Senior Officer with primary responsibility for operations of the Leader’s office including budget, media relations and strategic communications, stakeholder management, caucus services, policy and research as well as human resource functions. Direct oversight of the liaison between the Leader’s office and the Conservative Party board and executive.• Unified multiple elements of the political structure, post-leadership, into a positive and forward-looking, cohesive group. • Leading a team of more than 80 high intensity, high functioning individuals.• Responsible for design and establishment of a new organization including hiring, budget and all operational processes.

The most senior officer and advisor in the Minister’s staff, acting as chief political advisor and senior manager of all office activities (Admin, HR, Finance, etc…). Overall managerial responsibilities for ministerial offices varying in size. Primary interface with senior bureaucracy (Deputy Minister and ADM’s), the Prime Minister’s Office as well as for managing external relationships with a broad range of diverse and complex stakeholders.• Lead role in the development and implementation of policy and fiscal frameworks for three major Government of Canada portfolios.• Leveraged a vast network of individuals and organizations to ensure smoothimplementation of policies and effective internal and external support.• Enjoyed the respect of not only internal colleagues but with opposition parties across the aisle and within the bureaucracy. • Successful in building broad relationships with multiple stakeholders including International Governments, Provincial Governments and the private sector in order to achieve positive results.

A private sector consulting firm advising clients on a broad range of activities including first nations issues and partnerships, strategic planning, government relations, strategic communications, investment opportunities and business planning. A partner in the business, responsible for both the relationship and execution of a variety of contracts with private sector clients as well as for business development and business expansion activities.

A Canadian airline catering business with an 84% market share nationally and gross revenues of approximately $250M. Was one of six divisions of Cara Operations Limited, a $1.6B company, primarily focused in the QSR and FSR hospitality industries. Reporting directly to the President, primary responsibility for customer activities as well as developing innovative new business strategies and models for a legacy business that was, without intervention, in a risk position looking forward.

Managed P&L, agency relationships, and company personnel in Montreal and Toronto. Responsible for marketing and selling complex, customer driven, tailor-made systems and solutions. Developed and implemented new business plan to focus on key areas of existing and growth oriented markets, including sourcing and negotiating agreements with two leading environmental companies.