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Hey there, I'm Brian!

I started my career in fast-moving technology environments, where change was constant and certainty was rare. What stood out early on was that the hardest part of transformation was never the idea itself—it was what happened when real people had to adopt it.

That lesson stayed with me.

Since then, I’ve founded and led an innovation and strategy firm, advised leaders across industries, built and scaled the Strategy & Transformation practice inside AECOM. Today, I'm the Advisory Services Leader integrating the practices of Strategy & Transformation, Digital, Economics, Asset Management, and Sustainability to explore what's possible with clients. Much of my work happens alongside teams delivering complex, high-stakes infrastructure programs.

Across all of it, I’ve been drawn to the same questions. How do people make decisions when information is incomplete? What helps teams stay aligned when things get messy? Why do some efforts adapt and others stall, even when they look similar on paper?

What I'm Drawn To

I like building things.

Teams. Practices. New ways of working.

I’m especially interested in environments where complexity is high, certainty is low, and the usual answers no longer quite fit. These are the moments where judgment matters, where leadership shows up in subtle ways, and where the human side of work becomes impossible to ignore.

That’s where I tend to spend my time.

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Advisory Services Leader - AECOM

I am shaping and growing a new, integrated business line—connecting AECOM’s advisory capabilities with our infrastructure, design, and engineering strengths to deliver holistic value for clients across Canada.

Strategy & Transformation Practice Leader – AECOM

Launched and lead Strategy & Transformation in Canada, helping organizations achieve bold transformations.

• Grew team from 1 to 14 in under 5 years; doubled annual revenue.

• Led organizational design, governance, and change for major infrastructure programs.

• Delivered digital transformation for major city agency.

• Created smart building strategy for government agency.

Founder & Principal Consultant – Boutique Consulting Firm

Advised Fortune 500 and Canadian companies on strategy, innovation, and organizational design.

• Clients included Nestlé, TELUS, Manulife, Canadian Tire, and The Globe and Mail.

• Facilitated strategy and product design for growth and transformation.

• Restructured teams to unlock performance and innovation.

Implementation Lead – Cisco HyperInnovation Living Labs (CHILL)

Led execution of innovation labs uniting top global companies for rapid prototyping and market launches.

• Partnered with Nike, Lowe’s, Costco, Airbus, and DHL.

• Developed AR-enabled smart supply chain pilot.

• Won Gold Award for Collective Disruption at 2016 Edison Awards.

Mentor and Startup Accelerator Program Developer– Citrix

Designed innovation programs linking internal and external startups.

• Advised team developing Citrix’s first physical product.

• Proposed venture governance model for funding and tracking.

Business Designer– Citrix

Built and led programs to fast-track product development and launches.

• Cut pilot time from 4 months to 1.

• 3 of 4 incubator concepts launched commercially.

• Established executive-approved governance structure.

Strategy Intern – Infosys

Improved enterprise software testing operations.

• Created algorithm predicting defect-prone tests.

• Proposed $2M annual savings plan.

• Awarded distinction among 150+ interns.

Security Project Lead – IBM

Directed security system design for new builds and renovations across Ontario.

• Managed 15+ projects ($50K–$2M).

• Cut future costs by 20% via IP camera transition.

• Streamlined operations for 200+ staff across 30+ sites.