Jon is a respected leader, Canadian Armed Forces veteran, and experienced healthcare executive with 25 years of experience.
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He has successfully optimized $80 million dollar budgets and teams greater than 1,000 people in size. Throughout his career he routinely led or consulted on multimillion dollar service expansions and capital projects.
Jon is a certified quality improvement consultant and excels at leading operational improvement, strategic planning, execution, and facilitation.
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Jon's brings a large and respected professional network with him. This adds capacity to your organization by ensuring you have the right support where and when you need it.
Additionally, Jon has experience working with startups and entrepreneurs. He can help your company gain traction and grow.
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Jon is an equity advocate, is an ally of the LGBTQ2S+ community, and he strongly supports Indigenous Treaty Rights and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action.
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Jon Schmid,CD
Principal Consultant
Education & Qualifications
Master of Science, Healthcare Quality, Queen's University
Lean Leader Training, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Quality Improvement Consultant, Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
Basic Critical Care Nursing Diploma, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, University of Saskatchewan
Career Highlights
ER, ICU, flight nurse
C-suite leader
Led clinical operations in 11 hospitals
Canadian Armed Forces veteran
San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety certified
Canadian Armed Forces Indigenous Bold Eagle Instructor
Educator & adjunct professor of nursing
Expert facilitator
Improved safety compliance in hospitals
Led development of new safety standards
Achieved accreditation excellence
Led multimillion-dollar capital projects
Realized no-cost service expansions
Led clinical operations during pandemic
Skilled hospital incident commander
International military training deployments
Co-led humanitarian mission to Ukraine
Experience in austere environments
Resilience coach and leadership mentor
Veterans advocate