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Vancouver, Canada Area

Hiring, managing, and advocating for software and DevOp engineers around the globe by providing them with clear performance expectations, regular feedback, and growth opportunities.Ensuring the team delivers stable and reliable automation systems to internals game title partners.Building strong relationships with business partners.Defining and delivering on key metrics related to project and team objectives.Collaborating with other Development and Release Engineering leaders around the globe.Driving the execution of key strategic initiatives across the teams.Champion of a workplace culture that fosters inclusion and diversity.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Managed a team of 5 project managers with 6 agile teams focusing on rapid release. Spearheaded formal agile processes within the PMO across all teams, including a transition from Scrum to Kanban and migrating the entire Professional Services organization from a custom-built solution to Jira. Achieved a 300% increase in business unit revenue year-over-year from 2018 to 2019Streamlined communication with the executive team in order to capture relevant metrics within the business strategy.Identified improvement opportunities and in order to create more accurate program roadmaps for both projects and internal processes.Hired 3 additional project managers for resiliency and increased capacity, defining both project and annual KPI goals.

Burnaby

Victoria, Bc

Co-founded a non-profit dedicated to making art more accessible via workshops, art grants, and providing venues to showcase. Held Vice-Chair and Secretary positions.Helped build bylaws, processes, procedures, and culture of the Society.Managed most communication between KindleArts and its 200+ members. Facilitated monthly board meetings, Annual General Meetings, and annual retreats. Worked with event producers to ensure all expectations of the Society were met.

Victoria, Bc

Representing and bringing Burning Man principles and culture to Victoria through year-round events and activities. Connecting people with the community using social media, groups, and in-person meetings. Currently moderating and facilitating a 2000+ community.Collaborating and info-sharing with other Regional Contacts.Continuous learning by attending the annual Global Leadership Conference.Facilitation of town hall-style and production meetings.Mediation and conflict resolution within the local community.Event production and volunteer coordination for 400+ person events.Participating in a consultation role with Kindle Arts Society.

Vancouver, Canada

Communication between Head Office, management, sales, and customers.Inventory Management.Data summary reports including revenue, sponsorship, training, and labour reports.Recruit, train, and develop all salespeople; supervision of continued development; creation of training schedules; assessment of training needs and methods.

Victoria, Bc

Coach and motivate a team.Build customer relationships.Maximize store profitability and manage all store financials, including inventory control, cash flow, and P&L responsibility.Recruit, develop and retain high-performing sales team across BC using interactive training programs, creative incentives, and ongoing coaching. Effectively manage performance of team, providing coaching and constructive feedback or progressive discipline where warranted.Influencing behaviour to develop and strengthen the sales culture within the store, and holding people accountable.

Graduate Certificate, Project Management

Graduate Certificate, Leadership Development

Bachelor'S Degree