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Halifax Regional Municipality, Ns, Ca

In addition to my full-time position, I dedicate my free time to writing fiction, particularly in the dystopian and post-apocalyptic genres. My latest project explores the themes of survival, control, and societal imbalance.

Voltus connects distributed energy resources to electricity markets, ushering in the clean energy transition by delivering less expensive, more reliable, and more sustainable electricity, and more cash to our customers and partners.In this role I partner with sales leaders and their corresponding teams to drive efficiency and productivity via cross functional collaboration and technical solution planning and execution. The primary purpose of the role is to maximize sales team productivity by enabling them to effectively and efficiently self-serve their needs and by crafting scalable solutions where self-service is not possible.

Remote

With the global leader for low carbon concrete solutions, performed a key role in enabling concrete producers to maximize production volume using CarbonCure’s CO2 mineralization technology.- Presented technical content virtually and in person to hundreds of Engineers and Architects, removing roadblocks to adoption and driving demand for low carbon concrete.- Developed high value analytical tools for both project identification and producer return on investment, leading to increased engagement and production volume.

Chester, Nova Scotia

Promoted to manage a ten member team of Business Development Managers, Applications Engineers, and Parts Specialists for an organization specializing in custom design and manufacturing of marine deck equipment for the workboat, offshore energy, naval defense, and ocean research industries. - Surpassed growth target for bookings in first year.- Developed specialist structure for Application Engineers, which allowed for a reduction in complex bid lead time from one month, down to two weeks.- Implemented performance management and commitment initiatives for all team members, using weekly one-on-ones to help understand motivations, and to develop frameworks for key performance indicator commitment and accountability.

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada

With Canada’s largest manufacturer of complex marine deck equipment, supported the Business Development Manager for Marine Cranes, creating preliminary designs, cost estimates, and complex proposals for the company’s most successful product line.- Lead preliminary design, cost estimate, and proposal creation for the first two offshore crane sales in the company’s history.- Reduced bid creation lead time for single equipment offers from one week to three days.

Halifax, Canada Area

- Successfully obtained software development contracts for production of Android applications.- Produced first useable iteration of a personally designed application which helped small scale lumber mill operators manage their business.

Halifax, Canada Area

Enrolled in CEED's Self-Employment Benefits (SEB) program, and intensive 40-week training program designed to prepare aspiring entrepreneurs to start and operate a small business successfully.- Performed extensive research of the location based virtual reality industry (LBVR), including: analyzing market data, running surveys and focus groups, speaking with industry specialists, following industry news sources, etc.- Negotiated with franchise owners, and signed as a franchisee for LBVR company Ctrl V (with exclusive territories).- Met with financial institutions, government agencies and private investors to obtain adequate project funding.- Conducted property searches, developed 3d models of lease spaces, visited properties of interest, and negotiated with landlords on lease terms.

Guelph, Ontario

- Contributing member of standard committees including ANSI/ITSDF B56.6 and US Technical Advisory Group for ISO/TC 110/SC 4 for rough terrain forklift trucks.- Active member of the Product Development Process (PDP) core team as a product safety representative.- Managed reported incidents and associated claims including: tracking progress of claims, investigations of incidents and potential issues, preparing discovery responses and liaising with legal counsel regarding claims.

Orton, Ontario

- Lead designer for two projects which earned North American and international patents.- Designed mobile and self-propelled feed mixers for the agricultural industry.- Implemented an ERP system and managed data for the foundation of manufacturing processes within the system.

Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering

Android Basics Nanodegree, Mobile Software Development