Dean

Dean

Toronto
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About Me - Short Overview

Fractional CIO/Advisory | Accelerating Objectives Through Digital Maturity | Next-Gen Engagement Model

Key Career Highlights - Actions, Results

Digital Strategy
• Executive-level technology strategy (i.e. Virtual CIO/CTO; member of steering committees); leading/guiding mid-market (e.g. growth, competitiveness, transformation, agility, optimization)
• Critical messaging/business cases to C-suite, board-level audiences
• Development of Digital Transformation roadmaps (i.e. 1-5 yr; current/future state assessment, options analysis, recommendations)
• Strategic Application Rationalization incl. final recommendations, across 20+ applications, for global Financial Institution. RESULT: Estimated annualized benefit: ~$280,000
Technical Leadership
• ITIL-based Release Management Strategy for $30m engagement. RESULT: Standardized and guided Release Management across 8 work streams toward final production delivery
• Led $1M multi-year Leasing Management initiative. RESULT: Web-based application scales to manage tens of thousands of lease applications; adaptive flexibility to align to organizational needs
• Championed/led migration of systems-critical web production system, to fully redundant/scalable virtualized infrastructure. RESULT: 40% System perf. increase; 50% System load decrease
• Architected business process framework for new Line-of-Business. RESULT: Operational scalability; Annualized benefit: ~$120,000
Business Development
• C-Suite/VP-level relationships/trust (i.e. greenfield, land & expand). RESULT: ~$16M new firm revenue over 3 years
• Forged relationships with Salesforce Enterprise Account Executives. RESULT: YoY Revenue growth of 20%; 1st Canadian Salesforce Wave deal with global Auto-Manufacturer

What size(s) of businesses / organizations do you have experience with?

  • Small (<100 employees)
  • Medium (101-499 employees)
  • Large (500+ employees)

List the names of companies/organizations you have worked for and/or consulted for, regardless of size:

Bell Canada, Tarion Warranty, Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, Niagara College Canada, Dufferin County, Unilock, City of Kamloops, Vancouver Art Gallery, Genesis Land Development, Grascan Construction, ATS Automation, Fraser Valley Regional Library, Masonite, Kubik, QuadReal, Li-Cycle, Waterloo Regional Police

Credentials - Degrees, Accreditations, Qualifications

MBA, ITIL, PMP

What perspectives along the value chain do you have insights on, whether direct or indirect (stakeholder engagement), as an expert?

  • Manufacturing
  • Retailing
  • NGO / Charity
  • Other

Testimonials

"I was starting a new digital implementation project and was very fortunate to have Dean's guidance and mentorship. Dean is committed to his clients and their needs and will make every attempt to respond to their requests. His experience and his thought process assisted me to organise my thoughts and make logical decisions for the project and assisted me in leading the team to a successful implementation. His knowledge of business applications for various business models and digital implementation is a valuable asset to any organization. I will continue to seek his advice and leadership."

Lynn Lutchman
Digital Transformation and Implementation Specialist
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