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| Position wanted: |
Remote Employment |
| Job category: |
ConsultancyEducationFreelanceInformation TechnologyManagement/ManagerReal Estate/PropertySupport/Help DeskTeachingTEFL/ESL |
| Objective and Resume Summary: |
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| A senior-level project manager, communicator, and strategist who combines formal business training with wide-ranging experience in all functional areas of management, acquired through entrepreneurial, consulting, and community-based activities spanning the private and public sectors. TESOL/TESL Certified. |
| Skills: |
Project Manager
Writer
Strategist
Manager
MBA
Consultant
Teacher
ESL |
| Known languages (and levels): |
English-Very GoodFrench-GoodGerman-A littleSpanish-A little
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| Type of Employment wanted: |
Contract
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| Minimum Yearly Salary in Numbers: |
Unspecified
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| Current Location: |
Canada, Ontario, Kingston |
| Education History, Qualifications & other additional information: |
| Level of Education: |
Masters
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- Athabasca University, Master, Business Administration, 1999.
Applied Project: Working with the Educational Services division of a global software manufacturer, designed and developed a knowledge management audit tool that provides comprehensive metrics of a business unit’s performance as a learning organization.
- Athabasca University, Advanced Graduate Diploma in Management (Dean’s List), 1997.
- Oxford Seminars, TESOL/TESL Certification, 2009
- Algonquin College, Ottawa - Certificate, Information Processing, 1981.
- C.E.G.E.P. De l`Outaouais, Hull - Diploma, General Arts, 1977.
- United Way Volunteer Leadership Development Program, Train-the-Trainer, April 2004
- Alternative Dispute Resolution - A four-day program delivered under the auspices of the -University of Windsor (Ontario) School of Law, 1996.
- Leadership `96 - The World-wide Forum (Covey, Peters and Senge) - St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario, 1996.
- Maintaining Effective Teams - St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario 1996.
- Strategic Planning in Community Economic Development - University of Guelph, 1992.
- Effective Negotiating Skills, Ottawa, Ontario, 1991.
- Dale Carnegie, Effective Speaking and Human Relations, Ottawa, Ontario, 1986.
- Dun & Bradstreet Professional Sales Training, Ottawa, Ontario, 1986.
Community Activities
- Member, The Kingston Whig Standard 2007 Community Editorial Board.
- Campaign Manager for a municipal councillor’s successful 2006 re-election bid.
- Member, Communications Committee, the Mayor’s successful 2006 re-election campaign.
- Past President (Past Treasurer), Sunnyside Children’s Foundation – Lead the strategic revitalization of this $1 million children’s mental health foundation, culminating in a five-fold increase in the Foundation’s community grant-making commitment. Have co-chaired the Foundation’s annual Teddy Bear Picnic since 2005, an event that draws 6,000 people.
- National Vice-president of Operations, Thyroid Foundation of Canada – accountable for the National office and its staff; was a key participant in the “reinvention” of the Foundation from its governance model and strategy through its operational actives.
- Program Manager, Hearthmakers Energy Cooperative – for an environmentally-focused not-for-profit, established organizational infrastructure as well as local marketing of Natural Resources Canada’s EnerGuide for Houses program.
- Mentor, Kingston Economic Development Commission`s (KEDCO) support program for knowledge-intensive start-up ventures.
- Show Organizer, KEDCO’s first (annual) knowledge-based industry trade show, 1999
Treasurer, Old Macdonald`s Day Care Centre, Kingston, Ontario.
- Print media co-ordinator, City of Kingston, Ice Storm ’98 – facilitated establishment of a communications plan for emergency news releases in the first week following the storm.
- President (1991-92), Westport & District Chamber of Commerce.
- Member, Communications Sub-Committee, Rural Leeds Economic Development Committee.
- Member, Westport (Municipal) Harbour Committee.
- Organizer/host for several federal, provincial, and municipal all-candidates meetings in the period 1991-1997.
- Member, Big Brothers of Ottawa-Hull.
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| Work History & Experience: |
| Years of Work Experience: |
More than 15 Years |
Aug/97-date D.J. MORRIS & Associates Ltd, Senior Consultant
- As a Project Director, have been accountable for up to $18 million in concurrent multi-million dollar project budgets.
