Management Team
From left: Navaz Nanji, Janice MacPherson, Doug Chapman, Laurie Andrews, Alykhan Bandali
Doug Chapman - Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Chapman has been helping organizations align and integrate their people management processes for more than 30 years, including almost 15 years with The Bank of Nova Scotia and Petro-Canada. With a degree in Psychology from the University of Toronto and a warm interpersonal style, he has an uncommon ability to isolate, examine, and re-integrate business processes to achieve outstanding results for his clients.
Doug can arouse genuine enthusiasm and commitment in others. For him, it is all about respecting people for the contributions they can make, giving them reason to be excited about where the organization is headed, and effectively/consistently managing individual understanding and contributions to realize that future.
Mr. Chapman has had the pleasure of working with clients in industries as diverse as aerospace, government services, insurance, nuclear power generation, finance, health care, security, conservation, computer operations, pulp and paper, oil and gas, and materiel distribution to name a few - ranging in size from 23 to 45,000 employees.
He has developed a reputation in the marketplace for bringing new insights, a practical perspective and strong process skills to the achievement of results. Doug is frequently asked to share his insights and concepts at local, regional and national conferences in Canada and the United States , including the United Nations in New York .
Alykhan Bandali, CHRP - President
Alykhan Bandali, CHRP, has 15 years of executive management experience in the field of human resources in the not-for-profit sector. His progressive, forward-thinking leadership style allows him to find solutions that fit the needs of clients, no matter what the industry, while respecting the parameters in which the client works. He uses his diverse experience with leadership, business analysis, coaching, and multi-year strategic planning to help clients find answers to their human resources issues.
Alykhan has a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Alberta and was granted his Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation in 1999. He appreciates the value of lifelong learning, having taken advantage of many educational opportunities, including certificates from the Banff Centre for Leadership, The Cultural Diversity Institute, and The Alberta Centre for Ethics.
He has a special ability to develop strong relationships and facilitate the cooperation of multiple stakeholders. His outside-the-box approach to human resource and business planning issues leads him to push for organizational transformation by recreating and reinventing the HR function. He is skilled at re-engineering, restructuring, and implementing new systems or a new HR service delivery model, all with the specific intent of enhancing HR's strategic and valuable contribution to the bottom line.
In addition to his extensive corporate knowledge, Alykhan has also donated countless hours over a 20 year period as a volunteer in both leadership and participant roles at the local, provincial, and national level. Alykhan is sought after as someone who is capable of bringing a group together to solve complex issues and develop strategic plans.
In addition to his extensive corporate knowledge, Alykhan has also donated countless hours over a 20 year period as a volunteer in both leadership and participant roles at the local, provincial, and national level. Alykhan is sought after as someone who is capable of bringing a group together to solve complex issues and develop strategic plans.
In 2005, Alykhan was awarded the Human Resources Institute of Alberta's Award of Distinction for his contributions to the HR profession. He has been a guest speaker for a number of groups and organizations, and has contributed to the community through active involvement in a number of volunteer roles.
Alykhan's experience with finding cost-effective solutions to multi-faceted human resources issues helps him to understand and meet the needs of the clients of JPS Management.
Navaz Nanji, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Navaz Nanji has more than ten years of sales and marketing experience in the retail and service sectors. During this time, Navaz has provided leadership and coaching to over 250 staff. He has also helped shaped the marketing and sales strategy for one of North America's largest retail organizations. His perspective and strategy of retaining quality staff in the hottest labour market in Canada was modeled throughout the country.
With his background of customer service, sales, and employee coaching and development, Navaz has the ability to bring out the best in the teams he works with, as well as understand the needs of our clients from a management perspective. Navaz also has his Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta .
Navaz's mandate is to ensure that client needs are served even as our customer base grows. Through the development of a new department focused solely on client relations, Navaz will help shape a new standard for service and support. He will also ensure that clients continue to receive exceptional service, while providing proactive strategies to meet their technical and human resource needs.
Navaz is the father of a young son, Tage, and husband to a very community-involved wife, Robin. His work/life balance approach is certain to shape the culture of our organization.
Laurie Andrews - Vice President, Product Development
Ms. Andrews has more than 20 years of experience in software design and development. Through the application of her considerable project management and team leadership skills, Laurie has developed a remarkable track record for consistently delivering first class software solutions that meet (and often exceed) client expectations - on time and within budget. Whether human resource/payroll, management process or technical / engineering in nature, Laurie's contributions to leading-edge, international software development firms has, over the years, contributed greatly to the integrity of those products.
Over the past 8 years, Laurie has played an integral part in the development of our software and the high quality of our product. She has also maintained an exceptional level of customer service to our clients and it shows in the tremendous feedback we get from them. In this role, Laurie is accountable for the future direction of the enCompassing Visions software system. This includes the innovation and further development of our software and matching that development to the needs of our clientele. We are very pleased to have Laurie as part of the Senior Leadership team at enCompassing Visions, and we look forward to the synergistic contributions she will make to our organization and the advancement of our world class software.
Janice MacPherson, Manager, Client Relations
Janice MacPherson has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree as well as a Human Resources Management Certificate. She earned her Certified Human Resources Professional designation in 2006. Janice has several years of experience as a Human Resources Generalist in the manufacturing and non-profit sectors.
During her career, Janice has assumed ever-increasing levels of responsibility, becoming a key member of the teams with which she has worked. In her most recent position, she was highly involved in developing the employee performance management process, developing policies and procedures and providing on-going training to staff and management. She has valuable experience in the areas of compensation, job evaluation, and performance management.
Initially introduced to enCompassing Visions as a client, she has been working with the software since 2004 and is knowledgeable in system use, user training, and human resources practices related to the system. Janice is well-positioned to ensure enCompassing Visions continues to meet our clients' needs for quality and user friendliness. Her client-focused approach will ensure that our valued customers can effectively realize all the power and capability of the software.
Lisa Marin - Special Events Coordinator
Ms. Marin has over 30 years of experience in customer service, sales, event marketing and management. This includes over a decade working in the Tourism Industry where managing business growth with customer satisfaction was often complicated by the need to balance "leisure customer" with "corporate client" expectations.
Over the years, Lisa was consistently successful working in the areas of Exposition management, product sales, marketing and customer support because one of her many talents relates to building and maintaining relationships. She ensures in her work a perspective, attention to detail, and follow up that people appreciate – whether they are clients or not. Further, Lisa's aptitude and style affords her the ability to view business from "both sides of the table", and people appreciate that too.
Lisa's dynamic personality is a gift, and her knowledge in sales and service has been fine tuned through her significant experience. Her passionate and genuine enthusiasm for enCompassing Visions comes from a keen awareness of marketplace needs, and a firm belief in the support team that develops and maintains this software technology.
Lisa is looking forward to putting her areas of expertise to work as part of the enCompassing Visions Sales & Marketing Team. Our current and future customers can look forward to hearing more on both the product and our extraordinary team through her efforts.