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Hire GregGreg Davis
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Location
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal Member Since
September 5, 2019
Greg has more than 12 years of technical project management experience in small to large organizations. He's looking for opportunities to leverage what he's learned and the efficient process/templates he's acquired. His specialties are Agile project management, requirements gathering, software selection, Shopify, WordPress, Power BI, Filemaker, Salesforce/CRM, ETL challenges, and SEO.
Project Highlights
Salesforce 2015 Deployment
Successfully deployed Salesforce CRM technology for a unique B2C business case.
2016 Filemaker Food Production Database
Successfully rebuilt and scaled up a custom Filemaker database for a food company.
2020 Realfoodkitchen.ca Launch
Led launch of Shopify-based Realfoodkitchen.ca home food delivery website and service. Hit the $100,000 revenue target in the first month.
Expertise
Work Experience
Senior Technology Manager | Project Manager
2015 - PRESENT
Real Food for Real Kids
- Reported directly to the CEO as part of the company leadership team and was instrumental in bringing in strategies and tools from startup culture to integrate sales, product, marketing, and technology.
- Launched rapidly Real Food Kitchen (in March 2020), topping $100,000 in first-month sales.
- Created two eCommerce subscription ordering websites on the Shopify platform to successfully relaunch off-season and elementary school direct parent ordering at 60% lower system and staff costs (with API integration to production database).
- Developed the IT infrastructure for a 32,000 square-foot facility and 100+ employees spanning internal management of G Suite and Office365, a CRM system (Salesforce), and resources for network, application servers, and print management solution.
Engagement Manager
2014 - 2015
Blueprint Software Systems
- Developed software for business analysts that uses different types of artifacts for requirements capture.
- Worked with clients to understand the practical use of enterprise Agile (SAFe and DAD), hybrid Waterfall frameworks for complex projects, and how to Blueprint could be used successfully.
- Served as the product owner of key roadmap features (representing customers), launching new “Reuse” capabilities at several financial services firms maintaining redundant enterprise requirements.
- Acted as a project manager for services engagements to assigned accounts with service revenue targets.
Project Manager | Business Development Lead
2012 - 2014
CH2M HILL Engineers
- Gained invaluable exposure to a highly disciplined project management and consulting firm in the physical engineering space; recruited to help grow.
- Played a key role in information management being the top-performing EHS division in 2013.
- Focused on software selection projects where ownership of creating proposals and executing on finding the right product fit for clients was key to information management being the top-performing EHS division in 2013.
- Championed enhancements to business development forecasting, adding CRM workflow automation and facilitated three-month “commitment” reports to drive services sales.
Project Manager | Team Lead
2010 - 2012
Intelex Technologies
- Carried forward my master's thesis work into a Toronto web-based software startup where product expertise was leveraged into consulting services for the EHS compliance market.
- Thrived in a fast-paced dynamic environment with multiple concurrent projects with budgets ranging from $50,000-$750,000, each across varied companies in highly regulated industries.
- Obtained early career exposure to Scrum- and Kanban-based development teams, and standing in as a product owner for select features.
- Promoted to the team lead in the summer of 2012 and mentored a team of four directly reporting project managers.
Project History
Salesforce 2015 Deployment
Successfully deployed Salesforce CRM technology for a unique B2C business case.
Role: Project Manager
I managed the client-side for the implementation of Salesforce CRM in 2015.
It was a challenging project with substantial modifications on customer service layer to accommodate B2C subscriptions for daily food delivery service at high schools in the Toronto area.
I managed the client-side for the implementation of Salesforce CRM in 2015.
It was a challenging project with substantial modifications on customer service layer to accommodate B2C subscriptions for daily food delivery service at high schools in the Toronto area.
2016 Filemaker Food Production Database
Successfully rebuilt and scaled up a custom Filemaker database for a food company.
Role: Project Manager
In 2016, we had a $200,000+ budget to update and increase the scale of use for a Filemaker database. It needed to include purchasing, warehouse, customer service, and issue-tracking needs.
I acquired significant Filemaker exposure, development skills, and a network of experts in my local area.
In 2016, we had a $200,000+ budget to update and increase the scale of use for a Filemaker database. It needed to include purchasing, warehouse, customer service, and issue-tracking needs.
I acquired significant Filemaker exposure, development skills, and a network of experts in my local area.
New Heights Climbing Academy Website
Successfully rolled out a small business website for a local rock-climbing education company.
Role: Project Manager
I assessed the needs of a small-medium sized business for online lead generation and conversion. I worked with a boutique web developer to stay within a limited budget for a web and social media rollout.
I assessed the needs of a small-medium sized business for online lead generation and conversion. I worked with a boutique web developer to stay within a limited budget for a web and social media rollout.
2020 Realfoodkitchen.ca Launch
http://realfoodkitchen.caLed launch of Shopify-based Realfoodkitchen.ca home food delivery website and service. Hit the $100,000 revenue target in the first month.
I pivoted a catering hot lunch company to frozen home deliveries after COVID-19 impacted the food delivery market in Toronto in 2020.
This included rapid Shopify development on the front end and rapid physical product development on the back end.
This included rapid Shopify development on the front end and rapid physical product development on the back end.
Education
2007 - 2009
Master's Degree in Environmental Science
Ryerson University - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2001 - 2006
Bachelor's Degree in Environment and Business
University of Waterloo - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Certifications
MARCH 2018 - PRESENT
Front-end Web Developer Certificate
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
FEBRUARY 2014 - PRESENT
Agile Project Management Certification (APM)
University of Toronto | World Class Productivity
JUNE 2011 - PRESENT
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI
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