Neil Haydock is a hands on, results-oriented and personable senior IT professional with 15+ years progressive strategic, leadership, and technical experience across various industries and continents. With a focus on delivering the right solutions for the right challenges, he looks at the “big picture” business impacts of technology projects: real costs, practical benefits, risks and contingencies. He has the ability to grasp complex concepts and strategies, break them down in a straightforward manner and turn them into tactical and actionable solutions. Neil is business minded, stress resistant and calm and resilient when faced with challenges and leading change.Using excellent inter-personal, communication and organizational skills in working with senior level management, business units and teams he is able to develop strong relationships and lead IT to align with business objectives. Neil is seen as a respected and trusted advisor to executive leadership and his peers across the Jim Pattison Group and its technology partners. Successfully bridging the communication gap among business and technology groups, he is seen as a champion of IT in The Jim Pattison Group, believing in the power of technology to both sustain and transform an organization's success and profitability through a focus on critical business services, constant process improvement and innovation. Neil is a lifelong learner interested in business and information technology. Early interest in people formed the initial core of his undergraduate education, culminating in an degree in Industrial Psychology. He has attained a number of certifications and has successive proficiencies in a variety of technologies. In order to understand more about the business he completed an MBA (with distinction) and has focused more recently on project management, leadership and information security courses. He maintains a vital interest in new technologies, and is active in the technology community.