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NLU TechnologiesCo-Founder
Feb. 2025Founding partner in a new startup focused on helping people "Live Now and Live On", through the use of AI augmented storytelling, event based messaging, and by connecting people with a community of members who share common life goals.
delongstory.comStrategy, Technology, and Leadership Advisor
Dec. 2024Freelance strategy consulting on technology offerings and market readiness research of emerging solutions. I also help mentor high potential leaders on navigating career growth.
DeloitteNew Brunswick Culture & Collisions Leader
Aug. 2023 - Sep. 2024Fredericton, New Brunswick, CanadaWorked with regional counterparts as part of Atlantic people & culture team to help define, shape and implement programs and strategies to engage employees at a local level and across 3 provincial offices. Championed local impact programs and initiatives at a local and regional level.
DeloitteSales, Strategy, and Commercialization Leader – Deloitte Nova
Jul. 2023 - Sep. 2024Fredericton, New Brunswick, CanadaBuilding a growing and impactful software product business by developing new product led business models within a traditionally services based organization. Using business intelligence and data insights that allow us to accelerate our path to market and demonstrate the competitive advantage of our product portfolio.
DeloitteProduct Commercialization and Talent Operations Leader - Deloitte ProdX
Oct. 2020 - Jun. 2023Fredericton, New Brunswick, CanadaLeveraging the experience of some of the best "product builders" in the firm, the Tech Assets team (ProdX) helps support, mature, and commercialize emerging assets by cultivating a product mindset through the application of best practices, innovative thinking, and by staying ahead of industry trends. By fostering growth of our asset enabled offerings and pairing them with our deep industry knowledge, we bring unmatched value to our customers as well as an accelerated path to realizing their transformative goals.
DeloitteSenior Manager - Cloud Engineering
Jun. 2019 - Oct. 2020Fredericton, NBPart of a growing cloud engineering practice, helping clients to innovate on the art of the possible through the use of advanced technologies such as IoT, AI and Machine Vision
Blue SpursSr. Director of Product Innovation
Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2019Fredericton, NBBridging the gap between R&D and product development, the product innovation team at Blue Spurs works to define and implement practical applications of cutting edge technologies with a focus on Vision Systems, AI, Machine Learning, InfoSec and IoT.
Blue SpursDirector of Organizational Development
May. 2016 - Jun. 2019Fredericton, NB
Science EastPresident, Board of Directors
Nov. 2015 - Nov. 2018FrederictonScience East is a registered charity dedicated to engaging people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and inspiring future leadership in these areas. Since 1994 it's mission has been to inspire and inform people using hands-on science experiences through it's science centre and various outreach programs around the province. Key Responsibilities: • Facilitation of procedural operations related to board governance.
• Liason with CEO and staff to ensure alignment of board activities with activities of the association.
• Participation in key strategic planning activities related to medium and long term sustainability.
• Recruitment of new board members when existing members reach the limits of their board term.
• Chair of board and board executive meetings.
Eigen Innovations Inc.Director of Solutions Delivery
Oct. 2014 - Apr. 2016Fredericton, NBEigen Innovations puts the power of big data to work improving the manufacturing process through real-time monitoring, analysis and optimization. Combining thermal vision systems and data from the plant floor together with a powerful cloud analytics platform, Eigen leverages the power of Deep Learning to unlock key outcomes and predictive insights that provide a direct return on investment by solving large industrial pain points. Eigen works with major industrial clients in the manufacturing, automotive, mining and food processing industries. Key Responsibilities: • Provide leadership and direction to R&D staff on product development related activities.
• Ensure proper product management processes are followed.
• Coordination of pre and post integration client support activities.
• Coordination of efforts between product development team and university lab research team.
• Working in coordination with other senior leaders to provide input on strategic planning activities.
• Technical point of contact on strategic partnerships with key external partners on joint projects
• Input on budget planning and forecasting.
• Hiring and on-boarding of new staff.
• Oversight of office operations (facilities, hardware procurement, logistics, shipping/receiving, etc) Key Achievements: • Streamlined development operations by introducing agile development practices and coordinating efforts between external consultants and internal staff.
• Implemented and executed on IP protection strategy by filing key patents and securing trademark rights.
• Implementation of a product release strategy.
