Greg J Macdonald, Bsc. Pmp Cms Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Directed $100 million annual project portfolio for Infrastructure Ontario to maximize capital spend and portfolio execution
• Consistently achieved or exceeded targets for all client KPI scorecard criteria, eliminating six-figure annual penalties and restoring client confidence
• Established and maintained key client, stakeholder, and senior management relationships, delivering excellence in customer service and account support
• Achieved efficiencies by consolidating Program Management and Quality Control teams and automating quality control tools, reducing resource costs, and boosting productivity
• Increased remote team engagement and improved communication by introducing team collaboration software (MS Teams and MS OneNote)
• Constructed new MS Excel based data modeling tools to enhance budget forecasting, resulting in greater ability to meet year-end financial targets

Toronto, Canada Area

• Senior Program Manager, Contract Reporting to the VP, Enterprise Architecture, responsible for Enterprise IT reporting and program management of Enterprise Information Management.
• Facilitated Enterprise IT reporting and communication between IT and business units
• Guided project teams in meeting stakeholder reporting needs
• Initiated IT resource demand vs availability study to improve project forecasting and execution

Toronto, Canada Area

• Directed overall governance and management of $36 million One York Street Relocation program
• Established program governance and formed program team, ensuring representation of key skillsets for all components of office design, build and staff relocation
• Oversaw multi-disciplinary teams, including IT, business, facilities, legal, and external vendors, using hybrid project methodologies
• Developed and ensured consolidated detailed plans, budgets, financial reporting, risks, and change control, increasing executive confidence and team efficiency
• Created and presented Executive Steering Board presentations, increasing transparency and engagement
• Oversaw development and execution of significant change management initiative affecting 700+ employees, vendors, and clients, resulting in highly accepted transition

Edison, NJ And NYC

• Established new thin corporate Project Management Office (PMO) including methodologies, processes, and templates to deliver on corporate objectives
• Implemented corporate level reporting, enabling strategic decision making
• Established and chaired new corporate Operational Review Committee tasked with assessing portfolio performance, evaluating off-cycle project submissions, strategic planning recommendations, and securing senior level.
• Provided training and leadership to employees on fundamentals and objectives of project management, with a goal of excellence in project execution
• Trained and mentored incoming Director, PMO to ensure a seamless transition

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Advised executive sponsors, business owners, and key stakeholders in planning and managing a portfolio of US-based projects in a matrix environment
• Directed project management team through project lifecycle while successfully balancing the triple constraints (time, scope, cost)
• Fostered cross-divisional relationships to identify and leverage key skillsets to support resource needs
• Initiated formal weekly executive reporting, enabling strategic decision making and advancement of project portfolio
• Consulted to New York-based sister company, First Investors Consolidated Corp, on project management methodologies and processes, resulting in creation of new corporate PMO

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Co-established and led new enterprise PMO, in conjunction with best-in-class PMO processes, including intake, assessment, monitoring, reporting and financial oversight
• Managed team of third-party project managers in delivery of $15 million annual project portfolio
• Conducted selection, delivery, and benefit tracking of strategic initiatives
• Led off-cycle re-prioritization of projects and impact analysis, providing executive recommendations
• Acted as key escalation point for project and portfolio issues, including budgetary and scheduling variances, resource constraints, and materialized risks
• Led annual divisional project planning; worked with business executives to establish priorities while ensuring a balanced portfolio aligned with corporate strategy

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Directed end-to-end management of US product development program, managing triple constraints, and ensuring speed to market
• Implemented regular Program Status reporting to senior management, ensuring informed decision making and alignment to goals
• Facilitated cross-functional stakeholder engagement, commitment, and communication, safeguarding progression of projects
• Guided and mentored Project Management team to reinforce project management methodology across all departments and stakeholders, mitigating risks and ensuring consistency of reporting
• Validated cross-functional capacity and resourcing to meet product program requirements

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada