Bo's career in a paragraph

Most of my career has been spent promoting the use and development of open source software. I believe strongly that putting a product in the public domain can make it better than it could be if it were entirely created behind closed doors. My clients who are not using or writing oss are usually creating something that is either directly in support of, or related to the public interest. I have been fortunate to work with great academics, public servants, and entrepreneurs.

Technology and results

There is an increasing amount of technology available these days. Mobile devices; iPhone, Blackberry, Android: Operating systems; MAC, Windows, Linux and web frameworks; PHP, mySQL, AJAX. All these technologies have purpose yet each requires time to learn and master. We need to recognize that we can not be all things to all people. We need to be focused on the results not just the technology that gets us to our goal.

A new beginning

Formalizing my foray into the consulting world is an exciting opportunity. To be doing so with highly regarded colleagues is even better. Like many others, a wide range of employment and volunteer experiences have led me to develop expertise that is much needed in today’s demanding and complex health care world. I look forward to determining how I and our team can help you address your challenges – whether strategic, operational or procedural in nature.

Strategic development

My current clients range from the largest teaching hospital in Ontario to a large multi-site community hospital to a small hospital. The projects range from developing international strategies, creating strategy-based balanced scorecards, developing business intelligence strategies, analysing future regional patient flow based upon program changes, and developing an academic strategy.

The World According to Sean

I have learned many things in my life. Two of these lessons hold fast and true for me - one lesson I learned in school and the other I've always felt in my heart.

SCHOOL'S LESSON: Around 1932 Werner Heisenberg postulated that "...we cannot observe something with affecting the outcome ..." This is a very simple way of stating the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle which I learned while doing a minor degree in Quantum Physics. Why do I find this significant you might ask ? I am always conscious of this concept and have found in my work career that this statement holds true in every aspect of nature.

A LESSON FROM THE HEART: Even before I was married or even dating, I always had ideas about how things should be. Walt Disney said it best when he said "...a man should never neglect his family for business ..." which in some ways is equivalent to the ol' adage "...I work to live. I don't live to work ...". Above all else in my life, this has always been my number one priority. I think that more people need to take this to heart as well...