Experience

Intergalactic Agency Inc.

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Director of Innovation (Fortune 50) and Strategic Partnerships

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Under Sarah's leadership Intergalactic has grown by 50% and has been nominated as "Top 100 Metaverse Companies" worldwide among other respectable brands such as Fortnite, Roblox, Unity, Qualicomm and more.https://themetaversespectrum.com/metaverse/metaverse-100-top-metaverse-innovators/ Sarah works with C-level executives from clients/partner teams to lead product innovation (from strategy to ideation and ultimately launch). She also leads growth strategy, BD and Marketing teams at Intergalactic. List of global awards for Intergalactic under Sarah's leadership: 2023 Webby Award (Category: Fashion and Culture for Metaverse , Immersive and Virtual), 2023 EventTechnologies( 2 Categories:Best Festival Technology and Best Event Scheduling), 2023 Vega Award Gold Winner (Category: Best Virtual / Remote Experience), 2023 W3 Award (GOLD ranking for the Virtual & Immersive Experiences) List of new global partnerships established through Sarah: 8th wall/Niantic (California), Ogilvy (NYC), Merchantwise (Australia), Mintable.com(Singapore) About Intergalactic: Intergalactic is an award-winning technology innovation firm with a track record in creating over 2000 custom tech products and solutions leveraging latest technology for major brands, Fortune 50, enterprise clients, and unicorn startups. An elite team of developers, designers, creatives, business strategist, and project managers all passionate about "the art of the possible" - combining advanced tech such as XR, AR, AI, IoT and blockchain to help clients stay relevant. Show less



VR/AR Association (VRARA)

• United States
• Industry Associations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President (Vancouver Chapter)

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Planned and Organized the "Summer West Fest" connecting top innovators in the Cascadia region (Vancouver and US West Coast) with 4000+ attendees. Through this event, VRARA's regional Chapter Presidents collaborated on a global scale for the first time to bring the brightest minds in the industry together.

• Co-Chair (Global Retail Committee)

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  - Published several Retail Innovation Guidebooks in collaboration with other industry SMEs (A. https://www.thevrara.com/blog2/2023/7/5/download-our-new-publication-the-retailers-playbook-for-ar-and-vr-in-2023 AND B. https://www.thevrara.com/blog2/2023/7/10/download-our-new-retailers-playbook-for-the-metaverse-e-commerce-in-virtual-space-using-web3-vrar-nft)- Organized various Retail Innovation Virtual Forums with attendance from Fortune 500 (https://hopin.com/events/vrara-retail-forum-2023)



SN Creative Strategies

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services

• Founder & Principal Consultant (Strategy and Innovation)

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Highlight of engagements -Client Industry: Retail and Apparel (Fortune 50), 5 key consulting engagements • Helped client create roadmaps that brought alignment between 20 different leadership groups • Advised on global launch of a new product • Improved customer journey of an emerging customer segment • Enhanced innovation prioritization decision-making process • Provided insights and recommendations for client to stay abreast of technology adoption trends for GeneZ -Client Industry: Gaming • Provided strategic guidance that ultimately led to acquisition of my client (a game developer and publisher of interactive entertainment) -Client Industry: Behavioural Economics • Identified new business cases and service offerings for a professional services firm resulting in new market and revenue streams leveraging BE -Client Industry: Natural Resources and Mining (Fortune 500) • Led a team of senior consultants, software programmers, analysts, data scientists and engineers to create predictive models of clients' operations using a proprietary software resulting in 40% improvement in project profitability and on-time project delivery • Increased profitability of two expansion projects by at least $500,000 for Canada’s largest diversified mining company as well as one of the world’s largest oil transport systems through providing insights from virtual models of clients’ real world complex operations and enabling data-driven decision making -Client Industry: High-tech (SaaS) • Provided client’s Chief Operating Officer with comprehensive strategic and operational plans including key performance indicators, assignees, and timelines to improve customer success, reduce churn rate by 15%, increase expansion revenue, and advance adoption of the company’s cloud technology Show less



Unity

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships

  • Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

  Finger Food Advanced Technology Group was acquired by Unity Technologies (Now Unity Accelerate Solutions) At Finger Food, Sarah drove innovation across various industries (i.e. retail, manufacturing, natural resources, and education) and was the SME for health care and retail verticals. Finger Food was an award-winning technology innovation company that provided innovative industry-first solutions for a global clientele including Fortune 50 companies. These advanced solutions were built using Augmented Reality (i.e. #holoLens2), Artificial Intelligence (#machinevision), Robotics, or Blockchain. Sarah worked with C-level executives and key stakeholders at client organizations to co-develop advanced tech products. She oversaw design, development and launch of the resulting technology solution through working with clients and internal teams (content creatives, backend engineers, and project managers). She also built and grew partnerships with key organizations such as Microsoft and KPMG. Show less



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant Strategy and Decision Support -Provost Office

  • Nov 2016 - Nov 2017

  • Provided advisory services to the University of British Columbia's leadership via creating strategic plans and conducting feasibility studies for new facilities/programs • Recommended options for staying at the forefront of innovation based on industry trends, assessment of UBC's current-state and the ROI of innovative solutions • Mapped and optimized processes for a campus-wide technology transformation through creating a scorecard resulting in roughly $500k savings • Provided advisory services to the University of British Columbia's leadership via creating strategic plans and conducting feasibility studies for new facilities/programs • Recommended options for staying at the forefront of innovation based on industry trends, assessment of UBC's current-state and the ROI of innovative solutions • Mapped and optimized processes for a campus-wide technology transformation through creating a scorecard resulting in roughly $500k savings



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • May 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Managed resources and monitored the progress of milestones as part of the project management team for EY’s largest engagement in Canada and third largest engagement in North America which involved a multi-million dollar technology-enabled transformation project with over 300 stakeholders • Developed multiple financial risk pooling options for rare disease drugs across Canada via economic modeling, national and international environmental scans, and interviews with senior executives from the Canadian Health and Insurance Association, Associate Deputy Ministers (ADMs) of Health, and Drug Plan Managers Show less



STEMCELL Technologies

• Canada
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Representative

  • May 2010 - Mar 2013