Education & Professional Experience

Chris has studied at Ryerson University in Business Information Systems and Business Communications, then at George Brown College in The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Chris worked for Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) as Interim Chief Digital Officer between Nov 2019 and May 2020, for Grant Thornton LLP in Canada as Chief Information Officer between Feb 2008 and May 2013, for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as Corporate Director of IT Operations between Sep 1991 and Jan 2008, for Various as Various Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Roles (4 years) between 1987 and Aug 1991.

 Skills & Competences

Chris has the following skills : Project Management, Program Management, Business Continuity, Cyber-security, IT Service Management, IT Operations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Process, Global Sourcing, Knowledge Management, IT Strategy, Service Delivery, Strategy, E-commerce, Information Technology, Professional Services, Risk Management, ITIL, IT Outsourcing, Business Strategy.

Chris graduated from the following courses : Mentoring vs. Coaching.

Chris has earned the following certifications : Coaching for Challenging Conversations, delivered by Queen's University; Facilitative Leadership Program - SEEC, delivered by Schulich School of Business - York University; Document Management & Retention, delivered by The Canadian Institute; ITIL v3 (2011) Foundations, delivered by Qualiti7; Executive Development, Leadership, delivered by Niagara Institute.