Anna Luz Email & Phone Number

Canada

• Qualified Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Chain of Custody, Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Chain of Custody, Sustainable Biomass Programme (SBP) and Bonsucro Lead Auditor.• Directly manages a team of staff focused on planning and conducting certification audits in the US and Canada for over 250+ certificate holders.• Trains and onboards new staff and provides continual support for professional development of existing staff.• Carries out strategic planning and capacity building within the US and Canada region• Leads internal and external training sessions, virtual and in person, including FSC CoC, FSC CW and PEFC CoC.• Executes annual audit planning and completion for a portfolio of key certificate holders with complex certification scopes.• Technical Report Reviewer and Witness Auditor, working to calibrate service delivery globally.• CanopyStyle Verification Programme Lead: supports audit planning, leads report reviews, liaises with verification scheme owner, Canopy, on questions of calibration, framework interpretations and updates.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Canada Area

• Manages the planning and execution of FSC annual audits and assessment audits for over 40 clients with diverse and complex certification scopes.• Has strong expertise in FSC Chain-of-Custody and Controlled Wood standards, policies and protocols.• Coordinates with clients and auditors to schedule audits, review report draft and finalize report ensuring timely and efficient completion of annual audits and reassessments.• Qualified Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood Lead Auditor.• Leads annual audits of NEPCon FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood clients including on-site visits to client operation facilities and desk audits in both English and French.• Writes clear, concise audit reports supported by objective evidence in both English and French.• Works with certification clients to identify non-conformities; reviews evidence provided by certificate holder to close non-conformities in a timely and efficient manner.• Reviews auditor reports, providing constructive feedback to auditors, and validating and verifying findings.• Mentors staff and contract auditors through training and ongoing support.• Executes annual audit planning, realization and finalization with a high degree of efficiency; complying with NEPCon's quality control procedures; and, technical and administration certification protocols.• Delivers excellent client certification experience to current and potential NEPCon Chain of Custody certificate holders. Supports clients by providing information about FSC certification, guidance on interpretation of certification standards, and logo use, in English and in French.

Montreal, Canada Area

Refer to the description below. NEPCon purchased Rainforest Alliance's certification department on October 1st 2018.

Montreal, Quebec

• Manages the execution of Chain of Custody assessments and audits for over 60 clients across Canada.• Develops and implements annual audit schedules and ensure timely and efficient completion of annual audits.• Prepares budgets, coordinates logistical planning and manages travel arrangements related to audit field work.• Performs annual audits of Rainforest Alliance RA-Cert Chain of Custody clients including on-site visits to client operation facilities and desk audits.• Writes, reviews and finalizes audit reports based on audit findings.• Communicates and liaises with clients, contract auditors and Rainforest Alliance staff during the preparation, execution and finalization of the annual audit.• Has strong expertise in RA-Cert and FSC Chain-of-Custody standards, policies and protocols.• Prepares service contracts for clients and contract auditors. • Receives, processes and files forms relating to certification services.• Ensures efficiency, quality control and adherence to Rainforest Alliance RA-Cert technical and administration certification protocols. • Provides customer service to current and potential Rainforest Alliance RA-Cert Chain of Custody clients including, but not limited to, providing information about certification, guidance on interpretation of certification standards, and logo use, in English and in French.

Montreal, Qc

• Found, acquired and managed ecological, geophysical and socio-economic datasets from over 60 private, municipal, provincial, federal and non-profit sources. • Conducted quantitative and spatial data analyses to find forest conservation solutions in areas with development pressures using Microsoft Excel, R, QGIS and ArcGIS.• Held consultation meetings with stakeholder groups (e.g., municipal councilors and staff, private land owners)• Detailed research findings in outreach pamphlets, reports for decision makers and scientific reports for academic collaborators using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.• Prepared presentations using Microsoft Powerpoint and presented findings to diverse audiences (ex: citizens, municipal councilor and staff).• Assembled, printed and distributed packets of meeting materials (ex: meeting agenda, executive summaries of research, figures for reference, etc).• Created figures, tables and maps using R, Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint and ArcGIS for use in presentations and reports.• Maintained and ordered office supplies for the laboratory.

Montreal, Quebec

• Used MATLAB to explore, filter and combine USDA Forest Inventory Analysis data in preparation for community assemblage analysis.• Assembled data into a cohesive data package and wrote accompanying metadata and documentation.

Montreal, Qc

• Inputted map information into a database of the cartographic resources available in the Geographic Information Centre.• Provided assistance and guidance to students learning the geographic information systems (GIS) software ArcGIS.

Montreal, Quebec

• Prepared and disseminated meeting agenda, and chaired weekly meetings.• Acted as the liaison between undergraduate students and staff and faculty.• Organized and promoted social (ex: pub nights and Halloween pumpkin carving), and academic (ex: undergraduate research journal launch, supporting the Geography Department Mentorship Program logistically and financially) projects and events for undergraduate geography students.

Montreal, Quebec

• Sought out funding for the symposium through grant applications and cold emailing.• Promoted the event through listserv and direct private emails to student associations, local environmental organizations and academics.• Acted as the day-of social media coordinator, posting symposium highlights to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Montreal, Quebec

• Led workshops and discussion on the topics of diversity, equity and consent in with first year students in McGill Residences.

Montreal, Qc

• Organized, promoted (on whiteboards in residence and through social media) and ran various floor events (ex: weekly tea time, Halloween costume shopping trip, Sunday brunch) aimed at developing a sense of community on the floor and in the residence building.• Provided information on campus resources, nearby amenities, and activities to do in and around Montreal to incoming first year students.•Supported first year students living in McGill Residences through peer counselling, active listening, referral to campus resources (ex: McGill Counseling and McGill Mental Health) and crisis management. • Reported to the Hall Director via email, text, call and at weekly staff meetings.

Montreal, Quebec

• Processed ingrowth core samples to determine net below ground primary productivity

Montreal, Quebec

• Used R to explore, filter and prepare theoretical population evolution data for analysis• Created figures and tables of analysis results using R.

Montreal, Qc

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Geography & Biology

Certificat De CompéTence En FrançAis ÉCrit – Communication En Milieu De Travail

Wetland High Water Line Workshop

Intro To Database Management And Form Creation With Open Source Tools

Intro To Geographic Information Systems With Qgis And Grass

R Workshop Series