Professor | Speaker & Practice Leader | Data Analytics Consultant | Passionate about transforming organizations through data-driven solutions

I am a Professor at McGill University and a Technical Consultant focused on: Moving AI from Discussion Rooms to Full-Fledged Production, and i’m very passionate about helping all stakeholders get there.

Overall, through my work, i see a massive gap between "AI Hype" and the practicality of "Applied data, analytics and AI" in the Canadian market. I’ve identified 3 major opportunities in the market today, where my work focuses on bridging these divides.
    1. Canadian Industry Productivity Declines
    2. Hollowing out of Entry Level jobs for new Graduates
    3. Relevance of Universities in the Age of AI

>> Please see my Whitepaper on this for more here: Coming soon

THE TRACK RECORD:   I don’t just teach theory; I run a 'living lab' of practical application.
>> 2 Enterprise Production Level Solutions (DataSphere Lab): Our team has built fully operational ‘in-production’ data and AI solutions 
>>12 Enterprise PoCs (DataSphere Lab): Hands-on development for Canadian manufacturers and service firms, focusing on a wide variety of use cases including demand forecasting, process automation, and cost optimization and others
>>80+ Student-Led Builds (Masters of Analytics): I lead teams of complementary talent (SMEs, Technologists, Quants) to deliver technical solution specifications that solve real business problems

MY PHILOSOPHY:   After overseeing nearly 100 builds, I’ve found that AI projects rarely fail because of the math or the tech. They are merely stuck because of poor scoping and success metrics definition, lack of creativity around thinking about Data Strategy, and iterative growth planning.

I help organizations:
1. De-risk the Technology: We build the Proof-of-Concept (PoC) first to prove value before you invest in Hiring or Contracting with vendors.
2. Train the Talent: I connect industry partners with top-tier student teams who act as a "special ops" unit for your data challenges, and who can become your talent-pipeline.
3. Build in Iterations: We focus on delivering real ROI.  No matter how small it is, if you make improvements, we help you build and scale.

HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER: If you are a Canadian leader looking to advance beyond buzzwords and looking for a technical blueprint to make your organization more efficient:

Consulting: Strategic advising on AI roadmaps and PoC architecture.
Partnerships: Accessing university talent for specific project builds.

We have the best pound-for-pound talent in Canada, who are learning the Latest Tools and Best Practices. Let’s leverage our assets and become a model for the world!

Shoeb Hosain

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Engagement Manager

Logient

Technology Strategic Advisor, focused on:
- Healthcare 
- Operations
- Retail

Main areas : Analytics, Cloud, AI,  CRM, CDP, Information technology, Web & applications.

Director, Advisory Services - Analytics & AI

Laps

Management mandate:
•	Effectively set up a data driven business strategy in order to support the ongoing growth of the company;
•	Build a strong team of analytics experts that will support broader technical and operational requirements, from data engineering to MLOps, data scientist and analyst roles;
•	Lead change management strategies to improve data adoption across the organization;
•	Support financial team with governmental funding and SR&ED best practices;
•	Apply and promote data governance rules by coaching stakeholders on the discovery, access, and utilization of data;
•	Promote technical project management best practices: (e.g. Jira / Confluence / Git / Code annotations);

Technical mandate:
•	With the help of technical stakeholders, propose and design a viable architecture solution on a cloud infrastructure to manage several data sources as well as the deployment of future analytical solutions integrated into our different technologies. Ensure its legal, ethical, historical and security compliance;
•	Act as business translator to lead the conception of accurate and relevant ML models which answer to the company's operational and strategic initiatives and ensure its compliance from the proof of concept to the deployment;
•	Perform data reconciliation/manipulation tasks and identify opportunities for automation and integrity/consistency checks;

At Laps, we’re on a journey to change the way people buy and consume products. The more relays –or laps –our products complete, the greater our collective impact becomes.

Our Brands:
www.golfavenue.ca
www.cyclingavenue.com
www.golfbidder.uk

Data Science Director

Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute

Founded by Yoshua Bengio, Mila is the world's largest concentration of researchers in deep learning, and creates a space for artificial intelligence innovation between industry leaders, academia, and startups.

Main activities:
• Conducted worldwide market research and generated at least 40% AI business leads
• Improve the CRM system by optimizing the team pipelines and improve its efficiency by 50% through email automation & lead generation process integration.
• Leveraged technical and business acumen in AI to improve the team communication tools, which  increase Mila's mission awareness in the Canadian ecosystem.
• Acted as facilitator for local and international organizations to navigate Montreal's AI ecosystem journey, through multiple initiatives, such as: Project funding, liaison with government, connection with university researchers, AI project assessment.

Senior Advisor, Partnerships

Nestlé

•	Provided Business Intelligence consulting services to the Marketing Media & Consumer Engagement department to improve its current CRM with analytics strategies.

Consultant Team Lead – Data Analyst & Business Strategist

district m

•	Built, trained & led operational marketing team to support sales team in two-key business divisions; 
•	Implemented task management systems that improved efficiency of the operational marketing team and triple marketing materials production in 4 months, directly contributing from 25% to 50% increase in revenue growth on each individual account.
•	Created solid programmatic strategies for all business sizes: SMBs, direct clients and creative agencies.
•	Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to consolidate users' product requirements with technological & business requirements, ensuring the success of company's products & services.
•	Conducted market research and analysis through marketing tools (e.g. hoovers) and generated at least 15% effective business leads

Demand Support Manager - Sales & Marketing

• Improved the development of digital strategies for the Trading desk team
• Acted as a resource for the account managers by staying informed about novelties in the digital advertising industry.
• Developped marketing materials & digital media as display banners, Adwords, Facebook ads, etc.

Sales And Marketing Specialist

Clarins Group

• Developed Marketing strategies & sales materials leading to revenue growth of the Canadian Market
• Coordinated products’ distribution for each point of sales in Canada to support sales representatives.

Marketing Coordinator

Crate and Barrel

•	Leveraged the company's standards in term of customer services by offering excellent customers' accounts management
•	Supported sales representatives' work by taking care of administrative tasks, such as data entry, problem management, email coordination, etc.

Customer Service Specialist

•	Passionate commitment to understanding businesses and building best-in-class people
experiences
•	Proven analytical skills, with the ability to make decisions using both quantitative and qualitative data
•	Problem-solving skills driven by proactive & critical thinking
•	Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to build mutually beneficial relationships at all levels of management, across disciplines & external partners
•	Aptitude for analyzing trends & understanding customer needs, and translating these into strategies for business development 
•	Demonstrated adaptability skills & fast learner

Knowledge in:
Technologies | Data Science & AI ecosystem | Marketing & Sales | Project Management | Change management | RS&DE & Fundings

Technical skills
Tools: Git | Microsoft Office | Jira | Cloud Infrastructure | Vizualization tools | CRM | Wordpress | 
Languages/Coding:  SQL | Python | R | HTML | CSS | Javascript
Analytics knowledge: Data Mining & processing | Machine Learning | Deep Learning | Data Enterprise Analytics | Marketing Analytics | Optimization

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