Creating, implementing, and adapting validation frameworks to transform ideas and early stage ventures into viable, market-ready ventures with a true product-market fit.

Nurturing and transforming ideas into viable, market-ready ventures with a true product-market fit, bridging innovation and sustainability.

• On the behalf of the Secwepemcul’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society, coordinate the implementation of a provincially and federally funded landscape-scale riparian restoration project throughout the area of the 2017 Elephant Hill Wildfire • Work in collaboration with 8 Secwepemc First Nation Communities to steer and implement the riparian restoration project • Draft and finalise Service Agreements for project partners • Design and adapt project workplans to strategically build the capacity of 8 Secwepemc First Nation Communities • Assist in the development and implementation of the Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance’s Stewardship Guardian program • Develop emergency communication plans and build supporting systems for a safe work environment• Build and maintain community relationships to foster program support and encourage open communication for program feedback • Draft and edit morel harvesting permits, provincial press releases, Social and Safety Standards, and Camp and Environmental Standards on behalf of the Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance • Liaise with Indigenous, Provincial and Federal Government officials to support program development and integration into the larger context • Manage the schedules and workflow of a team of Stewardship Guardians • Build Stewardship Guardian capacity to implement OH&S systems, create weekly work schedules, follow and understand administrative systems, as well as use Avenza and other safety equipment

• Contribute to the creation of user-friendly guidebook on the fiscal and royalty options for Benefit Agreements • Produce a comprehensive literature review on the advantages and disadvantages of different fiscal instruments used in Benefit-Sharing Agreements • Develop a set of criteria for evaluating alternative fiscal regimes• Design numerous alternative fiscal regimes for a hypothetical base metal mine • Evaluate the performance of alternative fiscal regimes and tools using a modified discounted cash flow model • Complete a report summarizing the findings and implications for the design of fiscal regimes in Benefit Agreements • Presented research at the Canadian Planning Students Conference, Edmonton, Alberta • Participate in the delivery of webinars and workshops

• Participated in the collection of phytoplankton and zooplankton samples from various locations throughout Lake Ontario • Organised and prepared the sampling equipment and supplies needed for each field trip • Conducted laboratory analyses of water samples including size-fractionated primary productivity and bacterial growth assays • Produced figures and summary files in order to assist in the preparation of reports and presentations• Maintained lab cleanliness and organization while conducting weekly radioisotope wipe tests

• Worked on a project which aimed to quantify the total phenol content of various little potato cultivars • Researched analytical techniques & prepared and analysed samples