Dana Starowicz
Area Director @Toastmasters District 60
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WORK HISTORY
Area Director @Toastmasters District 60
Toronto, ON, CA
D60 E51 clubs: Rainbow Toastmasters Club 117 Bloor St. East (St. Andrew\'s United Church) Mondays\' evening at 7pm (in-person) Manulife Toronto Toastmasters Club200 Bloor St. East Tuesdays at 12:15pm (hybrid) OBE Toastmasters Club1 Bloor Street East Mondays at 7pm (in-person) Keynote Speakers Advanced Toastmasters ClubToronto General Hospital2nd Saturday (Virtual)| 4th Saturday (Hybrid)10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
EDUCATION
H&R Block
Certificate, Income Tax Preparer
Harvard Business School
Communication Skills
Toastmasters International - Nashville
Presentation Mastery, Leadership and Public Speaking
Ontario Tech University
Certificate, PMP
Seneca College
Certificate, FSU 101 Mortgage Broker Info
George Brown Polytechnic
Certificate, Accounting
George Brown Polytechnic
Certificate, QuickBooks
SKILLS
ABOUT DANA STAROWICZ
Innovative Project Management Professional with 6+ years of progressive experience in Banking, FinTech, Consulting, and Regulatory Governance. Skilled in Agile Project Management, PMO/PCO governance, workflow automation, and stakeholder engagement. Hands-on experience at Deloitte, Scotiabank, RBC, IIROC and Start-Up.RESULTS DELIVERED $7M+ cost avoidance – IIROC (process improvements & efficiency) 100% on-time payments – mapped, automated, and coached adoption of payment workflows 50% efficiency gain – Scotiabank procurement automation via SharePoint SaaS solution (2 FTEs automation) Reduced JIRA backlog by 67%(from 180 → 60 items) within 8 weeks, by coaching SDLC team, facilitating daily stand-ups, and introducing a prioritization model. Cut delivery time by 50%—successfully completed sprint deliverables in half the allocated time, while maintaining team morale and avoiding additional workload.[.] continue.CORE COMPETENCIESAgile Project Management | Scrum Mastery | PCO Functions | Jira | Confluence | MS Project | SharePoint | Office 365 | SDLC | Risk & Issue Management | Budget Tracking | Workflow Automation | Stakeholder Engagement | Communication Management | OpenAI ToolsCERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING Scrum Master Candidate 2026 Digital Product Management Diploma 2024 Agile Project Management with JiraFUN FACTS Yorkville coffee enthusiast | 🥷 Project management ninja | Bookworm (Gregg Braden, Bruce Lipton, J.D. Robb)| 🧘 Fitness sorceress | Toastmasters leader | 🧩Ai Generalist Currently pursuing passion project and AI Generalist mastery-Views and opinions expressed herein are entirely my own and do not express the views or opinions of any employer or other organization may now be or have previously been affiliated with. Article 19 of the UDHR and Section 2 (b) of the Canadian Charter apply.
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