Moe S. Esfahlani Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Conducting research, consulting stakeholders, and composing a range of policy and program documents, such as strategic discussion papers and briefings. These materials are tailored for high-level recipients including the Minister, NRC’s governing Council, President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary General, Directors General, and the Director of Government Relations.• Addressing inquiries from the Parliament of Canada and responding to intergovernmental requests, as well as queries from key NRC stakeholders, including international organizations.• Monitoring the Canadian innovation ecosystem and the broader international landscape, analyzing significant developments relevant to NRC's objectives, and regularly updating senior management through briefings.• Serving as NRC's representative on various inter-departmental working groups and committees, and providing briefing support to senior executives fulfilling their representative roles.• Overseeing various ad-hoc projects, which includes preparing briefings for strategic planning purposes

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Provided strategic advice for international business development and commercialization, IP strategy, business intelligence, communications, and matchmaking for research collaborations.• Clients included two German SMEs seeking to commercialize in the Canadian market.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Spearheaded communication and engagement efforts with government, academia, industry stakeholders, and the general public.• Orchestrated the development of a comprehensive inventory of Canadian Energy Modeling, synthesized their capacities in a report, and formulated a 10-year integration plan for establishing a Canadian national network.• Planned and executed various events, including regional conferences and a national forum aimed at bringing together the Canadian Energy Modelling Network.• Managed the allocation of research funding and conducted evaluations of proposals.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Led the negotiated with the National Energy Board to obtain funding for the a consultation component for CESAR's Transition Pathways project and managed the implementation. • Led stakeholder consultations about climate change mitigation and energy transition with provincial governments and a key industrial associations.• Validated, calibrated and refined CESAR’s computer-based simulations and its underlying assumptions. • Set up, stratified and maintained a shared database of documents for various associates• Designed, organized and administrated consultation meetings, interviews, webinars and structured surveys in coordination with CESAR's technical experts.• Coordinated the project with university's organizational and ethical requirements.

Calgary, Canada Area

Designed, planned and organized the 2016 and 2017 Annual Community Seminars.• Framed the topic based on extensive background research.• Produced extensive content for digital dossiers including topic description, basic facts and information, definition of technical terms, annotated bibliography and community links.• Identified, communicated and engaged with community partners.• Scouted potential speakers through research and participating in academic events.• Managed and coordinated the course of the event as well as video and audio documentations. • Maintained an online academic blog.• Contributed to a proceeding publication.

Social Sciences Building, Room 12, 527 Campus Pl Nw, Calgary

• CMCL 303: Roads to Modernity (Lecture 2: Wed. 14:00 - 15:50 PM)• COMS 363: Professional and Technical Communication (Lecture 4: Sat. 8:30 - 11:50 AM).• Designed, planned, organized and delivered course material, knowledge transfer and engagement strategies and methods of evaluation.• Conceptualized and adopted panel discussions as an experiential learning component of the curriculum.• Designed a research project based on student assignments and obtained ethics approval from the Conjoint Faculty of Research Ethics Board.

• Planned, organized, and executed research operations, conducting analyses for research projects.• Assessed assignments, offering feedback, guidance, and support to students.• Developed and implemented procedures to encourage student participation in group work outside of tutorial sessions.• Delivered guest lectures and public presentations for research projects.• Coordinated various formal administrative tasks.

Calgary, Canada Area

* Initiated as a research associate for the initial phase of a project with the Oldman Watershed Council.* Co-designed, conducted, transcribed, and analyzed qualitative interviews with board members and key stakeholders to assess the performance of OWC and its indicators, contributing to the report.* Took charge of Phase 2 of the project, leading the design of a framework for performance evaluations for the OWC.* Presented the outcomes as a tailored handbook for performance evaluation, conducted two workshops, and delivered a presentation to the board of directors.

Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

• Served as the primary point of contact for international clients throughout Hannover Messe 2015, from setup to dismantling.• Communicated with and managed relationships among company representatives, clients, and visitors.• Coordinated construction logistics with multiple exhibitors, ensuring the proper implementation of protocols and orchestrating efficient operations involving various stakeholders.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Conducted background research on the effects of increasing debt in the public sector, 'crowding-out' of private capital and the correlation between fiscal rules and creative accounting.• Critically examined the budget of the Alberta Government and the most recent projections of fiscal numbers for the next 5 years.• Generated a comprehensive 10 year fiscal forecast, particularly with regards to how the Alberta debt would develop based on the current trends.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Organized internal and external administrative communication• Contributed to the development of a major successful grant proposal for the US Dept. of Labour • Built web and social media presence for the program, compiled weekly reports and updates • Renovated a comprehensive international database of reports on issues related to forced labour

Stuttgart Area, Germany

• Provided Business Development Advice for market commercialziation in Iran• Networked and faciliated communications with clients • Planned and organized technical workshops and training sessions for clients • Managed the hosting of international customers during sales negotiations

Karlsruhe Area, Germany

Siegburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Assisted with international business development and commercialization in Iran by establishing a sales and maintenance office in Iran and streamlining operations for OTIS elevators.

Communication And Cultural Studies, 3.8/4

Activities and Societies: GSA, IGSA completed in May 2019

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Business/Trade/Commerce

Activities and Societies: Focus areas: International Management, International Economics, Socio-economic history Iranian Student Association