Dr. Ashley McConnell

Stakeholder Engagement | CMMS Software | Project Management | Change Management | SaaS | Results Driven

Canada

About

Proven leadership experience in driving, aligning and executing the vision of a product portfolio to meet organizational goals. Core competencies include stakeholder engagement, translating cross-functional business requirements, research and development, project management of multiple large scale software implementations for Fortune 500 retailers, artificial intelligence (AI), business development, as well as training, recruitment and management of cross functional teams to drive innovative product strategies. With more than a decade of multidisciplinary experience spanning public, private, and voluntary sectors, the focus has been on fostering impactful product development and strategic operations. Dedicated to advancing organizational communication and change management, while upholding a commitment to stakeholder engagement and team collaboration to always ensure project delivery.

Experience

  • Officetrax (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • Vice President of Product Development
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

      Strategic leader responsible for steering the vision, design, and execution of products that align with the company's goals and market demands.

    • Vice President Operations
      Jan 2019 - Apr 2025 · 6 yrs 4 mos

  • Senior Executive Officer - Business Assurance at CCEA
    Apr 2018 - Jan 2019 · 10 mos

    Delivering post project evaluations, assisting the development, maintainance and reporting of: corporate risk register, operational plan, Department of Education Plan, annual theft and fraud return, internal audit schedule and action plans, investigations, appeals, complaints, ISO training and procedure updates, FOI and GDPR compliance, ET papers, line mangagement.

  • Consultant at ANSEC IA LTD
    Sep 2016 - Apr 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Project management, communication audits, research (qualitative and quantitative), quality management systems, ISO 27001 and 9001 auditing, change management, website content writing and GDPR consulting.

  • Lecturer at Ulster University
    Sep 2009 - Jun 2017 · 7 yrs 10 mos

    Part-time Lecturer in organisational communication, interpersonal communication, marketing, public relations and advertising. Reporting for student retention, higher education business community interaction survey, and Belfast development staff consultation. Managing seminar support staff.

  • Communication Consultant at COMET Communication
    Dec 2009 - 2016 · 6 yrs 2 mos