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Chile

Guelph, Canada

Nairobi, Kenya

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

With an expanding group of collaborators around the world, I am working to develop local investment structures which will enable local householders to pool funds and invest effectively in their own communities, in ways to stop climate change and biodiversity collapse, while earning a return on their investments.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Responding to medical supplies shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, a global, fast-learning information sharing network has sprung up organically between local crafters, makers and small manufacturers, working in many languages. With Open Source Medical Supplies, It was my job to help strengthen and grow this global network, and to build partnerships with the national groups supporting it.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Together with a group of Canadians drawn from the four largest national parties, I founded All Votes Count Canada to support local ridings across the country in advancing a proposal for changing Canada's voting system to Local Proportional Representation. While fostering understanding of the functioning of Canada's democracy our aim is to strengthen of our voting system so that voters know that all votes count.

Guelph, Canada

Facilitate delivery of successful client translation projects within deadlines and to quality targets by managing translator resources, supporting information technologies and financial flows. Document the process and continually find ways to improve customer, translator and company outcomes.

Kitchener, Canada Area

CEO: Oct. 2009 - Mar. 2012VP Business Development: Mar. 2012 -Nov. 2012CEO: Nov. 2012 – Jan. 2014Co-founder and business leader for Sceneverse - a Canadian company developing a social/mobile service integration platform being created as a context for digitally enhancing the experience and flourishing of cultural scenes.The scene we sought to serve first is the punk scene. We hoped to help make its histories visible, and to give it new space to unfold.Our ultimate goal was to help scenius emerge more often in all scenes for the benefit of us all.

Everus Communications is a rural broadband service provider in Ontario, Canada utilizing WiMax, DSL and a spectrum of unlicensed fixed wireless technologies to provide high-speed connectivity to residential, business and government clients.

Recruited new talent in operations, IT, finance and marketing to the companyRebuilt company systems and processes to achieve high growth following investmentAcquired licensed spectrum, and built strategic relationships with leading suppliersSuccessfully re-branded the company to reflect changes in product mix and strategyAchieved $5M financing of the company's growth planRecruited senior executive to replace myself in leadership role capable of achieving and exceeding the company's growth targetsKey strategist in the transformation of the company

Ended With No Degree As My Business (Agenda Magazine) Became Full-Time, Studied History, Politics, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Debating Club, Agenda Magazine

Education record

Activities and Societies: Attended St. George's on a full Academic Scholarship. Generally speaking, I was an odd man out egghead.