Reporting to the VP Information Technology, responsible for a department of twenty-five, to oversee network security and infrastructure, the IT Help Desk, and strategic project initiatives. • PMO program and project oversight for IT optimization of network security and infrastructure, Internet and wireless upgrades, and VOIP communications.• Developed a three-year strategy for enhancing network infrastructure, bolstering data security, and modernizing the IT help desk services.• Administered the integration of Wajax's new business acquisition infrastructures. • Ensuring superior customer support for various technology platforms across more than 118 branch locations in Canada.• Devised and executed a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy across the entire enterprise, rooted in the NIST framework.• Revamped annual compliance prerequisites for DRP testing, penetration testing, and ransomware drills• Accelerated the advancement of network security tools through the implementation of network access controls, network segmentation, identity access management, and data encryption.• Plan and conduct yearly IT audits for overall controls, encompassing IT infrastructure and support services.

Reporting to the SVP HR & IT, provide portfolio and program governance by supporting Wajax’s strategic projects, Industrial Benefits and monitor and report on enterprise and operational scorecards to provide consistent and enhanced project accountability for Wajax and its customers.• Successfully delivered annual savings of $15.3 million as the PMO lead for the company's transformation project. • Collaborated with operational business teams to enhance, standardize, and streamline procedures during policy formulation.• Successfully deployed the Concur travel and expense reporting system that enhanced efficiency in expense management and optimization of returns from expense investments.• Implemented a nationwide emergency call dispatch service to provide customers with 24 hour live agent support. • Built HR dashboards and optimized HR processes for employee onboarding, status changes and offboarding. • Summarize strategic initiative updates for senior leaders, encompassing project status, activities, milestones, interdependencies, and resource matters.

Reported to the CFO, provide portfolio and program governance to the Corporate and Divisional business units to create, sustain and improve processes related to business project management, offsets and operational measures monitoring and reporting.• Implemented a PMO including methodology development, procedures, tools and training.• Developed and executed national training modules for service operations and project management.• Completed a strategic initiative to improve service operations efficiencies, customer service and profitability by $2.7 million, across 68 branches.• Project led a national operational excellence program to establish consistent KPIs for service, parts, and sales activities.• Provided Corporate oversight to advance offset activities, generating over $5 million in credits. • Spearheaded financial analysis activities that realized over $1 million in annual savings by consolidating services for freight, telecom, IT and utilities.

Reported to the Director PMO MLCF, responsible for training development and implementation of PMO best practices for Sales, Marketing, Six Sigma and Network Transformation stakeholders.• Developed a master program plan for the manufacturing site closures and product transfers to monitor the consolidation of production facilities.• PMO lead for the strategic commercial transformation project that delivered over $30 million in savings from product development and consolidation activities.• Project led the Cappola production site integration of manufacturing, supply chain, planning, sales and marketing functions, delivering profitability of $1.2 million.• Supported the implementation of Project Server by testing and migrating network project plans into the new database.• Support commercial transformation activities with key customers including: Loblaw, Sobeys, Walmart, Metro, Sysco, and GFS.

Reported to the VP of Operations, led a department of six Project Managers to coordinate productlaunch and manufacturing activities for dietary and food supplements.• Contributed over $50 million in revenue by successfully leading the product launch and revamp of 218 product SKUs for large retail vendors such as Walmart, Walgreens and GNC.• As part of the S&OP process, reduced excess inventory by $3 million over a six-month period.• Process reengineered packaging design processes resulting in annual savings of over $5 million.• Managed the preparation of major RFPs for the selection of third party manufacturers.• Collaborated with many large retailers including Walmart, GNC, Walgreens, Sam’s Club, Rite-Aid, AAFES, and 7-Eleven to manage planogram design and product launch activities.

Reported to the VP of Operations, responsible for a department of nine Product Development and Project Managers to lead all product launch and manufacturing activities for dietary and food supplements.• Established a PMO responsible to implement standardized project processes, controls, tools, metrics and capture lessons learned for all product launch activities. • Structured a project management department and processes dedicated to product launch activities for Canadian, USA, and International customers.• Contributed over $5 million in revenue growth by doubling year-over-year launch volumes.• Delivered process improvements that reduced product development scale-up time by 20%.

Reported to the Director of Operations, responsible to establish and implement processes for new manufacturing product launches from concept to commercialization.• Successfully launched 17 new products for the Muscletech, Six Star and Hydroxycut brands.• Project managed the Arnold Classic and Olympia body building trade shows, with a budget responsibility in excess of $1 million.• Created a reset date tracking system to aid Sales in meeting annual reset dates for key customers including: Walmart, Walgreens, Rite Aid, and Sam’s Club.

Reported to the Director of Operations, key account and project contact between external pharmaceutical clients and Patheon to coordinate all development, scale-up and commercial production activities.• Led the $4 million commercial scale-up and market launch activities for the sleep aid Lunesta.• Negotiated client account pricing initiatives, contracts, RFPs and quality agreements.• Prepared project plans for technology transfers, product development and commercial launches.• Developed and measured KPIs for service quality, production yields and response time.

Managed a department of six facility staff to oversee all maintenance activities for a pharmaceutical production facility.• Developed and improved pharmaceutical facility maintenance programs for building repair, sanitation, pest control and waste management to meet GMPs.

Coordinate OTC, site transfer, and new product launches for the Dermatology Team.• Implemented a production change over program to track and reduce down time.

Project Leader for a 2 year project to relocate a pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory facility, on time and under budget.• Achieved sales of $1 million through the coordination and negotiation of the GlaxoWellcome Canada equipment and site auction.