About Brad Pickering

Brad Pickering is not just a management consultant; he is an entrepreneur and authority on how businesses can achieve rapid, profitable, sustainable improvements. With extensive experience in global operations and a proven record of innovation, Brad offers clear methodologies and effective processes for improving the profitability and sustainability of businesses around the world.

Became partner at The Pace Network while as remaining President of Innovate Advisory Inc.

First international client, operational
profitability consulting back in Mexico

Opened office
in Cobourg

Ran the Monterrey Mexico Marathon

Named the primary inventor of a patented manufacturing system

Twin boys born in Mexico

Moved to Mexico to work for Nemak doing global operations benchmarking

Started at Nemak (part of Grupo Alfa) as Process Engineer

Married Candace Maybin in Tuscany, Italy

Completed my MBA at the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor

Worked for Ford Motor Company as Manufacturing Engineer

Graduated from the University of Waterloo with a BSC in Mechanical Engineering

Expanded Innovate Advisory Inc. to become 5 person company

First client Xstrata Copper Canada

Started Innovate Advisory Inc.

Moved home to Canada

Left Nemak after accomplishing significant and multi-million dollar improvements at Mexican operations

Learned to kitesurf, it became a mild obsession

Became a Professional Engineer

Travelled the world:
5 continents,
11 countries,
7 months

Worked for RIM BlackBerry as a Business Development Manager