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Developed principles and rationale for consultation with provinces and territories.Analyzed and provided context for current policy initiatives.Edited proposal documentation.

Taught mathematics, computer skills and communications. Supported range of students including those with learning disabilities and recent immigrants.

Managed Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements contribution program, provided strategic advice, policy and program recommendations . Formulated information, advice and recommendations on financial assistance strategies and related policy implications.Directed financial analysis and audits of response and recovery expenditures; reviewed and recommended requests for assistance ensuring consistency and compliance with federal emergency management objectives and program guidelines.Analyzed information on natural disasters, developed forecasts and trend analyses and reports on financial and operational implications for the program.Managed ongoing consultations and issue resolution with provincial and territorial officials, and federal officials in regional offices.

Researched and wrote a discussion paper presenting options for handling intellectual property for a federal government secretariat. Developed agenda, organized logistics, and drafted report for Sharing Good Practice Workshop.

Defined business opportunity by consulting at executive levels to establish a business case and criteria for success. Developed a project plan and supervised a team of business and technology planners. Partnered with a parallel team in Microsoft to jointly cost solutions requiring extensive negotiation and persuasion.Created business plans based on service revenue, capital and operating expenditures for new telecommunications services and customers.Established guidelines relating product capacity and cost with business opportunities for deployment of new products. Consulted with customers and the planning team to determine appropriate service demands to establish accurate projection of business opportunity.Prepared and presented presale product information to key North American customers. Identified issues and benefits to ensure feasibility of the product.Created product evolution strategies for new telecommunications equipment. Researched requirements for new services and new markets. Anticipated requirements for international specifications for new product and influenced development plans for international markets. Presented an evolution plan to management team of international customer.Wrote and presented a paper on new directions for Virtual Private Network services for an international customer conference. Lead author on paper for presentation at the National Communications Forum.Introduced and promoted a deployment strategy for a new fiber optic technology. This involved determining issues and opportunities, creation of original planning rules, creating test cases and developing guidelines. Produced reports and presentations for management, customers and development teams.