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 In
a career spanning almost 30 years,
Margaret Strus has firmly established
herself as a leader in the areas
of Performance Excellence, Organizational
Assessment and Planning. She has,
furthermore, honed a reputation
as one of Canada's foremost experts
in the application of all international
Performance Excellence Models through
Assessment and Quality Planning
processes. She is a Certified Solutions
Provider for Virtual CEO.
Since establishing
Strus & Associates Inc., a Performance
Excellence consulting firm, in 1989,
Margaret has provided consultation
to a vast array of organizations
in North America in both the private
and public sectors. She assisted
Xerox Canada Inc. in 1989, Northern
Telecom in 1990 and Delta hotels
in 2000, in preparing their submissions
for the Quality category of the
Canada Awards for Business Excellence
(CAE). Xerox Canada received the
first Gold Award presented for Quality
in 1989; Northern Telecom won the
Gold Award in 1990; and Delta was
awarded the trophy in 2000. Margaret
was an examiner for the Canada Awards
for Business Excellence in 1993
and 1994. As well, Margaret is a
partner at C2 Impact, where she
is deeply engaged in bringing technology-based
assessment solutions to Canadian
business.
After completing
her undergraduate degree in English
at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby,
B.C., Ms. Strus joined IBM Canada
Limited in 1974. During her 10-year
tenure, she held a variety of sales
and marketing management positions,
including that as Branch Manager
of the company's Office Products
Division in Saskatchewan.
In 1985 she joined
Xerox Canada Inc., where she held
a succession of senior management
positions in sales, marketing and
systems support. At Xerox, Margaret
played a significant role in implementing
the Quality initiatives that have
made the company a nationally and
internationally recognized leader
in Total Quality Management. In
recognition of her efforts and successes,
Xerox presented her with two of
the company's most prestigious awards
of recognition: the Award of Excellence
and the Award of Merit.
Margaret is a
member of the American Society for
Quality, National Quality Institute,
CAMC, and WXN. She is a past member
of the Executive of the Canada Quality
Council and the Board of Directors
of the Jean Tweed Treatment Center.
She is a Certified Solutions Provider
for Virtual CEO and NQI PEI. Margaret
was nominated for the Rotman Canadian
Woman Entrepreneur of the Year awards
for 2001.
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