Rob Barnes
General Manager, VP Technical Solutions & Services at Matrix Industrial Control Systems- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteMar, 2007- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Matrix Industrial Control Systems
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Canada
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager, VP Technical Solutions & Services
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Sep 2012 - Present
I manage the day-to-day operations of Matrix, ensuring that we are effectively and efficiently delivering solutions that deliver bottom line results to our customer's businesses. I align and support the different departments within Matrix to make sure that we're delivering the highest level of customer service: ☑ Providing pre-sales and sales engineering support through needs analysis, site surveys, operation and process consultations and creating sales presentations and proposals ☑ Coordinating customer and project needs with Matrix resources to ensure timely deliverables ☑ Working with our development team to continually evolve Data Navigator to leverage the latest technologies, comply with industry regulations and exceed our customers expectations ☑ Ensure Matrix continues to grow and serve our customers needs Show less
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Loblaw Companies Limited
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Canada
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager, Business Solution Delivery - Finance & Corporate Systems
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Apr 2010 - Sep 2012
As a senior project manager, I was managed the effective and timely delivery of strategic information technology projects and programs that were aligned with and fully supported the direction and growth of the business. My responsibilities included: ☑ Ensuring that projects and programs were delivered on time and on budget, where budgets ranged between $50K to $3M ☑ Providing portfolio support to the IT Director ☑ Building dependable relationships with LCL's leadership team, managers of other departments, my team members and external contractors ☑ Establishing and maintaining processes adopted by the entire IT department for sustainable resource allocation for inflight and incoming projects ☑ Developing and delivering program strategy presentations to Loblaw and PC Financial senior leadership groups for buy in and approval Show less
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MDS Pharma Services
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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IT Project Management Consultant
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Dec 2007 - Apr 2010
MDS Pharma Services is a premier provider of innovative drug discovery and development solutions. As an IT Project Management Consultant I was responsible for designing, developing and implementing IT solutions to support the drug discovery and development teams. I collaborated with professionals from across the organization to deliver and support FDA regulated IT systems on-time, on-budget and fully to specification. MDS Pharma Services is a premier provider of innovative drug discovery and development solutions. As an IT Project Management Consultant I was responsible for designing, developing and implementing IT solutions to support the drug discovery and development teams. I collaborated with professionals from across the organization to deliver and support FDA regulated IT systems on-time, on-budget and fully to specification.
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Project Manager/Systems Analyst
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Jan 1998 - Dec 2007
I joined Matrix as a systems analyst, gathering user requirements and developing data collection and information reporting software solutions. Displaying a strong ability to deliver projects effectively, I was promoted to a project manager where I worked with developers, technicians and installers on several projects at the same time. Some highlights of my time as a project manager and systems analyst at Matrix: ☑ Managed multiple projects from pre-sales to completion at the same time ☑ Managed project budgets ranging from $30k to over $1M ☑ Collaborated with a wide range of suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure a seamless and successful implementation Show less
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Education
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Sheridan College
Engineer’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering