Dr. Dale Parr (Clinical Psychologist)
Dr. Parr specializes in providing consulting services to a variety of organizations in the areas of strategic planning, organizational development, assessment, and conflict resolution. Dr. Parr has successfully advised and guided numerous clients in Aboriginal organizations and in the fields of education, insurance and law. He has developed and delivered dozens of successful corporate and educational training programs and seminars, while also establishing skills in administration, marketing and the management of human resources.
Dr. Parr's approach to consulting is strategically oriented and outcome based. His many years as an educator, therapist and public speaker have allowed him to develop the communication skills which allow him to appreciate and be sensitive to a client's needs, while concomitantly establishing functional strategies which specifically reflect a client's culture.
In addition to his abilities in organizational management and personal development, Dr. Parr has utilized his quantitative and qualitative training to assist parties in reconciling different points of view through a variety of mediated and problem-solving strategies. Dr. Parr has competed consulting assignments in the following areas:
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Customer Relations |
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Risk Management |
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Product Development |
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Personal Development |
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Program Development |
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Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation |
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Assessment Training |
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Aboriginal Education |
Dr. Parr is a Chartered Psychologist with a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Alberta. His two undergraduate degrees and Masters in
Educational Psychology focus on education and communications.
Patrick Binns (Senior Project Manager)
Patrick Binns has been involved as a business entrepreneur and consultant since 1986 when he first started a software development company in Winnipeg. Since then, Patrick has developed his business and technical skills while working as a consultant for IBM, Online Business Systems, and the Alberta Government. Patrick has been exposed to the challenges faced by large and small organizations in both the private and public sectors.
Patrick’s areas of expertise include:
• Organization planning
• Management frameworks
• Governance models
• Standards & quality methodologies
• Product launches
• Knowledge management and information systems
• Custom software development
• Change management & introducing change
• Project portfolio management
Patrick works with clients to improve strategic organization planning (and execution) through the use of change management and project portfolio management methodologies. Using a proprietary organization assessment model, Patrick has developed an approach to isolate and assess existing organization capacities in a format that decision makers can use to manage performance and balance future innovation investments.
Patrick believes that success starts with defining and communicating clear business goals. Organizations without a vision, mission, and a strategic plan lack identity in their targeted marketplace, have difficulty making strategic decisions related to its products and services, struggle with motivating staff to move in a common direction, and are challenged to implement decisions made by the executive team.
With a focus on developing organization capacity, Patrick brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of challenges facing many organizations and the approaches they have used to grow beyond these challenges. His capabilities can be used to help management teams establish an enabling environment where individuals are motivated to achieve their personal and organization objectives.
Collin Clegg (Design Engineer)
Colin Clegg is a design engineer with three degrees (Design Engineering, Business Administration, Fine Arts) from MIT and the University of Alberta.
Mr. Clegg specializes in the areas of problem identification/resolution in management, operations and equipment design. He has successfully guided clients through issues revolving around contract administration, design and engineering conflicts, and personnel interactions.
His problem solving approach is quantitatively based and results oriented. His many years of consulting and hands-on design engineering experience have equipped him with the tools to sort divergent data sets and consolidate facts. His prescriptions hit the mark as per client specifications.
In addition to his abilities in design and engineering, Mr. Clegg has utilized his skills and education in the following areas:
• Contract administration
• Contract management
• International marketing
• Design presentation
• Industrial design
• Field engineering
• Prosthetics and orthotics
Ron Horton (Educator)
Ron Horton is the Vice President (Canada) of Handshake Software, and leads Handshake's Canadian marketing and sales force. He has extensive experience
in the areas of education and training and, prior to joining Handshake Software, started and managed his own web-development company. In addition to his
direct sales responsibility, he has cultivated a reseller relationship with both
e-Quisitions and Hotrocket, Inc.
Mr. Horton brings to the D. Parr Group his in-depth knowledge of Enterprise Information Integration (EII) and web enabled technologies, as well as superior business consulting skills. Mr. Horton is a graduate of two separate faculties of
the University of Alberta.
Kirk Williams (Business Advisor)
Kirk Williams is an independent Business, Technology and Marketing advisor. He has developed and implemented successful marketing and sales programs for technology organizations. In addition, he has been responsible for the design, implementation and installation of major information management systems.
Mr. Williams brings a unique combination of in depth current technology expertise and business experience to the D. Parr Group. He has held senior business and technology management positions in a number of businesses and government organizations. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Alberta.
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