Ian Turnbull
Vice President, Canada and Global Strategic Advisor | Toronto, Canada
Ian is a senior executive with 30+ years cross-industry experience in the HR and HRMS fields. He has a strong general management focus and extensive experience with Human Resources, Payroll, Finance and Information Services. Ian is responsible for our Canadian enterprise consulting services.
Highlights
- 30 years of experience as practitioner and consultant in a broad spectrum of industries centering on HRM & HR systems with payroll, finance & information systems knowledge.
- Published numerous articles and two books: HR Manager's Guide to Human Resources Management Systems: A Practical Approach (3rd edition, 2007) and Privacy in the Workplace: The Employment Perspective (2nd edition, 2009)
- Taught the practical application of HRMS at the Center for Industrial Relations at the University of Toronto.
- Frequent speaker at human resources, payroll and general management conferences.
- Past-Chair of International Association of Human Resource Information Managament (IHRIM).
- Past-Chair, the Canadian Council of Human Resource Associations (CCHRA).
- Past-President, Human Resource Professionals of York Region (HRPYR).
- Past-President, Alberta Society of Human Resource Organization Development (ASHROD).
- Recipient, The President's Award from the International Public Management Association of Canada (IPMA) for making an outstanding contribution to the practice of HRM Canada.
Accomplishments
- Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa: Salvaged a HRMS implementation project that was behind schedule, over budget, and poorly supported.
- York Region Board of Education: Project Manager for a Ross (now, NOW Solutions) software implementation.
- Starwood/Sheraton/Westin Hotels: PeopleSoft HRMS Implementation Planning Manager.
- DuPont Canada: Project Manager of PeopleSoft HRMS Implementation integrating to SAP manufacturing and financials.
- Workday: Consulted on the primary functional design features for new HR/Payroll software product, HR Software Design.
- Google: Conducted analysis of corporate requirements and provided strategic input for a new Corporate HRMS. Also worked on a team to provide recommended global parameters. HR Systems Design Strategy.
- eQuest: Solved strategic and tactical system design issues for the eQuest privacy management system. Systems Design Review (HRWare).
- Fidelity: Global Team Coordinator to develop legislative requirements for an HRMS operating on 5 continents. Systems Design Review.
- Canada Post: IDMS Software Design/Development/Implementation.
- Canadian Federal Government: Options Assessment, HRIS Cluster
- The College of the North Atlantic: Needs Assessment and HRMS Strategy.
- Consortium of Community Colleges: Needs Assessment/Product Selection.
- York University: Business Process Engineering.
- Siemens Research: Business Process Engineering .
- Old National Bank: Needs Assessment and Product Selection.
- Brookfield Power and Great Lakes Hydro: HR Assessment and Product Selection.
- Otter Tail Corporation: HR and Payroll Assessment and Product Selection.
- Swedish Medical Center: HR Assessment and Product Selection.
- University of Victoria: Needs Assessment and HRMS Strategy.
- Edmonton General Hospital: Organisational Restructuring
- HealthNet (formerly Foundation Health Services): Productivity Assessment and Business Process Re-engineering.
- AMD (formerly ATI Technologies): Needs Assessment, Situation Assessment and Product Selection.
- Community First Bank: Situation Assessment and Software Selection.
- Bathurst Mining and Smelting: Needs Assessment and Product Selection.
- Kaiser Resources: Organization Review of Coal Division.
- TrentonWorks: Needs Assessment and Product Selection.
- City of Los Angeles: Needs Assessment and Product Selection.
- Canada Life: Needs Assessment and Business Case.
- Wire Rope: Business Case Development.
- Noranda Group: Needs Assessment/Product Selection.
- Weyerhauser: Best Practices Assessment/Process Engineering.
- Associated Engineering Services Limited: Corporate Structuring.
Competencies
StrategicStrategic Planning Vision/Value Definition Business Case Development Business Process Optimization Global Organization Design Program/Project Management Change Management Personal Data Privacy and Security Shared Services Sourcing Strategies |
FunctionalHuman Capital Management Position Management Benefits Administration Payroll Management Staffing Management Competency Management Compensation Management Performance Management Succession Management Learning Management Workforce Planning Metrics and Analytics |
TechnicalData Modelling Data Conversion Database Design Relational Databases Object-Oriented Databases System Integration |
Publications
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Dashboard, Forecasts, Analystics, Metrics & Models Presentation | May 2012
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Privacy of Personal Information in Canada | May 2005
Credentials
- Master of Business Administration (1975), The Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
- Bachelor of Arts (1973), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
- Certified Human Resource Professional(CHRP), The Human Resource Professionals Association of Ontario, 1991.
- Recipient, The President’s Award from the International Public Management Association of Canada (IPMA), awarded for making an outstanding contribution to the practice of human resources management in Canada (October 2002)
