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Expertise
EVERTHING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
From waterfall SDLC to Agile/SCRUM methodology.
I live and breathe it! From small to complex technology projects with alignment to corporate priorities and eye on details.
TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE
I do the obvious!
Structure elastic technology road-maps with corporate strategy, and architect scalable technology stacks.
STARTUPS
My passion!
I deliver value to technology startups, mentoring, growth strategies and technology execution brain to your team.
CONSULTANCY
You need IT .. I do IT.
I Can establish your foundation bridge between your business and fit-to-size IT needs.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Fun Fact
16 Countries Visited
+20 Articles Published
>20,000 Cups Of Coffee
6 Awards Won
resume
WORK HISTORY
Apr 2017 – Current
Director – PMO & Agile Practice
Shopify
Established the PMO/BRM practice.
Responsible for transformational programs and projects.
Initiated, still implementing and coaching the Agile/SCRUM framework.
Apr 2015 – Apr 2017
Senior Program / Projects Manager
IBM Canada
Client: Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Client: Service Canada.
Client: Canadian Forces & Morale Services.
Feb 2012 – Apr 2014
Group IT Manager
Mercedes-Benz
Led IT department with business innovation team and technology projects delivery mandate.
Aug 2008 – Jan 2012
Group IT Manager
BMW | Rolls-Royce | Mini
Led IT Operations and teams to serve more than 3,500 employees distributed in 17 locations.
Oct 2007 – Aug 2008
IT Project Manager
Thuraya Satellite Telecom
Managed and delivered technology-business projects.
Mar 2006 – Oct 2007
IT Project Manager
e-Government
Managed and delivered 1) portal and e-services, and 2) electronic Content Management System projects.
Jul 2003 – Mar 2006
Technical Lead
Orbit & Showtime Networks
Responsible for network operations and transmission services.
EDUCATION
2016
M. Eng. Technology Innovation Management
Carleton University
2011
MBA – Master of Business Administration
American University of Sharjah (AUS)
2003
BSc. Computer Information Systems
Ajman University for Science and Technology
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Professional Certificates
PMP: Project Management Professional
PRINCE 2: PRojects IN Controlled Environment
ITIL: Information Technology Infrastructure Library
CompTIA IT Project+
CSM: Certified Scrum Master
CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
Expertise
Enterprise Systems
Cloud Computing
Project Management
Enterprise & Technology Architecture
Change Management
Leadership & People Management
Awards
CIO Award – Innovative Project of the year
CNME / Mercedes-Benz
Won the Innovation for Collaboration project of the year (2013), MS SharePoint with full API and back-end integration.
Challenging Project of the Year
NME / BMW
Largest BMW, Rolls-Royce, Mini facility in the region with state of art technologies and challenge to replace existing site.
Email Migration Project
Binary Tree / BMW
Migrated messaging, collaboration, calendars and data for all corporate users from Lotus Notes to MS Exchange.
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contact
Let’s Socialize
Reach Me
ON, Canada
+1 (613) 262-2722
simon [at] consology.ca
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