Executive Partner, Technology Partnerz Ltd.
Montreal, Canada Area
- Current
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- Executive Partner at Technology Partnerz Ltd.
- Past
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- Executive Director at Sam Torkia & Associates (Sole Proprietorship)
- Vice-President and General Manager at Emco Ltd.
- Excecutive Director at Management Excellence Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
- Multiple Management positions at General Electric Canada
- Education
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- York University - Joseph E. Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies
- McGill University
- Université Laval
- College Sainte Famille
- Connections
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- Industry
- Management Consulting
- Websites
Sam Torkia’s Summary
PROFILE
Sam Torkia has more than 30 years of experience in corporate and consulting environments. Throughout his career as senior executive in large industrial concerns such as General Electric and afterwards as senior consultant, he has used his project management, coaching and consulting expertise in the areas of business transformation, change management and business processes to contribute to the successful development, implementation and adoption of innovative and effective strategies and programs.
His interventions include:
• Over 11 SAP and Oracle implementations as Senior Organizational Change/Business Transformation Consultant and Project Manager
• 9 turn-around and restructuring assignments at GE Canada
• 4 interim management assignments as a Senior Executive
EXPERTISE
• Process Centric Business Transformation
• Organizational Change Management
• Project Management
• Process Re-design & Optimization
• Strategic and Operational Planning
• Executive Coaching & Training
Sam Torkia’s Specialties:
Performance Management, Leapfrogging Competition, Process Centric Business Transformation.
Sam Torkia’s Experience
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Executive Partner
Technology Partnerz Ltd.
(Management Consulting industry)
June 1999 — Present (9 years 7 months)
Over 11 SAP and Oracle implementations as Senior Organizational Change/Business Transformation Consultant, Management Consulting and Project Management.
• PWGSC - Public Works and Government Services Canada
• City of Montreal
• BNP Paribas
• Bombardier Aerospace
• EXFO
• Pratt & Whitney
• SAP Canada
• SAP AG
• NB Power
• North Carolina Department of Transportation
• City of Edmonton
• Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS)
• Government of Nova Scotia E-Merge project
• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) -
Executive Director
Sam Torkia & Associates (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Management Consulting industry)
September 1995 — June 1999 (3 years 10 months)
Consulting in the fields of Coaching, Change Management and Organisation Development to a varied number of clients spanning the manufacturing, distribution and service sectors by using a systems approach that encourages individuals to enlarge their vision and understand the impact of their actions and behaviours on the organisation’s performance.
• Business Development Bank of Canada
• BGM
• Black & McDonald
• Crane Supply
• Pharmascience
• Sonepar Distribution
• Juran Institute -
Vice-President and General Manager
Emco Ltd.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Wholesale industry)
July 1989 — September 1995 (6 years 3 months)
A $1.1 billion company dedicated to the manufacturing and distribution of plumbing and building products.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Successful Turnaround..
• Break even point lowered by 32%
• Productivity per employee increased by 58% -
Excecutive Director
Management Excellence Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
June 1984 — July 1989 (5 years 2 months)
Interim Management assignments
• Nedco (a division of Westburne)
Developed and implemented a high technology venture to service the accelerated growth of factory automation. Growth of $1.6 million in 18 months.
• Acklands (an automotive distributor)
Improved profitability and achieved a profit turn-around of $2 million in one year.
• Alliance Ballast (a joint venture between General Electric Canada and Jannock Limited)
Developed the joint venture with both organizations. Established and implemented the infrastructure and strategy required to salvaging the business and returning it to profitability. -
Multiple Management positions
General Electric Canada
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
June 1966 — September 1984 (18 years 4 months)
• Established a highly respected reputation with the organization and its customers as a strategist, program manager and an action-oriented executive driven by a vision of the future.
• Demonstrated an in-depth expertise to turn-around businesses, creating and managing change, steering them to growth and profitability through innovative thinking and people leadership.
• Participated actively in the North-South rationalization.
Sam Torkia’s Education
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York University - Joseph E. Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies
MBA Program 1975 — 1977
- Activities and Societies:
- Guest professor at Laval University Business School lecturing Marketing Management to MBA students 3 semesters.
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McGill University
MBA Program 1969 — 1972
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Université Laval
1962 — 1966
Electrical Enginering
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College Sainte Famille
BA, Mathematics & Physics, 1950 — 1959
Additional Information
Sam Torkia’s Websites:
Sam Torkia’s Interests:
Guest professor at Laval University Business School lecturing Marketing Management to MBA students 3 semesters.
Sam Torkia’s Groups:
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Université Laval -
GE - General Electric Company
Sam Torkia’s Honors:
• SAP Certification Business Integration 4.6 – Septembre 2002
Inter-relationships and Integration points in SAP R/3 between the following modules: Sales & Distribution (SD), Production Planning (PP), Material Management (MM), Finance (FI), Control (CO) and Human Resources (HR). Application of the best practices associated to these processes and practical knowledge of these operations in SAP R/3.
• Juran Institute – Breakthrough for quality improvement teams and quality improvement tools
• Canadian Securities Institute course and commodities’ trading.
