Founded in 1986, Online Business Systems is a privately held information technology and business consultancy. We help enterprise customers enhance competitive advantage by designing improved business processes enabled with robust and secure information systems. In addition to technology and business consulting, we provide advanced solutions in information security, customer experience, and service management. We work across sectors and have extensive knowledge within our targeted industries of finance, healthcare, energy, and agribusiness.
A proven formula
for success
Technology independence
Our unsurpassed delivery, our people, and the Online culture of loyalty, trust, and commitment to mutual success set us apart. For 30 years, Online has maintained rigorous hiring practices and a commitment to career mentorship and professional development. We always do our best to balance doing what’s right for our clients, for our company, and for Onliners. The results are tangible – high morale and low staff turnover, numerous awards for being a great place to work, and consistently high Glassdoor ratings. Today we have nearly 300 business and technical consultants throughout Canada and the US.
Customers benefit from our preferred relationships with a wide range of leading technology partners. We maintain technology independence while continually assessing available software and sourcing the most suitable solution for a given situation.
Leadership at Online
Online is led by founder and CEO, Chuck Loewen. Under Chuck’s leadership, the company has maintained an unwavering focus on taking care of our customers and sharing ownership of their business objectives. While the individuals profiled below comprise our executive leadership team, we strongly believe in fostering a culture of leadership across the entire company and have formal leadership training programs available to all Onliners. To us, leading is less about being in charge and more about accountability and charting a path forward. To this end, we aspire to create an organization of leaders.
Chuck Loewen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tim Siemens
Partner and Chief Technology Officer
Lynne Black
Chief Financial Officer
Ria Neuendorff
Chief People Officer
John Frejuk
Vice President,
Central Region
David Neufeld
Vice President, Corporate Services
Greg Loewen
VP, Sales and Customer Relationships
Steve Levinson
Vice President, Risk, Security and Privacy
Online in the community
At Online we believe that we have a responsibility to our communities, the environment, and each other. We often say that together we are part of something larger than ourselves – this applies to our business potential as well as our corporate citizenship.
Responsible employer
Very close to our hearts is our role as an employer. We are driven by a set of core values and a culture of mutual respect. We celebrate individuality and diversity and promote personal and professional development. We formally track our performance as an employer. The results are transparent and available to Onliners.
Sustainability
While not a large consumer of resources, we still strive to minimize our carbon footprint through minimum-consumption and recycling programs, as well as energy efficient office environments. In our professional practice, we assist clients in meeting their commitments through solutions that enhance their own sustainability programs.
Community support
We are very committed to supporting our local communities with a particular emphasis on assisting community-building organizations where Onliners are enthusiastic and active volunteers. We also support our professional community through membership and sponsorship of numerous industry associations.
News
Online recognized as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Technology for 2018
Online is pleased to announce that we have been named to the 2018 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Technology by Great Place to Work. The criteria to be eligible for this list includes having been Great Place to Work- Certified in the past year and having Technology as a primary industry. In
InfoSecWorld 2019 – Call for Presenters
Online is excited to partner with the MIS Training Institute (MISTI) to provide the topics, programming, and talent for THE Business of Security Conference – InfoSecWorld 2019! Taking place in Orlando, Florida on April 1-3, InfoSecWorld 2019 will be an educational, refreshing, and immersive experience for presenters and attendees
Online Announces the Launch of Their New Innovation Lab
May 7, 2018 (Winnipeg, MB) – Online Business Systems (Online), a business and information technology consultancy, is pleased to announce the launch of their new Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab is a team within the office of Online’s Chief Technology Officer, Tim Siemens. The Innovation Lab connects our customers, and
Events
Online to Host Healthcare Cybersecurity Executive Briefing in Texas
Online’s Managed Security Services team is proud to welcome Will Long, CISO for Children’s Health, & Sheraun Howard, FBI Special Agent to an Healthcare Cybersecurity Executive Briefing, “Mitigating Threat Vectors: Are you Doing Enough?” This briefing will take place on February 20, 2019 from 11:30am – 1:00pm at La Cima Club
Onliner Tim Siemens to Present at Directions Conference
Onliner & CTO Tim Siemens will be presenting on Technology & the Changing World of Work at the 2019 Directions Conference in Winnipeg, MB on February 7, 2019. Tim will be providing his insights on how Robots, AI, and other technologies will impact the future of work. Tim Siemens Speaking
Online is Proud to Sponsor Data Connectors Houston
Online is proud to be sponsoring Data Connectors Houston. Onliner Patrick Hayes will be presenting on the topic of “Security Incidents are Different than IT Incidents”. Patrick will be addressing how to recognize a security incident from an IT incident, evaluate the associated risks, and determine the most effective approach