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Management Profile  Rob Ratcliffe possesses keen business and financial acumen with talent for comprehending and meeting high-level operational and technology needs to drive continual process improvement and corporate success. Clients have benefitted by his ability to reengineer business processes and systems to support emerging needs, cost containment, and decision-making. Extensive project management and business analysis experience, including defining scope, and managing multiple concurrent projects with budgets up to $20 million. Motivating leader adept at recruiting and mentoring quality teams capable of delivering exceptional results. A Project Management Professional (PMP®) of the Project Management Institute since 2004 results in a solid foundation in SDLC (software development life cycle), PMBOK, project management and change management methodologies and best practices. Practical experience is derived from managing large programs (business systems and IT infrastructure) and having established a Project Management Office (PMO) for leading insurance firm. Rob’s financial acumen comes from being a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from CMA Ontario since 1992. CMAs have the unique training and experience in strategy, management and accounting that enables an innovative, integrating perspective to organizational decision-making. Designing and implementing technology solutions that are aligned to organizational goals is integral to the approach of Strategic Project Solutions.
Rob has worked in a variety of industries including technology, insurance, banking, government, and service entities both in the profit and non-profit sectors. Rounding out his professional experiences is an MBA in Project Management and BA in Commerce and Economics.
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Success Stories
Challenge – large international insurance firm needed compliance with regulatory requirements in supporting and reporting on IAS (International Accounting Standards) GAAP. Required new systems, processes and complete review of impact on personnel. Eight inter-dependent projects and consolidation of two principle business units would need to be
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Training
Customized courses for clients. Examples include:
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Business Transformation & Change Management
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