Richard Tea

Current

• Consultant at Deloitte Consulting
• Director of Strategic Planning at YCPA

Past

• Business Analyst at Deloitte Consulting
• Web Developer / Programmer Analyst at McGill University
• IT Research Assistant at McGill University

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Education

• McGill University
• McGill University

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website
• Richard Tea on Wikipedia

Richard Tea’s Summary

• Consultant in the Deloitte Technology Strategy team, specialized in Social Media Strategy and Project Portfolio Management.
• Proved to be capable of achieving great results in complex environments for demanding clients in several industries.
• Displays strong analytical, problem solving, interpersonal and leadership skills. Goal focused and action-oriented professional.
• Fluent in English and French (reading, writing, speaking), speaks Teochew (Chinese dialect).
• Excellent computer and technical skills in office productivity suites, graphic design tools and web/enterprise environments.

• Pursue a full-time case based MBA program to learn from others while giving back to the school by sharing my own knowledge and experience, by being a team leader and player with great creativity and strong business acumen.
• Return as a consultant with a global network and a cross-functional view of business with which I could take on new responsibilities and challenges.

Richard Tea’s Specialties:

Information Technology, Management, IT Strategy, IT Governance, E-Commerce, Graphic Design, Architecture

Richard Tea’s Experience

• Consultant

  Deloitte Consulting

  (Partnership; Management Consulting industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

  • Manufacturing: Monitored and controlled the execution of a multi-million dollar IT transformation program spawning 30 concurrent projects with over 60 consultants from different firms. Trained and managed a team of 6 project controllers.
  • Insurance: Worked with each functional vice-president to implement a project portfolio management and governance process for a mid-sized direct insurance provider in a French environment.
  • Public Sector: Managed the analysis of over 200 enterprise applications part of an ERP Selection project.
  • Freight Rail: Developed the IT modernization strategy for an U.S. Class 1 Railroad through 3 concurrent work streams.
  • Telecommunication: Acted as a subject-matter-expert in project portfolio management for a major Canadian corporation.
  • Organized several internal team building events across all departments and levels ranging up to 50 participants.
  • Lead the business development activities with Asia (mainly China and Japan) and the Social Media service offering.

• Director of Strategic Planning

  YCPA

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

  TBC

• Business Analyst

  Deloitte Consulting

  (Partnership; Management Consulting industry)

  August 2007 — September 2009 (2 years 2 months)

  • Promoted to Consultant after 2 years of strong performance.

• Web Developer / Programmer Analyst

  McGill University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 1 month)

  • Developed and implemented web applications to increase the productivity of the employees of the Career and Placement Service (CaPS) department and allowing students to perform online registrations.
  • Designed and delivered the entire department’s web and print publications for CaPS and the BCom program.

• IT Research Assistant

  McGill University

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  For Prof. Wonseok Oh,
  • Analyzed and summarized over 300 publicly traded IT Companies’ new project announcements.
  • Computed statistical analyses on the impact of users’ involvement on the development of Linux from 2001 to 2005.

Richard Tea’s Education

• McGill University

  B.Com , Information Systems , 2004 — 2007

  • Earned the Hugh Howson Memorial Prize, 2007 for outstanding academic achievement and overall contribution to McGill.
  • Portrayed as the Featured Alumni Student in the main promotional university recruitment brochure distributed worldwide for the McGill Desautels Bachelor of Commerce program.
  • Took part in several student associations and clubs as a person in charge of IT and an active member.
  • Strengthened skills in strategic thinking and communication from several classes using the case method and live projects.
  • Developed skills in project management, problem solving, software development, database design, and business processes.
  • Gained significant knowledge in core areas of business organizations (finance, accounting, economics, marketing, operations management, etc…).
  • Succeeded in leading or collaborating in teams of three to six for group projects, presentations and cases.

• McGill University

  B.Sc , Architecture , 2002 — 2004

  • Developed skills in Architectural drafting (hand/CAD), Design (print/web) and illustration (drawing, sketching, and painting).
  • Formalized creative project development methodologies.
  • Gained the ability to complete unexpected assignments on tight deadlines individually and in teams.

Additional Information

Richard Tea’s Websites:

• My Website
• Richard Tea on Wikipedia

Richard Tea’s Interests:

management consulting, new technology, web development, digital photography

Richard Tea’s Groups:

•    Official McGill BCom Alumni - Desautels Faculty of Management
•    Deloitte.
•    Deloitte employees and alumni
•    Unofficial McGill University Alumni Association
•    YCPA

Richard Tea’s Honors:

Hugh Howson Memorial Prize, 2007 - (for outstanding academic achievement and overall contribution to McGill University)

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