Stephane Hamel

Stephane Hamel

Web Analytics Advocate!

Quebec, Canada

Current
  • Web Analytics Advocate! at Immeria Consulting Services inc.
Past
  • Webmaster, Software analyst at Softimage
  • Consultant, software developer / analyst, DBA, webmaster at
  • Software developer / analyst at Montreal Stock Exchange
  • CASE software analyst / developer at Peat-Marwick Advanced Technology
Education
  • Université Laval
  • The University of British Columbia
  • Université Laval
  • Insitut du Commerce Électronique
  • Rosemont
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Stephane Hamel’s Summary

Stéphane Hamel is a leading voice for online analytics, helping businesses understand the value of performance measurement and process optimization. With over twenty years of experience, most spent developing web sites and online strategies, he received the « Web Analytics Association Leadership and Technical Excellence Recognition », a frequent speaker at the « eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit » and other conferences, he is also lecturing the « Award of Achievement in Web Analytics » and « Introduction to Business Analysis » classes at the University of British Columbia. Stéphane completed a Master in Business Administration specializing in eBusiness at Laval University (Québec City) and is involved in various research & development activities with the prime focus of making online analytics easier: creator of the popular « Web Analytics Solution Profiler » tool and concepts such as « Just-In-Time Tagging » and the « Web Analytics Maturity Model ». Involved in various professional and educational activities, he is also a member of the « International Institute of Business Analysis » and on the board of directors and treasurer of the « Web Analytics Association ».

Stephane Hamel’s Specialties:

eBusiness strategy, web analytics, business analysis, project management, strategic consulting and orientation, solution design, usability testing, ergonomics, information architecture, technological orientation, functional requirement analysis, training, teacher, speaker, visionary, web developer, Omniture SiteCatalyst, Coremetrics, WebTrends, Google Analytics, Yahoo! Analytics, AT Internet Xiti, Nedstat.


Stephane Hamel’s Experience

  • Advisory Council

    iPerceptions

    (Public Company; IPE.V; Market Research industry)

    October 2009Present (3 months)

  • Director & Treasurer

    Web Analytics Association

    (Internet industry)

    April 2009Present (9 months)

    Volunteer members of the Board represent the Web Analytics community. Collectively they are legally responsible for the corporation, including financial and program accountability. They define and implement the mission, vision and values of the WAA, based on their understanding of the assets, needs and goals of web analytics industry and the WAA members.

  • Online instructor

    The University of British Columbia

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    October 2007Present (2 years 3 months)

    Certificate in Business Systems Analysis, online tutor for:
    - Introduction to Business Process Analysis

    UBC/WAA Award of Achievement in Web Analytics, online tutor for:
    - Introduction to Web Analytics
    - Web Analytics for Site Optimization
    - Measuring Marketing Campaigns Online
    - Creating and Managing the Analytical Business Culture

  • Web Analytics Advocate!

    Immeria Consulting Services inc.

    (Internet industry)

    March 2006Present (3 years 10 months)

    eBusiness strategist and web analytics advocate:
    - Web Analytics needs assessment
    - Web Analytics Maturity evaluation & recommendations
    - Web measurement strategy
    - Online business process optimization
    - Vendor selection
    - Implementation planning
    - Web Analytics platform optimization/configuration
    - Technical implementation
    - Report/dashboard design and creation
    - Site analysis & recommendations
    - Site experimentation (A/B, multivariate)
    - Web Analytics implementation audits
    - Web Analytics market research
    - Training, speaker & education

    Coaching to empower you and your organization to compete on analytics!

  • Senior eBusiness Architect and Web Analytics Practitioner

    Desjardins General Insurance Group

    (Privately Held; Insurance industry)

    April 2006November 2007 (1 year 8 months)

    - Define solutions that will drive efficient, profitable and evolutive ebusiness development
    - Act as an expert in multi-disciplinary teams working on various projects
    - Evaluate scope, cost and features of ebusiness projects
    - Web analytics coach/evangelist

  • eBusiness Strategist and Project Director

    Nurun inc.

