John Francis

John Francis has extensive experience in project management, sourcing, and supplier relationships within the IT sector, primarily at Canadian Pacific Railway since 2009 as a Sr. Project Manager overseeing Oracle application services. Previous roles include Sourcing Specialist, where responsibilities involved establishing IT contracts, and Supplier Relationship Manager, facilitating collaboration between application development suppliers and IT teams. Prior to this, John held managerial positions at Canadian Pacific Railway from 1996 to 2007, focusing on e-business support and commercial applications management. Earlier in career, John worked at Shell Canada Ltd as Manager of Document Management and Supervisor of Application Support, managing various teams and overseeing records management and application development. John completed secondary education at Colwyn Bay Grammar School, earning GCE O and A levels.