
Product Specialist at TELUS and Managing Partner, WhyDoWork Inc.
Toronto, Canada Area

Product Specialist at TELUS and Managing Partner, WhyDoWork Inc.
Toronto, Canada Area
competitive intelligence, knowledge management, web marketing, process re-engineering, technology consulting, strategy, search engine optimization, online advertising, product management, international product deployment, international sales and expansion
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T.TO; Telecommunications industry)
December 2007 — Present (6 months)
• Responsible for the management and growth of TELUS' International IP Business Networks portfolio.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 2004 — Present (4 years)
• Founder of niche social network for entrepreneurs and those who operate home based businesses
• 30,000 members worldwide and growing at a rate of over 40 new members/day
• Manage a virtual staff of 8 located in Canada, India, the United States, and South Africa
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T.TO; Telecommunications industry)
May 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 8 months)
Quick Win delivers business solutions that can be as simple as small applications to extend the function of existing programs, or as complex as complete process changes with new workflow tools.
Part analyst, part developer, part explorer, the individuals on the Quick Win team are a diverse and innovative resource for helping you realize new business capabilities.
My interest/areas of expertise:
* proactive competitive intelligence processes, tools, and strategies
* web marketing tools and strategies
* knowledge management tools and strategies
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)
May 2004 — September 2004 (5 months)
• Responsible for developing new market initiatives, assessing new markets, and analyzing business opportunities
• Developed prototype automated project management tool to replace current paper based system
• Provided Search Engine Optimization consultation services
• Supervisor of other Co-op students and responsible for planning tasks and following up on progress
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2002 — June 2004 (2 years 6 months)
- handled business development and customer acquisitions
- responsible for researching, planning and executing targeted email campaigns on behalf of a global group of clients
- most popular "website traffic" site worldwide on Google.com and Yahoo.com between 2002-2003
- handled search engine optimization and keyword strategies for customers
eBusiness & Corporate Strategy 2005 — 2006
Course taught by former Investment Banking professional to cover setting the direction for your company and effective use of eBusiness technologies along the way.
BESc, Software Engineering, 2001 — 2005
High School, Ontario Scholar, 1997 — 2001
Attended YCombinator Startup School @ Stanford University
Professional Engineers of Ontario - EIT Program
MaRS Entreprenurship Club
IEEE Student Member
- Finalist, "Most Innovative Project" 2007 @ Canadian Information Productivity Awards (http://cipa.com)
- Winner of a Stevie Award, International business award for 'Best Business Support Team" , TELUS Quick Win Team
http://www.stevieawards.com/aba/