Senior technology consultant and advisor
30+ years in technology, from developer to trusted advisor, working with Five Eyes System Integrators, Crown corporations and Fortune 1000, and venture-backed startups.
30+
years across Crown, private and public sector
EN / FR
bilingual delivery, from RFPs to the boardroom
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A former developer turned executive. Clea works with C-suites, technical authorities and founders who need strategy that survives delivery.
Cloud architecture and distributed systems, DevSecOps automation, AI governance and security guardrails for regulated environments.
Executive conduit to federal departments and agencies, US and Canadian trade commissions, defence and shared services procurement.
Channel strategy, strategic accounts and multi-million dollar pursuits with TELUS, Bell, HPE and Tier 1 vendors.
Data centre modernization, legacy infrastructure, change management and Agile delivery across multi-generational teams.
Team wins across telecom, energy, finance, health and government, with TELUS, Bell and Avaya.
$300M+in secured contract value.
| Client and scope |
|---|
| Bank of MontrealManaged services and cloud, five-year agreement |
| Government of Alberta2013Cloud managed services upgrade, joint with TELUS |
| TELUS InternationalCompetitive services win, led team |
| Alberta Health ServicesTELUS Vital Care contact centre, five-year upgrade |
| NEXENGlobal data upgrade across UK, US and Canada |
| Alberta Treasury BoardGlobal upgrade across UK, US and Canada |
| TELUS ChannelGlobal upsell, moving telephony maintenance to managed hosted cloud |
| BC Hydro2015Joint TELUS services upgrade |
| WestJet2013–15Services upgrade and RFP, loyal client for four years |
| TELUS International for Avaya2016Team win including a dedicated client service manager |
From early stage to pre-IPO and exit: scaling B2B and B2C startups into the enterprise space, onboarding the largest Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors and partners, and delivering global deployments.
145%growth, CRN Fast Growth 150
Helped build Benchmark / Arctiq for federal and US government
Named #28 on CRN’s 2024 Fast Growth 150 list, with 145% growth.
Read the coverage$10Mrecord raise
Director, Sales Operations, on the founding leadership team
CEO Claudette McGowan raised $10 million, a Canadian record for a female founder. $12M booked revenue across 30 clients in three countries.
Read the coverageLead technology advisor with the US Trade Commission
Advised Enterprise Tier 1 US companies including Salesforce, Workday, Google, Dell, Red Hat, VMware, AWS, IBM, Citrix, Check Point, CyberArk and Kyndryl. Worked with SMB, private and Crown corporations on policy and emerging tech.
Senior consultant
Advisory on AI adoption and emerging technology for enterprise and government clients.
Clea advocates for gender diversity in tech, mentors STEM students and advises female founders.
A promotion in her twenties took Clea from Toronto to Vancouver and into managed services sales. Two mentors, Veena Mallal and Diane, took her under their wing. It is why she mentors and, more importantly, sponsors young people.
Read Clea’s tribute to Veena on LinkedIn
Interview with Benchmark Corp president Luc Villeneuve
Organizational change through digital transformation
Speaker alongside founders and public sector leaders
