Ray MacDonald

Gifted to execute with surety and build trust during this time of uncertain business outcomes, a massive shift to digital business, and changing budget priorities

I'm an enterprise technology executive with a powerful customer-centric global IT career proven in the Fortune 500.

My engaging leadership style comes from an early career in technology sales and marketing which enhanced a hands-on deeply technical beginning.

I keep transformations continually aligned with strategic business priorities, even as those might change, that acquire and retain valuable customers and improve profit margins.

More about me...

Expertise

From global enterprises to tech startups, I offer...

Enterprise Architecture

Plan for the future, empower the present

Inspiring People

Build outstanding teams, secure executive trust and support

Transforming IT

Revitalize your digital journey, creative strategies, rewarding partnerships, execute with surety

Cyber Security

Protect and become more secure daily

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"The network is the computer.
Everything with a digital or electronic heartbeat will be connected to the Internet.”

Scott mcnealY, former ceo sun microsystems (late 90’s)

Ray of light on technology life

Thoughts, musings, and reflections on life with technologies.

Future Workplace:

2021年5月7日

The Future Workplace: Identifying a trifecta of vital transformations for the journey. Ray MacDonald -Technology Consultant, May 7, 2021 There are many publications, postings, and consulting firm recommendations about the future of work and how the workplace must at a minimum adopt to it, yet...

Innovation while under Economic Shutdown

2020年4月30日 · innovation,fightcovid,innovation canada

Is the Price worth it? Some people wonder if the sudden shutdown of the economy is worth it to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve seen some celebrity business news folks openly wonder if it was worth the shutdown to “save the older generations”? I have a personal experience: in my family the COVID...

Leading People Remotely

2020年3月9日 · remote workers,leadership,teams,teamwork,workfromhome

Ray MacDonald, www.raymacdonald.com, March 9th, 2020 Leading People Remotely: 5 key focus areas for sustainable team performance Leading people working remotely: 5 key focus areas for sustainable team success Many organizations are now required to minimize personal contact to avoid...

bringing out the best in people and teams
applying my deep knowledge of technology and delivery
injecting transformative and lasting change while respecting compliance and governance

My global IT experiences include head roles at Oracle, IBM, Sun Microsystems, TD Bank, Sun Life Financial, Marsh, Bell Canada, and Loblaw companies in:

architecture & planning
delivery and operations
workforce and customer experiences

Volunteer: I enjoy sharing leadership in the broader community helping boards of not-for-profit social and healthcare services to integrate effective business and technology strategies into their much needed services. I also participate in higher-education and mentorship programs.

Career flow...

Sales and Customer Service: started a technology consulting and reseller practice - included managed services.
Global Enterprise visionary: became principal global I.T. architect at Oracle Corporation in 1997 after leading Americas' technical services teams.
Chief architect: consolidated I.T. services and operations for MMC's 11 operating companies (including Marsh and Mercer). Fought through recovery from the horrors of 9/11 when we lost 295 people and the global data centre.
Advisor to create and execute Adaptive Infrastructure at Bell Canada
Innovator and change agent that transformed all systems and networks including supply chain and front-end retail customer engagements while implementing all-new backend SAP ERP suite at Loblaw Companies
Leadership for the largest technology and services change programs at TD Bank Group for 7 years including 2 coinciding acquisitions totaling $1B bank investments in credit cards. Awarded 2017 TD Bank overall Project of the Year for improving the retail customer store/branch experience!