JOB OBJECTIVE: To secure professional employment in the Halifax Regional Municipality

SKILLS SUMMARY:

· Proven experience in research and data collection

· Proven communication skills including media relations, press release preparation

and general correspondence development

· Experienced with compiling and presenting data for review

· Competent in the conduct, protocol and expectations in an executive environment

· Knowledgeable in medical, legal and information technology terminology

· Familiar with developing client relationships and needs-analysis

· Experienced with troubleshooting and deductive reasoning abilities

· Able to deliver projects on time under tight deadlines

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science – Double Major in Psychology and Biology, University of Cape Breton, Cape Breton, NS

Computer Science Credits – Dalhousie Tech., Halifax, NS

Economics/Biology Credits – St. Mary’s University, Halifax, NS

WORK EXPERIENCE:

March 2003 – Current L&A Consulting – Sub-contracting research enterprise

§ Owner/operator of an independent firm specializing in market-scans, policy research and related work in the fields of Correctional Services, Oil & Gas, Information Technology and several other Government sectors.

May 1996 – Current Freelance bagpipe services: Independent venture and small business supplying great highland bagpipe services in the Halifax region.

July 2003 – Nov. 2003 Aliant Internet Member Services

§ Technical support helpdesk agent for Sympatico High Speed internet service and related peripherals.

Feb. 2003 – May. 2003 Drake Inc. – Outsourcing/Consulting Company, Halifax, NS (1 position)

§ Nova Scotia Workers’ Advisers Program (WCB), Secretary II for the Legal Dept.

Jan. 2001 – Oct. 2002 Parliament Hill, Special Assistant to three Members of Parliament and Volunteer on the Parliamentary Committee for Non-Medical Drugs in Canada, coordinator of the annual multi-denominational National Prayer Breakfast.

Apr. 2002 – Oct. 2002 Excel HR Inc. Outsourcing/Consulting Company, Ottawa, ON (4 positions)

· Canada Customs and Revenue Agency – Information Technology Branch, Administrative Research Officer for the I.T. Branch (Corp. Relations) Sept. – Oct. 2002

· Department of National Defence, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure & Environment) and Director General (Construction Property Services / J3 Engineering Command) June – Sept. 2002

· Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Office Manager and Research Assistant – Northern Oil and Gas Directorate May – June 2002

· NAV Canada, Executive Assistant to the Vice President – Client & Corporate Relations. Editor and researcher for NavCanada’s Annual report for 2002 Apr. – May. 2002

Apr. 2001 – Apr. 2002 Dynamic H.R. Inc. – Outsourcing/Consulting Company, Ottawa, ON (5 positions)

· Correctional Services Canada, Assistant to the Director General of the Office of Knowledge Management and Policy Development Feb. – Apr. 2002

· Department of Justice, Policy Assistant to the Executive Director of the Federal Prosecution Service Jan. – Feb. 2002

· Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Scheduling assistant to the C.E.O. of the Canadian Patent Office Oct. 2001

· Supreme Court of Canada, Executive Assistant to the Director, entrusted with a Master Key to the Supreme Court & editor of 2 papers for the Cdn. Law Journal July –Sept. 2001

· Canadian Blood Services, Human Resource department’s editor of collective agreement deliverables and administrative services Apr. – July 2001

Oct. 1995 – Dec.1998 Flamingoes @ large – Partner in an independent small business venture in the Halifax - Dartmouth area.

Oct 1989 – Oct 1997 Canadian Armed Forces – Army reservist and bagpiper for a Highland Regiment in Eastern Canada.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

· Operating systems/platforms: Novell Netware 5, MS Windows 3.1 to XP, Microsoft NT – 4.x and Windows 2000, Mac OS -X, MS-DOS, Unix

· Applications: Lotus Notes 4.6, CS-CIMS, Corel WordPerfect Suite 8, MS Office, Remedy 4.0, GroupWise 5, Internet Explorer, Dragon Software’s Naturally Speaking (Preferred Ed.), etc.

· Web Development Applications: Macromedia Trademark “DreamWeaver” 4.0, Flash 5, Microsoft Front Page 2000, Adobe Page Maker 6.5

· Hands-On: Terminal set-up, Helpdesk experience, account creation, software installation, xDSL support, hardware / software troubleshooting skills, etc.

§ Editor of 2 published papers on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for the Cdn. Law Journal for the Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada.

§ Editor and researcher for NavCanada’s Annual Report for 2002, and an internal presentation on the second generation GPS framework and its relevance to a study on the proposed polar aerial route between North America and Russia.

§ Liaison between Her Excellency the Governor General’s offices and The Department of National Defence’s J-3 Engineering section honour guard in regards to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Ottawa, 2002.

JOB OBJECTIVE: To secure professional employment in the Halifax Regional Municipality

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