Stacey Cerniuk

Biography

Stacey Cerniuk is the founder, President and CEO of Annex Consulting Group. Stacey has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University and 25 years of IT industry experience as a software developer, systems analyst, business analyst, project manager, management consultant and entrepreneur. He was a Forty Under 40 winner recognizing the top business people in British Columbia under the age of 40. Stacey is actively involved in the local IT industry: He is a member of the Project Management Institute, its Canadian West Coast Chapter and its Information Systems Community of Practice. He has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since year 2000. He is a member of the Society of PMPs of Greater Vancouver. He is on the Advisory Council for the University of British Columbia’s Certificate in Project Management and Certificate in Business Analysis programs. Both programs won the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE) national Award of Excellence. He is a member of the Program Advisory Group for PM-Volunteers.org, an organization that matches volunteer project managers with not-for-profit organizations. He was a mentor for S.U.C.C.E.S.S., helping new immigrants find work in the IT industry and adapt to life in Canada. He is Past President of CIPS Vancouver and served on the Board for eight years. Stacey’s company, Annex Consulting Group, provides IT recruitment services and outsourced solutions and is an industry pioneer in BC. Annex has offices in Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary and Edmonton, with plans for additional markets. Annex specializes in application development, project management, network infrastructure, business analysis and management consulting. Annex staffs its project from the Annex Alliance, a membership of 200,000 IT professionals and management consultants across Canada, and two million in North America. Annex has an industry-leading 97% customer satisfaction rating across thousands competed projects. The company has grown on average by more than 50% year-over-year since its inception in 1998. Under Stacey’s leadership, Annex has been recognized with numerous awards: PROFIT Magazine’s ranking of Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada seven times in the last nine years. Business In Vancouver’s fastest growing companies in BC, fastest growing technology companies in BC, fastest growing services companies in BC, and fastest growing private companies in BC for 10 consecutive years. Branham Group’s Top 250 Technology Companies in Canada for the last 10 consecutive years. CDN magazine’s Top 100 IT Solution Providers in Canada for the last 10 consecutive years. Business In Vancouver’s top 100 high-tech companies in BC for 10 years. Business In Vancouver’s top 100 private companies in BC for the last 2 years. Branham Group’s top 20 movers and shakers in Canada. BCBusiness magazine’s 20 most innovative companies in BC. Away from the office, Stacey coached a select boys soccer team for 13 years. He exercises regularly and has completed multiple obstacle course challenges in Canada, the US and Europe. To completely stretch his comfort zone, he competed in the 2016 Penticton Elvis Festival as an Elvis Tribute Artist and won his division.

Research Interest

Business and management