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We are educators, practitioners, and consultants. Each of us brings a wealth of specialized industry and leadership experience — from water treatment and food manufacturing, to governance, and strategy. Our diverse expertise allows us to look at challenges from multiple angles and deliver pragmatic, results-driven solutions.
Meet Team Members:
Rob Bowness, MBA
Consulting Partner
direct: (902) 393-3008
Background
Former 25+ years Diversey Inc.
Cleaning & disinfection chemistry
Water treatment chemistry
Corporate & Global Account Director
Pharmaceutical Sector Lead NA
Packaging sales
Board member Cannabis Industry
University of PEI Lecturer Courses
Operations & Supply Chain Management
International Business
Intercultural Management
Entrepreneurship & New Ventures
Jim Bradley, BBA
Consulting Advisor
direct: (902) 439-6833
Background
Former 35+ years Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL)
15 years as CEO
2018 Atlantic Business Magazine top 50 CEO list
List of Boards Jim has served on during his extensive career:
Maritime Electric Limited
Served as Chair of the Board for 5 years
PEI Government established Land Matter Advisory Committee
Served as co-chair 2020-2021
UPEI Board of Governors (2018-present)
Audit and Finance Committee member
Summerside Port Corporation (2016-present)
Serving as Chair of the Board since 2018
Julia Formosa, P.Eng., NISCL-CSCL, MCIPS
Consulting Partner
Background
Founder and CEO of Mystar Consulting.
Former Chief Procurement Executive at the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)
Head of Procurement at Parmalat Canada
Senior Supply Chain leader at Mars Canada, Dawn Foods and Technical Project leader at Cadbury Canada.
Extensive diverse functional experience spanning over 25 years of supply chain procurement (direct, indirect, IT, facilities, Construction), commodity hedging, risk management, strategy development, operations and systems implementation.
Professional Engineer, Masters CIP and member of National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders, with a prior role as Member of the Board of Directors.
Former Co-Chair of The Women’s Alliance @ YYZ, Stakeholder of Professional Engineers Ontario 30x30, member of Canadian Airports Procurement Association and has held prior Board positions.
Named Top 100 Women 2022 Procurement Magazine, Top 100 Most Influential Women in Supply Chain by SCMA, Top 100 Women in Supply Chain 2021 by Supply Chain Digital and category winner at the 2022 World Procurement Awards for organizational change.
Raises awareness of Supply Chain, Engineering and leadership through Speaking Engagements.
Thought leadership contributions include ESG In Business, LinkedIn Newsletters, NISCL, Supply chain gamechanger, Argentus, KPMG, Hays, Supply Chain Management Association of Canada.
Blake Jelley, PhD, CPHR
Consulting Advisor
direct: (902) 218-1147
Background
University Faculty Member (current; rank of Full Professor)
Chartered Professional in Human Resources
Fellow, Center for Evidence-Based Management
Certified Facilitator, Hogan Assessments
Former Applied Research and Consulting, Ontario Police College (Government of Ontario)
Extensive experience on multiple boards, committees, and task forces
Former Vice Chair and previously Employer Representative, PEI Employment Standards Board
Teaching interests and experiences:
Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Managing People and Organizations, Global Leadership and Ethics, Research and Evidence-Based Management, Organizational Development and Change Interests include evidence-based management; management education; personality at work; and the appraisal, prediction, and improvement of human performance.
Availability for consulting that complies with university regulations (e.g., does not conflict with university responsibilities or interests), especially projects with research potential
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