Last Updated: 2013-03-08

Building Blocks

Company information

Legal Name:   Building Blocks Technologies, Inc.
Operating Name:   Building Blocks
Alternate Name:   Building Blocks Training
Mailing Address 810-170 Laurier Ave W OTTAWA, Ontario K1P 5V5	Location Address 810-170 Laurier Ave W OTTAWA, Ontario K1P 5V5
Telephone: (613) 230-6255
Fax: (613) 599-0859
Email: mbursztein@bblockstech.com
Website URL: http://www.bblockstech.com

Contact information

Stephen Shivkumar
	Title:   President
	Telephone:   (613) 230-6255
	Email:   sshivkumar@bblockstech.com

Company description

Building Blocks Technologies Inc was founded in 2003 with the mandate to provide training and consulting services to all levels of government and the business community. These services are offered across Canada and on-demand worldwide. Through listening closely to the evolving needs of its clients, Building Blocks continues to expand and diversify its training offering to remain well aligned to market demand. This proactive adaptation is achieved through a collaborative approach between Subject Matter Experts (SME) and seasoned Training Consultants. A natural fit for Building Blocks is to make available its SMEs to assist clients with content development and their internal training needs. In addition, Building Blocks offers consultancy services in a number of disciplines, including Management Services, Telecommunications, Security and Government Infrastructure and Policy Development.
Country of Ownership:	Canada
Year Established:	2003
Exporting:	No
Primary Industry (NAICS):	611430 - Professional and Management Development Training
Alternate Industries (NAICS):	541619 - Other Management Consulting Services 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 611420 - Computer Training 611690 - All Other Schools and Instruction
Primary Business Activity:	Services

Product / Service / Licensing

Service Name:	Consulting
Consulting Solutions Our Consulting Services practice is at the core of our services. Our clientele is comprised of the three tiers of government – Federal, Provincial and Municipal – and the private sector, particularly those firms with larger client-server environments. We provide a wide spectrum of IT resources with a focus in the telecommunications and security areas. With a solid needs assessment process in place, we work closely with the client to understand their requirements and articulate expected outcomes. We provide technical experts who have an in-depth working knowledge of the client environment, technical expertise and project management skills, ensuring a quality delivery in a cost effective manner. Consulting Services Approach At Building Blocks, our approach to consulting services consists of assigning a practice manager to deliver on our commitment to clients. The practice manager is in fact the project coordinator responsible for interfacing with the client, bringing together the delivery teams, and keeping the project on budget and on time. Depending on the stage our client is at, Building Blocks will deploy the following steps: 1. Qualification of requirement 2. Needs assessment 3. Verification of deliverables 4. Proposed approach for delivery 5. Delivery schedule 6. Weekly or monthly project tracking 7. Budgetary tracking The types of resources we provide individually or within a team, include: * Project managers * Network Architects * Telecommunication Specialists * Implementation resources * Security technical and non-technical * Policy Analysts * Network Security Auditors Database Architects and programmers
Service Name:	Training
Personal Development These workshops provide non-technical training that will support you in developing your interpersonal, communications, organizational and other so-called soft skills. These workshops will help anyone at any level of either government or the private sector. Training for Government These semi-technical workshops are designed specifically for government employees. Here you will find such important topics as policy development, writing MCs, and our very popular workshop on the mechanics of government. You will also find in this area our Core 101 workshops for government employees and a selection of our Personal Development workshops. Microsoft® Office Our Microsoft Office® productivity courses are designed to address the needs of users in both the private and public sectors. We offer a full range of workshops related to Microsoft Office®, but we focus on specialized courses in Excel®, Project, and Access. IT Service Management Centred on the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®), these certification programs focus on best-practice processes utilized in Information Technology Service Management. These processes enable IT and business stakeholders to refine IT strategy with the purpose of achieving higher efficiency and reducing cost. Information Security Focusing on IS, these courses include a 5-day CISSP Exam Preparation Boot-camp, introduction and intermediate ISSO courses and Business Continuity Planning. Telecom These courses focus on the foundations and advanced networking, the Internet Protocol and the suite of associated protocols and the implications of mobility and wireless links. The courses also cover MPLS and VPNs.

Market profile

Alliances:

• Financial
• Sales/Marketing
• Technology

Industry sector market interests:

• Agriculture
• Construction
• Consumer Products
• Culture
• Environment
• Fishery
• Forestry
• Information Technology and Telecommunications
• Manufacturing
• Medical/Biotechnology/Chemical
• Mining/Petroleum/Gas
• Service Industry
• Tourism
• Transportation
• Wholesale/Retail
• Aerospace
• Defence
• Automotive
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• Furniture and Wood Product
• Pulp and Paper
• Plastics and Rubber Products
• Primary and Fabricated Metal
• Electrical Equipment
• Textile and Clothing