Gordon Rees Email & Phone Number

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria, British Columbia

As Senior Business Development Officer within ONC’s Innovation division, I am focused on the knowledge mobilization and commercialization of the advanced ocean observing technologies and data products developed and utilized by ONC, with an emphasis on public and marine safety, and environmental monitoring solutions. This includes warning systems for earthquakes and tsunamis, sea state alerts, marine mammal/shipping avoidance systems and environmental protection systems - real-time… Show more As Senior Business Development Officer within ONC’s Innovation division, I am focused on the knowledge mobilization and commercialization of the advanced ocean observing technologies and data products developed and utilized by ONC, with an emphasis on public and marine safety, and environmental monitoring solutions. This includes warning systems for earthquakes and tsunamis, sea state alerts, marine mammal/shipping avoidance systems and environmental protection systems - real-time observations for baselining critical areas and managing operations and accidents should they occur. Show less

Key responsibilities and accomplishments include:• Key role in the corporate expansion from a 30 person, $12M organization to a staff of 200 with nearly $40M in annual revenue.• Led a multi-faceted, professional services delivery organization of 140+ IT personnel, located in the US, Canada, UK, South Africa and Australia.• Collaborated with Executive Team peers to ensure Client Services was in alignment with corporate strategy and directly contributing to overall… Show more Key responsibilities and accomplishments include:• Key role in the corporate expansion from a 30 person, $12M organization to a staff of 200 with nearly $40M in annual revenue.• Led a multi-faceted, professional services delivery organization of 140+ IT personnel, located in the US, Canada, UK, South Africa and Australia.• Collaborated with Executive Team peers to ensure Client Services was in alignment with corporate strategy and directly contributing to overall corporate success• Restructured and designed the major delivery Practice Areas (Program/Project Mgt, Architectural, BA, Development, QA, Engineering and Support) based on a foundation of standardized delivery methodologies, processes and governance resulting in significantly greater quality, reduced time to delivery, reduced costs, and increased customer satisfaction.• Positively impacted the corporation’s financial profile by focusing on accelerated revenue growth while simultaneously reducing overall costs through implementation of cost reduction initiatives, establishing a structured and repeatable delivery model based on a leveraged services model, and fostering a holistic approach to overall corporate operations inclusive of Marketing, Sales, Delivery, Support and Corporate Services (HR, Legal).• Drove key corporate initiatives to incentivize and empower staff to achieve superior results during both periods of rapid growth and challenging business circumstances, while maintaining/increasing morale and reducing turnover.• Facilitated Business Development via coordination and creation of RFP and SOW responses, prepared and delivered customer specific sales presentations, established and managed strategic partner relationships and alliances• Oversaw and/or performed all aspects of supervisory and personnel management duties, including identifying and hiring world class talent, career development and training, performance and salary reviews, and where necessary, corrective actions. Show less

Tasked with establishing a worldwide centre of excellence related to IBM Forms product suite, with a mandate to provide:• Architectural level direction and advanced application of the technology to support the design and implementation of large Enterprise Content Management systems• Enablement of EIM technical teams worldwide with the product suite• Direct liaison with the IBM development lab responsible for the product suite• Emerging technologies R&D

Following the IBM acquisition of PureEdge, I continued in the role of Program Manager/Premium Support Manager for the US Army and US Air Force strategic accounts.This role was focused on the strategic development of the account for the IBM, focused on providing the end customers with an in-depth, proactive understanding of the future evolution of IBM software products in order to increase current efficiency, accelerate projects, and avoid pitfalls (both technical and business oriented)… Show more Following the IBM acquisition of PureEdge, I continued in the role of Program Manager/Premium Support Manager for the US Army and US Air Force strategic accounts.This role was focused on the strategic development of the account for the IBM, focused on providing the end customers with an in-depth, proactive understanding of the future evolution of IBM software products in order to increase current efficiency, accelerate projects, and avoid pitfalls (both technical and business oriented) related to their mission-critical systems. Show less

As Program Manager for the US Air Force and US Army accounts, I was responsible for developing and managing account plans, leading all development projects from inception to delivery, organizing PureEdge resources to provide day-to--day coverage and responding to emerging needs, coordinating delivery of products and services, providing regular program reviews and weekly status meetings, and providing a single point of contact for all Air Force and Army activities.As a Project Manager I… Show more As Program Manager for the US Air Force and US Army accounts, I was responsible for developing and managing account plans, leading all development projects from inception to delivery, organizing PureEdge resources to provide day-to--day coverage and responding to emerging needs, coordinating delivery of products and services, providing regular program reviews and weekly status meetings, and providing a single point of contact for all Air Force and Army activities.As a Project Manager I played a key role in the management and implementation of a several critical systems, including an enrollment system for a large financial corporation, demonstration systems for such organizations as US Air Force, US Army, Ford and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and production systems for Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) and Air Force Recruiting Command (AFRC). Show less

• Responsible for all Reservation Systems (Web, IVR and call center) and Traffic Point of Sale Systems as well as the mission critical Tower Control System, for one of the largest ferry corporations in the world. These systems formed the core corporate revenue systems, handling millions of transactions and several hundred million dollars each year• Managed 6 direct reports and various contract firms. Responsible for all aspects of staff supervision, staff recruitment, budgeting… Show more • Responsible for all Reservation Systems (Web, IVR and call center) and Traffic Point of Sale Systems as well as the mission critical Tower Control System, for one of the largest ferry corporations in the world. These systems formed the core corporate revenue systems, handling millions of transactions and several hundred million dollars each year• Managed 6 direct reports and various contract firms. Responsible for all aspects of staff supervision, staff recruitment, budgeting, contract management, customer management and project management. Show less