Project Management Consultant

Jay Ahmed
PMP CSM CSPO

A project management consultant handling IT and business-related projects across the public and private sector. I bridge the gap between business and IT — pairing an IT background with business acumen to help organizations make strategic IT decisions that enable growth.

PMP CSM CSPO SECRET L2
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Jay Ahmed, Project Management Consultant
13+
Years
Experience
$100M
Budget
Managed
10+
Enterprise
Projects
4
Industries
Served

Selected Engagements

Clients

Public and private sector organizations I’ve partnered with to deliver IT and business projects — from multi-million dollar platform rollouts to enterprise mergers.

Shared Services Canada / Canada Revenue Agency / Department of National Defence

SD-WAN Rollout Azure DevOps Rollout Contact Center Real Property IT
  • Led the enterprise SD-WAN rollout across federal sites — modernizing network architecture, improving performance, and strengthening security posture.
  • Delivered the Azure DevOps rollout to standardize CI/CD pipelines, source control, and Agile delivery practices across federal IT teams.
  • Delivered a secure, cloud-based Hosted Contact Center platform for the CRA in partnership with IBM using a hybrid Agile-Waterfall approach.
  • Managed refit, relocation, and decommissioning of 10+ large CRA sites — coordinating WAN, LAN, Firewall, Wi-Fi, cabling, and telephony teams.
  • Delivered on time, within scope, and within budget while managing vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and SLAs.
Budget: $100M+

WoodGreen Community Services

ChatGPT Rollout M365 Copilot Digital Booking Visitor Mgmt
  • Partner directly with the CIO to translate executive priorities into execution-ready AI and digital transformation roadmaps.
  • Lead cross-functional delivery across operations, technical teams, and vendors in federated environments.
  • Established governance and executive reporting standards — RAID, milestone tracking, change control, dashboards.

Ontario Health Team

PMO Setup Primary Care Hospital Info System
  • Stood up the PMO from the ground up, defining frameworks and governance for healthcare project delivery.
  • Led implementation efforts to expand integrated models of care across the Ontario Health Team and the broader community.
  • Collaborated with doctors, community leaders, and stakeholders to define project scope and facilitate workshops on local healthcare initiatives.

Prospera Credit Union

EPMO Merger & Integration CRM O365 Migration Change Mgmt
  • Oversaw end-to-end delivery of the merger and integration of Legacy Westminster Service and Prospera Credit Union.
  • Tracked and reported on all merger projects to C-level executives monthly.
  • Applied rigorous governance controls so all deliverables met quality, regulatory, and financial compliance standards.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

PMCOE Cloud HR Transformation Workday HCM Salesforce
  • Led full project lifecycle delivery for federal clients including ESDC, RCMP, and Shared Services Canada.
  • Ran PM knowledge sessions and workshops to elevate EPMO competencies across the practice.
  • Acted as subject matter expert on project processes, managing resources for external clients nationwide.

BMO & Scotiabank

AWS Migration O365 Migration Infrastructure
  • Delivered AWS cloud infrastructure migration and Office 365 migration projects at BMO.
  • Supported enterprise project delivery at Scotiabank across financial services IT initiatives.

Core Expertise

What I Bring to
Every Engagement

Deep expertise forged across government, healthcare, finance, and consulting.

Project Delivery

Full lifecycle management from initiation to closure, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, scope, budget, and quality standards.

Planning Execution Governance Budgeting

Stakeholder Leadership

Engaging C-level executives, cross-functional teams, vendors, and community leaders to drive consensus and deliver outcomes.

Engagement Negotiation Communication

Agile & Scrum

Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner driving hybrid Agile-Waterfall delivery across complex enterprise environments.

Scrum Kanban SAFe Hybrid

Risk & Change Management

Proactive risk identification and mitigation strategies paired with structured change management to minimize disruption.

RAID Logs Mitigation Change Control

Digital Transformation

Leading AI rollouts, cloud migrations, and enterprise platform deployments that modernize operations and enhance service delivery.

AI/ML Cloud DevOps Automation

Financial Governance

Budget development, forecasting, cost-benefit analysis, ROI computation, and financial compliance across multi-million dollar portfolios.

Budgeting Forecasting ROI Compliance

Technology Stack

Tools & Platforms

Enterprise-grade tools for planning, tracking, reporting, and collaboration.

MS Project
Power BI
JIRA
ServiceNow
Salesforce
SharePoint
Azure DevOps
GCDocs
MS Teams
Google Suite
Onyx
BITS
MS Project
Power BI
JIRA
ServiceNow
Salesforce
SharePoint
Azure DevOps
GCDocs
MS Teams
Google Suite
Onyx
BITS

Education & Credentials

Certifications &
Qualifications

Industry-recognized credentials backed by a strong academic foundation.

Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute

Certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance

Certification

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Scrum Alliance

Degree

Bachelor of Commerce, Business Technology Management

Toronto Metropolitan University

Security Clearance

SECRET Level 2 Federal Clearance

PWGSC (now PSPC) · Government of Canada

Federal clearance granting access to sensitive government information and secure project environments.

Let's Connect

Ready to Deliver
Your Next Project

Available for contract and full-time project management engagements across Canada.

Email

ahmed.j.inc@gmail.com

Phone

613-305-4830

Location

Toronto, Canada