René Bérard Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

New Brunswick was preparing to transition from various standalone hospital information systems to a unified, standardized, and integrated Clinical Information Solution (CIS). This transformation required the standardization of clinical practices province-wide, a crucial step toward achieving a unified provincial CIS. The focus was on leading practices in.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Clinical information system and medical device implementation projects (consulting projects)
• Project management
• Business analysis
• Define functional and technical requirements
• Support procurement activities
• Solution architecture

Montreal, Canada Area

• Clinical information system and medical device implementation projects (consulting work)
• Project management
• Business analysis
• Define functional and technical requirements
• Support procurement activities
• Solution architecture

Montreal, Canada Area

Week-end seminars on GMAT test preparation and the MBA application process

• SALES & MARKETING:
• Conducted technical sales: analyzing RFP documents, preparing submissions with territory managers, performing sales presentations and demos, supervising product evaluations, attending trade shows.
• Participated in product management: identifying Canadian needs for the global roadmap, supporting life cycle management, researching competitors’ products and strategy, contributing to strategic planning.
• Organized a client conference from start to end: defining concept, drafting business plan, presenting to management, recruiting speakers, preparing focus group sessions, planning logistics, executing.TECHNICAL SERVICES.
• Managed regional and provincial implementation projects: planning, coordinating resources, negotiating with partners and suppliers, deploying solution, updating the project schedule, managing change.
• Provided technical expertise: installing servers, clients and devices, setting up network connectivity, overseeing system interfaces, performing tests and verifications, handling second line troubleshooting.TRAINING:

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

• Participated in RFP processes: identifying needs, writing technical requirements, evaluating submissions.
• Organized a conference on medical laboratory careers for Expo-Sciences finalists.
• Optimized maintenance: negotiating service agreements, revising the preventive maintenance program.
• Contributed to strategic planning: providing evidence-based recommendations to management.
• Supervised a coop intern.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Post-Graduate Diploma (Dess), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering

Co-op program (16 months total co-op work experience)