Lawrence M. Young is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) who during the last 40+ years has helped hundreds of companies across Canada and the U.S. improve their bottom line by successfully selecting and implementing ERP systems and embracing best-business practices.
Lawrence practices among a rare breed of professionals that are equally comfortable with technology, business process and human resource issues and challenges. He has always understood the connection between tools, processes and people, and that bottom line improvement can only be maximized by addressing these three components concurrently.
Lawrence's clients benefit from his consulting services in several ways:
Lawrence can perform an ERP System Software Diagnostic in order to assess the true nature and scope of their ERP system problems and challenges.
Lawrence can help them select the right ERP system software from the right vendor, and at the right price.
Lawrence can help them manage the ERP system implementation phase to assure that the project is on time and on budget.
Lawrence is objective and independent, and has no incentive whatsoever with respect to any product or vendor with whom the client chooses to do business.
Lawrence has also provided litigation support services to both users and vendors of ERP systems, including mediation, expert witness report & testimony.
ERP system software selection & implementation assistance
Technology project management
Business process re-engineering
ERP system litigation support, including mediation, expert witness report & testimony
Education and Profesional Designations
Bachelor of Computer Science degree cum laude, with a joint major in Business, from the Faculty of Engineering of Concordia University (1975)
Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and Chartered Administrator (C.ADM) (1988)
Associations
Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Canada
Canadian Association of Management Consultants
Ordre des administrateurs agréés du Québec
Canadian Information Processing Societ
Work History and Assignments
For the first 30 years of his career, Lawrence was employed in the software development industry. He has held every technologist position in a software development company, including Programmer, Programmer/Analyst, Systems Analyst, Manager of Systems Development, Help Desk Analyst, Manager of Client Services, General Manager, Vice-President and General Manager, Senior Vice-President, Managing Partner and President.
Since becoming an independent management consultant in 2003 to primarily small and medium-sized businesses, Lawrence has completed many different types of consulting mandates, such as:
ERP System Software Diagnostic
ERP System Selection Assistance
ERP System Implementation Assistance
ERP Systems Analysis and Design
Business Process Reengineering
ERP System Litigation Support (In 2007 Lawrence was engaged as an expert in a precedent-setting case in the Supreme Court of New York involving electronic discovery in a complex forensic investigation)
Lawrence's consulting clients typically are wholesale distributors, manufacturers, service companies and retailers, and have included:
apparel and soft goods manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers
chemical manufacturers
software developers and service providers
telephony distributors and service companies
security companies
industrial cleaning firms
fibre optic component distributors and manufacturers
medical supply wholesalers and retailers
industrial lighting manufacturers
CNC machine distributors and service providers
industrial power supply wholesalers
electrical contractors
medical research firms
concrete pouring and finishing companies
cosmetic manufacturers
railcar repair shops
soft goods retailers
ink manufacturers
food processors, distributors and brokers
commercial and packaging printers
construction companies
industrial gas distributors
wholesale plumbing distributors
freight forwarders
fire protective clothing manufacturers
premium surfacing solutions distributors
fuel retailers and distributors
chrome truck parts manufacturers
novelty item distributors
hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder manufacturers
aquatic playground manufacturers
manufacturers of expanded polymer products
importers and distributors of automotive parts
medical staffing agencies
non-profit organizations
human resource consultants
law firms
home furnishing manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers
prosthetics, orthotics, and lower extremity care products distributors
jewelry manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers
mining equipment manufacturers, distributors and service companies
industrial tape manufacturers and distributors
hotel management companies
travel tour operators
Employment and Teaching History
2003 to present: Lawrence Young & Associates Inc. - Founder and President — management consultants providing consulting services in ERP system selection & implementation, ERP system litigation support including mediation, expert witness report & testimony, business process reengineering, and best-business practices primarily to small to medium-sized owner-operated businesses (SMB).
2008 to present: 180 Systems Limited - ERP Systems Consultant responsible for performing ERP System Selection mandates.
2017 to present: Gestion CVMC Inc. - ERP Systems Consultant responsible for performing ERP System Selection mandates.
2007 to 2014: Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) - ICT Solutions Consultant responsible for performing ERP System Selection mandates and ICT diagnostics for clients across Canada, development of tools and methodology for these mandates, and training and quality control of other consultants across Canada performing these mandates. In 2012, Lawrence was honoured with BDC's prestigious "President's Award of Excellence" for his "Outstanding Contribution in Innovation."
1992 to 2003: PYA Solutions Inc. - Co-Founder and President of this software and consulting firm that grew to four offices with more than 70 employees under his direction.
1987 to 1992: Siblin Zittrer Consultants Inc. (a division of Ernst & Young) - Senior Vice-President — had responsibility for both the Canadian and U.S. operations of this software and consulting firm.
1975 to 1987: Tyme Systems Ltd./Varnet Corporation - Vice-President and General Manager — had responsibility for both the hardware and software divisions in Canada and the U.S.
1980 to 2003: McGill University and Concordia University - taught numerous courses such as Information Systems Design, Systems Analysis & Modelling, and Information Systems Management.
