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Richard Smith to Keynote at Innovation Conference in China

Richard Smith — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:36:12 -0700

Dr. Richard Smith, Principle Consultant at Avantage Partners, is to provide the keynote speech to open the sixth International Symposium on Management of Innovation and Technology (ISMOT’09) in Hangzhou, P. R. China.

The theme of the conference will be "Open Network and Total Innovation toward developing Innovative Countries".

Dr. Smith will be discussing how cities can provide unique support and promote innovation using Canada and Vancouver specifically as examples.

Daniel Gocsman appointed as Microsoft System Center Technology Solution Professional

Daniel Gocsman — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:14:06 -0700

We would like to congratulate Avantage consultant Daniel Gocsman for being selected by Microsoft as the first Microsoft System Center Virtual Technology Solution Professional (v-TSP) in Western Canada. Daniel will be working closely with Microsoft to ensure the successful evaluation, adoption, and implementation of System Center-based solutions across the region.

Aslam Jamal appointed as Microsoft SharePoint Technology Solution Professional

Aslam Jamal — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0700

We would like to congratulate Avantage consultant Aslam Jamal for being selected by Microsoft as the first SharePoint Virtual Technology Solution Professional (v-TSP) in Western Canada. Aslam will be working closely with Microsoft to ensure the successful evaluation, adoption, and implementation of SharePoint Server-based solutions across the region.

April Facey joins Avantage Partners

Jame Healy — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:00 -0700

We are pleased to announce today that April Facey has joined Avantage Partners as a senior consultant within the Connected Business practice.

April will apply her experience in distribution, supply-chain management and logistics to assist organisations to align their partner services with their long-term and short-term goals.

She will also contribute to the on-going refinement of the Connected Partner area of the Connected Business Model and related Capability Development Plans within these areas.

Richard Smith Interviewed on Politics and Social Media

Richard Smith — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700

Avantage Principal Consultant Richard Smith was interviewed by GlobalTV on his views of how social media can be leveraged to advance political ideas, specifically around election time.

"Having a presense online is really crucial," says Smith, "you need to be involved, participate and be genuine".

Richard Smith is part of the ongoing dialog on how social media contributes to many facets of life, including politics.

Ron Matthews joins Avantage Partners

Jame Healy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:15:12 -0700

We are pleased to announce today that Ron Matthews has joined Avantage Partners as a senior consultant within the Connected Business practice.

Ron will apply his experience to assist organizations align their business processes with their long-term and short-term goals. He has focused on this area of alignment and agility throughout his career. He will also contribute to the on-going refinement of the Connected Business Model and related Capability Development Plans within these areas.

We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Ron.

Aslam Jamal joins Avantage Partners

Jame Healy — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:00:00 -0800

We are pleased to announce today that Aslam Jamal has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing on the connected worker domain.

Aslam's experience includes leading complex projects within various industries focusing on workforce collaboration and knowledge and expertise management. His background in advanced collaboration concepts will be an asset as he helps to develop the Connected Worker Model.

We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Aslam.

Sergio Del Piccolo launches Process Automation Book

Jame Healy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:33:58 -0800

Avantage Partners wishes to congratulate Sergio Del Piccolo on the launch of Professional K2 blackpearl by Wrox Press.

Hal Bradwell joins Avantage Partners

Jame Healy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0800

We are pleased to announce today that Hal Bradwell has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a senior consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing primarily within the Energy and Natural Resources sector.

Hal's experience includes leading large and complex programs within energy and natural resources among other key industries. His background in business strategy and information management is an asset as he contributes to the development of the Connected Business Model.

Stephanie Hayes accepts Partnership Position

Jame Healy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0700

Avantage Partners is pleased to announce that Stephanie Hayes has accepted an offer to join the Avantage partnership group as an Associate Partner.

"Stephanie has been instrumental in the early development of the business model as well as many of the leading conceptual frameworks that have been developed at Avantage Partners", says Jame Healy, Managing Director. "We're very excited to offer her the ability to participate as an equity partner in the organisation and cement our relationship to ensure long-term mutual success".

Avantage Consultant named Virtual Technical Specialist

Jame Healy — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:46:56 -0700

Avantage Partners is pleased to announce that Sergio Del Piccolo has been named Virtual Technical Specialist by Microsoft for their BizTalk integration platform.

This appointment recognises Sergio's years of experience and expertise in the area of process and application integration in the financial services, healthcare, public sector and energy sectors to name a few.

Avantage Partners Website Launched

Jame Healy — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:14:13 -0700

We are proud to announce the launch of AvantagePartners.com. We hope that you will enjoy exploring our programs , case studies and recent thought from each of our world class consultants.

We have designed this site to focus on delivering value to you, and as such most areas of our web site offer the ability to subscribe to updates (see our syndication page for a summary).

Stephanie Hayes joins Avantage Partners

Jame Healy — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:00:12 -0700

We are pleased to announce today that Stephanie Hayes has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing on the connected worker domain.

Stephanie's experience includes leading large and complex programs within public sector, transport & logistics, financial services and energy. Her background in advanced communication and collaboration is an asset as she helps to develop the Connected Worker Model.

We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Stephanie.

Daniel Gocsman joins Avantage Partners

Jame Healy — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0800

We are pleased to announce today that Daniel Gocsman has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing on information and infrastructure architecture.

Daniel's experience includes leading sophisticated projects that require a high degree of performance and availability across many verticals such as healthcare, manufacturing, energy and public sector.

We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Daniel.

Sergio Del Piccolo joins Avantage Partners

Jame Healy — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:00 -0800

We are pleased to announce today that Sergio Del Piccolo has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing on workflow automation and trading partner integration.

Sergio's experience includes leading large workflow automation initiatives within various industries, including Utilities, Energy and Manufacturing.

We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Sergio.

Avantage team featured at Business Process Integration Conference

Jame Healy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:37:07 -0700

Avantage business process integration specialists Sergio Del Piccolo and Daniel Gocsman were invited to speak at the first K2 Insider conference in April 2008, where K2 "Insiders" shared case studies and best practices from their work with the K2 technology. Sergio and Daniel presented case studies featuring business process applications within the energy and utilities sector.

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Avantage is in business!

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:09:16 -0800
Avantage is now ready to open its doors to the public. Our company was conceptualised in late 2006 and has been operating in a limited capacity over the past 12 months. Now, we're fully operational, and look forward to continuing our tradition of providing effective business solutions to solve our customers' most pressing business problems.
Read more about us here.