SUMMARY 

Barry Miettinen is a seasoned Project Manager (PMP) with more than 15 years of IT Project Management experience and over 20 years of experience in information technology across multiple lines of business. Mr. Miettinen is able to effectively apply his broad technical and business expertise, analytical skills, and leadership abilities to guide projects and companies efficiently through technological change initiatives.

CREDENTIALS 

• BaSc Engineering – University of Waterloo

• Marketing & Business Administration (mini-MBA) – Wilfred Laurier University

• Project Management Professional - Project Management Institute

• Professional Engineer - Professional Engineers of Ontario

PROFESSIONAL BIO 

Barry Miettinen is a PMI certified Project Management Professional with a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo. He has worked with information technology since the late-1970’s and has been actively managing IT related projects since 1985.  

With a solid background in business management, Mr. Miettinen moves seamlessly between corporate stakeholders and IT professionals, skillfully bridging the gap between business needs and technological solutions. Mr. Miettinen takes a broad view of company priorities and translates corporate vision into the context of his projects.   

Mr. Miettinen began his IT career in 1981 working for Ontario Hydro (now Hydro One) Research Division as a programmer/computer simulation specialist. After spending several years working hands-on in IT he transitioned into management, eventually assuming the de facto role of IT Project Manager.  

Between 1990 and 1995 Mr. Miettinen led two logistically complex, multi-phase province-wide IT initiatives for Ontario Hydro. These high profile projects involved multiple project, IT, user, and management teams; senior level IT Strategy Committees; large multi-year budgets; and large outsourcing contracts. Both projects were deemed highly successful, exceeding all performance targets and financial expectations.   

In 1996 Mr. Miettinen combined his business acumen with his technical skills and began consulting as an IT Project Manager. His first contract involved guiding a national inventory firm through an enterprise-wide business process review and technology assessment, subsequently moving the company from traditional technologies to state-of-the-art infrastructure, telecommunications, and enterprise systems.  

From 1998 to 2001, contracted by an international human resources consulting firm and working closely with the CIO, Mr. Miettinen managed a diverse portfolio of large IT projects for clients across a range of business sectors. Here Mr. Miettinen honed his ability to manage multiple projects, hold in-house and client-side project management roles, and to quickly assess and adapt to changing client requirements.  

Mr. Miettinen’s experience between 2001 and 2004 involved a diverse array of clients and projects including: planning and defining the development of an integrated CRM solution for a major auto manufacturer; providing IT expertise to a facilities design firm to develop their response to a government RFP; implementing a software release cycle for a telecommunications provider; and formulating short- and long-term electronic services delivery strategies for an IT professional outsourcing company.  

In 2004, in response to a merger and acquisition between two telecoms, Mr. Miettinen managed the planning, development and implementation for the migration and consolidation of the acquired company’s business Tier 1 internet division.  

In 2006, Mr. Miettinen was brought in to take over the management of a large multi-year helpdesk and desktop outsourcing initiative for a leading international financial services organization.   

Mr. Miettinen delivers project results that merge the business goals of the company with technological solutions.