Serial Entrepeneur (Founder and CEO - getitnext), Experienced IT Executive, and Consultant
Toronto, Canada Area
- Current
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- President and CEO (Founder) at getitnext
- President at marketmagnet
- Past
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- Manager at Deloitte
- Manager at Roundarch
- Manager at Deloitte Consulting
- Senior Consultant at Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group
- Information Systems Manager / Purchasing Agent at Unipac Packaging
- Education
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- Queen's University
- University of Alberta
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Ron Stewart’s Summary
Professional Experience:
A veteran of 2 startups (getitnext and marketmagnet), I have over thirteen years of professional experience in technical project management, staff development, process definition, testing, business development, financial management and executive leadership.
I have extensive consulting experience in providing leadership and vision to enterprise wide business solutions in the areas of Internet Applications, Systems Integration, Solution Architecture, Information Strategies, Strategic Planning and Outsourcing in a variety of different industries. I've successfully led and managed multiple engagements and been responsible for account and client relationship management for numerous clients.
My technical project management experience focuses on bridging the communications gap between business and technology executives due to strong understanding of both business and technology issues.
I hold BA in Economics from the University of Alberta and a MBA from Queen's University in Ontario.
Goals:
As an entrepeneur, Ron's provides senior management experience to provide leadership for business and technology issues. To make a strong contribution to the growth and profitability of the firm and professional development of its people. To continue my personal and professional growth.
Ron Stewart’s Specialties:
Strategic planning, business development, client relationship management, negotiations, branding, internet applications, creative design, user experience (UX), Web 2.0, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), technical project management, systems integration, enterprise solutions
Ron Stewart’s Experience
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President and CEO (Founder)
getitnext
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
May 2006 — Present (2 years 6 months)
http://www.getitnext.com
Responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of getitnext. In addition to being responsible for the day to day management of the company, my key roles involve strategic planning, negotiations, investor relations, product planning and user relationship management.
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President
marketmagnet
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
August 2005 — Present (3 years 3 months)
http://www.marketmagnet.com
Responsible for executive leadership and management of the company. Key roles involve sales, operations, contracting, and client relationship management.
Providing strategic leadership, vision and positioning on an ongoing basis.
Quality assurance of various firm initiatives and client engagements. -
Manager
Deloitte
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
October 2002 — August 2005 (2 years 11 months)
Responsible for the ongoing client relationship management and quality of outsourcing services provided. I have successful lead and managed over 2 million dollars of outsourcing services for a variety of clients highlighted by the following:
- Management and support of enterprise-wide EAI middleware solution leveraging JText, MQseries, WBIMB and Taviz designed to integrate a wide variety of enterprise solutions to an Oracle ERP application for a Energy company
- Management and support of a best of breed asset management application suite for a large Utilities company utilizing TIBCO, Meridium, Cognos, and a custom developed web-based solution.
- Project management of teams providing outsourcing services (application management, remote development and advisory services) as new clients are acquired or new services are rolled out to existing clients.
- Assisted with senior selling team in identifying opportunities and following opportunity through closing. -
Manager
Roundarch
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Management Consulting industry)
June 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 4 months)
Provided leadership to a team of over 35 resources for an 18 million dollar (USD) eBusiness implementation for a multinational commodity manufacturer. The solution involved integrating their existing SAP back office systems to BroadVision and delivering both an electronic sales capability to their customers as well as an informational site for their products and their industry. The site was designed, developed and deployed within an aggressive 3.5 month schedule.
Project manager for several Portal, eCommerce, and Knowledge Management engagements for a variety of companies
Led the development and deployment of Roundarch’s AMO (Application Maintenance Organization) strategy and was heavily involved in strategic alliance negotiations with 3rd party infrastructure providers to provide a hosting and call center infrastructure for the AMO initiative. Four AMO clients were established with annual revenues of 800,000 USD. -
Manager
Deloitte Consulting
(Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
August 1999 — June 2000 (11 months)
Engagement manager for an Internet startup company leading a team of 8 resources. I was involved with all aspects of the functional and technical requirements gathering process, design, development, testing and subsequent BroadVision based eBusiness site rollout on time and on budget.
Led a team performing a Technical Architecture Review of the Internet infrastructure for a major Canadian publishing company. Provided a GAP analysis review and strategic capacity plan for future growth.
Developed an Internet application development strategy for large US Telco.
Led a team of 5 individuals implementing a BroadVision solution for large US manufacturer. The solution included building an Internet infrastructure to support web-based products, a personalization engine and eCommerce capabilities. -
Senior Consultant
Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group
(Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
June 1997 — July 1999 (2 years 2 months)
Facilitated and coordinated Division Manager and Director level meetings for an enterprise-wide eCommerce initiative at a large US telecommunications company.
Provided project management assistance for a global inventory system’s software development and implementation for a large US Pharmaceutical firm.
Provided project management assistance during a fund conversion of a $12.4B client account for a major Canadian fund trust, custody and administration company. The project team consisted of 15 client staff and three consulting resources. The conversion included both systems and operational process changes to the client business, for custody and fund accounting.
Led the systems integration team in identifying the various interfaces and points of integration required for an international resources company evaluating a major ERP initiative to link an Oracle financials “backbone” to several legacy systems. -
Information Systems Manager / Purchasing Agent
Unipac Packaging
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wholesale industry)
June 1993 — May 1996 (3 years)
Led the team selecting new distribution accounting software to be implemented at a major Canadian food supplies distribution company.
Managed the group tasked with reengineering the receiving, purchase order, sales and invoicing processes to achieve efficiency gains and faster invoice generation.
Facilitated and mediated change management discussions aimed at allaying employee’s fears in the light of software and procedural changes.
Reduced information systems downtime from 10% per year to 2% per year of total available working hours.
Ron Stewart’s Education
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Queen's University
MBA, May 1996 — May 1997
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University of Alberta
Arts, Economics and Political Science, 1988 — 1993
Additional Information
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Ron Stewart’s Interests:
Technology, Vintage Mustangs, Skiing, Golf, Hockey (Edmonton Oilers)
Ron Stewart’s Groups:
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Deloitte employees and alumni -
Internet Product Management Group
Ron Stewart’s Honors:
Alexander Rutherford Scholarship
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