École de technologie supérieure, Montréal

2010 ‑ xxxx

CIO 

Senior Manager responsible for IT strategy and services, library services, registrar services, academic services, student recruitment, international mobility and academic marketing.

Observing Member on ÉTS Board of Directors.

Noteworthy:

• Reorganization of the IT, Registrar, Academic Services, Marketing and Recruiting functions
• As part of a numeric campus vision, deployment of a virtual collaborative environment to faculty, students and administrative staffs
• IT project winner of an OCTAS (http://www.actionti.com/accueil/octas/presentation) in 2013

Bell Canada, Montréal

1998 ‑ 2002
 

Director – Enterprise Architecture Management
General Manager – IT Practices and effectiveness
Director – Intranet Infrastructure and Quality Engineering
Director – Enterprise Infrastructure Deployment (BESI)
 

Took on various positions in Bell IT department. Managed with his team the deployment and/or operation of the following for about 25 000 users: E-mail, PC, PC evergreenning, PC management system (Tivoli), Server Farms, IT Asset Management, Directory Services, Document Management System, Intranet Portal infrastructure, DMZ management. Key accomplishments include :

• Managed a large project and operation portfolio that included the deployment of about 25 000 PCs.
• Built an infrastructure management team.
• Designed and implemented with his team an improvement program based on the Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Major restructuring of the team.
• Designed with his team an Enterprise Architecture management process based on the META Group process.
   

Bell Canada, Montréal

1995 ‑ 1998

General Manager – IT Procurement and Quality Engineering

Built staff and managed an IT Procurement organization for Bell Canada. Key accomplishments include :

• Consolidation of PC and Server purchase and provisioning.
• Participated in the elaboration and negotiation of two outsourcing contracts for respectively Data Center Services and System development, maintenance and PC support services. These two contracts were in the order of  one and three billions dollars respectively.
   

Bell Canada, Montréal

1997 ‑ 2000

Director – Year 2K Quality Assurance

Responsible for the Quality Assurance of the Year 2000 program of Bell Canada. Scope included the Voice and Data Networks as well as the IS and IT environment. This was an additional responsibility to those described previously.
 

Bell Canada, Montréal

1984 ‑ 1995

Director – Quality Engineering and Research
Senior Consultant - Quality Engineering and Research
Section Manager – Quality Engineering and Research
Manager – Software Quality Assurance
 

These positions were focused on managing procurement risks for software telecom products procured for Bell’s telecommunication network.

• Design and implemented a risk management process.
• Elaborated and managed a University Research program. This program closed in 2001.
• Put in place and managed a team of highly qualified professionals.
   

Bell Canada, Montréal

1980 ‑ 1984

Engineer – Transport Networks
Engineer – Automotive Equipment 
Manager - Purchasing
 

Canadian Armed Forces (Reserve), Montréal

1974 ‑ 1985

Recruited in an officer training program. Promoted up to the rank of Captain. Specialization : logistics and military engineering.