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Calgary, Ab, Ca

Vancouver, Bc / Calgary, Ab (Remote)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Developed pipeline strategy for targets at each school level (CBE, CSSD, Private school boards)- Audited K-12 environment to understand how other institutions interact with schools to offer programming- Developed cold calling script targeting school principals for booking educational programs at the Sports Hall- Designed surveys to obtain engagement metrics and stories from Hall of Famers to prove evidence of value-added Social Return of Investment beyond sports landscape- Created and Implemented social media and website analytics strategy to track performance, gain insights that resulted in boosting marketing ROI- Established sustainable partnerships with marketing firms to attain a stronger digital presence, directing traffic to webpages that promote CSHoF events and educational initiatives resulting in increased visibility- Created best practices and lessons learned from past events to increase participation from target audience resulting in higher ROI- Created a summary of success factors in delivering Hall of Famer outreach program to schools- Authored customized educational content for social media platforms- Established sustainable partnerships with Community Association Board of Directors to promote CSHoF events and educational initiatives through community newsletters (both print and digital)- Managed sales, contracts, logistics for showcasing Play Hard, Fight Hard: Sport and the Canadian Military travelling exhibit at military museums, events and national historic sites

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Fundraised to support University of Calgary’s Energize: The Campaign for Eyes High to sustain students’ personal and professional development - Solicited $30,400 in 31 months (part-time) upon conversing on the phone with UCalgary alumni, friends and donors from all faculties and consistently exceeded fundraising goals- Communicated with UCalgary alumni and donors with the Student Calling Program to nurture a positive, meaningful and sustained relationship with University of Calgary community- Engaging with UCalgary alumni and donors to secure donations to support areas of need- Supported stewardship initiatives while encouraging alumni to participate and be a part of the thriving community- Shared alumni benefits, campus news and events, frameworks and strategies established to support students personal and professional development- Participated during Campus Recognition Week and Community Report Fair by thanking 'Ignitors' (UCalgary Faculty and Staff) for going above and beyond and giving back to support student causes and UCalgary community- Participated and engaged with UCalgary community during Philanthropy Week highlighting the impact of generous contributions that result in stronger community connections, enhanced students personal and professional development, research initiatives and alleviating financial burden for current and future students through scholarships and bursaries- Trained new callers and provided advice on best practices to exceed expectations and enjoy all the experiences this role has to offer

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Promoted brand awareness by creating concise and impactful white papers, reference documents and increasing engagement with educational initiatives for potential new customers and public through City of Calgary’s Mayor’s Environment Expo, summer tents and Lunch & Learns- Delivered uniformity, consistency of brand by communicating vision of each business units to stakeholders for attaining the overall vision of the firm - Assisted with marketing campaigns to facilitate efficient delivery of educational initiatives

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Presented quantitative and qualitative assessment of the global water market upon investigating areas such as demographics and segmentation, target market, market need, competition, barriers to entry and regulation to build a sustainable business and contribute to community prosperity- Collaborated with entrepreneurs to develop and successfully commercialize clean technology innovations

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Developed opportunity map to drive new technology breakthroughs- Explored market and technology inputs for developing product roadmaps- Implemented business strategy by describing market/brand positioning and product positioning, capturing market needs by determining key market trends, capturing technology by defining emerging technologies to make/buy each component, defining product roadmap by envisioning market needs in the future (5 to 15 years from now) and applying backcasting techniques- Developed technology roadmap by evaluating decision criterion to determine make, buy or collaborate decisions of future requirements - Identified technology clusters, pressure testing innovation platforms/clusters through simulation to determine where the client wants to play over the next 10 to 15 years- Performed impact assessment to prioritize and rank clusters to determine how the client can win with sustained edge over their competitors- Built a compelling business case for client to invest in recommended technology clusters ensuring it fits in overall portfolio for the client to establish themselves as a industry leader

