David Ing

David Ing

Senior Managing Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Systems Evangelist; Management Consultant; Technology Executive; Data Scientist

  • Education

    • Gravenhurst High School

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      Secondary School Graduate Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Ralph Thornton award (tie); Vice-president, student council

    • Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

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      Master of Management (M.B.A.) Management Information Systems and Services

      Activities and Societies: Vice-President of the Graduate Management Assocation

    • University of Toronto - University of Trinity College

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      Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Commerce and Finance

      Activities and Societies: Varsity Fencing Team (gold medal, team event, 1980); The Newspaper (photo production)

    • Aalto University

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      Ph.D. Industrial Management (dissertation under review)

      Book published as counselled by thesis advisor (former dean at NJIT); doctoral supervisor at Aalto U. replaced by Department Vice-Head of Research* 2014-2017 Full time writing PhD dissertation; course work complete.* Part time studies 2003-2013

    • The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Toronto Metropolitan University

      2019 - 2020
      Certificate (part-time) Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics

      Refreshing on tools in Data Science, 5 / 6 courses done: R, SQL, XML, JSON, NoSQL (MongoDB), Text Mining, Python, Hadoop,, Hive, Pig, Apache Spark

  • Experience

    • IBM

      Jan 1994 - Jun 2006
      Senior Managing Consultant

      Technology Strategy & Organizational Change, IBM Global Business Services: * Clients in public sector, retail, pharmaceutical, high tech, insurance, startups, healthcare, travel* Certified business transformation consultant, approved to speak with press* Led First-of-a-Kind project on system envisioning with IBM Research* Assignment to ABI Advanced Business Institute at Palisades, NY, piloting Sense-and-Respond platform for Adaptive Enterprise with Stephan Haeckel

    • IBM North America

      Jun 2006 - Feb 2011
      Senior Business System Analyst

      Customers in state + local government, media + entertainment* IBM Identity Insight, Business Process Manager (with Mediahub), Lotus Domino Server, Rational Requisite Pro

    • IBM

      Apr 2011 - Dec 2012
      Senior Solutions Architect

      National level support of Websphere SOA products* Websphere Application Server, Business Process Manager (BPM), MQ

    • Healthcare EQ Inc.

      Jan 2013 - Sept 2015
      Managing Director

      Cofounder of multinational IBM Business Partner, focused on BPM in healthcare. * Incorporated in Canada + Jamaica; hired staff, trained on disciplined agile delivery; won first customer. * Seconded to reorganize downsizing for a pivot towards mobile application.* After first year, took leave from business for doctoral studies.

    • Coevolving Innovations Inc.

      Oct 2015 - now
      Senior Business System Consultant

      Consulting on technology implementation, organizational design, systems thinking education. Assignments include: * Canadian Digital Service, via Code for Canada -- Workshop Facilitator* Centre for Social Innovation, Systems Changes -- Methods Lead * Uncanny Owl Inc. , WordPress Technical Support* Tucows, Customer Advisor, Exact Hosting* OCADU, Sessional Instructor on Systemic Design * University of Toronto, Instructor, iSchool

    • Creative Systemic Research Platform Institute

      Dec 2020 - now
      Research Fellow

      Founding member of a non-profit research group in Shanghai since 2017, evolving formally into the CSRP Institute domiciled in Ticino, Switzerland in December 2020. Partnering with the Systems Changes Learning Circle in Toronto, the institute focuses on community resilience, supported by ecological practices, and learning in systemic and creative ways.

    • Code for Canada

      Mar 2023 - now
      Research Fellow

      A research fellow conducts systematic inquiry using scientific methods. With a methodological orientation, the role can advise on: (i) is the right question being posed?; (ii) is the inquiry being conducted in a sound way?; (iii) how might major findings and conclusions be interpreted, towards decision-making and action?

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Research Fellow

      Issued by Creative Systemic Research Platform Institute on Dec 2020
      Creative Systemic Research Platform InstituteAssociated with David Ing
    • Mentor (pro bono)

      Issued by Foresight Canada on Sept 2022
      Foresight CanadaAssociated with David Ing
    • Principal Cofounder

      Issued by Systems Thinking Ontario on Jan 2013
      Systems Thinking OntarioAssociated with David Ing
    • Visiting Lecturer

      Issued by OCAD Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab) on Mar 2016
      OCAD Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab)Associated with David Ing
    • Cofounding member of the Toronto Local Circle

      Issued by Leaders Expedition (LEx) on Aug 2018
      Leaders Expedition (LEx)Associated with David Ing
    • Research Fellow

      Issued by Code for Canada on Mar 2023
      Code for CanadaAssociated with David Ing
    • Chair of the Board of Trustees

      Issued by International Society for the Systems Sciences on Jun 2023
      International Society for the Systems SciencesAssociated with David Ing
    • Advisor (pro bono), Climate Ventures

      Issued by Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) on Jul 2018
      Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)Associated with David Ing
    • President

      Issued by International Society for the Systems Sciences on Jul 2011
      International Society for the Systems SciencesAssociated with David Ing
    • Visiting Lecturer

      Issued by Aalto University on Sept 2010
      Aalto UniversityAssociated with David Ing
    • Invited Researcher

      Issued by Tokyo Insititute of Technology on Feb 2007
      Tokyo Insititute of TechnologyAssociated with David Ing
    • Senior Researcher

      Issued by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences on Sept 2006
      Metropolia University of Applied SciencesAssociated with David Ing
    • Research Fellow

      Issued by The University of Hull on Jan 2006
      The University of HullAssociated with David Ing
    • Visiting Lecturer

      Issued by Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan on Jan 2003
      Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanAssociated with David Ing
    • Adjunct Instructor

      Issued by University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management on Sept 1990
      University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementAssociated with David Ing