Our Team
Paul Skippen | MBA (Distinction) | Principal
Paul has 25+ years of global consulting and transformation delivery experience. He’s a former partner at Deloitte and global thought leader in advanced analytics solutions industry wide. Paul is also a leading expert in disruptive technologies.
Robert Bacinski | B.Comm, IMBA | Principal
Robert brings 25+ years of experience working with Fortune 500 Companies and start-ups to drive business value through strategic use of technology and its operationalization. His roles have crossed industry sectors - including software development, real estate, consulting and financial services - to address a diverse range of digital transformation opportunities.
John Ingold | Finance, Risk + Compliance Expert
John has 35+ years of experience in financial services and risk management, finance, and compliance consulting across 5 continents. His clients include major banks, insurers, wealth management as well as federal and provincial sector regulators including E & Y, IBM, PwC, Capco, HSBC, and TD Canada Trust. He has developed and deployed multiple solutions and has 35 successful go-lives using transformative technology.
Mike Cho-Chu | Valemount Academy Program Manager
Mike Cho-Chu | Valemount Academy Program Manager
Mike Cho-Chu | Valemount Academy Program Manager
Michael is a business and technology transformation expert with over 20 years of consulting experience specializing in project management, developing custom technology solutions, and providing operational business process improvement recommendations.
He has provided business and technology transformation services and consulting advice to C
Michael is a business and technology transformation expert with over 20 years of consulting experience specializing in project management, developing custom technology solutions, and providing operational business process improvement recommendations.
He has provided business and technology transformation services and consulting advice to Canadian and United States organizations in the public and private sectors.
Susan Cook | Valemount Academy Co-Lead
Mike Cho-Chu | Valemount Academy Program Manager
Mike Cho-Chu | Valemount Academy Program Manager
Susan has 17+ years of global management consulting experience leading Organizational Change Management (OCM) transformation efforts across Banking, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Mining, and Public and Non-Government industries.
She specializes in Enterprise Wide and Finance Transformations, Organizational Strategy & Journey Management
Susan has 17+ years of global management consulting experience leading Organizational Change Management (OCM) transformation efforts across Banking, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Mining, and Public and Non-Government industries.
She specializes in Enterprise Wide and Finance Transformations, Organizational Strategy & Journey Management (JM), Strategic Change Management & Communication, Executive Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership Development, Learning, and Benefits Realization.
Susan’s experience includes Accenture, JM Global Leadership Team, South Africa Country Lead; Deloitte, Organization Transformation Manager; Inspirage, OCM Practice Director; Tata Consulting Services, Director, Stakeholder Engagement CoP Practice Lead.
She’s been based in the USA, Kenya, South Africa, Singapore, and Hong Kong, and has delivered for clients across 6 continents.
Senior Advisors
Amy Hillman | Corporate Strategy + Governance Expert
Amy Hillman | Corporate Strategy + Governance Expert
Amy Hillman | Corporate Strategy + Governance Expert
Amy is formerly the Dean of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and is a Board Director with deep expertise in corporate strategy and board composition and governance best practices. She is a strong relationship builder and facilitator across diverse perspectives with experience balancing big data-driven decision
Amy is formerly the Dean of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and is a Board Director with deep expertise in corporate strategy and board composition and governance best practices. She is a strong relationship builder and facilitator across diverse perspectives with experience balancing big data-driven decision-making with qualitative people–based intuition. Amy is a conscientious, detail-oriented director with credibility and a passion for advancing organizations.
Paul Jacobelli | President | EdTek Services
Amy Hillman | Corporate Strategy + Governance Expert
Amy Hillman | Corporate Strategy + Governance Expert
Paul Jacobelli is the founder and President of EdTek Services. He has been “in the trenches” of online training and education since 1996 when he helped establish one of the first fully online learning programs for the G8 Research Group at Trinity College, University of Toronto.
From 1997 until 2003 he was both a client of and a Regional
Paul Jacobelli is the founder and President of EdTek Services. He has been “in the trenches” of online training and education since 1996 when he helped establish one of the first fully online learning programs for the G8 Research Group at Trinity College, University of Toronto.
From 1997 until 2003 he was both a client of and a Regional Director for eCollege during that company’s explosive growth and witnessed the launch of some of the biggest players in distance learning.
In 2003 he founded EdTek Services and partnered with leading technology and content companies to develop a package of eLearning products and services focused on helping small and medium-size training and education providers.