Kelvin Cantafio has over 20 years of senior-level national and international experience in IT for Business and the Non-Profit Sector, including 13 years as the Chief Information Officer and Director of IT for a multi national NGO. In addition to providing IT management consulting, Kelvin is a Visiting Scholar for the University of Waterloo where he assists with various projects related to the MMSC Online program in Management of Technology.
As the CIO for Plan International, an international children’s development agency, Kelvin used his knowledge in Organizational Development to successfully lead IT transformation in a complex, global, multi-cultural environment. He also implemented a secure IT infrastructure and operating model to securely connect over 8,000 staff in 300 offices in 66 countries, and developed an integrated IT strategy to ensure alignment of IT with business goals and objectives. This included implementing SharePoint for use throughout the organization.
Previously, as the Chief Information Officer for Foster Parents Plan of Canada, Kelvin was responsible for the overall strategic and operational management of information systems.
Prior to his involvement in non-profit sector, Kelvin served as the Project Director for the Management of Information Processes and Systems (MIPS) initiative at Canadian Tire. The initiative revolutionized the way Canadian Tire sold over 56,000 of its products. Cantafio has been credited as the developer of the MIPS concept.
Kelvin is the recipient of several prestigious international awards for IT innovation, including the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) Global IT Excellence Award.
A case study presented by Kelvin in the category of Visionary Use of IT, was included in the Permanent Research Collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
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http://www.plan-international.org
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January 31, 2012
20 Years 20 Ways: Helping to seed the careers of young IT pros and students around the world
January 26, 2012
World Economic Forum Blog: A banker’s dream
January 19, 2012
Three Tech Trends Shaping a Bright Global Future
The Huffington Post
January 18, 2012
NetHope Academy’s Intern Program Expanding to Kenya
NetHub
December 29, 2011
Tom Arnold: Sowing seeds of hope as famine fight goes global
Irish Independent
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