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Purolator Inc.Senior Director Data Analytics, AI & Automation
Oct. 2024Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the vision for data analytics, AI, and automation to align with organizational goals and integrate with business functions. Data & AI Management: Oversee the development of data analytics and AI models, ensuring accuracy, ethical standards, and compliance, while driving actionable insights for decision-making. Automation Strategy: Develop and implement automation solutions (e.g., RPA, IPA) to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and streamline operations across the organization. Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of data scientists, engineers, and automation experts to foster a data-driven culture. Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison to communicate technical insights to non-technical stakeholders and influence executive-level decision-making. Governance & Compliance: Enforce data governance, privacy, and security standards, ensuring compliance with regulations and managing associated risks.
Purolator Inc.Director, Data & AI
Oct. 2023 - Nov. 2024
C6 IncubatorExecutive Director
May. 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loblaw Companies LimitedDirector, Innovation
Nov. 2019 - Oct. 2023Brampton, Ontario, CanadaIn this role, I ensure speed to value by creating and refining innovation processes. It is important to highlight that I identify strategic focus areas for innovation on an ongoing basis by coordinating with executives. With this, I develop and manage a roadmap of transformative ideas and technologies. In addition, I mentor 6-8 innovation consultants and analysts. Following are some of my key accomplishments from this role:
▪ Drove $100M+ value by spearheading the team of consultants.
▪ Setup the innovation practice at Loblaw.
▪ Grew the innovation practice with an idea pipeline of more than 50 ideas and a total business value of $450M+.
Loblaw Companies LimitedSenior Innovation Consultant
Mar. 2017 - Nov. 2019During this tenure, I identified, prototyped, and tested innovative solutions by facilitating ideation sessions leveraging design thinking with the business and technology stakeholders. I executed proof of concepts (10 pocs/yr) that drove $150M+ in value (at scale). It is worth mentioning that I uncovered gaps or opportunities to implement innovative solutions by working with stakeholders across Store Operations, Supplychain, Finance, Technology, and other business units. Here, I provided expert knowledge to the organization on how to leverage AI (Automation, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning) to solve business problems. Below are my two key contributions in this role:
▪ Implemented transformational Proof of concepts that drove $100M of value at scale.
▪ Brought new solutions to strategic problem areas by partnering with startups and service integrators.
Loblaw Companies LimitedSenior Business Engagement Manager, IT
Oct. 2012 - Mar. 2017Brampton ONIn this position, I managed a portfolio budget of $50-$100M. Moreover, I was responsible for delivering back-end (SAP) integration for eCommerce properties (Joefresh.com, PCExpress, and Digital RX). Here, I supported stakeholder (internal) business planning and strategy meetings. Moreover, I aligned technology solutions with business strategies by collaborating and working with internal stakeholders. Following are some of my key accomplishments from this role:
• Improved business processes by engaging in short- and long-term strategic planning sessions with clients.
• Accelerated the backend integration for the launch of e-commerce sites such as Joefresh.com and Loblaw.ca.
• Spearheaded team of business analysts and project managers to timely deliver projects while serving as a liaison between IT and Digital Bus.
Loblaw Companies LimitedApplication Development Manager
Jul. 2011 - Oct. 2012Brampton
Loblaw Companies LimitedSolution Delivery
Jul. 2010 - Aug. 2011
Bryan Mills GroupSenior Developer
Feb. 2008 - Jul. 2010Develop and implement SharePoint intranet, extranet and web solutions.
Environment CanadaConsultant (Web Development)
Sep. 2007 - Aug. 2008Part time consultant for the Adaptations and Imapcts research group at Environment Canada.
Environment CanadaLead Software developer
Sep. 2005 - Jun. 2007I worked with the Adaptations & Impacts Research Group (AIRG) of Environment Canada at University of Toronto as a Lead developer with a team of 10 programmers. Our team had two major projects. The first was a simulation-modeling program to research adaptation of artificially intelligent agents, the data from which would then be compared with real world organizsm. This project was called Cobweb. This was devleoped in Java using Eclipse with MVC software design. The second project was to develop a new website along with a new, much larger, set of data for Climate Change Scenarios Network (CCSN).
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