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Paul Hughes
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Management Consultant & IT Manager
, Self Employed
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Kitchener, Canada Area,
Canada
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International career spans 37+ years & 26 countries as a Sr IT Manager & Sr Management Consultant. Many of my roles, could be likened to that of a ‘fire fighter’. Hired to quickly identify & solve immediate problems, to develop IT strategies & make recommendations to address short & long term business requirements. Worked & travelled in over 26 countries. |
 Contact Paul Hughes
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Area of Expertise: |
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
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Professional Experience: |
Management Consultant providing leading edge solutions & strategies to help customers use technology & systems in effective and innovative ways. Help project manage large international Information Technology projects. Business consulting in such areas as:
a) Process Re-engineering,
b) Developing Business Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans for Information Technology Systems,
c) Recommending strategies & solutions for websites, ePayment Systems for emerging countries, new business ventures
d) Developing business and technology strategies for eGovernment initiatives (workflow systems, knowledge management systems, document management systems, eLearning systems, ePayment systems, etc.)
e) Developing and Teaching Information Technology & Business Management courses (leadership, project management, strategic planning, computer forensics, computer fundamentals, eCommerce & ePayment systems, etc.)
** Managing Director with Frontier Solutions & Strategies P/L **
Providing Information Technology solutions and strategies that are business focused and oriented. Solutions & strategies that bring business and technology together and ones that will help organisations stay flexible and competitive.
a) Information Systems Strategic Planning and Systems Architecture
b) ePayment solutions & strategies
c) Process re-engineering
d) Computer forensics
e) Business Continuity Planning
f) Disaster Recovery & Contingency Planning
g) Security Analysis (IT systems)
h) Design & Implementation of computer centres and computer technology
i) Website design & strategies
j) Knowledge & Document Management
k) Learning Management Systems (LMS)
l) Workflow Systems
Also helping Chinese businesses with exporting of products and services into overseas markets through such things as market identification, providing overseas business contacts, product documentation translation, overseas import regulations and contacts, etc.
** Software Development Manager with eNett **
Leading the development team that is responsible for design and development of leading edge payment solutions for the travel industry. Also responsible for doing business analysis for new product initiatives (especially in the travel & transportation sector).
Several senior IT Management roles at prestigious organisations such as IATA (International Air Transport Association - Geneva & Sydney), Flight Centre Australia (Australia's largest travel agency), Federal Airports Corporation (Australia), Practical Education (New Zealand), Prentice-Hall Canada.
Senior consulting roles for major companies such as Hewlett-Packard (Germany, France & Singapore), Abacus International (Singapore) and government departments (local and state government departments).
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Education: |
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems Management from Canterbury University UK (2003 - 2009)
Business Admin in Data Processing, Accounting, Marketing from St. Clair College (1973 - 1976)
International English Teachers License in TESOL, TEFL, TESL from Australasian Training Academy (2010 - 2010)
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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