson Airport is managed and operated by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), a private, not-for-profit corporation. eBusiness is the process of using Web technology to help streamline processes, improve productivity and increase efficiencies. GTAA looks to eBusiness, technologies and processes, for New Revenue Opportunities, Cost Savings, and enhanced Security. Web/eBusiness Solutions Achievements Airports Council International (ACI) eBusiness Whitepaperhttp://www.aci.aero/Document Management / Workgroup Collaboration - implementation of Open Text LivelinkeAirports – extranet siteElectronic Bid Receiving Office Web Site – pilotIrregular Operations (IRROPS) Extranet SitePurchasing, Contracting And Disposal: A Five-Year Plan For Use of eBusiness Processes And TechnologiesInternational recognition for Information Technology & Telecommunications Group: Air Transport and Travel Information Systems (ATTIS) - Runner-Up, Best Airport User of Information Technology; Canadian Information Productivity Awards (CIPA); 2004 finalist; CIO 100 Awards – 2004 winner top 100 CIO - CIO magazine selected 100 companies that exemplify the leadership and innovation in the use of information technology.Reference“Mr. Roberts is a strategic thinker with ability to present complex ideas in an easy to understand way.”Mr. James Burke, VP, IT & T, Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Toronto, Canada Area

CGI is the largest Canadian independent information technology (IT) services firm. From 1997 to 2000 as part of the Business Solutions Group, Mr. Roberts was the Director responsible for consulting and systems integration expertise relative to new business solutions relying upon Internet technologies. Noteworthy Achievements: Consulting in E-Business & Internet technologiesProgram Manager for the Network Application Services Project (Bell Global Solutions)Program Manager for the Corporate Intranet, Ministry of Environment, Government of OntarioMember of the CGI E-Commerce Council - an internal product and service positioning groupGlobal Practice leader for web development - a "community of interest" of all CGI's web developers.Managing the Marketing Alliance between CGI and Bell CanadaCreated a comprehensive CGI/Bell sales kit dedicated to Bell's 800 + sales team, added significant "new economy" opportunities to the pipeline and moved the relationship to a higher level of trust in a short period of time.CGI's Support of Toronto's bid for the 2008 Summer OlympicsMr. Roberts volunteered his services as a "sub committee chair". The technology component of Toronto's Olympic bid is a complex piece of work appreciated at the highest level by the Toronto Olympic Bid Corporation.Won important Vendor of Record opportunities including: web development, Help Desk installationPlayed lead role in developing strategy and promotional materials to support the CGI / Microsoft AllianceReferences: “The project had been a stop and go effort for a period of two years. Within weeks of Bruce’s collaboration on this effort, the project found a fledgling business model and direction. … he has the extraordinary ability to pull together diverse teams and streamline efforts. His indelible touch was instrumental in moving process heavy exercises along in record fashion.”Laurie Ford, Bell Global Solutions

Toronto, Canada Area

Founder of Webpartners Inc. Toronto, CANADA offering expertise in energising businesses with principally Internet technologies.While working in Switzerland Mr. Roberts enjoyed early insight into Internet technologies when a client, Tim Berners-Lee at the Center for European Nuclear Research (CERN) developed the original specifications for the web: i.e.: HTML, URL,TCP/IP etc. The revolutionary impact of this work at CERN was not apparent at the time. Returning to Canada in 1990 Mr. Roberts founded Webpartners Inc. with expertise in energising businesses with fundamentally new Internet technologies.Other Webpartners Inc. Engagements included: Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) Ref: http://www.oacett.org/OACETT is the largest organization of technology professionals in Canada. Webpartners Inc. provided Internet strategic planning, executive briefings, and implementation of a new Web siteACC TelEnterprises ACC was a Canadian-based long distance provider of voice and data services and currently serves over 200,000 commercial, residential and student accounts throughout Canada. Webpartners Inc. helped ACC with their Internet strategy,Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE). Ref: http://www.csae.com/The Canadian Society of Association Executives promotes professionalism of its members through relevant education, advocacy, information and research. Webpartners Inc. developed a nationwide Internet Access program, including educational materials, for the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE). Designed and published the Association Executive’s Guide To The Internet.Ontario Dental Association Ref: http://www.oda.on.ca/Webpartners Inc. provided Internet strategic planning, executive briefings, and coaching, for the Ontario Dental Association, a professional organization representing 80 percent of dentists in Ontario.

