YourCIO

Technology leadership. Practical AI.

Technology advice,
grounded in
your business.

I'm Jeff Williams. I help businesses connect technology decisions to the work that matters—from IT strategy and project delivery to putting AI to practical use.

Let's talk about your business Explore how I can help

Business perspective. Technical depth. Experience leading the work.

Also introducing YourAthena

How I help

From choosing a direction
to making it work.

Technology advice is most useful when it connects to your priorities, your people and the systems you already run.

Technology strategy
& leadership.

Bring a business objective or a difficult technology decision. I'll help you assess the options, set priorities and shape a practical direction.

  • IT strategy & infrastructure
  • Cloud & cybersecurity
  • Vendor management

Projects
& implementation.

Turn a technology plan into coordinated work. Draw on experience in project management, enterprise systems and digital transformation.

  • Project management
  • ERP & e-commerce
  • Data management

AI with
a business purpose.

Find useful applications for AI in the work your teams do. Explore ideas, develop prototypes and connect company knowledge to everyday questions and decisions.

  • AI & language models
  • Company knowledge & Q&A
  • Business process applications

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Answers from your data.
Advice for your business.

Athena puts your company's knowledge to work. Ask a question of your documents and data, or bring a business problem for her to investigate.

Find what your company knows.

Natural-language questions and relevant answers from your own company information.

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Work out what to do next.

Investigations, recommendations and the evidence behind them, with consulting deliverables reviewed by a human partner.

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Meet Jeff

A business perspective.
A technologist's experience.

I've spent more than twenty years across retail, e-commerce and software development, including leading technology strategy and operations for major Canadian retailers.

My work brings together IT infrastructure, cloud solutions and AI applications with the business strategy they need to support. Through YourCIO, I provide technology consulting and project management.

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  1. 2017–present

    Principal, YourCIO

    IT consulting and project management for businesses of all sizes, focused on digital transformation and strategic technology implementation.

  2. 2023–2024

    Consultant to Reitmans Canada

    Developed a network strategy and prototype language-model applications for customer support, internal processes and shopping assistance.

  3. 15+ years of leadership experience

    CIO / Head of Technology

    Led technology strategy and operations for major Canadian retail companies, managing complex IT infrastructure and large technical teams.

Education

MBA

University of Toronto
Rotman School of Management

BASc, Systems Design Engineering

University of Waterloo

Let's connect

What are you
working through?

A technology decision, an AI idea or a question about Athena—let's talk about your business and where I can help.

Book a conversation

Choose a time in Google Calendar, or email me directly.