J. MICHAEL DENNIS
PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Over 40 Years of Experience
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS CONSULTANT
1995 - 2020
J. Michael Dennis
Michel Ouellette JMD, ll.l, ll.m.
THE ULTIMATE FIXER, THE WHITE KNIGHT OF THE INDUSTRY
Systemic Strategic Planning / Crisis & Reputation Management
Over the years, after the Union Carbide Bhopal disaster of December 1984, I specialized in Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, offering consulting services in the areas of Personal, Business and Organizational Systemic Strategic Planning, Change and Knowledge Management, Operational Issues, Conflicts Resolution and Crisis and Reputation Management.
Today, focusing on trends and developments that are likely to have a major impact on the way we will live in the years ahead, as a Public Affairs & Communications Strategist, a Systemic Strategic Planning and Crisis and Reputation Management expert, I concentrate on analyzing and providing to the public, valuable information and insight about all possible future developments in trends, technologies, lifestyles and global issues that will affect our tomorrow way of life.
Fluent in both English and French, with strong communication and people skills, with over 10 years progressive senior management experience in regulatory compliance, change and knowledge management, with responsibilities for leadership and direction, strategic business planning, fiscal accountability / sustainability and human resource management in the private, corporate and public sector, both in unionized and non-unionized environments, I can certainly assist you in providing systemic strategic direction in each and every aspect of your operations and protect your reputation.
KEY COMPETENCES
Regulatory Compliance | Systemic Strategic Planning | Facilitation and Negotiation
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CRISIS & REPUTATION MANAGEMENT
You need a"Fixer"! Don't look any further. There is nothing that I can't fix.
I've seen them all!
NATIONAL SCMS COORDINATOR AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MANAGER
1985-1995
UNION CARBIDE CANADA Ltd. LINDE DIVISION AND PRAXAIR CANADA Inc.
Engineering, coordination and implementation of a National [SHEA] Compliance Management System for thirty-eight facilities. Scope of work: Safety Health Environmental Affairs, Quality Control, Corporate Policies and Regulatory Compliance Management.
RESULTS ACHIEVED:
Instant access to all critical information; 20% immediate increase in productivity in the first six months of operation; 100% conformity level achieved in less than two years, 100% conformity maintained for five consecutive years. Implementation of a similar system in California. System sold to an independent firm for 5M.
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR
1977- 1985
Corporate Law | Commercial & Business Law | Statutory Law
OTTAWA UNIVERSITY
1972- 1977
As an Ottawa University graduate, JMD specialized in Commercial and Business Law, concentrating on institutional regulatory compliance, corporate and public officers liability issues, collective agreements negotiations, corporate fiscal legislations and their impact on the business decision-making process.