I am our company's official point of contact with the Government of Canada Contract Security Program and responsible for:- Ensuring compliance with the Government's security program;- Supervising training of Alternate Company Security Officers (ACSOs); - Briefing proposal and mobilization teams on the resources needed to work on contracts with security requirements; - Standardizing resources and training materials for ACSOs, employees, and subcontractors participating in the Contract Security Program;- Ensuring employees who are working on federal or NATO contracts are cleared under the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate or United Kingdom Security Vetting;- Providing support to ATCO projects and companies with federal government security requirements across Canada and overseas, with emphasis on registering subcontractors in the security program.EXTRA: I produced and performed my one-woman show “How to Get Over a Guy in 723 Days (and Other Useful Things I Learned from Afghanistan, the Dildo Dory Grill, and PTSD)” in the 2018 Ottawa Fringe Festival... and won the Steve Sauvé Spirit of the Fringe Award of Excellence!My show was a (mostly) humorous look at how I dealt with PTSD after working in Afghanistan for four years. Thanks to supporters of the show we raised $710 which I donated to the Improv Embassy to develop an "Intro to Improv" course specifically for people dealing with PTSD or anxiety. Peter Robb with ARTSFILE generously shared a question/answer session we had about my show here: https://artsfile.ca/ottawa-fringe-judy-reid-is-battling-ptsd-with-the-healing-power-of-improv/. And Kenneth Ingram wrote a lovely review of my show for apt613.ca here: https://apt613.ca/fringe-review-how-to-get-over-a-guy-in-723-days-2/.

Provide assistance to the assigned projects of Canadian Operations including deployments to cover key personnel. Assist more than 110 of our subcontractors with registering their companies in the Contract Security Program and obtaining clearances for their employees. Recruit new vendors for contractor pool. Create templates for business proposals, prequalification questionnaires and user forms. Prepare and execute implementation plans including new or changes to corporate policies and procedures.EXTRA: PR and Membership Director for the Labrador Society of Ottawa (2014-2015), designed and updated the website www.LabradorSociety.ca. In 2017 I enrolled in improv and sketch writing courses with Ottawa's Improv Embassy which has added some much needed creativity to my life. I highly recommend their classes: www.improvembassy.com.

Created a step-by-step user guide to assist Maintenance Technicians in learning the new CWorks computer maintenance management system. Drafted and updated the Work Management Procedure for a new project including change management, work flow and status, key performance indicators and reports.

Working at the Dildo Dory Grill was a definite highlight of my motorcycle adventure in Newfoundland. In six weeks I became a master potato peeler and french fry chopper, learned to bake a mean batch of tea biscuits and cooked up some super tasty seafood chowders. I was surprised at how physically demanding the job could be and appreciated having the opportunity to work at something completely different over the summer.A big thank you to my supervisor Lori and my co-workers Brenda and Cody for showing me the ropes... and for not giving me a hard time when I ruined my first batch of fishcakes. NOTE: I recommend the fish and chips, fish and brewis, both seafood chowders, moose pot pies and everything else on the menu. Just an hour and a bit from St. John's and open during the summer until Labour Day. C'mon down to the Dildo Dory Grill and get stuffed!

Review and evaluate proposals and solicitations, participate with project teams involved in the development of the statement of work or data requirements, prepare clauses and terms and conditions in bid or proposals related to the award of contracts. Respond to queries from the customer and coordinate communication when negotiating contractual obligations.NOTE: Nasittuq is the joint venture between ATCO Frontec and Pan Arctic Inuit Logistics (PAIL). PAIL is comprised of seven Inuit corporate partners and is 100 percent owned by the Inuit in the four land claim settlement regions.EXTRA: PR and Membership Director for the Labrador Society of Ottawa, updated their website www.LabradorSociety.ca.

Work Control Coordinator of a maintenance crew in northern Alberta which performed requested and scheduled maintenance on several accommodation camps in the oil sands. Initially hired to liaison with our clients, streamline a billable work process, track Preventive Maintenance and work with tradesmen to better track repair history. Position grew to include accounts receivable and payable, as well as sourcing and purchasing parts.EXTRA: Taught several of our trades staff how to use MS Excel and Word as well as basic Internet searches and navigation. While our Maintenance team was short-staffed I assisted with furnace inspections, insulating water and sewage pipes, removing wiring and piping and operating a Bobcat to clear snow. Participated in two workshops in the US on building tiny houses and helped build one 120 square-foot tiny house in California.

