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The Blue Mountains, ON, CA

The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada

Kenora, ON, Canada

Kenora, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario

• Analyzed municipal documents including Financial Information Returns and Community Improvement Plans in accordance with legislation and ministry policies
• Prepared financial and managerial evaluations to help strengthen municipal relationships and government programming
• Monitored and conducted research on a variety of issues arising from media reports and the general public that would be of concern to the Minister and senior management

Guelph, Ontario

• Responded to ad hoc requests including correspondence notes, information notes and summaries from knowledge transfer events to inform minister’s office and rural policy decision-making
• Conducted an environmental scan on 19 different non-agricultural and food models and evaluated their ability to provide a ‘best in class’ approach to knowledge mobilization
• Partnered with senior policy advisors to assist in co-ordinating briefing notes and delegations for 2015 AMO Conference

School Of Policy Studies

• Involved in the drafting of commentary related to trade and sustainable development by validating sources and editing for correct structure and grammar
• Analyzed environmental provisions in NAFTA and CETA to support author’s work on regional trade agreements and their effects upon sustainable development
• Examined different intergovernmental review processes on sustainable development and integrated findings into author’s analytical framework

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Assisted in the development of a new policy related to the protection of commercial-in-confidence information by ensuring there was no duplication or overlap of existing regulations
• Formulated reports comparing elements of DND’s intellectual property policy with its international counterparts allowing for greater awareness of alternative procedures
• Investigated different types of intellectual property management software which provided the division with accurate estimates related to costs and capabilities
• Verified copyright and trademark files in storage with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office database improving the division’s record management system

St. Catharines, Ontario

• Collaborated with subject matter experts to develop several articles for MTO’s nationally and internationally distributed technical transfer digest Road Talk
• Created a series of visually appealing posters that clearly and succinctly informed staff of new innovations occurring within the Provincial Highways Management division
• Presented a new performance management system for the Division Services Office to assist in linking tasks with strategic priorities, reducing waste and generating new ideas
• Coordinated high level correspondence for the Assistant Deputy Minister as part of the division’s PIER recognition program

Oshawa, Ontario

• Supervised production groups in both trim and paint departments ensuring that business plan objectives were achieved and countermeasures for failures were formulated
• Continually corresponded with the CAW regarding the concerns of operators
• Oversaw the implementation of the Lean Manufacturing System and the full production of the Cadillac XTS build ensuring that operators were fully trained and familiar with process changes
• Researched and developed a 2K paint awareness presentation to serve as an addition to the Clean Building Policy video shown to all new employees and visitors to the West Paint Shop

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Public Administration

Municipal Administration Program

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, First Class Standing

Specialization in Public Administration and Concentration in Public Law (Co-op Option)