Experience

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  MNP Digital

  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  • Manager, Enterprise Transformation

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    As a trusted advisor with the Enterprise Transformation team, I provide comprehensive analysis, strategic guidance and action planning to empower clients to achieve their vision while balancing current needs with future goals. I lwork with clients in the public, private and not-for profit sectors. My specialties include: - leading the proposal, planning and delivery of consulting engagements with a focus on strategy, change management and planning services -identifying innovative ways to deliver added value to clients, ensuring needs are met and relationships grow and develop-consulting with clients to understand the impact of disruption on the work, worker and workplace and help them transform their workplaces.

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  University of Alberta

  • Canada
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Change Management Lead, Service Excellence Transformation Initiative

    • Jul 2020 - Aug 2022

    I led the change managment practice for the Service Excellence Transformation as part of the University of Alberta for Tomoorrow (UAT) initiative. As part of my role, I was in charge of the following:- leading the UAT portfolio level change management activities across the institution- working closely with senior leadership to provide advice on helping their people deal with change-leading a team of 10 change management specialists who worked in each of the workstreams and designed and implemented change management plans stakeholder engagement, resource management, planning, project management, and benefits realization.-working closely with the SET Commumications to ensure that our change and communication plans were integrated.

  • Lead, Strategic and Transformational Change Team

    • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

    Trusted advisor to UofA Central units/faculties/departments/divisions and institutes in the development and implementation of new strategies and innovative programs to help build strategic and transformational change plans. Responsibilities included leading a staff team of 4, designing strategy and change implementation plans, and providing facilitation and coaching.

  • Consultant, Strategic and Transformational Change,Organizational Health and Effectiveness Team

    • Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

    Worked with UofA central units/faculties/departments/divisions and institutes to provide guidance and advice related to strategic and transformational change. Responsibilities included designing strategy and change implementation plans, providing facilitation and coaching leaders.

  • Strategic Management Officer, Research Services Office

    • Aug 2012 - Jul 2016

    Developed, coordinated and project managed the 14 project streams associated with the implementation of the strategic plan/balanced scorecard within the Research Services Office. Responsibilities included the coordination of the strategic management structure (project charter, terms of reference, statement of work documents), set up and monitoring the reporting process, managing the working groups, and initiating quarterly and annual strategy reviews.

  • Acting Research Facilitator, School of Business

    • May 2011 - Jul 2012

    First point of contact for researchers and administrators with regards to research administration. Responsibilities included working collaboratively with external and internal partners to implement best practices in research administration, providing mentorship and assistance in grant development and submissions, managing systems to track eligible use of funds.

  • Acting Research Facilitator, Faculty of Law

    • Sep 2010 - Jul 2011

    First point of contact for researchers and administrators with regards to research administration. Responsibilities included working collaboratively with external and internal partners to implement best practices in research administration, providing mentorship and assistance in grant development and submissions, managing systems to track eligible use of funds.

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  Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta

  • Edmonton, AB

  • Research Assistant and Instructor, Strategic Management and Organizations

    • Sep 2003 - Aug 2010
    • Edmonton, AB

    Worked as a research assistant on a number of different projects relating to professionals, professional service firms and worklife balance while completing my PhD at the University of Alberta. Taught strategy courses to 80 fourth year business students as a component of my PhD program.

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  Grant MacEwan University

  • Edmonton, AB

  • Instructor

    • Sep 2009 - Jun 2010
    • Edmonton, AB

    Taught two 4th year capstone Strategy classes and a 4th year Change Management class during spring session. This was while I was in the finishing stages of my Ph.D dissertation at the University of Alberta.

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  Balanced Scorecard Collaborative

  • Lincoln, MA

  • Senior Consultant

    • Jul 2000 - Nov 2003
    • Lincoln, MA

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  PwC

  • Edmonton, AB

  • Senior Consultant

    • May 1997 - Jun 2000
    • Edmonton, AB