Peter B. Giblett's Resume (Last updated July 24th 2008)

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Peter B. Giblett

468 Mud Street
Grassie, Ontario L0R 1M0

905 945 1714

www.ontario-cio.com

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OBJECTIVE

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Peter is seeking a senior IT or Consulting role CIO, VP, or Director.

He offers over 20 years experience in implementing corporate solutions - ERP - CRM - BPM - Business Intelligence.

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SUMMARY

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You can contact me at peter.b.giblett@gmail.com...

PROFILE
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Information Technology Executive with over twenty year track record of business success:
= Aligns global IT strategy, policies, programs and initiatives with mission-critical business results:
- Builds relationships with C-Level executives and internal and external partners to drive results.
- Corporate-wide solutions: ERP, CRM, MDM, etc.
- Business Intelligence: Aligns information for factual business decision-making, performance management and planning and results.
- Enterprise risk management (ERM).
- Web based solutions.
- Statutory compliance management (including Basel II, IFRS, SOX and privacy law compliance). Experience as an IT executive is complemented by certification as a barrister (In England).

= Designs and implements full lifecycle of Business Change: Strategic, business and operational plans and multi-phased and multi-year corporate projects.
- Building Strategic Alliances
- Program and Project Justification including ROI
- Re-engineering of Direction, Mission & Focus
- Managed teams up to 250 professionals

= Sectoral experience: Logistics and distribution, management consulting, telecommunications, banking, financial services, insurance, utilities
= Change management experience:
- Start-ups, turnarounds, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
- Domestic and international

= Personal Results Management: Proactive. Results driven. A superb communicator who will institute bold initiatives and carry them out in order to affect positive business results, efficiency and increased profitability

Specialties:

  • Corporate IT Management
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Complex Multi-Phased corporate projects
  • Working with C-Level executives to drive business change
  • Start-ups, turnarounds, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
  • Business Intelligence
  • Corporate Risk
  • Statutory Compliance
  • Total business results
  • Proactive. Results driven.

Will institute bold initiatives and carry them out in order to effect positive change. Avid supporter of Agile development methods, including DSDM.

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KEYWORDS

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CIO - VP - Director - Information Services - IT
Program Manager - Portfolio Manager
Enterprise Risk - Statutory Compliance - Business Intelligence
Corporate Risk - Statutory Compliance - Business Intelligence
Basel II - IFRS - GAAP - SOX - Anti-Money Laundering (AML) - ISO 9001
ERP - Lawson - Dynamics - Oracle Applications - PeopleSoft - SAP
SQL Server - Oracle - Teradata
BI - OLAP - Hyperion - Cognos - ProClarity - PerformancePoint Server - MicroStrategy
System Architect - ER Studio - ERWin
Basel II - IFRS - GAAP - SOX - Anti-Money Laundering (AML) - ISO 9001
ERP - Lawson - Dynamics - Oracle Applications - PeopleSoft - SAP
SQL Server - Oracle - Teradata
BI - OLAP - Hyperion - Cognos - ProClarity - PerformancePoint Server - MicroStrategy
System Architect - ER Studio - ERWin

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WORK EXPERIENCE

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2006 - 2007
Head of IS Development

The News Group

Burlington, Ontario

Managed corporate IT development, working with senior business executives to deliver major change.

= Proposed and implemented major change to application landscape:
◦ Managed CRM implementation to provide centralized Customer Services facility
◦ Implemented new financial system
◦ Managed a major database update for Legacy system
◦ Implemented an Enterprise Data Warehouse providing Business Intelligence for the first time in company's history.
◦ Managed upgrade of corporate Web site
= Achieved $400,000 saving re-negotiating existing proposed implementation approach, included licensing and consulting costs.
= Achieved additional savings of $200,000 on consultancy expenditures during the project.
= Provided the ability for the business to view profitability across business lines (customers and suppliers) for the first time in its history.
= Prepared the company to meet IFRS and SOX compliance for IPO option.
= Built an energetic and focused team of professionals

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2003
VP Strategy

DWA Consultancy

Led key client projects. Responsible for strategies and business plans, enabling execution of objectives in gross profits and net operating income

BBC-TV LICENSING
- Generated an extra $5.6 billion a year from 24 million homes
- Identified architecture of CRM implementation
- Implemented IT risk strategy and corporate risk plan

UK POST OFFICE
- Turned around a failing project circumventing potential penalties of over $2 million per day, by leading two parallel projects

SCOTTISH WATER
- Revolutionized Scottish Water's customer service and delivery reputation by providing them with IT tools to enable delivery of rapid response teams to correct off-site emergencies
- Defined IT and Data Warehouse architecture

O2 TELECOMS
- Reduced licensing fees by $2 million, through identifying a SAS replacement
- Increased average revenue per unit (ARPU) by 15%, enhancing direct marketing offerings
- Lowered consumer churn 10%, by use of effective analysis of usage patterns

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1996 - 2003
CEO & Principal Consultant

Intellectual Answers

Managed the corporation and led the sales force in a pre-sales capacity, building corporate relationships, responding to Client RFP's, project and people management, including managing teams and consultancy.

= Increased margins and profitability while attracting new clients at higher than average bid
= Saved clients $ millions by assessing strategic IT policy and project impacts while managing the processes through Project Board. Canada Life saved over $20 million over a five-year period at a migration cost of only $1 Million.
= Reduced the amount of analysis work for Glaxo-Welcome, transitioning the business competencies from 75% data-loading to 75% analytical and lowering headcount by 10%
= Eliminated project costs for a full year by identifying a multi-year Return On Investment for British Airways.
= Reduced the data-loading competencies of British Airways' Business Intelligence Reporting unit from 95% loading to 90% analytical.

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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

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British Computer Society
Honourable Society of Inner Temple

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EDUCATION

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2002

City University

London

English Bar Qualification

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1999

Thames Valley University

London

Batchellor of Laws (LLB) with honours

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