Experience

Max Bell School of Public Policy

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Faculty Lecturer

  • May 2018 - Present

  Manages the experiential component of the Masters in Public Policy by coordinating students, coaches and sponsors in selected Policy Labs. Manages the experiential component of the Masters in Public Policy by coordinating students, coaches and sponsors in selected Policy Labs.



McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Faculty Lecturer

  • Jan 2002 - Present

  Lectures on strategy of business model transformation through innovation, mergers and acquisitions in the MBA program and for the Executive Institute. Lectures on strategy of business model transformation through innovation, mergers and acquisitions in the MBA program and for the Executive Institute.



NextStep Services

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services

• President

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  Supporting medium to large businesses with their transition plans for growth, acquisition and succession. Building connected and purposeful plans for forward momentum. Supporting medium to large businesses with their transition plans for growth, acquisition and succession. Building connected and purposeful plans for forward momentum.



CN

• Canada
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Vice-President, Strategy and Innovation

  • Jul 2017 - Apr 2018

  For a Class I North American Railroad, led strategic initiatives in market growth, innovation, corporate restructuring and culture change. Developed partnerships with external partners to drive the innovation ecosystem strategy. Led a customer insight program in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Operations to review our customer buying patterns and identify improvement opportunities in our service model. Led the restructuring of Service Delivery by defining the target maturity state of key processes and functions. Developed the transformation approach for the Engineering function (6,700 employees) of the company. Show less



SAQ

• Canada
• Wholesale Alcoholic Beverages
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Strategy and PMO

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2017

  Reporting directly to the CEO, led the strategic planning process and execution of the portfolio of strategic initiatives. Responsible for the long-term business model review with the Ministry of Finance and the evaluation of opportunities in the cannabis industry. During my tenure led the organizational restructuring of the customer experience program by employing AGILE principles, facilitated corporate retreats with the management team and board of directors. Reporting directly to the CEO, led the strategic planning process and execution of the portfolio of strategic initiatives. Responsible for the long-term business model review with the Ministry of Finance and the evaluation of opportunities in the cannabis industry. During my tenure led the organizational restructuring of the customer experience program by employing AGILE principles, facilitated corporate retreats with the management team and board of directors.



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quebec Practice Leader | Monitor Deloitte

  • Feb 1999 - Sep 2014

  Managed the corporate strategy practice in Montreal, supporting the creation of Monitor Deloitte. Led over two hundred assignments including commercial due diligence, M&A strategy, new market analysis, business planning, and feasibility studies for our clients. Managed the corporate strategy practice in Montreal, supporting the creation of Monitor Deloitte. Led over two hundred assignments including commercial due diligence, M&A strategy, new market analysis, business planning, and feasibility studies for our clients.