- Strategic influencer relationship development with high priority groups, including Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, women, and youth, in order to broaden public awareness of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence. - Liaison with university level Political Science and International Relations faculty and students, including escorted visits to military facilities and training exercises. - Logistical planning and support to key departmental communications activities, including virtual and in-person public announcements; senior officials' speaking itineraries; and international engagements by the Minister of National Defence.- Development of written and electronic content, including social and traditional media, to share relevant information with target audiences.- Advisor to Canadian Forces Liaison Council Provincial Committee, to facilitate civilian employer support to their Reservist-employees' training and operational commitments.

Part-time instructor to mature business students, responsible for teaching and evaluating written, verbal, and non-verbal communications. Content included communications theory, channels (including the Internet and Social Media), oral presentations, and professional letters and e-mail. Most students were English Second Language (ESL) writers and speakers. Student evaluations of the course and instructor averaged 90%.

- Executive Assistant (Adjutant) to the Chief Executive Officer.- Advisor to the CEO and Director Human Resources in recruiting Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP veterans to serve with Commissionaires BC - a highly respected security company that seeks to hire military and RCMP veterans for appropriate positions. - Secretary to the Board of Governors and Board of Directors; executive co-ordinator to their Chairs.- Event Planner and Master of Ceremonies for the Annual Governors' and Guests Dinner and Commissionaires Annual Awards Dinner.- Author of web content (short articles) to the company's internal employee website, "MYCBC."

- Analyzing Army Reserve recruiting policies and practices, including marketing, advertising, outreach, and related activities, and recommending solutions in order to increase target audience awareness of Army Reserve employment opportunities. Key recommendations are being implemented nationally. - Overseeing and coordinating training for Army Reserve Public Affairs Officers, photojournalists, and other personnel across Western Canada to ensure readiness for exercises and operations.- Overseeing web site modernization for nearly 50 separate entities.- Providing Public Affairs advice and support to Joint Task Force West Commander and Headquarters during Operation LENTUS: assistance to the Province of Saskatchewan during the 2015 wildfires.

Drafting editing, and coordinating Briefing Notes and various Public Affairs products (News Releases, Backgrounders, Talking Points, Media Response Lines) with relevant organizations and officials.- Providing on-site Public Affairs support to Exercise STALWART GUARDIAN 2015: an international counter-explosives and counter-Improvised Explosives Device (IED) exercise held at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, B.C., that assembled leading experts from NATO and other countries to help defeat the lethal threat posed by explosives including IEDs. - (Further, more role-specific information is integrated in other employment experiences in this profile.)

- Developing and strengthening relations with strategic national stakeholders in B.C., including academic, business, and media contacts.- Leading the National Defence Public Affairs (communications) team in Whitehorse, Yukon, during Operation NANOOK, including Public Affairs Officers and Combat Camera Image Technicians. We cooperated very closely with the Government of Yukon, City of Whitehorse, and other agencies to conduct media and community relations, and develop joint multimedia and other communications products.- Developing appropriate strategic public speaking opportunities for senior defence officials - for example, a keynote address by the former Commanding Officer of a Royal Canadian Navy frigate to the B.C. Chamber of Shipping's annual awards dinner regarding counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.- Initiating the Canadian Armed Forces' display at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) Convention "Marketplace" trade show, in order to strengthen relations with First Nations, provincial, regional, muncipal, and other government officials and stakeholders.

- Planning and executing on-site Public Affairs (communications) support to four field exercises, several ceremonial events, and related activities.- Advising senior officers on media, community, and stakeholder relations, including interviews, editorial boards, and visits to civic officials.- Supervising Imagery Technicians (highly skilled military photo/videographers) in still and video imagery acquisition, processing, and dissemination, including multimedia content.- Coordinating communications activities with partner military organizations, such as Maritime Forces Pacific, and other government agencies, including Veterans Affairs Canada, the Attorney General of BC, and municipal governments.- Mentoring and training Army Reserve unit Public Affairs representatives in order to elevate their units' profiles in their home communities.

- Coordinating Public Affairs support to Canadian Forces Liaison Council; national youth programs (Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers); Directorate of Reserves; and the Chief, Reserves and Cadets. Products and activities included speeches, briefing notes, web content, promotional items, and media relations.- Supporting the Chief Reserves and Cadets - a Major-General, succeeded by a Rear Admiral - with speeches, talking points, and recommended internal and external communications opportunities. - Consulting with the Minister's Office and Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs) staff regarding media relations strategies and tactics about national level youth program and reserve component issues and opportunities.- Managing an integrated five-person military and civilian Public Affairs (communications) team, including coordination with regional headquarters across Canada, and with civilian stakeholders.

- Integrating military Public Affairs (communications) plans and priorities with multiple agencies and partners within an RCMP-led, whole-of-government 2010 Winter Olympics security force.- Advising senior leadership on Public Affairs strategies and tactics in a dynamic domestic operational environment that included significant traditional and social media scrutiny and interaction.- Acting as military spokesperson, in close cooperation with RCMP counterparts, with local, national, and international media. - Organizing and conducting community and stakeholder outreach activities with host First Nations and local/regional governments.

- Overseeing the training and professional development of more than 50 Army Reserve Public Affairs Officers and photojournalists across Canada.- Analyzing and evaluating Public Affairs (communications) training standards and plans in order to help ensure consistent program delivery to decentralized audiences across Canada.- Supporting the Task Force Afghanistan decompression program on Cyprus by conducting issues management, media relations, and Public Affairs briefings to approximately 2,500 personel returning from intense combat operations. - Initiating Public Affairs (communications) planning and liaison with the RCMP-led Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Force for the winter Olympics.- Providing Public Affairs (communications) mentorship to predominantly Eastern European military personnel during a NATO Partnership for Peace exercise in Kiev, Ukraine.

- Training and overseeing Public Affairs representatives among up to 15 Army Reserve units sited in civilian communities across British Columbia.- Planning and implementing Public Affairs (communications) support to field exercises and ceremonial events, including media relations and still/video imagery.- Developing contacts with relevant stakeholders, such as Reservists' civilian employers and community leaders.- Integrating military activities within athletic and cultural events, including Canada Day at Canada Place, the Vancouver International Dragon Boat Festival, and the 2005 Grey Cup festival.- Providing on-site Public Affairs support simultaneously to two military firefighting task forces during Operation PEREGRINE - assisting the Province of British Columbia during the 2003 forest fire crisis.

- Organizing and conducting familiarization visits for international ski and tourism media, tour operators, wholesalers, and travel agents.- Developing teamwork with the RCMP, British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Concerned Physicians, and other stakeholders in order to help improve public safety on the Sea to Sky Highway.- Coordinating with motor coach, limousine, helicopter, floatplane, and other transportation companies in order to help improve guest accessibility to Whistler Resort.- Representing the Resort Association at tourism industry trade shows in Alberta, Hawaii, California, and Utah.- Acting as night and weekend Duty Manager in the Whistler Conference Centre.