Management Consultant
Toronto, Canada Area
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- Consultant, Decision Support Services (Utilities portfolio) at SBR International
- Past
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- Lecturer at University of Toronto
- Freelance web consultant/designer at Self-employed
- Lecturer at University of Waterloo
- Project Coordinator, Laboratory for the Cognitive Analysis of Information at Université du Québec à Montréal
- Education
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- Professional certifications
- Ecole des hautes Etudes en Sciences sociales
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- EPSJ Mont-Laurier
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Benoit Hardy-Vallée, PMP, PhD, CSSGB’s Summary
►Experienced professional with analytical, methodological and project management skills
►Consulting engagements with banks, trade associations, industrial consortiums, utilities, IT PMOs
►Interdisciplinary background in management consulting, cognitive science, IT, economics and philosophy
►Fluently bilingual: French and English spoken and written, Basic knowledge of Spanish
Benoit Hardy-Vallée, PMP, PhD, CSSGB’s Specialties:
►Organizational design
►Business analytics
►Project management
►Process optimization
►Strategic planning
►Operations support
►Methodology development
►Team management
►Content management system implementation
►Facilitation and stakeholder consultation
►Requirements assessment & development
►Technical documentation
Benoit Hardy-Vallée, PMP, PhD, CSSGB’s Experience
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Consultant, Decision Support Services (Utilities portfolio)
SBR International
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Engagements
► Renewable energy start-up. Provided complete analytical, strategic and operational support to develop Business Plan and initiate sales campaign.
► Financial Institution. Delivered research & analytical methodology for industry profiles encompassing segment and sub-segment demand-side intelligence. Performed statistical analysis of financial statements.
► Power Utility IT. Optimized SDLC practices against PMBOK and BABOK benchmarks, best in-class and alignment with COBIT. Provided project management support and methodology design. Developed and implemented IT risk management framework.
► Power Utility. Performed industry analysis and business analysis to develop IT Strategic Planning. Reviewed Smart Grid technologies to provide strategic recommendations.
Industrial consortium. Developed, studied and documented Canadian organization and developed associated collaborative web tool.
► Power utility. Benchmarked Ontarian distribution utility CDM programs against US utilities.
Internal activities:
► Prepared & presented project briefings to executives and steering committees
► Provided support to Human Resources, Business Development (utilities portfolio), and Research
► Implemented PM and Six Sigma Methodologies
► 2 Kaizen recommendations awards
► 1 Lead ID (sales lead identification) award, 1 sales award -
Lecturer
University of Toronto
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Research, Lectures, Conferences and Publications.
► Taught philosophy at the undergraduate levels
► Designed course content, evaluated and counselled students about their coursework
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Freelance web consultant/designer
Self-employed
(Design industry)
2000 — 2008 (8 years )
► Develop web content
► Consult with client to develop appropriate web presence
► Provide SEO consultation
► Customize Content-Management Systems -
Lecturer
University of Waterloo
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — April 2007 (8 months)
Research, Lectures, Conferences and Publications.
► Performed evaluation of research papers for 3 academic journals and 3 academic associations
► Taught philosophy at the graduate levels
► Designed course content, evaluated and counselled students about their coursework
► Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Fellowship -
Project Coordinator, Laboratory for the Cognitive Analysis of Information
Université du Québec à Montréal
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2002 — 2006 (4 years )
► Consulted with stakeholders to develop understanding and establish requirements to be supported in the implementation of 3 content-management systems
► Analyzed, identified and addressed project problem areas and budget concerns
► Created and implemented design procedures in the customization of content-management systems.
► Coordination of user acceptance testing of final infrastructure
► Responsible for the management of multiple research projects directed toward scientific objectives
Benoit Hardy-Vallée, PMP, PhD, CSSGB’s Education
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Professional certifications
PMP, CSSGB , 2009 — 2009
IT GOVERNANCE NETWORK
Certificate, CobiT-based IT governance Foundation (2009)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI)
PMP, Project Management Professional certification (2009)
EXPERT RATING
CSSGB, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt certification (2009)
SBR GLOBAL (2009)
Certified Telemarketing Professional -
Ecole des hautes Etudes en Sciences sociales
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) , Philosophy , 2002 — 2006
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) PhD Scholarship
Graduated summa cum laude- Activities and Societies:
- Visiting researcher, Institut Jean-Nicod
Created an annual international conference about cognitive science for young researchers, now in its fourth year.
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Université du Québec à Montréal
Master of Arts (MA) , Philosophy , 2000 — 2003
Graduated summa cum laude
GPA: 4.23/4.3
Nature and Technology Quebec (NATEQ) M.A. funding Scholarship- Activities and Societies:
- Participated in the departmental program committee
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Université du Québec à Montréal
Bachelor of Arts (BA) , Philosophy , 1997 — 2000
Graduated summa cum laude
GPA: 4.0/4.3
Excellence Award, Department of Philosophy- Activities and Societies:
- Created and animated a departmental mailing list
Collaborated in the planning, development, and management of a new undergraduate Journal.
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EPSJ Mont-Laurier
Additional Information
Benoit Hardy-Vallée, PMP, PhD, CSSGB’s Websites:
Benoit Hardy-Vallée, PMP, PhD, CSSGB’s Interests:
travels, blogging, writing, gastronomy and technology (Web 2.0 and social newtorks, Karate
Benoit Hardy-Vallée, PMP, PhD, CSSGB’s Groups:
► Business Information Technology Network (BitNet)
► Center for Business Practices
► Sales Leads Management Association
► Northern Eastern Electricity Community Systems and Technology (NECST) internet think tank on electrical micro-grids and Community Economic Development
► Phoenix Communities (Brooklyn, NY), Advisory Board Member
► Assessing Editor for the Journal of Mind and Behavior
► Reviewer for Judgment and Decision Making, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Canadian Philosophical Association, European Complexity and Alife Conference.
► Associate Member, Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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Benoit Hardy-Vallée, PMP, PhD, CSSGB’s Honors:
- 2008 Kaizen recommendations award (SBR Global)—33 recommendations (out of 54) implemented
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral funding 2006-2008
- McDonnell Foundation Travel Grant Neurophilosophy Workshop California Institute of Technology, CA (2005)
- Young Researcher Grant Laboratory for Cognitive Analysis of Information-University of Quebec at Montreal. (2004)
- Travel Grant-Graduate Student Conference in Philosophy, Rennes (France) (2004)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) PhD funding (2002-2006)
- Nature and Technology Quebec (NATEQ) PhD funding (declined)
- Student Funding for Scientific Publication Social Sciences Faculty, UQÀM. -- 2002
- Nature and Technology Quebec (NATEQ) M.A. funding (2000)
- Student Excellence Award Department of philosophy, University of Quebec at Montreal (2000)
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