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Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since April 11, 2020
Bio
Nicolas communicates with purpose and strategic vision simply and relentlessly–throughout his roles, ensuring highly successful outcomes. Extensive experience in business turnaround coupled with years of training and competing at the Olympic level in sports saw Nicolas develop into an exceptional transformational leader in the consulting and high-tech markets. His expertise includes launches, upgrades, business turnarounds, acquisitions, and full cycle implementations.
Project Highlights
Newborn Registration Application for the Government of Malawi
Launched and managed an MVP for a turnkey newborn registration app for the government of Malawi.
Tax Administration Solution for the Government of Liberia
Implemented and upgraded the tax administration system of Liberia.
Bike Sharing Platform for LINKA Lock
Launched and managed several releases of the multiple components comprising the bike sharing platform for LINKA Lock.
Expertise
- Agile Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Consulting
- Management
- Management Consulting
- NetSuite
- Project Management
- Strategy
Work Experience
Manager
2020 - PRESENT
RSM Canada
- Built the NetSuite practice from scratch with the practice director.
- Acquired multiple new clients and generated significant revenue in less than a year.
- Implemented new processes and technology into the practice from scratch.
- Created the growth strategy for the practice, including the service offering to revenue projections, cost of sales projections, and pricing.
- Built the organizational structure for the NetSuite practice for current and future needs.
CFO, Director of Operations, Agile Project Manager
2019 - 2019
LINKA Lock
- Updated the organizational structure of the company to meet current and future needs.
- Set up the agile development process throughout the company. That included implementing Jira, and scrum best practices.
- Created a staffing plan and budgeting process to incorporate into the corporate strategy.
- Provided mentorship to multiple team managers and created a performance accountability framework for employees.
- Standardized corporate finance best practices and implemented a new chart of accounts and segmentation.
- Developed and implemented operational best practices for the supply chain as a whole.
Director of Professional Services
2017 - 2019
Big Bang ERP
- Directed project managers and 60 consultants to ensure customer success on all projects across three countries (Canada, US, Mauritius).
- Collaborated with the sales teams to develop and implement service bundles for an easier sell and ensure high customer satisfaction.
- Implemented global services processes and methodology to ensure consistent project delivery, change control, reporting, and high customer satisfaction scores.
- Created and implemented a full role lifecycle training program for all professional services employees.
- Increased the gross margin by 42% and net profit by 47%.
Agile Project Director
2016 - 2017
Cowater Sogema
- Participated in the transition from waterfall to agile product development.
- Managed an MNCH (Mothers and Newborn Child Health) project for the Government of Malawi funded by Global Affairs Canada. This included the development of an application to register newborns in the field.
- Spearheaded a tax administration solution implementation for the government of Liberia funded by the World Bank. This included implementing and tailoring an existing solution to meet local requirements.
- Led project teams in writing multiple bid proposals to RFP's for the European Union, World Bank, African Development Bank, and various other entities.
Consultant
2014 - 2016
Gurus Solutions
- Led or participated in several full cycle NetSuite implementations.
- Assisted or managed several full cycle Autodesk PLM 360 implementations.
- Created the implementation process for Autdoesk PLM 360.
Management Consultant
2013 - 2014
Vector 7
- Participated in a business turnaround effort leading the supply chain aspect.
- Collaborated in a business turnaround effort leading the manufacturing aspect.
- Assisted in a business turnaround effort leading the project management process.
Project History
Newborn Registration Application for the Government of Malawi
Launched and managed an MVP for a turnkey newborn registration app for the government of Malawi.
Managed a cross-functional team of over 20 members, with stakeholders represented from the government of Malawi, the government of Canada, the United Nations, and several private sector representatives.
The goal of this project was to develop an application that would allow for newborn registration in the country of Malawi in nine districts. This includes extremely remote locations without access to electricity, or wired internet. The challenge in this project was in creatively approaching the problem of having no electricity or wired internet, but still having to collect and relay the information to the appropriate parties electronically.
Not only that, but the platform also had to be scalable, able to integrate with other systems (for example local government systems being put in place from various sources), able to operate with very little to no direct electricity, able to be very easy to use (as the local operatives would ultimately be the ones using it), and more.
This project comprised a team in Canada (Montreal/Ottawa), a host of freelancers in Malawi, and the local team in Malawi, representing the several government entities that were impacted.
The goal of this project was to develop an application that would allow for newborn registration in the country of Malawi in nine districts. This includes extremely remote locations without access to electricity, or wired internet. The challenge in this project was in creatively approaching the problem of having no electricity or wired internet, but still having to collect and relay the information to the appropriate parties electronically.
Not only that, but the platform also had to be scalable, able to integrate with other systems (for example local government systems being put in place from various sources), able to operate with very little to no direct electricity, able to be very easy to use (as the local operatives would ultimately be the ones using it), and more.
This project comprised a team in Canada (Montreal/Ottawa), a host of freelancers in Malawi, and the local team in Malawi, representing the several government entities that were impacted.
Tax Administration Solution for the Government of Liberia
Implemented and upgraded the tax administration system of Liberia.
Managed a cross-functional team to implement and upgrade the tax administration system of Liberia. This project was funded by the World Bank, supervised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the team comprised of members from Canada, the UK, Ethiopia, and Liberia. This was a part of a revenue agency modernization effort by the World Bank for countries in need.
Bike Sharing Platform for LINKA Lock
Launched and managed several releases of the multiple components comprising the bike sharing platform for LINKA Lock.
Managed a team of front- and back-end developers, testers, architects, and analysts to develop and launch several iterations of the bike sharing platform for LINKA Lock.
This platform had multiple components: A fleet dashboard (designed for fleet administrators to manage their fleets), a B2B application (designed to manage large-scale bike-sharing across a city), and a B2C application (designed for the end consumer in mind, which would allow the user to manage his own lock and share access to his lock through the application).
This project included a complete implementation from scratch of agile/scrum best practices, including but not limited to Jira setup, sprint planning, daily scrums, sprints, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
This platform had multiple components: A fleet dashboard (designed for fleet administrators to manage their fleets), a B2B application (designed to manage large-scale bike-sharing across a city), and a B2C application (designed for the end consumer in mind, which would allow the user to manage his own lock and share access to his lock through the application).
This project included a complete implementation from scratch of agile/scrum best practices, including but not limited to Jira setup, sprint planning, daily scrums, sprints, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
Education
2005 - 2013
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Industrial Engineering
École Poytechnique de Montréal - Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Certifications
MARCH 2020 - PRESENT
Certified for Amazon Integration
Celigo
FEBRUARY 2020 - PRESENT
Certified for Shopify Integration
Celigo
JANUARY 2020 - PRESENT
Certified SuiteAnalytics User
NetSuite
DECEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Advanced Revenue Management
NetSuite
FEBRUARY 2018 - PRESENT
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce
JANUARY 2018 - PRESENT
Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute
JULY 2017 - PRESENT
Certified Financial User
NetSuite
DECEMBER 2015 - PRESENT
NetSuite Foundation
NetSuite
DECEMBER 2015 - PRESENT
NetSuite Administrator
NetSuite
Skills
Tools
NetSuite, Trello, Jira, Slack, Google Workspace, Intuit QuickBooks, Xero, Asana
Paradigms
Management, Agile Project Management
Platforms
Celigo
Other
Project Management, Consulting, Strategy, Business Analysis, Management Consulting, Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing
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