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    June 2004April 2006 (1 year 11 months)

    - Collect business requirements, define strategies and project timeframe, costs and efforts with respect to targeted audience, functional requirements, best practices and quality standards
    - Participate in the strategic orientation solutions proposed to clients
    - Evolve and enforce methodologies, processes and internal tools
    - Web Analytics: responsible for the implementation, analysis and training: WebSideStory HBX, Coremetrics, Omniture Site Catalyst, Google Analytics, WebTrends.
    - Responsible for R&D and proof of concepts of new solutions, specific problematic, special projects, etc
    - Identify potential partnerships and manage existing business relations
    - Stay abreath of the latest eBusiness trends and present them to Nurun and its clients
    - Some clients I have been involved with: Archambault, The Royal Canadian Mint, Euro Disney, Club Med, Aldo Shoes, State of Georgia Tourism, IMAX, Quebecor Media, Bombardier, BRP, Vidéotron

  • eBusiness advisor / architect

    Bombardier Recreational Products

    (Privately Held; Automotive industry)

    March 1999March 2004 (5 years 1 month)

    - Led the strategic orientation and RFP process for the consolidation and Web redesign of about a dozen brands
    - Strategic orientation of eBusiness projects related to customers, dealers, suppliers, partners as well as employees
    - Responsible for competitive intelligence activities; define tools and guidelines related to Internet solutions’ developments
    - Lead developer and architect of the Bombardier Ordering Sales and Service system handling transactions for the worldwide dealers network
    - BRP brands: Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, Johnson, Evinrude, Bombardier ATV, Rotax

  • Webmaster, Software analyst

    Softimage

    (Public Company; AVID; Computer Software industry)

    October 1994March 1999 (4 years 6 months)

    - Webmaster for softimage's web sites
    - System administrator, DBA
    - Responsible of implementing the anti-piracy solution into Softimage's high-end animation software

  • Consultant, software developer / analyst, DBA, webmaster

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 1991October 1994 (3 years 8 months)

    - Software developer/analyst
    - Oracle DBA
    - Unix system administrator
    - Worked for: Hydro-Quebec, Transport Minister of Quebec, Education Minister of Quebec, Gaz Metropolitain

  • Software developer / analyst

    Montreal Stock Exchange

    (Financial Services industry)

    February 1990March 1991 (1 year 2 months)

    - Software developer and analyst for low-level components of the automated market trading system used by traders

  • CASE software analyst / developer

    Peat-Marwick Advanced Technology

    (Partnership; Accounting industry)

    December 1988February 1990 (1 year 3 months)

    - Computer Aided Software Engineer, analyst/developer of code generator for Unix/Oracle


Stephane Hamel’s Education

  • Université Laval

    MBA , eBusiness , 20032009

    Activities and Societies:
    "Honor roll", eBusiness MBA, 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 for average grades over 90%.
  • The University of British Columbia

    Professional Tutor Program 20072007

  • Université Laval

    Higher Education certificate , ebusiness , 20032004

    12 credits micro-program completed with average of 4.08/4.33

  • Insitut du Commerce Électronique

    eBusiness 19992000

  • Rosemont

    19841987


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Stephane Hamel’s Interests:

Skiing, hiking, reading about social behavior and the Internet, web analytics.

Stephane Hamel’s Groups:

2009 - Member: International Institute of Business Analysis
2006 - Organizer of Montreal Web Analytics Wednesday's
2005 - Member: Web Analytics Association
2001-2003 - Medical First Responder

  •    Universite Laval - MBA Alumni
  •    Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info
  •    Web Analytics Association
  •    Voice of Customer Analytics
  •    Web & Marketing Analytics Group - IQ Workforce
  •    Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics
  •    Omniture Enthusiasts
  •    Microsoft - Current and Former Employees
  •    Numeric - Web Analytics
  •    eMetrics Speaker
  •    WAA-UBC Award of Achievement in Web Analytics - Alumni
  •    Web Analytics
  •    Internet Marketing Conference (IMC) Vancouver
  •    eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit
  •    NextStage Analytics Friends

Stephane Hamel’s Honors:

2009:
- Speaker: InfoPresse Day (Montreal)
- Speaker: Internet Marketing Conference (Vancouver)
- Speaker: eMetrics Summit (Toronto, San Jose, Washington)
- Award: Web Analytics Association Leadership & Technical Recognition
2008:
- Speaker: WebÉducation (Québec city)
- Speaker: eMetrics Summit (San Francisco, Washington, Toronto)
- Speaker: Infopresse (Montréal)
- Speaker: eMetrics breakfast series (Montréal)
- Contributor: "cScape Customer Engagement Report 2009"
- Book review: "Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics" by Brian Clifton
- Contributor: "Winners and Losers in a trouble economy" by cScape
2007:
- Speaker: Webcom Montréal
- Speaker: eMetrics (San Francisco)
- Contributor: "CMS Watch Web Analytics Report"
2006:
- Member: Forrester "Web Analytics Peer Research Panel"
2005:
- Speaker: Journée Gouvernement en ligne (Montréal)

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