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However , with investment capital starting to flow into the industry , a huge influx of new thinking has opened doors for IT and business professionals . “ There ’ s a lot of opportunity for change . If you ’ re open to change , it ’ s a pretty cool place to be right now .” The digital transformation for PCL began with what Bryant calls the ‘ four pillars ’: cloud , integration , mobility , and data analytics . Shifting the company ’ s large volumes of data from its hundreds of yearly projects to the cloud was a significant move for efficiency , as was integrating its technology more intelligently to allow innovations a quick gateway into daily operations . “ If something new comes along that ’ s better , faster , or makes more sense for our business , we can rip out the incumbent technology and plug another one in . An integration framework allows us to be very agile .” This shift away from a ‘ waterfall development cycle ’ also means that applications and services can be brought out in weeks or months , rather than years .

EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

Location : Canada

As CIO , Mark is responsible for the strategic and innovative advancement of information technology ( IT ) within the PCL family of companies . Mark has over two decades of IT expertise , having served in the financial services , software , manufacturing , and AEC ( architecture , engineering , and construction ) industries . Prior to joining PCL , he led the technology operations at a century-old financial services firm and was CIO at a leading planning , engineering and consulting firm . Mark received his business administration accreditation from Sheridan College in Ontario and additional credentials related to ecommerce from the Ivey School of Business . He completed his CIO MBA at Boston University .

SUMMER / AUTUMN 2020