John Naas
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Stuart Anderson
John provided advisory services to myself and the Senior Management at OPB in support of our IT Services review. The project was a great success, validating our procurement strategy to continue with IT services outsourcing. John continued to advise us through the procurement cycle, which resulted in a 'State of Art' service based agreement. John has a great grasp of the Outsourcing environment, risks, pros and cons. His knowledge, expertise and commitment ensured success. John is very personable and worked well with myself and my team. I would not hesitate in engaging John as an advisor in the future.
Robert Pope, MBA, CPA
John was knowledgeable on IT strategy, had great insight on industry trends and was very proactive. He also provided quick follow-up, was easy to work with and a great listener. John always had a strong contribution! I thoroughly enjoyed working with John to develop our 4-year IT strategic plan.
Chris Ngiba
I worked with John recently in an engagement in a large South African Bank, where we were requested to assess their IT organisation and assist in their request for proposal in Application Maintenance. John provided valuable insight coming from a rich background in sourcing and cost optimisation work in Canada and the UK. The client was very impressed with his general knowledge in these spaces and held his insights in high regard. Working under John was a pleasure! He has direct approach to leadership and clear guidance of work expectations. He encourages an open learning approach and is willing to coach you to develop your expertise. He is a knowledge sharing champion sharing his sea of wealth accumulated over the years. I would not hesitate to work with him again.
Stuart Anderson
John provided advisory services to myself and the Senior Management at OPB in support of our IT Services review. The project was a great success, validating our procurement strategy to continue with IT services outsourcing. John continued to advise us through the procurement cycle, which resulted in a 'State of Art' service based agreement. John has a great grasp of the Outsourcing environment, risks, pros and cons. His knowledge, expertise and commitment ensured success. John is very personable and worked well with myself and my team. I would not hesitate in engaging John as an advisor in the future.
Robert Pope, MBA, CPA
John was knowledgeable on IT strategy, had great insight on industry trends and was very proactive. He also provided quick follow-up, was easy to work with and a great listener. John always had a strong contribution! I thoroughly enjoyed working with John to develop our 4-year IT strategic plan.
Chris Ngiba
I worked with John recently in an engagement in a large South African Bank, where we were requested to assess their IT organisation and assist in their request for proposal in Application Maintenance. John provided valuable insight coming from a rich background in sourcing and cost optimisation work in Canada and the UK. The client was very impressed with his general knowledge in these spaces and held his insights in high regard. Working under John was a pleasure! He has direct approach to leadership and clear guidance of work expectations. He encourages an open learning approach and is willing to coach you to develop your expertise. He is a knowledge sharing champion sharing his sea of wealth accumulated over the years. I would not hesitate to work with him again.
Stuart Anderson
John provided advisory services to myself and the Senior Management at OPB in support of our IT Services review. The project was a great success, validating our procurement strategy to continue with IT services outsourcing. John continued to advise us through the procurement cycle, which resulted in a 'State of Art' service based agreement. John has a great grasp of the Outsourcing environment, risks, pros and cons. His knowledge, expertise and commitment ensured success. John is very personable and worked well with myself and my team. I would not hesitate in engaging John as an advisor in the future.
Robert Pope, MBA, CPA
John was knowledgeable on IT strategy, had great insight on industry trends and was very proactive. He also provided quick follow-up, was easy to work with and a great listener. John always had a strong contribution! I thoroughly enjoyed working with John to develop our 4-year IT strategic plan.
Chris Ngiba
I worked with John recently in an engagement in a large South African Bank, where we were requested to assess their IT organisation and assist in their request for proposal in Application Maintenance. John provided valuable insight coming from a rich background in sourcing and cost optimisation work in Canada and the UK. The client was very impressed with his general knowledge in these spaces and held his insights in high regard. Working under John was a pleasure! He has direct approach to leadership and clear guidance of work expectations. He encourages an open learning approach and is willing to coach you to develop your expertise. He is a knowledge sharing champion sharing his sea of wealth accumulated over the years. I would not hesitate to work with him again.
Stuart Anderson
John provided advisory services to myself and the Senior Management at OPB in support of our IT Services review. The project was a great success, validating our procurement strategy to continue with IT services outsourcing. John continued to advise us through the procurement cycle, which resulted in a 'State of Art' service based agreement. John has a great grasp of the Outsourcing environment, risks, pros and cons. His knowledge, expertise and commitment ensured success. John is very personable and worked well with myself and my team. I would not hesitate in engaging John as an advisor in the future.
Robert Pope, MBA, CPA
John was knowledgeable on IT strategy, had great insight on industry trends and was very proactive. He also provided quick follow-up, was easy to work with and a great listener. John always had a strong contribution! I thoroughly enjoyed working with John to develop our 4-year IT strategic plan.
Chris Ngiba
I worked with John recently in an engagement in a large South African Bank, where we were requested to assess their IT organisation and assist in their request for proposal in Application Maintenance. John provided valuable insight coming from a rich background in sourcing and cost optimisation work in Canada and the UK. The client was very impressed with his general knowledge in these spaces and held his insights in high regard. Working under John was a pleasure! He has direct approach to leadership and clear guidance of work expectations. He encourages an open learning approach and is willing to coach you to develop your expertise. He is a knowledge sharing champion sharing his sea of wealth accumulated over the years. I would not hesitate to work with him again.
Credentials
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LEAN Fundementals
Cardiff University / Prifysgol CaerdyddMar, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
Certified ITIL Foundation Practitioner
ITIL CertifiedJan, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Information Systems Auditor
ISACA -
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
ISACA
Experience
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Blackline Consulting
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Canada
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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Jun 2016 - Present
John has returned to Canada after working for KPMG in the UK/EU for the past 5 years where he focused on helping financial services organizations achieve business transformation and cost efficiencies. His areas of expertise are strategy, IT outsourcing, cost optimization and operational due diligence. John has returned to Canada after working for KPMG in the UK/EU for the past 5 years where he focused on helping financial services organizations achieve business transformation and cost efficiencies. His areas of expertise are strategy, IT outsourcing, cost optimization and operational due diligence.
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Education
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University of Liverpool
MSc, Computer Science -
Conestoga College
Computer Science