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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, On, Ca

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Lead the formulation and implementation of the company wide Data and Analytics strategy as the Enterprise Head of Data

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Lead the execution of the data and information strategy to facilitate reporting and analytics for Manulife’s Global Wealth and Asset Management Business.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Led the development and evolution of enterprise constructs, processes, and tools for the establishment of data governance and data stewardship across the Bank- Established and managed the operational components of Data Governance at the enterprise level (e.g. councils, processes, reporting, tools) to facilitate the execution of items such as the governance of enterprise-wide data issues and changes, coordination of cross business data initiatives, and support of regulatory programs- Led a North American team of data governance professionals to consult all TD businesses for operationalizing effective data governance and supporting practices to implement the enterprise data strategy within their business areas- Partnered with OCDO leaders to refine the Enterprise Data Strategy, develop data policies and standards, and build out capabilities in Data Quality and Metadata Management across the various business areas- Collaborated with key Bank stakeholders from the Project Management, Technology, and Analytics functions to ensure data governance and data management is embedded within Bank’s key operating mechanisms - Led ongoing training, education, and communications on Data Governance to evolve the Bank's knowledge and maintain momentum for the ‘data’ transformation- Represented TD Bank in Financial Services and Data Forums such as DGIQ (Data Governance and Information Quality) Conference 2014 and FIMA (Financial Information Mgmt.) Canada 2015

Toronto, On, Ca

- Led initiative to recommend cost savings within the enterprise IT supplier portfolio to meet F14 operating budget targets by examining the supplier spend, reviewing IT contracts, understanding business needs, and optimizing supplier relationships- Led the development of a framework for the Strategy & Initiatives group, consisting of a methodology, best practice approaches, and tools & templates to enable efficient and consistent execution of T&O enterprise initiatives

Worldwide, Oo

Advised clients across the Financial, Energy & Utilities, and Public Sector industries on a number of strategic issues spanning business and technology.- Led engagement to design a Chief Data Officer function for a leading Canadian bank- Advised a provincial public sector client on setting up enterprise wide vendor management capabilities as part of a long term transformation program aimed at modernizing operations - Recommended optimization opportunities to improve client and sales agent experience during product origination across the retail banking operations of a large Canadian bank- Advised a leading Canadian bank in developing key processes to manage offshore BPO vendors as well as defining the operational governance structure required for day to day vendor management- Supported a top 5 Canadian bank in successfully transitioning their retail back office process to multiple third party offshore vendors- Assisted a leading Canadian Bank in defining a Centre of Excellence (COE) responsible for the BPO life cycle including the essential steps needed to embark on this journey- Advised a provincial gaming client on the development of a IT performance management structure (Service Level Framework, SLAs, Roles/Responsibilities) to be leveraged as part of the their contract with an IT service provider- Completed a current state assessment of the technology services within a banking client's Treasury group (services, functions, roles/responsibilities, interactions, governance, and risk perspectives) and identified opportunities to resolve challenges in the current provisioning of IT services- Provided guidance to a leading Canadian Oil Company on renewing their IT contract (contract drafting, service levels, negotiation strategy etc.) with a global service provider to ensure cost competitiveness, purposefulness, and flexibility/versatility to accommodate changing business needs

Paris, France, Fr

Conducted and managed a complex multi-year Business Intelligence (BI) solution project for a major Ontario electricity utility client: - Performed a detailed analysis of the AP928/MA022 “Online work scheduling” standard for nuclear power plants; managed the data mapping, system mapping and data life cycle analysis activities to support the BI reporting and report standardization project- Worked closely with the head of Work Management to present options, demonstrate functionality and elicit feedback to ensure high satisfaction and accurate deliverables- Co-led, trained, and coached project team members (including client resources) resulting in the timely execution of work items, high quality deliverable, and alignment with project constraints- Liaised with the client and their IT support organization’s team to develop a sound understanding of the as-is and desired systems; reverse engineered and analyzed the existing solution to better understand reporting requirements - Worked closely with the client and the Capgemini account manager to analyze, estimate, and design additions to the project as well as manage existing project scope

North Canton, Ohio, Us

As part of the professional services team, managed the end to end delivery of self service banking/ATM solutions to global financial services clients. Some highlights of my role were:- Managed a project task force to assist the chief of IT architecture at a leading Italian bank, by developing customized ATM/ABM software solution to consolidate global functionality, to promote cross-channel integration, and to reduce operational costs, in line with industry best practices- Interfaced with the head of retail banking channel, at a large American credit union, to train the client’s team in order to meet marketing, security, and performance requirements for their ATM fleet- Developed new businesses by aligning the firm’s portfolio of products with client’s unique needs, such as ‘proof of concept’ and ‘product certification’ initiatives- Liaised with key strategic partners, such as regulatory bodies, ATM vendors, and financial service providers through effective communication and representation of client’s interests, for successful project implementation and delivery

London, Ontario, Ca

- Designed and developed monitoring systems for Caterpillar (CAT) machinery by collaborating with internal cross-functional teams and external stakeholders for key project deliverables, thereby enhancing the firm’s in-house portfolio of value added services - Re-engineered complex legacy systems to monitor landfill power generation sites resulting in improved maintainability, flexibility, and reliability of these systems, and hence reduced operational costs- Worked closely with senior project engineers on the design and development of software solutions and monitoring services, gathered project requirements, provided support to resolve technical issues, and offered recommendations for software quality improvement

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Engineering, Software Engineering