Donald Barry is an Associate Partner, leading IBM Canada's Supply Chain Operations and Enterprise Asset Management Consulting Practice, within IBM’s Global Business Services Group.  This includes the Maximo implementation practice for Canada and the Caribbean.
He is experienced at creating maintenance and distribution process improvements and developing inventory reduction strategies with increased service levels.  He specializes in solving asset management, distribution and asset re-utilization business problems.  His in-depth experience includes world class inventory optimization and re-utilization techniques as well as leading the coordination of many service business mergers and divestitures.  He has over 33 years in service delivery support systems and application development including three years in field service management and 15 years directly in business process development and supply chain management.

Mr. Barry has successfully managed numerous projects and has directed staff in several operational and technical capacities with line organizations of up to 140 people.  He managed all aspects of IBM Canada's maintenance parts logistics from 1987 to 1994, including the coordination of inventory management, warehousing, delivery, product and customer support strategies, and parts re-utilization.

Mr. Barry is lead instructor of the University of Toronto, ‘Physical Asset Management Certification’ training, held twice a year at U of T and also taught at the University of West Indies, in Trinidad.  Mr. Barry also teaches a Maintenance Parts Excellence Program as part of the maintenance Masters program at UofT.  He has contributed to many IBM Thought Leadership articles. 

His consulting clients have included leading companies in Computer Technologies, Field Service Operations, Airlines, Train Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and Gas, CPG, Power Generation and Power Transmission and Distribution.  
On September 2007, Mr. Barry received the Federated Press, “Lifetime Achievement Award in Plant and Production Maintenance,”

Areas of Specialization
Supply Chain Operations
Maintenance Parts Management
Enterprise Asset Management
Merger and Acquisition
Change Management
Reliability Centred Maintenance Practitioner
Instructor of the University of Toronto’s ’Physical Asset Management Certificate’ program