- As a Senior Project Manager, have resourced and led business and technical (information systems) project teams in design and delivery of strategic and information technology projects, including concurrent multi-million dollar international initiatives. Responsibilities have included risk management and regulatory (compliance) approval.
- As a Writer/Communicator, have had pieces published and quoted in the Canadian national press (Globe & Mail) and locally. Have developed white papers on a wide variety of subjects including knowledge management, leadership, and best practices in establishing bio-technology clusters. Have speech-written at the federal and municipal political levels.
- As a Management Consultant, have developed and presented strategic, business, marketing and information systems-related analyses and plans, feasibility studies, impact analyses, risk management assessments, and project status reports. Audiences have included the Board of Directors of a multi-national corporation, the Board of Directors of a national foundation, various senior management and divisional management teams, community groups and individuals.
- As an Organizational and Human Resource Development Consultant have provided business, marketing, and information systems consulting services to clients, as well as leadership, management development and technical skills programs. Have developed and presented workshops and seminars on topics that include the role of technology in business, organizational visioning, leadership and performance development.
- Representative Project: Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty (Kingston) – Beginning with the incumbent mayor’s successful 2006 re-election campaign, developed a white paper on poverty in the local community, coordinated recruitment of the task force members on behalf of the mayor’s office, coordinated logistics for the task force, conducted its research, oversaw development of its communications materials, and wrote its final report. Provide interim support to a 24-member community roundtable on poverty formed as a result of the Task Force project.
Jan/96-Aug/97 Rosetta Communications, General Manager
- Provided a full-complement of communications services, including development of press releases, production of corporate newsletters, design and production of company brochures, business cards, etc. Key projects included print media management and speech-writing for a nomination candidate in the 1997 Federal election campaign.
Apr/87-Jan/96 The Cedar Ridge Consulting Group Ltd, President / Senior Consultant
- Established the Cedar Ridge Consulting Group Ltd., marketed and managed the affairs of the firm initially in the information systems and training industries and later in the publishing sector. Key activities prior to the sale of the business in 1996 included:
- May/92-Jan/96 Founding Publisher/Editor of The Rideau Review, a well-regarded weekly newspaper serving 10,000 homes and businesses in the Rideau Lakes Tourism Region of Eastern Ontario. Also founded Rural Leeds, an annual tourism magazine with a circulation of 25,000. Managed a staff of up to nine editorial, production and administrative resources working in a fully digital publishing environment. As a community leader, was called upon to facilitate and negotiate resolution to several major community issues.
- Jul/89-May/92 After leaving Canada`s National Capital Region of Ottawa-Hull, re-established Cedar Ridge as a Designated Training Organization under the Province of Ontario`s Ontario Skills Development Program. Computer and business accounting training was provided to both private and public sector clients, as well as sales and service of computer hardware and software.
- Apr/87-Jul/89 While in the Ottawa-Hull area, fulfilled several management consulting and project management assignments with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Projects included development of CBC`s Employment Equity Reporting System, a variety of feasibility studies and impact analyses, and hands-on management of two mainframe systems maintenance teams.
Jan/83-Apr/87 Maxima Computer Task Group Ltd, Manager, Business Systems
- Responsible for a broad range of management functions for an information systems consulting firm operating in a start-up, fast-growth environment. Specific duties included identification and analysis of marketing opportunities, recruitment and human resource management. Was offered this position after having successfully assumed progressive responsibility for project and project team management in a wide variety of federal government, Crown Corporation and private sector client sites.
Nov/82-Jan/83 Iota Consulting Ltd, Ottawa - Programmer/Analyst
Jul/81-Aug/82 Federal Systems of Canada, Ottawa - Programmer
Additional Experience
- Aug/05 Registered (licensed) real estate sales representative, focused on commercial real estate. Member of the Canadian Real Estate Association and Ontario Real Estate Association.
- Feb/97 Guest Lecturer, “Marketing on the Net,” St. Lawrence College, Kingston - presented a three-day seminar exploring the strategic use of emerging technologies in business management.
- Sep/89-Jun/96 Continuing Education Instructor, Algonquin College, Perth (part-time)
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