Toronto, Montreal And Ottawa

Management ConsultantSPAR Aerospace produced equipment for the Canadian Space Agency to be used in cooperation with NASA’s Space Shuttle Program notably the Canadarm remote manipulator system. KFG Holdings Ltd is a consulting company specializing in organization restructuring. Mr. Roberts worked as an action oriented consultant, offering proven expertise in managing change and energising businesses with fundamentally new and innovative technology and work processes under sub contract to Ken Gibson, KFG Holdings Ltd. The major client was Spar Aerospace, a leading Canadian advanced technology company with businesses in the space services, space communications and aviation services industries. (sub contract from KFG Holdings Ltd.). The complexity of the International Space Station can best be understood from this hyperlink:http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htmNoteworthy Achievements:Change Management These assignments, primarily within the aerospace sector, involved training strategies, business process improvement, LAN & PC Rollouts, E-mail systems planning and implementation. Organization RestructuringParticipated in two major organizational restructuring efforts. These organizations were streamlined to run more profitably, principally through the creation of independent business units.Process Re-engineeringFacilitated the transition to new business processes, which were implemented to achieve greater organizational efficiency. Reference:“for the 6 months we worked together I personally learned much from Bruce Roberts, including the ability to see more clearly the goals that were attainable and the paths to success. The resulting transition was arguably the most successful undertaken in Spar at that time”Keith Oshcroft, Manager, Information Services,Spar Aerospace

Edmonton, Canada And Geneva Switzerland

Major Accounts MarketingAES Data was a company specializing in communications and integrated office systems. At one time it was the largest Canadian owned computer company. It capitalized on its early introduction of bilingual software and enjoyed significant international acceptance. The development of word processors revolutionized office management in the 1970s and 1980s. Designed and built in Montreal, Quebec, by AES Data Limited, this word processor allowed the user to create, store, and revise text electronically before printing, tasks that had previously been performed manually on a typewriter. Word processors changed the type of work secretaries did, freeing them from the repetitive re-typing and photocopying that typewriters required. AES Data Inc. - Account Executive, Major Accounts (1989 – 1980)Geneva, SwitzerlandEdmonton, Alberta, CanadaNoteworthy Achievements: increasingly responsible sales and marketing positions, both in Canada and in Europe with AES Data Inc. Sales Achievements: Largest order ever received by the Swiss subsidiaryPresident’s Club multiple yearsReference:“Mr. Roberts was able to gain the confidence of our major accounts as a result of his negotiating skills at the level of top management and also because of his ability to present well founded concepts for solutions. Mr. Roberts was always able to motivate his colleagues and assisted them at all times with his professionalism and experience.”U. Jaggi, Manager, Sales and Marketing, AES Data, Switzerland

Edmonton Alberta, Canada

Travel Alberta – Manager of Adventure Travel (1978 – 1974)Mr. Roberts was Manager of Adventure Travel and played a key role in developing the Adventure Tourism industry in Alberta which included Trail riding, Fly-in fishing, XC skiing, Farm & ranch vacations, Fly-in fishing, and aboriginal tourism.Marketing Consultant, Economic Development

Masters Of Business Administration, Business/Managerial Economics

Academic Publications "Perspectives in Canadian Airline Regulation" Edited by G.B. Reschenthaler and Bruce Roberts, published.

Information Technology Project Management

Activities and Societies: eProcurement – School of Continuing Studies (2002) Canadian Securities Course (1993) Canadian Securities.

Bachelors (Ba), History And Political Science