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Won 1st place among 6 business schools in Innovation Olympics competition during Spring 2017- Innovation Olympics competition offered by Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI) collaborating with a team of 4 MBA students- Outcome is to solve client's challenge by exploring new strategic growth areas and integrate business knowledge to solve issues and create opportunities for the client- Learnt tools and techniques to generate innovation breakthroughs- Identified opportunities and new technology breakthroughs for a client- Generated initial pipeline of business concepts and preparing a business case for new business development- Applied innovation techniques and processes to provide recommendations that will solve client's pressing needs, address gaps and mitigate risks- Developed Business Opportunity Map upon organizing idea fragments into similar clusters of ideas across market (customers, needs, experiences); delivery (occasion, location, channels); offering (products, services, brand, attributes); production (competencies, capabilities, assets, technologies) and business model (networks, partners, pricing models)- Awarded Level 1 Associate certification (use of idea generation tools and its applications in creating more and better ideas) and Level 2 Master certification (applying Level 1 learning to a real world issue or challenge on generating new growth ideas or opportunities for the firm)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Successfully completed Front End Engineering Design (FEED) stage within the budget and time allocated for the following projects: Mature Fine Tailings Dewatering Project, CNRL; Fluid Fine Tailings Centrifuging Full Scale Plant Project, Syncrude; Mildred Lake Mine Replacement Project, Syncrude- Successfully completed Follow-on Engineering work for Kearl Oil Sands Expansion Project, Imperial Oil- Performed heat trace (EHT) zone drawing designs by extracting information from LDTs, PIDs, piping isometrics, mechanical orthographic drawings & heat loss calculations- Produced EHT cable schedules for all EHT switch racks, plant cable schedules (Power and Control, Instrumentation and Communications) extracted from SPEL upon validating cableway segments with respect to tray fills and cable routing - Prepared LV & MV motor loads, converting equipment (UPS, transformer, battery charger), LV & MV MCC, switchgear, VFD, NGR, load break switches & cables datasheets- Completed fuse ratings for LV MCCs, area demand loads, battery limit interface tables for primary crusher, surge bin feed conveyor, surge bin & slurry preparation plants- Performed schedule progress markups on engineering work packages to meet construction work package (CWP) deadline dates- Prepared material requisitions & technical bid evaluations for vendor packages- Reviewed and coded vendor documents, drawings, design specifications from squad check & provided comments to ensure the vendor packages comply with client specifications, standards, CEC code & satisfies project design scope - Involved with preparing electrical CWP & providing input to other discipline CWPs meeting site deadlines by tagging equipment, cables, IFC drawings, project description- Prepared Material Take Offs & construction key quantities for cable trays, tagged equipment, cables (power, control, instrumentation, lighting, grounding, EHT) - Coordinated work-share with Santiago, Chile team for SPEL & PDS design activities

Fort Mackay/Calgary, Alberta

• Successfully completed project turnover at CNRL Horizon oil sands plant with work scope of design, construction, commissioning & turnover to the client upon mechanical completion of each functional unit that comprised of Crushing Plant, Surge Bin Feed Conveyor, Surge Bin, Slurry Preparation Feed Conveyor & Slurry Preparation Plant• Participated in the selection of electrical equipment & involved in the review, preparation and/or modification of single line diagrams, schematics, field wiring drawings, P&IDs, specifications, load calculations, cable schedules (power, control, instrument and communication), equipment layout drawings, area classification drawings, material take-off schedule, lighting layouts, distribution panel schedule, grounding layouts, junction box installation details & protection coordination GE Multilin SR 369/735 relay settings• Involved in issuing & responding to Field Change orders, Engineering change notices, Non-Conformance reports, Request for Information, Technical Deviation Requests for projects, Job Hazard & Job Safety Analysis to identify and implement controls for hazards, Transfer of Care, Custody & Control for shipments delivered and Request for Quotation for procurement of instrumentation & field devices to CNRL Horizon site• Provided technical support to sub-contractors & to ensure integrity of installation as per design and compliance with CEC code, CSA standard, Mining code and CNRL standards• Prepared scope of work to sub-contractors for additional change requests from the client• Provided engineering support to the commissioning start-up team for loop checking of field instruments, large/small motor run-ins; Lock-out/Tag-out activities achieving zero energy isolation on electrical & mechanical systems• Assisted the QA/QC team with vendor inspection and test plans (ITP) to track inspection activities & demonstrate compliance with the standards

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Sustainable Development | Strategy | Marketing

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: EE Club, IEEE seminar

Cad Operator Certificate Of Achievement, Computer Drafting

Mastered computer assisted design, two dimensional and three dimensional drafting using AutoCAD and MicroStation software

Engineering First Year Transfer Program, Engineering