Recruited to drive a comprehensive IT transformation across this best-in-class energy and industrial construction company delivering infrastructure projects across Canada. Spearheaded replacement of legacy technology with cloud-based technology while modernizing all existing and planned applications and platforms. Took the lead in leveraging the power of Advanced Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to improve business decision-making and optimize business performance. Personally led all vendor/contractor negotiations and management.- Positively transformed IT to maximize its strategic value to the business. Developed and delivered on a two-year cloud strategy bringing the company from an on-premises model to a full online “Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device” environment across the entire enterprise. Migrated all company data, documents, and files to the Office 365 platform. Decommissioned the entire data center footprint to Microsoft Azure in Q4 2022.- Met business partners and internal users at their point of need. Implemented multiple SaaS solutions, including an enterprise integration solution allowing for easier integration of data between SaaS platforms and the use of cloud single sign-on. Rolled out the Microsoft Power Platform across the organization and provided department-specific Power Apps where needed, including predictive analytics solutions for the company’s HSE department.

Brought back to optimize IT performance for this SBU of the fifth largest IT and Consulting Services company in the world. Provided IT leadership that supported this division providing Oil and Gas solutions, software, and services to the upstream energy market in North America. Guided 80 professionals comprising CGI’s North American energy software practice and dispersed across Canada, the US and India. Stewarded an eight-figure P&L funding the procurement, development and delivery of CGI upstream oil and gas software solutions in Canada. • Introduced, designed, and implemented a new North American wide revenue and sales strategy / campaign that facilitated YoY revenue growth of 25%. • Implemented a cost management strategy that realized YoY cost savings of > 35%.

Hired to lead Canexus Chemicals IT Transformation efforts. Played a key role in enabling this chemical manufacturing and handling company serving customers with plants across Canada and Brazil to optimize its IT and business performance. Instilled rigor and discipline within the IT function to significantly improve its capabilities and performance. Set and responsibly managed the IT budget while guiding the efforts of 31 professionals. Personally negotiated and managed all vendor and contractor relations.- Provided strategic leadership that optimized the capabilities and reach of IT services. Developed and implemented a strategic plan focused on optimizing alignment of IT services with business needs and moving the organization to the cloud. Developed and implemented a plan to centralize IT in Canada while providing satellite IT services to plants in North and South America.- Lowered operating costs while improving service delivery. Implemented a cost savings initiative and identified a $1.2M annual IT savings in the first six months at Canexus. Designed and implemented a full two-year cloud strategy and identified an additional $700K in annual savings.

Headed up North American Oil and Gas applications department. Guided a global team with >100 professionals operating out of Canada and India. Directed all client delivery and support addressing the needs of CGI’s Oil and Gas technology clients across North America. Stewarded an eight-figure North American Energy Practice P&L.• Developed and led a global follow-the-sun production support group of 70 professionals supporting CGI clients worldwide. Provided remote leadership to 60 resources operating out of Bangalore India. • Significantly improved CGI software and service delivery. Drove development of a suite of global energy SaaS products and infrastructure technologies.

Optimized the performance of >2,600 software applications supporting the operations of this diversified upstream oil and gas company. Played a pivotal role in improving vendor management while setting the foundation for exceptional application support. Guided employees in four global regions as well as an outsourced group of 100 Accenture employees operating out of Hyderabad, India. Stewarded an eight-figure budget.• Developed and implemented a vendor management/managed services strategy that facilitated the renegotiation of an existing contract with Accenture and delivered seven figure annual savings.• Built a world-class global organization with 60 FTE’s operating out of four regions and effectively supporting >2,600 applications.

Spearheaded a technology transformation and deployed new billing solution across this major Canadian communications company. Leveraged earlier success as an entrepreneur developing and marketing bolt-on Telecom software to modernize Shaw’s IT function and significantly improve customer billing. Guided the efforts of 75 professionals while responsibly managing an eight-figure IT operational budget.• Developed and implemented a nine-figure IT transformation and modernization strategy that improved client management, enhanced provisioning, and optimized billing systems performance while eliminating barriers to growth and enabling development of new products and services. • Effectively negotiated and enforced vendor agreement to deliver eight-figure annual savings.

A Billing, Rating & Revenue Settlement software company in the telecommunications sector with offices in four cities (Galway, Denver, Paris, and Madrid). • At Am-Beo, grew the company from a startup to a company with offices in Ireland, France, and Spain and >100 professionals operating out of those locations and at client sites. Developed and marketed innovative OTS and bespoke bolt-on telecom systems that generated > $25m Euros in annual revenues and attracted VC funding in excess of $40M Euros. Later sold interests to other board members before emigrating to Canada.• Reported directly to Am-Beo Board• Accountable for the strategic planning & direction, investor relations, capital management, business development and long-term planning.• Developed company vision from product concept to execution of a global sales strategy.• Secured two rounds of venture capital funding totaling €20m during one of the most challenging periods for raising capital: