K. DJOKIC, M. Ed., GCC, P. Eng., PROSCI

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~ SENIOR ENGAGEMENT & CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEADER ~

Collaborative leader with progressive experience in change management, training, transformation, project management and organizational effectiveness. Brings innovation to life by partnering with business leaders, technical experts and employees, to design and develop fact-based cutting-edge solutions that drive organization change and optimized business operations. Aligns business needs and strategies to deliver and evaluate enterprise change programs with >90% participant satisfaction. Builds organizational capability that drives efficiency as an inspirational leader, strategic thinker and astute problem solver, with results in:

Cross-Functional Collaboration Project Governance Stakeholder Management Performance Enablement Alliance Building

Strategic Scope Planning Culture Change Organization & Leadership Development Training & Coaching

Procedural Integration Process Streamlining Continuous Improvement Metrics & KPIs Data Integration

CAREER OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS

Metrolinx September 2019 – February 2020

SENIOR PEOPLE CHANGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, People Change Management

Building organizational change resilience: Designed, managed and delivered program that built change management change agility skills of staff, delivering key strategic objective on target timeline. 16 face-to-face sessions delivered with 94% participant satisfaction. Created user-friendly Playbook with tools, tips and techniques for staff which is currently in use.

Re-organizations: Coached senior leaders on techniques for people change during re-organizations by providing learning tools, impact analyses, change readiness, identifying key stakeholders and facilitating stakeholder engagement, communications and that eased transition.

Enterprise wide change projects: Leveraged change management tools to support assessment of organizational risk impacts and business continuity. Empowered teams dealing with changes to work arrangements, and deployment of resources in new formats by assessing impact, job roles, critical behaviors, customer experience, new systems and processes required that eased resistance to change.

Change network: Improved organization effectiveness, agility and change management capacity by developing a strategy with plans reflecting adult learning principles, for program expansion, implementation, engagement and sustainment which contributed to 10% program expansion.

Toronto Hydro October 2012 – August 2019

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT (April 2017 – August 2019)

Improved organization effectiveness by developing, delivering and evaluating programs (change management, process improvement, leadership development, operational knowledge, strategic planning, safety) with >90% client feedback satisfaction. Influenced 80% of the workforce (unionized, engineers, front line, field staff, office and management) achieving business outcomes, repairing interpersonal relations, and resolving conflict. Projects:

Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation: Increased adoption rates 30 to 90% in 1 month by facilitating organizational change, collecting implementation data and partnering with instructional designers to deliver training, job aids and support to ensure user adoption.

IT Systems implementation: Conducted organization wide people change management for implementation of IT projects ensured projects implemented on time with minimal resistance and post implementation IT requests. Conducted needs assessments, identified gaps, assessed role impacts, labor/compliance risks and recommended interventions for individuals and teams, designed and deployed evaluations, monitored feedback, diagnosed change-related barriers and resistance and implements solutions. Coached first-line managers through business process re-engineering activities.

Emergency Management System: Created implementation and organizational change strategy to deploy Emergency Management System. Supported program delivery, and training on secondary roles. Emergency management simulation completed with 92% effectiveness in implementing emergency response system.

Safety culture change: Resulting in 90% feedback satisfaction rate (previous year @ 82%), strengthened safety culture by facilitating the design, delivery, implementation, and assessment of 8 day Safety conference (1000 field staff and supervisors trained with breakout sessions, conducted Train-the-Trainer sessions, facilitated workshops).

Innovation and Regulatory portfolios: Analyzed organizational context for program implementation. Identified gaps and recommended best solutions, communication plans, and resistance management strategies for implementation which produced less organizational opposition. Translated complex technical information into simple terms for engagement session. Facilitated meetings with key executives to develop a change strategy.

KPI streamlining: Facilitated streamlining to ensure performance alignment between corporate and individual metrics ensuring continuous improvement and efficiency. Developed and maintained KPI, metrics and reporting on change management and training. Fostered a culture of continuous improvement by recommending best practices and lessons learned

Strategic Consulting: Assessed business challenges in partnership with senior executives, and conducted best practice research, compiled findings, deriving qualitative and quantitative insights that were shared with clients to inform business decision-making. Supported improvement initiatives end to end by partnering with senior leaders, and groups, defining gaps and business needs, providing strategic advice, developing solutions, tracking budget, schedule and milestones, which improved staff capacity and ensured KPI performance

Productivity: Prepared evidence of organizational productivity increases for use in application to regulatory authorities for approval of capital program. Recommended improvements to increase performance and productivity by 10%

Engagement: Identified solutions for innovative ways of engaging staff in the organization by connecting various groups through face-to-face sessions and events, as well as internal communication channels, increasing engagement and morale

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST, Program Management Office (March 2013 – April 2017)

Managed a variety of stakeholders and facilitated process improvement for $500M capital program execution, which effectively built strong and constructive relationships across organizational lines.

Managed team of 5 (junior analysts, students and interns) ensuring people accountability for scope, budget and provided leadership to overcome challenges and ensure reporting and improvement projects completed on time. Maintained overall initiatives view, prioritizing needs, assigning and tracking resources/availability, and monitoring/measuring impacts on team members. Continuously interfaced with Stakeholder and Community Relations teams to monitor customer requirements, needs and issues, adjusting service/process improvements that optimized service delivery

Developed improvements solution to enhance business operations, resulting in decreased analysis time, and improved data integrity (~ $900K annual saving).

Drove continuous improvement by identifying client and program management productivity enhancements and process optimization through reviews, stakeholder feedback, and leading project planning departments in improvement projects

PROJECT MANAGER (October 2012 – March 2013)

Managed the complex construction of $1M solar installations with the City of Toronto to construct first-rate installation of 6 solar roof top electricity generation plants. Conducted change management to ensure projects implemented accurately.

Integrated Well September 2010 – Current

DIRECTOR and COACH

Conducted traditional individual and group coaching, and leadership development experiences (self-awareness, emotional intelligence, conflict, cultural sensitivity and communication) with superior speaking, delivery and group process facilitation

Provided customer-centric solutions for wellness programming. Conducted assessments to determine organization gaps, and systematically analyzed solutions to meet client needs. Programs delivered: on-site mindfulness programs, on-site stress reduction seminars, fitness assessments, wellness manuals and handouts, on-going peer support groups

Created Transformative Leadership Development program for Chinese Accounting Association to enhance leadership behaviors in alignment with authenticity, and values based leadership which positively influenced external stakeholders, protected reputation and prevented negative behaviors

I pivoted my career at this stage from technical engineering work to change management, organization effectiveness and learning/development. I completed training and education in adult learning, organization development and coaching.

EDUCATION

MBTI Certification, 2018

Master of Organizational Development & Change, York University, 2017

Change Management Certification, PROSCI, 2015

Gestalt Coach Certification (ICF Accredited), Cleveland Gestalt Institute, 2015

Advanced Leadership & Psychotherapy Training, Gestalt Institute of Toronto, 2014

Master of Education, University of Toronto, 2012

Bachelor of Science Engineering, University of Alberta, 2003

ProDalG Biofuels March 2011 – October 2012

VICE PRESIDENT, Engineering, MARS Incubator

Managed $2M algae biofuel bioreactor operations. Supervised contractor construction, lab technicians, and analysis. Conducted business development, scale-up, commercialization plans, with full budget oversight and project control

University of Toronto August 2011–July 2012

SUSTAINABILITY LEADER

Managed staff and conducted behavior-based sustainability projects (created green procurement guide; reduced campus waste by 15% with online trading database; saved 10% annual electricity consumption with community based social marketing)

Government of Alberta, Ministry of Agriculture May 2007–June 2010

BIO-PROCESS ENGINEER

Provided technical leadership for Bio-Industrial innovation by recommending process improvements in the design, construction and commercialization of processes for biomass derived fuels, chemicals and energy. Collaborated with start-up companies.

Prosolve Consulting May 2005 – May 2007

PROJECT ENGINEER

Conducted project execution from client concept through design and construction for $1.5M mobile ethylene glycol reclaim unit, which safely operated in remote oil and gas facilities to reuse ethylene.

Government of Alberta, Ministry Of Environment September 2004 – May 2005

INDUSTRIAL APPROVALS ENGINEER

Administered regulatory Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act for Syncrude and Albian Sands facilities.

Exciton Technologies May 2003 – September 2005

PROCESS ENGINEER

Managed development, scaling-up, construction, and commercialization of pilot processes for manufacturing wound care materials, with responsibility for production operations and quality control.

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