AIM Faculty
Abdallah Ouraghi
Consultant and doctoral candidate
Researcher-practitioner blending ten years of global industry and entrepreneurship
Biography
Abdallah Ouraghi is a PhD candidate in Innovation Management at ÉTS Montréal, where his research focuses on knowledge absorption from growth operations of Quebec manufacturing SMEs, particularly in the engineering and aerospace sectors. He holds a Master's in Innovation Management (ÉTS, 2024) and an MBA in Management Consulting (ESG UQAM, 2019), and combines this with more than ten years of experience in international industrial environments gained at Michelin, Caterpillar, Volvo, AAA Canada and AtkinsRéalis. A recognized researcher-practitioner, he is a Chartered Administrator (Adm.A.) and Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and currently serves as Vice-President at Savvy Careers Inc. in Montréal and General Manager of Savvy Careers Lab in Algiers. His career sits at the intersection of innovation management, organizational transformation, critical skills development and research-to-business knowledge transfer, expertise he also shares as a teaching assistant in project management at ÉTS.
Academic training
- PhD in Innovation Management, ÉTS Montréal (expected 2029)
- Master's in Innovation Management, ÉTS Montréal (2024)
- MBA in Management Consulting, ESG UQAM (2019)
Expertise and specialties
Experience
- Vice-President, Savvy Careers Inc., Montréal (2024-present) — strategic direct-approach recruitment for C-Level and rare-expertise positions
- General Manager, Savvy Careers Lab (OPAP), Algiers (2024-present) — overall management, strategy and firm development
- Senior Consultant in Human Capital Management, AAA Canada, Infrastructel, Cofomo, BNC, AtkinsRéalis, Montréal (2019-2026)
- Co-founder, Coonnexion (start-up), Montréal (2018-2019)
- Consultant, Human Yo Impact, Laval (2018-2019)
- Regional Manager, Organizational Development, Volvo Trucks (2014-2017)
- Business Partner, Organizational Development and Projects, Caterpillar (2011-2014)
- Plant Recruitment & Development Manager, Michelin (2009-2010)
- Teaching Assistant, Project Management, École de technologie supérieure (2023)
