Lise Simpson

Experience

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  Triathlon Ltd

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Operations Supervisor

  Led the company to be successfully registered to the ISO 9002 standard. Developed and wrote a complete Quality System Manual and all associated procedures, including developing an internal Quality System Intranet site.

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  World Heart, Inc.

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Quality Assurance Associate

  Managed the development and implementation of the WorldHeart Quality System in preparation for registration according to ISO13485 for processes related to the manufacturing of a class 4 medical device. Responsible for planning, conducting and leading monthly internal audits and providing regular formal classroom training for engineers and production staff on Quality System processes.

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  Canadian Blood Services

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2009

  Quality Assurance Associate

  - Performed quality assurance document review/approval, monitoring of nonconformances, internal auditing, validation support, deviation management, and change control for internal clients- Documentation, implementation, and maintenance of the Quality System for registration according to ISO13485 for the HLA laboratory

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  Canadian Blood Services

  Sept 2009 - now

  -COVID-19 Program Director for the organizations COVID-19 Response -Provided thought leadership and works collaboratively at senior levels of the organization by providing processes and oversight for effective risk and business continuity management and governance.-Developed and maintained the multi-year Enterprise Risk Management Program to continuously improve Canadian Blood Services’ understanding, identification and appropriate mitigation of risk throughout the organization. -Managed the development and integration of the Business Continuity Management Program including the command and control structure at the national level Show less - Successfully managed the development and implementation of a new integrated financial, strategic and operational planning process at Canadian Blood Services- Developed and installed an internal governance framework focused on committee management, including types of committees, how they will operate, and the processes for record keeping and reporting- Wrote and developed the annual Horizon Scan, used for the executive strategic refresh, leadership summit and the Corporate Plan- Managed the benchmarking and knowledge exchange activities with international blood services Show less - Responsible for strategy development and determining appropriate objectives, measures and initiatives following the balanced scorecard approach, both at the corporate and business line level. - Responsible for benchmarking and knowledge exchange activities with international blood services- Managed and coordinated the production of Canadian Blood Services Corporate Plan which involved collaborating with numerous key players in the organization in order to describe forecasts and funding requirements Show less

  • Director, Strategy Management

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Director, Enterprise Risk Management

    Mar 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Director, Strategy and Corporate Affairs

    May 2013 - Mar 2019

  • A/Director, Corporate Strategy Planning

    May 2013 - Sept 2014

  • Manager, Strategic Alignment

    Sept 2009 - May 2013