Mr. Hilary Vieira

Senior Business Consultant with extensive global experience in both public and private sectors.

Experienced Technology Project management skills, with experience in Aerospace, Software and Marketing.

Proven ability to manage and guide international go-to-market initiatives.

Experienced Consultant assisting companies plan and implement strategies to list on Public Stock exchanges.

Since 2000, personally managed 7 deals totaling $28 million.

Designed and developed projects with multi-location teams’ worth over $50 million dollars.

Consultant Experience & Key Client Projects

Vice-President Operations, Pizza Couture

May 2015 – Current

Senior consultant managing all operations of the company. Responsible for planning and implementing the company’s growth strategy across North America.

The company has an agreement with Pusateris of Toronto, to open and operate Pizza restaurants in all of the Pusateris food halls across North America. Pusateris also has an agreement with Saks 5th Avenue one of the largest luxury fashion retailers in the world to open Food halls across North America.

Liaised with the architects to design and implement the build out of the restaurants.

Responsible for managing vendors and partners.

Planned and manage the marketing and sales strategy of the company.

Responsible for the development and implementation of the training programs for staff.

Senior manager leading the team to publicly list the company on the TSX-V exchange and managing the capitalization of the company.

Director, Rushap International

April 2014 – May 2015

Planned and managed the setup of the International operations of Rushap International, a company dealing in the Oil and Natural Gas segment.

Managed all international operations of the company, planning and developing growth strategies, managing relationships, sourcing and procuring products in the international marketplace primarily to meet the needs of company’s clients in India.

Vice-President International Business Development, CAREGO technologies

February 2013 – April 2014

Hired to facilitate corporate expansion into new South Asian market.

Contracted for full delivery: market research, marketing and client channel planning.

Delivered business plan and cultivated customer portfolio for successful product launch.

Negotiated and penned a successful joint venture agreement to solidify continued growth.

Delivered a 2 year 7-million-dollar deal.

Liaised with senior government leaders to develop industry-wide awareness opportunities.

Supplied new customer contract opportunities within the steel industry.

Head of Business Development (India and the Middle East), Altus Group

February 2011- May 2012

Developed and led full India business development strategy for Altus Group. Market opportunity estimated around $100 million.

Negotiated and closed a joint venture with a very large public sector organisation to assist in promoting Altus’ range of products.

Facilitated the closing of a 5 million contract the city of Gurgaon.

Leveraged personal network and C-level relationships within India’s largest companies to develop public sector opportunities and pipeline for Altus’s SaaS solution.

Developed and implemented the go-to-market strategy for region, resulting in an opportunity pipeline of $23.5 million dollars of state-funded infrastructure projects.

Managed 4 contracts with clients, and tenders were responded to successfully.

Managed financials and budget for the growth and expansion strategy.

Worked closely with the Canadian Trade Commission (CTC), participating in seminars and assisting the CTC to further client development opportunities.

International Business Development Experience

Key advisor to the Canadian Trade Commissioner for an Indian international initiative.

Member of the Indo-Canadian Board of Trade Mission to India.

Assisted Scottish Trade Mission to India.

Assisted Canadian Commercial Corporation Trade Mission to India.

Consultant to the All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AILLSG).

Employment Experience

Chief Operating Officer, ASI Canada

August 2009-January 2011

Managed the company’s IT operations and portfolio of software development projects.

Trained and coached operational teams to prioritize projects and optimize resources.

Established and Directed new off-shore outsourced operations.

Recognized for strong client service delivery during complex engagements with large organisations like Enbridge, City of Mississauga and Ontario Good Roads.

Championed IT transformation: upgraded infrastructure from developer workstations to in-house servers and successfully transitioned teams to efficient cloud-based solutions.

Developed, documented and implemented revised processes using global best practices.

Managed and raised equity and capital funds as part of growth initiatives.

IT Director, I-Trax International

January 2007-July 2009

Designed and developed a GPS tracking solution for oil and gas business in the Middle East.

Managed main software development project including planning, budgets and timelines.

Designed IT Infrastructure and managed the entire IT portfolio.

Managed global installations of product both hardware and software.

Managed the go-to-market strategy for the GPS tracking solution.

Delivered $2 million in revenue within the first year of operations.

President & Technical Project Director, Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd.

May 2000- January 2007

Co-founder of the aerospace company and patent holder.

Planned and managed the company’s entire portfolio of development projects, both hardware and software development.

Developed and led Business development initiative on a global basis.

Raised equity and listed the company public on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange.

Managed product certification achieving full Transport Canada and FAA Certification.

Official quality control lead approved by Transport Canada and the FAA.

Managed regulatory compliance, including Sarbanes Oxley.

Holder of 2 Aviation related patents in Aerospace navigation.

IT Consultant 1980-1999

Developed software for global companies: Bombardier, Procter & Gamble, LCBO.

Professional software consultant, advising clients on IT strategy, business transformation, IT processes and governance.

Professional Qualifications & Technical Skills

Project Management Institute: over 12,500 hours of project management experience.

Extended MS Office, MS Project, SharePoint, Project Server, Oracle, MS Access, MS Excel Waterfall & Agile Methodologies, .Net, SQL, VB, HTML, VB.Net, VBScript, VBA, RDBMS, Lotus 123, SQL Server, FoxPro, Dbase, Crystal Reports, Erwin, Enterprise architecture.

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