As QA auditor I wrote SOPs, developed and delivered training, and conducted audits to improve work processes and safety of 600+ employees from 20+ countries in support of NATO's mission. As Logistics Lead Hand I coordinated shipment/repairs of drone parts for Canadian and Australian Forces, and as a Security Officer I provided entry control security onto the base.EXTRA: Took 15,000+ photos many of which are still used by ATCO. Designed and edited our company newsletter, taught English to soldiers and contractors at the British Education Centre, volunteered at the KAF Bazar School for Afghan boys, and completed two courses in UNB’s Master of Education program. In 2008 I had the honour of escorting award-winning documentary film maker Garth Pritchard as he filmed our employees in between his more dangerous work of filming Canadian soldiers while they patrolled outside the wire. I couldn't have asked for a better teacher of how to elicit a smile from even the most weary worker or warrior or how to frame a shot of a hulking Antonov An-225 cargo aircraft as it bore down on us, bouncing along the busiest single runway in the world while we both crouched down in the back of an ATCO pickup truck, sweating, eating dust, and grinning. In 2019 the Canadian War Museum acquired more than two decades of Garth's work including 400+ hours of footage and 700+ photographs of CF soldiers operating overseas in Bosnia, Croatia, Burma, Kuwait, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, including the entire collection of still images that Garth took in Afghanistan over the course of several missions, and footage he shot in Canada of CF military emergency assistance during the 1998 ice storm.Garth passed away from a long illness on 7 April 2020 at Foothills Country Hospice in Okotoks, Alberta with his wife Sue at his side. "I hope somebody steps into where I was and tells Canadians what their soldiers are doing all over the world. I tried my best." - excerpt from Garth's obituary

Negotiate and administer contracts with the United States Air Force. Monitor contract performance to ensure compliance of contractual and coordinate reporting between offices in North Bay, ON and Hill Air Force Program Office in Ogden, UT.NOTE: Nasittuq is the joint venture between ATCO Frontec and Pan Arctic Inuit Logistics (PAIL). PAIL is comprised of seven Inuit corporate partners and is 100 percent owned by the Inuit in the four land claim settlement regions.EXTRA: Assisted in development of our new company website.

First hired with ATCO to work as a Switchboard and Help Desk operator in support of the Canadian Forces in Bosnia, then was quickly promoted to Scheduler, supervising the training and development of other operators. During my last year in Bosnia I was promoted to Operations Coordinator where I functioned as the primary liaison between the Canadian Forces Operations cell and ATCO management, coordinated special projects as directed by the Project Manager and briefed new employees on the role of NATO, CF and AF in the Balkans and history of the region .EXTRA: Volunteer firefighter from 2002-2003, competing in two Canadian Forces firefighter competitions. Co-editor of our company newsletter. Coordinated the donation of more than 900 kg of clothing from Canada and then organized their distribution to nearby communities through the Red Cross. Awarded the Task Force Bosnia Herzegovina Commander’s Commendation in 2002 for my contribution to humanitarian aid in the region.

Joined the Reserves to help pay for university. Trained as a Signal Operator and then selected to instruct Canadian Forces and DND personnel in basic and advanced MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. Promoted to Master Corporal 1999. Callouts included safeguarding secure phone lines in Tokyo on behalf of the Prime Minister’s Office and deploying to Bosnia as part of the NATO-led Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.EXTRA: Awarded 723 Halifax Communication Squadron's Top Shot trophy in 1999. Seriously!

As editor of the Dalhousie Gazette I recruited and coordinated volunteers of North America’s oldest campus newspaper, screened applicants for paid positions and supervised weekly production of the newspaper. While working as the Atlantic Coordinator for Canadian University Press I conducted seminars on interviewing, writing, editing, production and recruiting volunteers for nine university newspapers. As President I coordinated workshops for the members of more than 40 member papers, supervised training of 10 employees and chaired the board meetings of our national advertising company Campus Plus.EXTRA: First known editor of the Gazette to also be an active member of the Canadian Forces, I was also selected as valedictorian for my convocation that same year.