Cecelia Pye

Experience

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  Business Improvement Areas

  Jan 2014 - May 2019

  Project Manager

  Project Manager for several Business Improvement areas, including Trinity Bellwoods BIA, Bayview Leaside BIA, Mirvish Village BIA, and more. Led capital improvement projects, major festival planning, marketing initiatives, and advocacy campaigns for small and medium-sized businesses.

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  Canada's Top 100 Employers

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2016

  Editorial Assistant

  Provided writing, research and event support for Canada's Top 100 Employers, an editorial competition that recognizes the nation's best places to work.

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  University of Toronto

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Research Assistant

  Research Assistant to Professor Matti Siemiatycki. Co-authored and presented new research on "Building Inclusive Cities: Diversity in the Infrastructure Industry" for the Institute of Municipal Finance and Governance in January 2019.

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  City of Toronto

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Policy Intern

  Developed and helped administer the policy for the Creative Co-Location Facilities Tax Subclass in its inaugural year. This tax subclass protects existing places of work for creative enterprise organizations.

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  U of T Planning Alumni Community

  Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

  Digital Planning Community Animator

  Shared alumni success stories across digital platforms to strengthen the network of accomplished professionals in the urban planning industry.

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  Parcel

  Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

  Product Manager

  Real estate matchmaking AI platform to connect site owners with potential partners and builders.

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  School of Cities, University of Toronto

  Apr 2019 - Jun 2022

  Built the new Infrastructure Institute, a hub for infrastructure planning, decision-making, and delivery. I led all B2B partnerships, business development strategies, and delegated complex urban planning and feasibility/due diligence reports.Major projects ranged from designing a social purpose accelerator program to integrating emergency stations with affordable housing and designing real estate training programs. Oversaw the delivery and business development of the Creative Mixed-Use Initiative. The initiative provides a matchmaking service for real estate partners, offers training modules to help organisations through these complex development processes, and provides site-specific support for mixed-use buildings. Led a new program to formalize the partnership process in creative, mixed-use real estate development.

  • Program Manager, Infrastructure Institute

    Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Project Lead

    Sept 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2019 - Sept 2020
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  BuildingMinds

  Sept 2022 - now

  Leading a team of project managers and data engineers to onboard customers to the BuildingMinds' platform. We work closely with incoming customers to provide data strategies, audits, onboarding, integrations, custom deliveries, and ESG and CRE dashboards and reports. Lead and manage a team of project managers to drive our implementation projects, provide solutions, and deliver critical results to our customers. Delivery lead for blue chip customers, including industry leaders who strive to decarbonise their portfolios. Leading customer implementation projects with cross-functional teams to integrate BuildingMinds' solutions.BuildingMinds' real estate management solution supports institutional and corporate real estate organisations towards a sustainable and profitable future with CREM, ESG and sustainability reporting, and retrofit planning.

  • Head of Professional Services

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Team Lead, Project Management

    Apr 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2022 - Apr 2023