BlackBerryManager - BlackBerry World Payment Services and Recommendations
Nov. 2012 - Sep. 2014Fredericton, NBKey Responsibilities: • Planning, coordination and execution of all development activities related to payment related services built in to the BlackBerry World platform as well as the BlackBerry World content recommendation platform
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with various external service providers
• Work directly with the Product Management team, various internal and external stakeholders, and others on the senior leadership team to define new features and functionality built in to the platform
• Accountable for maintaining a high level of quality across all components developed by the R&D team through implementation of various quality driven initiatives and defining development best practices
• Manage performance and provide daily leadership and direction to a highly skilled team of developers and technical analysts • Advocate for and Mentor staff on agile process, practices, and tools used by the BlackBerry World team including iterative development and release management using the SCRUM software development framework
BlackBerryManager - Carrier Integrations
Aug. 2011 - Nov. 2012Fredericton, NBKey Responsibilities: • Coordination of the activities of a team of professionals tasked with creating direct integrations between wireless carrier billing systems and RIM’s service provisioning systems
• Working directly with wireless carrier partners around the globe to determine technical readiness and integration points with RIM’s on-device plan upgrades application
• Providing input to product roadmaps for the BlackBerry Plans application based on specific carrier requirements or needs
• Forecasting capacity and projected schedules for multiple projects simultaneously
Science EastMember, Board of Directors
Nov. 2010 - Nov. 2014Fredericton, NBKey Responsibilities: • Use knowledge and experience to provide input to board mandate of providing oversight and guidance to Science East operations.
• Participate in discussions and activities related to strategic growth and opportunities.
• Participation on several board sub-committees.
• Act as an advocate for Science East in the local and provincial community.
BlackBerryDevelopment Manager - Pushcast Software
Jan. 2009 - Aug. 2011Fredericton, NBKey Responsibilities: • Managing a department with a staff of over 20 technical employees across multiple teams focused on R&D, Architecture, software development and performance engineering
• Creating and maintaining training programs for employee career development and new employee on-boarding
• Performing code reviews
• Working closely with department managers and senior executives to achieve company objectives for quality, productivity and standards compliance
• Working with key partners to manage the development and deployment of several key retail applications on the BlackBerry platform including eBay and Ticketmaster. Key Achievements: • Developed an employee based program to encourage creative design and innovation in the workplace
• Researched and trained staff on the SCRUM and KanBan development methodologies
• Implemented multiple code quality initiatives, including standardized unit testing, documented code reviews and assigning code module ownership
Chalk MediaDevelopment Manager
Jun. 2007 - Jan. 2009Key Responsibilities: • Managing multiple teams of developers working on an enterprise client-server application to allow priority corporate communications to be authored and proactively pushed out to a mobile workforce
• Coordinating the delivery of multiple different components on multiple different teams using multiple different technologies
• Providing technical direction to teams/team leads on feature priorities
• Reviewing technical documentation to ensure it was up to date and reflected the system being developed
• Interfacing with architects to ensure adherence to overall product architecture and design
• Providing sign-off prior to certifying the product as ready for public release
• Ensuring patent reviews were conducted to protect new IP
Chalk MediaBusiness Requirements Manager
Mar. 2006 - Jun. 2007Fredericton, NBKey Responsibilities: • Managing a team of junior and senior Business Analysts
• Developing processes and best practices for analysis and dissemination of product requirements
• Authoring requirements documents using various techniques including use case modelling, sequence diagrams, requirement dependency models and other UML diagrams • Organizing and maintaining a large repository of product requirements documentation and design artifacts.
• Constructing and maintaining project plans for product releases.
SkillsoftProject Consultant
Mar. 2004 - Dec. 2004Fredericton, NBKey Responsibilities: • Working remotely and onsite with a major US client in Austin, Texas to develop a migration plan to migrate training programs and data from a legacy Learning Management System (LMS) to a newer system.
• Developing data migration scripts to ensure all relevant data is backed up and restored in the new system.
• Documenting roll-back plan to protect sensitive employee data in the event of any failure during the migration.
Solas Media ConsultingOwner / CEO
Feb. 2004 - Mar. 2006Fredericton, NBSolas Media is a software services company that provides technical services including custom application development, technical feasibility studies, and IT project consultations to various Government organizations and non-profit healthcare associations. Key Responsibilities: • Identifying new business opportunities, drafting business proposals and providing technical assistance to clients
• Developing and documenting project scope, budgets, and requirements for both small and large contracts.
• Working closely with clients during design, development, testing, and release cycles to ensure client satisfaction.
SkillsoftImplementation Manager
Mar. 2001 - Oct. 2003Fredericton, NBKey Responsibilities: • Managing a software development team of developers, contractors and university co-op students.
• Coordinating the development and delivery of an Enterprise Learning Management System by working with Requirements, Design, Change Control and Quality Assurance teams.
• Leading JAD sessions to determine business requirements for new product features and client requests
• Creating development plans to deliver on feature development commitments.
• Travel to client locations across North America and Europe to help maintain client relations and provide support of purchased software products.
MyCityWeb.comBusiness Partner / Development Lead
Feb. 1999 - Mar. 2001Fredericton, NBKey Responsibilities: • Creating and maintaining an on-line community business directory
• Providing web design services to local businesses
• Hiring and training of staff
• Overseeing the development of custom web solutions for various retail outlets, community organizations, and restaurants. Key Achievements: • Founding partner and shareholder.
• Developed a portfolio of products and services tailored to small and medium sized business looking to increase their on-line presence
• Developed an online community franchising model and helped to expand the business to several other franchises through out Canada.
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