Yomi Olalere

Yomi Olalere is a Canadian serial entrepreneur, enterprise executive, investor, and strategist. Olalere has founded a number of companies including, Abaster Consulting Inc., Abaster Consulting and Training Firm Ltd. Nigeria, Ontario College of Management and Technology, Canada, ICSIC Canada (NGO), Autolab Inc. USA, Cyberlab Inc. USA, Victoria Center for Research and Innovative Technology, Nigeria and Davoriel Properties.
Olalere specializes in Strategic Management, Institutional Development and Management, Objective Setting, Pioneering, Solving Complex organizational problems, Governance, International Business Law, Organizational Change Management, Entrepreneurial Management, and Leadership and Communication Strategy.
Olalere has a wide industry experience in Public Sector, Oil and Gas, Telecom, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Goods, Education, Utilities, Mining, Professional Services, Crown Corporation and Aerospace.
==Early life and education==
Olalere was born in Ibadan, South West, Nigeria. He completed his elementary education at St. Joseph Roman Catholic School, Aperin Adekile. During his primary school, Olalere was a member of the debate society and participated in several academic competitions. He completed his high school education at Christ Apostolic Grammar School, Adesola, Ibadan.
Olalere enrolled in the University of Ibadan, and later moved to Canada to continue his study. While at the University of Ibadan, he participated in local politics as a Community Organizer, and was later rewarded for his commitment. Olalere was appointed the ward chairman of a National political party, United Nations People's Party (UNPP), wards 10&11. He also worked as a Research Assistant for Prof. Bola Ayeni, a Geography and GIS Professor at the University of Ibadan, and the first Vice Chancellor, Covenant University, Nigeria. 
Olalere obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce at the Royal Roads University, British Columbia, Canada, and then a Master’s Degree in International Business Law at the University of Liverpool, England.
==Career==
Olalere during his career has worked with several organizations in diverse capacities leading and championing various projects ranging from business transformation, process re-engineering, technology adoption, strategy, enterprise risk management and cybersecurity. He has been a consultant for several firms, banks, and organizations such as Bank of Canada, Ottawa Ontario, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Ottawa, Ontario, Department of Justice, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Border Services Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Innovapost Canada, Xstrata Canada, Bearing Point LLP., Siemens Telecom, British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Kamloops, British Columbia, ENMAX Corp., Alberta, Spin Master, Toronto ON, IBM Canada, Bombardier Aerospace, QC. 
Olalere is the founder of Abaster Consulting Inc. a company that specializes in cybersecurity and is known for enterprise resource planning implementation and support. Some other entrepreneurial ventures of Olalere include Autolab, an automotive technology development firm, The International Center for Cybersecurity and Intelligence Research (ICSIC), an NGO based in Canada that focuses on empowering the members with the emerging threats, techniques, strategies, solutions, and cost-effective methods of cybersecurity infrastructure.
He is also the founder of Ontario College of Management and Technology, Victoria Center for Research and Innovative Technology, Nigeria, and Davoriel Properties.
==Licenses and certifications==
* Certified SAP Netweaver Technology Consultant, SAP, Issued in 2011
* Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), ISACA, Issued in 2011
* Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), ISACA, Issued in 2011
* Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), ISACA, Issued in 2011
* Certified SAP Netweaver Technology Consultant, SAP, Netweaver 7.31, Issued in 2015
==Awards==
* Nominee, Tällberg Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, (2020)
* Guest Lecturer of The Year (2018), Osun State University, Nigeria
* Recognition Award (Nominee), 
* Americas Information Security Leadership Awards (2012)
==Books and Articles==
Olalere is an author of published articles. Some of his articles are available on public domain. 
Navigating the complexity of International Contracts within the stipulation of the Conflict of Law rules 
Global Financial Crisis and State’s Social-Economic Differences – A Deterrent to Corporate Governance Convergence?
The State of Dominance in the Canadian Telecommunication Sector and the Effectiveness of the Subsection 79(1) of the Competition Act in Discouraging Abuse among the Dominant Firms : 
Companies Act 2006: A Panacea to Stakeholders’ Struggles and Socially Responsible Firms, or a Mechanism to Enrich Already Rich? DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3450818
Can Governance Be the Solution to the Reactive Nature of Laws? 
Human Rights Law: Justifiable Legislative Measures — Cost & Benefits DOI: 
Choice of Law As It Was Established 
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3510481
Understanding the cost and benefits of a developing economy
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3510475
Quantitative and Qualitative techniques of justifying Cybersecurity Investment
https://techeconomy.ng/2018/12/quantitative-and-qualitative-techniques-of-justifying-cybersecurity-investment/
Security: the best customer service
https://techeconomy.ng/2018/12/security-the-best-customer-service/
Privacy: the victim of creativity
https://techeconomy.ng/2018/08/privacy-the-victim-of-creativity-9578/
Cybersecurity: Private-Public Partnership
https://techeconomy.ng/2018/08/cybersecurity-private-public-partnership/
==Others==
Olalere is fluent in English and Yoruba.
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Category:1978 births
Category:Entrepreneurs
Category:Royal Roads University alumni
Category:Alumni of the University of Liverpool