George Semeczko

Principal Consultant and Owner @Focal Place Inc

CA

An Enterprise Technology Leader combining a unique blend of academic mastery and thought leadership proven with hands-on experience with both startups and traditional financial services companies across the globe. The approach I take with Focal Place Inc is Intelligently Practical in everything we do. Being able to leverage the depth and breadth of technical understanding with this intelligently practical approach means that my clients get results that deliver the business needs quickly and cost effectively. When it comes to working with and shaping teams intelligently practical means leveraging Emotional Intelligence to get the most out of the people you have and the interactions with them. Areas of expertise include but not limited to- Interim Chief Technology Officer services- Interim Vice President of Infrastructure Services - Complex technical program management services- Outsourcing cost optimization activities, assessments and execution- Technical guidance and management at all stages of Infrastructure Outsourcing from RFP to transition execution to outsource deal tuning- Business Continuity Management guidance and technical assessments- Service Level Improvement activities- Complex Technical Program Management, oversight and delivery- Managing User Experience with respect to Technology within the Workplace- Activity Based Working- Creating the Work Place working experience- Lead IT and Technology for Offices, Head Quarters and Refits- Technology Modernization Programs

The University of Queensland

PhD, Computer Science

The University of Queensland

BSc (Hons), Computer Science

QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

Grad Cert, Higher Education