GVEX - Key Persons
Ahmad Abtahi, an accomplished IT Specialist, brings over 15 years of expertise in computer engineering, software development, and project coordination to our team. Proficient in full hardware and software development cycles, he specializes in real-time and embedded systems, troubleshooting, and project coordination. With a strong background in programming languages such as C++ and Python, Ahmad is well-versed in the intricacies of Agile/SCRUM methodology and Jira usage.
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- Senior Industrial Project Manager
Dr. Abbas Eftekhari is a multifaceted professional whose career spans architectural design, telecommunications, and technology. His diverse portfolio includes iconic urban monuments, sophisticated telecommunications infrastructure, and architectural masterpieces, showcasing a fusion of creativity and engineering expertise. Beyond design and construction, he's a visionary leader actively shaping architecture, design, and technology through various roles in the professional and educational realms. Abbas' journey exemplifies the synergy of artistry and technology, leaving an enduring legacy of innovation and architectural marvels.
At GVEX, Dr. Eftekhari is an integral part of the Productivity Innovations Department, contributing as a Design Visionary. With a strong foundation in design education and entrepreneurship, Abbas plays a pivotal role in crafting exceptional industrial designs and architectural wonders. His talent transcends conventional boundaries, transforming ideas into exquisite creations that enrich GVEX's diverse portfolio.
Abbas' unwavering dedication to marrying form and function has been pivotal in establishing GVEX as a design leader. His relentless pursuit of design excellence reflects GVEX's forward-thinking ethos, making him an integral part of our innovative journey.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Digital Transformation Associate
Agile Digital Transformation Senior Consultant with a keen passion for providing strategic and tactical leadership to Small
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- HR Executive
- Leadership Coach
Gordon is a passionate HR executive who provides world-class coaching and consulting solutions to clients looking to transform their organizations. Through an inquiry-based coach approach, Gordon helps his clients assess the current state of their team, identify actionable plans that drive change, and measure the return for their organization. His high level of business acumen, matched with over 20 years' experience in human resources has enabled Gordon to effectively coach CEOs, Executive Directors, department leaders, and frontline supervisors.
Gordon has consulted with organizations in both the public and private sectors, including federal and municipal institutions, health care, post-secondary institutes, mining, automotive, financial services, and retail industries and his experience includes everything from small start-up companies to multinational organizations.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Product Manager
Jalan is Product manager with over 5 years of experience in product management, marketing, and product development. Jalan's expertise shines through in successful product launches, strategic planning, and campaign management, demonstrating her adept leadership and strong teamwork skills. Her pivotal role in driving business development through innovative line extensions underscores her exceptional multitasking abilities. her remarkable talent for managing diverse responsibilities while maintaining a strategic focus on organizational growth sets her apart. With a comprehensive skill set, she continues to excel in fostering collaboration and achieving impactful results across various domains.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Talent Advisor & Executive Coach
Mallory is a Trauma Sensitive, Business + Mindset Coach, working closely with coaches, online service providers and executives to optimize their relationships, profit, engagement, and growth while enhancing their resiliency and capacity navigating risk and nuance encountered daily without stress or burn-out. Weaving together the science of the subconscious mind, polyvagal theory, and fundamental business principles and processes for support alongside energetics.
She is deeply committed to encompassing her knowledge, skills, and experiences to best serve leading organizations alongside Executives and Leaders. To support them in enhancing inclusivity in the workplace, acknowledging how to create a safe, collaborative, connected and supportive team while advocating and teaching how to mitigate and resolve harm and Trauma.
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- Associate
- Member of the GVEX - Team
Senior experienced engineer in the implementation of process improvement projects in both public and private sectors for healthcare, manufacturing. She has experience in project management and data analysis methods. Return On Investment Professional, publishing numerous articles and presentations on prominent journals and conferences around the world. She is also a lecturer at the university of polytechnic Montreal teaching sustainable manufacturing, logistic networks and operation management.
With over 10 years of expertise, Marzieh provided decision-making tools and improvement solutions to save numerous amounts of time and money in manufacturing and healthcare projects. Scheduling, capacity planning, defining and measuring KPIs, process analysis, mathematical modeling and data analysis are part of applied methods in the projects she worked on.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Food Safety & Quality Expert
With a career that extends over 13 years, where he has devoted 10 years specifically to the agri-food industry, he has acquired exceptional expertise as a specialist in ensuring compliance with food quality and safety systems. His extensive knowledge of global food standards, encompassing areas such as Quality, Safety, Legality, Authenticity, and meeting customer requirements on a worldwide scale, truly distinguishes him. Through his coaching experiences with various companies in Africa, Asia, and North America, he has honed his managerial skills, which are crucial for formulating and advancing international trade and investment policies for numerous enterprises. These distinguished professional holds lead auditor certifications and is acknowledged as an expert in multiple GFSI schemes.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Human Resource Advisor
With over 9 years of experience in customer service experience, team training to enhance customer satisfaction, and 2 years managing a cultural institution aimed to provide soft skills and emotional regulation training in the workplace, Mojdeh has expertise in the field of Human Resources. With extensive experience in project coordination, adult training, and the development of tailored workshop content and curriculum, she is passionate about facilitating growth. Currently pursuing a Certificate in Workplace Learning and Adult Education at George Brown College, I hold certifications in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) and Foundation of Coaching from the University of Toronto.
