atif sadiq

ATIF SADIQ
Postulant du membre 2016
Énoncé du (de la) candidat(e) :
I am an accomplished technology executive with 15+ years’ strategic and tactical
leadership experience, a Global Executive MBA, strong business acumen, and a
reputation for optimizing the technology investment. With combined strengths in
both technology and business strategy, I understand how to create world-class
technology operations that align to the business and make it stronger. I can bring
this expertise to CIRA as aboard of directors member.
I am currently the CTO of Active Patterns, where I have built the entire technology
vision and infrastructure for this dynamic new consulting venture, and also
concurrently serve as Program Head with Bell Mobility where I have overseen the
design and deployment of their new mobile platform to support the next generation
of smartphones – a $11M+ undertaking for which I built the strategic roadmap, have
overseen completion of 80+ projects, and saved costs through Lean initiatives and
renegotiated vendor contracts.
The qualifications I can offer include:
Vision & Strategy – advanced ability to create the right technology vision/strategy to
achieve your specific short- and long-term business goals
Advanced technology expertise – broad and deep skills across the entire spectrum
of enterprise technology including infrastructure, IT operations, IT service delivery,
business performance, technology risk management, global program and PMO
leadership, etc.
Business innovation – particularly passionate as a strategic business partner in
building cutting-edge companies committed to innovation and excellence. Skills
complemented by both a Rotman MBA and Global Executive MBA (St. Gallen,
Switzerland)
Leadership – motivating leader and a passionate champion for positive change
Atif Sadiq
Curriculum vitae du (de la) candidat(e) :
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/public/atif-sadiq-cv2016.pdf
Réponses aux questions obligatoires:
1. Pourquoi désirez‐vous faire partie du conseil d’administration de
l’ACEI?
CIRA represents canadian internet space. I believe that there's a need for stronger
representation of Canadian domains to not only help Canadians achieve their
business and personal goals but make the Canadian internet brand stronger.
Canadians shouldn't feel the need to obtain a .com and a .ca domain. A .ca domain
should be able to help them all their business objectives.
As a member of board of directors of CIRA, i can help drive the strategy and help
setup a governance model that can help CIRA and Canadian achieve this.
2. Quelles sont les compétences ou les expériences particulières que
vous possédez et qui font de vous le meilleur candidat pour le conseil
d’administration de l’ACEI?
Vision & Strategy – advanced ability to create the right technology vison/strategy to
achieve your specific short- and long-term business goals
Advanced technology expertise – broad and deep skills across the entire spectrum
of enterprise technology including infrastructure, IT operations, IT service delivery,
business performance, technology risk management, global program and PMO
leadership, etc.
Business innovation – particularly passionate as a strategic business partner in
building cutting-edge companies committed to innovation and excellence. Skills
complemented by both a Rotman MBA and Global Executive MBA (St. Gallen,
Switzerland)
Leadership – motivating leader and a passionate champion for positive change
3. Quels seront, selon vous, les trois principaux défis et les trois
possibilités clés devant lesquels le domaine .CA se trouvera au cours
des trois à cinq prochaines années?
1 .Com is always a 1st preference for many Canadians, especially when doing
business across the border. This will diminish the need of the . ca.
2. Business owners and consumers know about .ca domain but they don't know
what it means and how it can help them with their objectives vs any other domain.
Low value of having a .ca domain.
3. Most of the Canadians don't know that .ca is supported by CIRA and they are also
unaware of how CIRA can provide a platform to connect with others and helps them
with their business.
4. Quelles mesures particulières proposez‐vous pour relever un ou
plusieurs de ces défis et profiter de ces possibilités?
1. Build a brand around .CA. Make it part of being Canadian.
2. Build a strategy to promote .CA to show how it can help obtain same results as
.com or any other domain.
3. Make as many domain names availability possible. Build some rules/guidelines to
encourage use of every single domain name usable.
4. Work as a partner with businesses to help them realize how CIRA can be a great
support for their businesses.