Mike Dover

Current

Vice President, Research Operations at nGenera
Vice President, Syndicated Research at New Paradigm

Past

Managing Consultant at Digital 4Sight
Account Manager, National Accounts at Procter & Gamble
Business Development Manager at Coca-Cola Bottling

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Education

The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business
The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business
Harvard University

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Mike Dover’s Summary

- Business strategist with extensive project management expertise and over ten years of leading-edge experience interpreting business trends and collaborating on action plans with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies
- Experienced public speaker and panelist
- Widely quoted on technology and social issues in publications such as Globe & Mail, National Post, Backbone Magazine, Computerworld as well as television and radio (including CBC, Omni Television, CTV, Global, CityTVand CIUT)
- Networked with leading international academic and business leaders
- Recognized by Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo as one of the top five mentors in Ontario

- Contributed editorial support to several business books including:

Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation Is Changing your World, by Don Tapscott

Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want, by Joe Pine and James Gilmore

Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams

The Power of the 2 x 2 Matrix: Using 2 x 2 Thinking To Solve Business Problems And Make Better Decisions, by Alex Lowy and Phil Hood

Digital Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs by Don Tapscott, David Ticoll, and Alex Lowy

Mike Dover’s Specialties:

Popular culture, emerging technologies, Web 2.0, B2B marketplaces, the Net Generation, project management, talent management, geopolitics, recruiting and mentoring, consumer packaged goods, Internet, IT strategy, project management, business development, mass collaboration, blogosphere, Facebook, LinkedIn, social networking

Mike Dover’s Experience

Vice President, Research Operations

nGenera

(Think Tanks industry)

2007 — Present (2 years)

Also, Program Director for the Talent 2.0 Syndicated Research Program
Vice President, Syndicated Research

New Paradigm

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)

June 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)

New Paradigm is an international think-tank and consulting firm. Responsibilities and accomplishments included:
- Designing and delivering multi-million dollar research programs that provided global corporations with insight and planning tools for deploying information technology to acheive competitive advantage
- Managed multi-million dollar research program that studied how the Net Generation acts as consumers and employees
- ; Recruiting, training, and supervising a team of more than 40 research professionals and support staff including Don Tapscott, Joe Pine, Neil Howe, Hubert Saint-Onge, Erik Brynjolfsson, Charlie Fine, Phil Hood, and Nick Bontis
- Managing client relationships with firms including Procter & Gamble, IBM and MetLife
- Contributing to the core methodology and research deliverables
Managing Consultant

Digital 4Sight

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)

1998 — 2004 (6 years)

Digital 4Sight was a Toronto-based think-tank and consulting firm. Digital 4Sight was owned at various times by CGI and itemus.

Highlights of accomplishments include leading strategic consulting engagements, managing the Beyond Supply Chains: Customer Fulfillment Networks research program and co-directing the Hypernet Revolution program. Responsibilities and accomplishments included:
- Managing a multi-million dollar research program on the impact of emerging technology on fulfillment and service delivery
- Managing production of 25 annual publications distributed to international Fortune 500 clientele
- Delivering cutting edge intellectual property and participating as a senior member of a multi-client research study team dedicated to providing strategic solutions
-Developing and presenting strategies to high-ranking officials of Fortune 500 companies and State and National government bodies
Account Manager, National Accounts

Procter & Gamble

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PG; Consumer Goods industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year)

- Managed all aspects of company business with regional grocery customers with respect to sales, efficient assortments, marketing plans, product mix, data analyses, and efficient customer response
Business Development Manager

Coca-Cola Bottling

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; KO; Consumer Goods industry)

1992 — 1997 (5 years)

- Managed all aspects of geographic area with respect to sales, negotiations, staffing, distribution, merchandising, asset control, accounting, and service

Mike Dover’s Education

The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business

MBA , IT, Marketing, Strategy , 1996 — 1997

MBA Direct program; thesis studied how small businesses build effective Web sites
The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business

HBA , 1987 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

President, Western Film
Actor, Theatre Western
Harvard University

Faculty of Arts and Science 1988 — 1988

Summer undergraduate courses in Popular Entertainment and Creative Writing (Humor)

Additional Information

Mike Dover’s Websites:

Mike Dover’s Interests:

Wikipedia, futurism, trivia, hockey, strategy, Toronto indie music scene - Curriculum advisor, The Richard Ivey School of Business, 1999 – 2002 - Curriculum advisor, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2001 – 02