Over 23 years of experience as IMS's lead auditor & management system advisor in the industry sector (manufacturing, public administration activities, Financial Services, as well as Insurance, etc.
Implemented Life cycle assessment in UAE, Armenia which resulted in increasing interested parties' satisfaction by over 25%
Decrease environmental footprint by designing and Implementing the LCA approach which resulted in over $1 million
Diminish environmental impact, saving energy by over 10%, waste management, and recycling by over 5%.
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- CEO
- Lead Director
- Lead Director in the Implementation of Countless Mega - Projects in Both Public and Private Sectors
MORTEZA ZOHRABI, The lead Director in the implementation of countless mega-projects in both public and private sectors for large hospitals, government offices, manufacturers, and universities to name a few. He is also a Certified Return On Investment Professional, publishing numerous articles and presentations on guaranteed value for money.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Food Safety & QA Associate
Navjot is a dynamic and passionate food technologist with an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a dedication to improving performance. With several years of experience, Navjot has navigated the food industry landscape with a focus on quality, safety, and operational excellence. Her journey spans across various renowned organizations, showcasing her expertise in food safety, quality assurance, and process optimization. Her commitment to excellence and expertise in food safety protocols have garnered her recognition and certifications from reputable institutions like SQF, FSSC 22000, PCQI, ISO 14001, and many more. Navjot's profound expertise, coupled with her extensive background in food safety, HACCP, and quality assurance, makes her an invaluable asset in ensuring the highest standards of food safety and regulatory compliance. Her passion for continuous improvement and dedication to enhancing organizational performance marks her as a leading authority in the field.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Executive Coaching Associate
Nelson is a PCC-certified leadership and executive coach with 10+ years of helping business leaders, entrepreneurs and organizations move gracefully into important meaningful human conversations that attract, engage and retain emotionally intelligent leaders and contributors through quality modern work & life-altering experiences that look at our whole self.
He has coached and facilitated training for CEOs, high-level decision-makers, executive teams, entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, activists, and many others from a wide range of organizations and backgrounds.
In 2011, he began a two-year journey between Toronto and New York City becoming a certified leadership coach after spending the previous decade working with Grammy and Juno award winning artists as a Talent Development executive in music and entertainment.
His intention is to create a trusted and safe space that gives every client the opportunity to do meaningful work in our conversations and the confidence to do the work on the sidelines to create transformational results towards their self-development, career, wellbeing & mental health, purpose, leadership, relationships, and happiness.
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- Risk Mg. Senior Associate
Patrick is an experienced professional with over 25 years of experience in quality, project, and risk management in various industries including health care, manufacturing, finance, higher education, and food processing. He is a Professor of Business Analysis & Process Management at the Pilon School of Business, Sheridan College, and has also taught at the University of Toronto and Humber College. Prior to his teaching roles, Patrick held several risk, information technology, policy, and quality management positions at the Bank of Montreal, Ministry of Health, and Ontario Financing Authority. He has several designations including ASQ Specialized Risk Credential, Canadian Risk Management, Quality Engineer, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Business Process Management, and Project Management, in addition to several postgraduate degrees/diplomas in management studies, business administration, financial engineering, and health sciences.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Senior Advisor
Senior Strategic Management Consultant with over 25 years of experience in providing strategic consultant to small and medium-sized enterprises; setting objectives, analyzing the competitive environment, analyzing the internal organization, evaluating strategies, and ensuring that management rolls out the strategies across the organization.
He is also an immigration consultant assistance for over 7 years; overseeing all aspects of the visa and immigration to assist potential applicants in a variety of ranges to find the best way to immigrate to Canada.
He holds a PhD degree in strategic management and a diploma in immigration consultant, majoring in most permanent and temporary immigration streams.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Certified Professional Coach
- Executive Coaching Associate
Sabrina is a certified professional coach accredited by the International Coaching Federation. She specializes in helping purpose-driven leaders, executives, and teams perform at their best. When coaching individuals and teams, she takes a highly customized approach and can get to the heart of the matter sooner. She believes that the majority of what holds us back from our goals are the internal limitations we put on ourselves. In her pre-coaching life, she has a decade of corporate experience as a process automation manager at the Bank of Montreal and Nike World Headquarters and as a senior business analyst at the London Stock Exchange Group. In addition to her coaching education, she has an MBA and a bachelor's in computer science. Past clients state that the most valuable outcome of her coaching is improved self-trust.
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Sustainablity Senior Associate
Sam's professional career started at US Naval Academy and Maine Maritime as an Engineering Officer. Later, he
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Recruiting Services Manager
Samira is a results-driven Recruitment Services Manager specializing in finding the best talent for her clients. She
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- Executive Coaching Associate
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Sales & Marketing Associate
With over 14 years of experience, Sepideh is a seasoned sales and marketing professional dedicated to driving
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Senior Project Management Associate
Sridhar has over 20 years of experience in service delivery management and information technology. They have a
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- Executive Coaching Associate
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- Consultant
- Executive Coaching Associate
Suzanne Gagnon is a fully bilingual consultant in system leadership and management. She believes that conflict is
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- Member of the GVEX - Team
- Food Safety Advisor
After 34 years as a Canadian Food Inspection Agency Executive, Yvon became a Food Safety Consultant in