Denis Goulet

Current

Business Continuity Management Trainer at ContinuityLink
Business Continuity Management Consultant at ContinuityLink

Past

Manager, Business Continuity and Information Security at IBM GLOBAL SERVICES
Senior Consultant at SUNGARD PLANNING SOLUTIONS
Consultant at Comdisco

Securité at Technologie La Laurentienne
Sécurité at Banque Laurentienne

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Education

DRI International
Business Continuity Institute
Business Continuity Management Institute

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Denis Goulet’s Summary

Denis Goulet is a recognised expert in the Business Continuity Management (BCM) field with 20 years of experience, focusing on the Financial and the Telecommunication industries, but covering as well Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Distribution and Government organisations. Since 1988, Denis has helped these organisations with the definition, the development, the implementation, the maintenance and the testing of their Business Continuity programme. Since 1999, Denis has provided BCM consulting and coaching services to a variety of customers in North America, the Middle-East and Europe.

Denis has the CBCP designation (Certified Business Continuity Professional) since 1992. He is one of the few certified business continuity instructor with DRI International and DRI Canada since June 2000. As such, he delivers high quality training in North America and Europe, to BCM practitioners of all types of private and public organisations. Denis has also obtained in 2008 the MBCI certification, from the Business Continuity Institute (United Kingdom) and the BCCE Certification, from the Business Continuity Management Institute (Singapore).

Denis has contributed to the BCM community as a member of the Board of Directors of “DRIE-Montréal” (1999-2000) and as a member of the Board of Directors of “Disaster Recovery Institute Canada” (1998-2000). More recently, he has created BCMIX, a virtual Business Continuity Management international community, with over 2000 members.

Experienced and enthusiastic speaker since 1994, Denis has spoken on various subjects like BCM exercises, Business Impact Analysis (BIA), selling BCM to senior management, etc. He has developed over time the required communication skills for presenting to all types of audiences (technical staff, business representative, managers, executives, etc.) in the private and public sectors. Denis is fluent in the French and English languages.

Denis Goulet’s Specialties:

Business Continuity Management (BCM)
Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Crisis Management
Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP)
Plan de Continuité des Affaires (PCA)
Plan de Continuité de l'Activité (PCA)
Reprise après sinistre
Plan de Relève Informatique (PRI)

Denis Goulet’s Experience

Business Continuity Management Trainer

ContinuityLink

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

Provide Business Continuity Management (BCM) education services:
- DRI International since January 2000: Teach BCM courses in North America and Europe (over 1,200 hours)
- Canada School of Public Service since 2004: Teach the Operational Standard for Business Continuity Planning course
- BCM Executive briefing 2004: Develop and teach a half-day BCM briefing for a C-Level audience.
- WorldCom Benelux 2003: Develop and teach to the Sales force a custom made course on selling BCM to C-level people
Business Continuity Management Consultant

ContinuityLink

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

May 1999 — Present (10 years 7 months)

Business Continuity Management consulting and coaching services:
Irish Distillers: Coach BCM Manager - implementation BCM program
Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo: Train BCM team, review BCM program project
Dexia-BIL Luxembourg: Coach BCM team - Crisis Management exercises
PSP Invest. Board: Coach the BCM team - BIA + BCM Strategies
Desjardins Sécurité Financière: Review Crisis Management - Pandemic response
Capital One: Acting Head of BCM Europe
Bank of Canada: Coach BCM team - Crisis Management exercise
Webster Bank: Coach BCM team - Business Impact Analysis
PwC: Coach BCM team - BCM implementation at Caisse de Dépôts et de Placement
ESI Technologies: BCM Strategy project at Abitibi-Consolidated
Exel France: Implement Crisis Management + BCM basic process
Merck Frosst Canada: Coach BCM team - Implement and test a DR plan
MobiNil Egypt: Perform Business Impact Analysis
Orange: Develop and implement a BCM program (UK + France)
SunGard Solutions: Develop a consulting practice
Manager, Business Continuity and Information Security

IBM GLOBAL SERVICES

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Services industry)

April 1997 — May 1999 (2 years 2 months)

Manage 2 separate teams; Business Continuity (5 employees) and Information Security (7 employees).

Account management for the disaster recovery / business continuity services delivered to customers and responsible for customers information systems recovery. Provide customers with consulting services, in the Business Continuity and Information Security areas.

Define the business development plan for the Business Continuity business unit. Negotiate contracts with vendors. Implement and maintain IBM Security standards on all information systems plat-forms (Mainframe, mid-range, LANs, workstations) and on all network and telecommunication components.

Primary interface with all internal auditors (ISM / IBM) and all external auditors (including customers audit teams).
Senior Consultant

SUNGARD PLANNING SOLUTIONS

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Services industry)

March 1996 — April 1997 (1 year 2 months)

Business development with marketing representatives and technical specialists, prepare and present service offers to customers.

Deliver BCM consulting services (Standard Life, Loto-Québec, Government of Québec, Épiciers-Unis Métro-Richelieu)
Consultant

Comdisco

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CDO; Information Technology and Services industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )
Securité

Technologie La Laurentienne

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )
Sécurité

Banque Laurentienne

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1978 — 1993 (15 years )

Denis Goulet’s Education

DRI International

CBCP , Business Continuity Management , 1992
Business Continuity Institute

MBCI , Business Continuity Management , 2008
Business Continuity Management Institute

BCCE , Business Continuity Management , 2008

Additional Information

Denis Goulet’s Websites:

Denis Goulet’s Interests:

I like to travel and discover other cultures. I am always fascinated by other ways to look at the things we take for granted. My favorite quote: "If you think an expert is expensive, just wait until you hire an amateur."

Denis Goulet’s Groups:

BCMIX, RÉCO-Québec, DRI Canada (DRIC), DRI International (DRII), Business Continuity Institute (BCI)

Information Security Expert Center
BCMIX - Business Continuity Management Information eXchange
The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
Security Crew
Internal Audit Professionals
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
IT Governance
Information Security Community
Comdisco Alumni Association
The "Risk" Factor
International Association of Emergency Managers
Professional Audit Information Network (PAIN)
BCM Institute - Business Continuity Management Institute
IT SECURITY EXPERT
ISACA Professionals
CBCP Network
Global Security Professional
Business Continuity Management Professionals
IT audit
Business Continuity Managers
Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas (CPAC)
Cloud Computing
Global Information Security Professionals
Risk Managers
Certified Business Continuity Planners/BC Management
Consulting Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Management
Security Industry Group
ICT Management and Security - Croatia
The Pirate Crew
Business Continuity, Information Security Assurance and Compliance Management
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Professionals
Governance, Risk and Compliance Management (GRC)
NEDRIX - (North East Disaster Recovery Information X-Change)
Business Continuity - COOP
Business Continuity Management & Risk
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Network - NOT affiliated with Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ)!
The Resiliency Professional Network
Crisis Communication
BSI - Talking Business Continuity
All Hands Community Network
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Consultants
BRPA Business Resumption Planners Association
BCI - Business Continuity Institute | Certified members
Malta Information Security
BS25999 Business Continuity Management System
Association of Contingency Planners
H1N1 Alliance™
Business Resiliency Consultants USA
ME Business Continuity Professionals