Jonathan Williams Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Canada Area

In this role I have been tasked with maintaining representation on a number of committees working with industry, stakeholders, and government. Researching and reporting on policies across a variety of spectrum for the Construction industry. I am also a registered lobbyist appearing in front of governments to advocate for the industry.I am also in charge of the communications campaign for the industry to reach members, government, and the public in a number of different methods and help… Show more In this role I have been tasked with maintaining representation on a number of committees working with industry, stakeholders, and government. Researching and reporting on policies across a variety of spectrum for the Construction industry. I am also a registered lobbyist appearing in front of governments to advocate for the industry.I am also in charge of the communications campaign for the industry to reach members, government, and the public in a number of different methods and help present the successes of the Association to all three. This has included speaking to media, creating videos for YouTube, controlling social media of various types.I created and maintained the social media campaign across a number of platforms and continue to create projects and research that expand the Association's ability to reach out to its members. I also give political and policy advice on issues on a national, provincial and municipal level. Show less

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Since 2016 I have hosted the Welsh History Podcast. The goal of the podcast is to tell the story of Wales/Cymru from its ancient beginnings to today. I am the researcher, script writer, editor and host for the show. The podcast has a very loyal following and continues to grow. It was named as one of 12 must listen Welsh podcasts by the readers of the The National (Welsh paper).https://www.thenational.wales/news/19559960.twelve-must-listen-welsh-podcasts-chosen/

Office Of The City Council

This role involved providing ongoing maintenance and support for a council website, specifically for an individual Councillor, which included content management and graphic formatting to ensure an aesthetically pleasing and informative point of contact for people seeking additional information The design, testing and deployment of functioning databases was required for data management, with a further requirement to provide ongoing support and/or maintenance to ensure stability. Further… Show more This role involved providing ongoing maintenance and support for a council website, specifically for an individual Councillor, which included content management and graphic formatting to ensure an aesthetically pleasing and informative point of contact for people seeking additional information The design, testing and deployment of functioning databases was required for data management, with a further requirement to provide ongoing support and/or maintenance to ensure stability. Further software support was also provided by assisting with the deployment of Gmail across the city. In additional to functional roles, strategic input was also provided by discussing and documenting a full social media strategy for the councillor to provide a realistic roadmap and improvement policy for external communications. Show less

Accredited reporter covering Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos for the 2010 season. In addition to requiring personal skills to engage with the relevant sources and extract information, I also wrote and edited articles for the Examiner website. As a part of this role, I interviewed players, coaches, and management on issues and events for the season and presented them in the most relevant format for public consumption. All photographs were taken on a Canon Rebel T1i camera… Show more Accredited reporter covering Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos for the 2010 season. In addition to requiring personal skills to engage with the relevant sources and extract information, I also wrote and edited articles for the Examiner website. As a part of this role, I interviewed players, coaches, and management on issues and events for the season and presented them in the most relevant format for public consumption. All photographs were taken on a Canon Rebel T1i camera, and produced or edited to a professional finish. Social media also played a part in the role, as different forms of social media were used to increase the readership and/or awareness. Show less

Edmonton, Canada Area

Designed Social Media campaign including using targeted facebook adds and other social networking sites. Managed an office of 2 full-time staff and 100 volunteers keeping morale high and productivity was well deployed.Created and maintained website using data content management using Joomla.Helped to set up a small office computer using windows 7 and Office 2010 including instructing staff.Maintained databases which were either created or edited for use for volunteers of a wide… Show more Designed Social Media campaign including using targeted facebook adds and other social networking sites. Managed an office of 2 full-time staff and 100 volunteers keeping morale high and productivity was well deployed.Created and maintained website using data content management using Joomla.Helped to set up a small office computer using windows 7 and Office 2010 including instructing staff.Maintained databases which were either created or edited for use for volunteers of a wide variety of computer knowledge and experience. Show less

Edmonton, Canada Area

Created and maintained data files using excel both simple and complex spreadsheets for a department with a million dollar budget. Using past knowledge of website design, social media and graphic design produced a website for a community league. Used digital photography to give context to site locations for planners. Became the first line of contact for customers and contractors.

Researched various policy issues to help the Councilor understand issues and make sense of the various responses to policiesCustomer service orientation as expected to help the public on various issues working with both the public and members of the public service.Maintained website for a Councilor including photo editing and design.

Developed strong relationships with local, provincial and national media people through which the organization received hundreds of articles, news reports and columns. Successfully built up a small organization to assist in creating an infrastructure for the party. Met with the public on a regular basis assisting them with problems they had with the public service. Met with politicians and stake holders on issues where common ground could be built.Created and maintained a number of… Show more Developed strong relationships with local, provincial and national media people through which the organization received hundreds of articles, news reports and columns. Successfully built up a small organization to assist in creating an infrastructure for the party. Met with the public on a regular basis assisting them with problems they had with the public service. Met with politicians and stake holders on issues where common ground could be built.Created and maintained a number of websites and successfully assisted employer to win the leadership of the party. Show less

Reporting on a variety of issues in a small community, including politics, entertainment, sports and community life writing seven to ten articles per week.Designed and maintained award winning sports section as an editor.Through this role developed ability to take professional photos and edit them as needed for publication.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

I worked on the BT Click,Openworld and Connect support desks. This was when residential and business customers primarily connected to the internet via dial up. I dealt with premium rate helpdesks, During this time I was also in charge of the Out of Hours helpdesk.As part of that role I was in charge of major incident monitoring and engineer deployment across the network. I liaisoned with groups within the corporation to ensure a high degree of uptime. We achieved a high degree of customer… Show more I worked on the BT Click,Openworld and Connect support desks. This was when residential and business customers primarily connected to the internet via dial up. I dealt with premium rate helpdesks, During this time I was also in charge of the Out of Hours helpdesk.As part of that role I was in charge of major incident monitoring and engineer deployment across the network. I liaisoned with groups within the corporation to ensure a high degree of uptime. We achieved a high degree of customer service, call logging with Remedy, and technical support. Show less

Policy Analyst Certification, Public Policy Analysis

LSE Public Policy Analysis online certificate course, I engaged with topical, global case studies developing practical skills.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Wrote for the student paper and hosted a radio show on CKUL Graduated with my degree after taking a few years.