Resume of Michel Proulx
Manager, WSR Consulting Group, LLC
Michel Proulx has
more than 10 years experience as a consultant and entrepreneur, at least
half of which involved providing litigation advice to public organizations
involved in large, complex, document-intensive, multi-million dollar
litigation -– especially in the large-scale computer systems failure
arena. As a consultant, Mr. Proulx has provided
statistical, technology, organizational, business and litigation advice to
clients involved in complex litigation involving high-stakes technical
disputes, including the largest and longest litigation in Canada dealing with a failure
of a systems development project. Mr. Proulx also
has significant experience in the use of statistics, econometrics and
visual aids to simplify complex issues and data for purposes of litigation.
B.Sc, M.B.A., Post-Graduate Degrees in Finance
and Economics.
Technology
Litigation Consulting:
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Provided advice and
consulting to government counsel on the biggest large-scale system failure litigation
in Canada’s
history. Parties were the Canadian Government vs. one of the largest
outsourcers in the world regarding the development and implementation of a
nationwide payroll, pension and government benefits system for government
employees. Case took seven years to settle.
My input, ideas and advice were included in several reports,
hearings, and neutral evaluations presented before judges and their own
appointed experts. Case resulted in a favorable settlement outcome for the
Canadian Government.
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Analyzed facts, distilled
issues and advised lead counsel in developing litigation approach, theory
and strategy for large cases, including large systems development
litigation. Areas of study, input and opinions given and expertise
included:
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Reviewing and identifying
adherence to promised and contracted for systems development life cycle
methodology
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Identifying adherence and non-compliance to important contract
provisions over the life of the project
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Helping to determine the
specific impact and effects that contract noncompliance by both parties had
on the cost, schedule, quality and scope of several important deliverables
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Examining and opining on
the quality, timeliness, relevance and sufficiency of the training given to
users before go-live, and how the uncovered insufficiencies impacted the
proposed rolling out of the system
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Reviewing the quality,
completeness and usefulness of the requirements gathering process and the
resulting requirements developed for the system in certain areas –
especially the requirements for acquiring, integrating and using automated
tools
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Reviewing the pace,
reasonableness and impact of scope changes on the system project plan and
helping to determine which party was primarily responsible for certain
alleged “scope creep”
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Determining the proper
readiness and implementation of critical contracted for CASE (Computer
Assisted Software Engineering) tools
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Reviewing years of
numerous and various “project communications” to help develop a
story and timeline of the history and progress on the project.
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Assisting counsel in
preparing cross-examination of deponents concerning technical aspects of
systems development, including key aspects of project management, schedule
management, configuration management, software engineering, scope management,
and quality management.
Other
Litigation Experience:
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Advised clients with
respect to:
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Conducting and managing
large scale litigation.
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Conducting investigative,
statistical, financial and documentary research and analysis for purpose of
litigation.
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Creating and using visual
aids to present complex issues and data in simple form in the context of
litigation.
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Assisted in developing the
strategy, exhibits and scripts for lead litigation counsel to examine and
cross-examine deponents, including expert witnesses, in technical areas of
complex litigation, such as expert witnesses in statistics and
econometrics, including a lengthy trial concerning a $2 billion claim
for pay equity.
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Assisted in the
preparation of approach and evidence for ADR resolution of disputes.
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Simplified and explained
complex technical issues for arbitrators and adjudicators.
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Assisted in the creation
of a large litigation library for use by the whole litigation team.
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Advised clients in the
organization of documents and electronic files in cases involving
multi-million pages and myriad electronic files.
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Devised and implemented
strategies to force opponents to disclose relevant documentary evidence,
including electronic data and archives.
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Helped in reviewing,
assessing and attacking expert reports by opposing parties.
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Provided advice to lead
litigation counsel on factual, strategic, and technical issues, preparing
and supporting them for the examination of deponents and preparation for
trial
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WSR Consulting Group, LLC, Manager, Los Angeles, CA
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2005 -
present
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Sub-contracts to and works with WSR Consulting Group, LLC
as an Information Technology Litigation Consultant
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Strategic Analytica
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1994
- present
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As Principal of Strategic Analytica, Mr. Proulx has
worked primarily in the litigation field, having been involved in several
large, complex, multi-million dollar legal actions
involving the Government of Canada. Focused on providing experience and
knowledge in research and analysis; interpreting, simplifying and
summarizing complex issues and data; managing sub-projects within a
litigation; briefing senior executives and decision makers; conducting data
gathering exercises and investigations; drafting reports, briefings,
pleadings, submissions and examinations of witnesses.
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Consilium 2K
Inc.
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1998 -
2000
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Principal in a firm with
expertise in business planning, technology issues management, and Y2K
remediation. Provided advice to
small businesses and the Canadian government with respect to Y2K
remediation and preparedness.
Principal in a firm
involved in “adaptive-reuse” real estate development projects.
One of the firm’s projects, the conversion of an abandoned
institutional building into residential lofts, recently won an
architectural conservation award from the City of Ottawa. Managed the development process
from start to finish including the conception, purchasing, design,
permitting, construction, marketing and sale.
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Canadian Bankers Association
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1995
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Advised Canadian banks in
the context of the Canadian federal government’s review of the
legislation governing financial institutions. At that time, the banks were
seeking greater access to the insurance market, as well as the permission
to merge.
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Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada
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1991
- 1994
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Advise the Treasury Board Secretariat, and other government
departments and agencies, on pay equity issues as well as in conducting a
legal defense in a multi-year, multi-billion dollar pay equity litigation
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B.Sc. - University
of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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1984-88
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Bachelor of Science, graduated in 1988
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Canadian Securities Institute, Toronto, Canada
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1990
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Canadian Securities Course Certificate, graduated in 1990
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École Supérieure de Commerce de Reims,
France and Northeastern University, Boston, USA
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1990
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Joint Graduate Diploma in International Business, graduated
in 1990
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M.B.A. - University
of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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1990-91
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Masters of Business Administration, M.B.A., graduated in
1991
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John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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1994-95
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Graduate Diploma in International Banking, Finance and
Economics, graduated in 1995
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