Gordon Cabana
About Gordon Cabana
Gordon Cabana serves as the Environment and Data Manager for the Data Foundation at TD Insurance, where he has worked since 2018. He possesses extensive experience in quality assurance and process improvement, with a strong background in project management and Agile methodologies.
Work at TD Insurance
Gordon Cabana currently serves as the Environment and Data Manager for the Data Foundation (BI) and Test Manager for BI Reporting at TD Insurance. He has held this position since 2018, contributing to the Acquire-Ingest; Curate; Consume cycle within the Data Foundation GPS program. His role involves overseeing data management processes and ensuring quality in reporting. Cabana utilizes Agile methodologies, particularly JIRA, to manage testing efforts and defect management, enhancing the efficiency of BI reporting projects.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role, Cabana held various positions in quality assurance and process improvement. He worked as a Senior Process Improvement Manager at Yellow Pages Group for seven months in 2013. He also served as a Conseiller en Assurance Qualité at the Commission de la construction du Québec for five months in 2018 and as a QA Manager at Fairstone for six months from 2017 to 2018. His experience includes roles at Desjardins, where he worked as a Coordonnateur Assurance Qualité et Processus and as a Project & Test Team Manager.
Education and Expertise
Gordon Cabana has a diverse educational background, studying at McGill University where he earned a diploma in Project Management over 17 years, and also achieved a Bac Equiv in Management, Computer Science, and Human Resources over 21 years. He studied at LBPCHS for two years. His expertise includes methodologies such as Macroscope and frameworks like SAFe, CMMI, TMMI, PMBOK, COBIT, and ITIL, which he applies to drive organizational growth and maturity.
Focus on Empowerment and Communication
In his professional roles, Cabana emphasizes empowering teams to foster ownership and accountability. He focuses on effective communication processes to enhance collaboration among various groups. His involvement in high-profile and high-budget initiatives includes providing training and mentoring in project management and quality assurance, contributing to the overall success of the projects he manages.