As a Business Development Specialist at EWI Works, I spearhead diverse initiatives to drive the commercialization and market penetration of the innovative computer vision product, PoseChecker. My comprehensive approach encompasses the creation and execution of detailed business plans, proforma statements, and financial analyses tailored to underscore the product's unique value proposition. My strategic market planning was instrumental in identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities and… Show more As a Business Development Specialist at EWI Works, I spearhead diverse initiatives to drive the commercialization and market penetration of the innovative computer vision product, PoseChecker. My comprehensive approach encompasses the creation and execution of detailed business plans, proforma statements, and financial analyses tailored to underscore the product's unique value proposition. My strategic market planning was instrumental in identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities and enhancing the product's visibility and adoption.Key Achievements:Grant Acquisition: Successfully secured approximately $150,000 in grant funding within my first year, pivotal for the commercialization efforts of PoseChecker.Brand Development: Conceptualized and established a compelling brand identity for PoseChecker, significantly enhancing its market presence.Marketing and Communications: Led the development and implementation of a cohesive marketing strategy, including website development, newsletters, and a robust social media presence, to effectively communicate the product's benefits and features to a broad audience.Sales and CRM Integration: Implemented a comprehensive tech stack featuring various automation tools, establishing a full sales pipeline structure and integrating a CRM system to optimize customer relationship management and sales efforts.Financial Management: Provided essential support in invoicing, accounts receivable collection, and financial management, ensuring operational efficiency and financial health.Innovation and Technology: Played a crucial role in integrating new technologies and systems to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and foster an environment of continuous improvement. Show less

As the CEO for PALcares, a small non-profit startup, I lead the strategic direction setting and stakeholder engagement necessary for any startup. My work includes community outreach and engagement, the development of foundational business startup documents, and general goal setting and strategic organizational development.We are a non-profit startup building tools to aid community members who struggle to obtain relevant and applicable support. Our tools provide valuable support for… Show more As the CEO for PALcares, a small non-profit startup, I lead the strategic direction setting and stakeholder engagement necessary for any startup. My work includes community outreach and engagement, the development of foundational business startup documents, and general goal setting and strategic organizational development.We are a non-profit startup building tools to aid community members who struggle to obtain relevant and applicable support. Our tools provide valuable support for government and non-profit stakeholders who lack the infrastructure to address service gaps, service duplication, and sector inefficiencies. Show less

Canary SUBTECH is taking active steps to innovate what underground communications look like by offering high-quality audio, video, and other relevant data effortlessly to subsurface users (miners, first responders, etc.) no matter how far they are from the surface.https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=6cL8W0WYNk8

Duties: Developed an 8-month long programming-heavy project to implement the federally funded Canada Comeback Challenge. Handled all communication of the program, program development and implementation, external vendor RFPs and negotiations, project submission review, partner support, and all other aspects of the program’s creation and implementation.Key skills developed: Project management, budget development, managing a team of ambassadors, RFP process and negotiations, the balance… Show more Duties: Developed an 8-month long programming-heavy project to implement the federally funded Canada Comeback Challenge. Handled all communication of the program, program development and implementation, external vendor RFPs and negotiations, project submission review, partner support, and all other aspects of the program’s creation and implementation.Key skills developed: Project management, budget development, managing a team of ambassadors, RFP process and negotiations, the balance between detailed and high-level problem solving, and long-term project management.Notable achievements: Ran one of the largest national student WIL programs in the country almost singlehandedly during COVID that was also a first-of-its-kind pilot. Worked alongside and coordinated approximately 60 national organizations, 2800 student participants, 150 mentors, and 10 direct programming partners. The program was so successful among our national partners and the Federal government that it was covered by numerous media agencies and continues to run as an innovative WIL program to this day. Show less

Duties: Oversaw 13 core managers whom themselves oversaw a total of about 250 employees. More generally supported and helped guide 14 services and 8 businesses throughout my term. Worked along with the core managers, the financial controller, and General Manager to develop a $21 million dollar budget for the 2020/21 year. Worked with 4 other executives who, together, dealt with advocacy, business development, service provision, COVID-19 crisis response, and many other issues and then reported… Show more Duties: Oversaw 13 core managers whom themselves oversaw a total of about 250 employees. More generally supported and helped guide 14 services and 8 businesses throughout my term. Worked along with the core managers, the financial controller, and General Manager to develop a $21 million dollar budget for the 2020/21 year. Worked with 4 other executives who, together, dealt with advocacy, business development, service provision, COVID-19 crisis response, and many other issues and then reported to the board of directors.Key skills developed: Executive level management, budget development, reporting to a board of directors, negotiations, very high-level problem solving, and media interviewing.Notable achievements: Supported negations of a multimillion-dollar labor union agreement with CUPE. Supported a request for a proposal for a leaseholder in the Students’ Union’s building. Developed a $150,000 bursary program for students. Renegotiated and redeveloped multimillion-dollar insurance coverage by Studentcare for the student body. Supported planning and response to the COVID-19 on the University of Alberta Campus as the Students’ Union as an organization. Show less

Duties: Helped develop ways to engage Alberta higher education on policy issues, curated relevant news and innovations for the entire ministry, worked to support policy development, and sat on the ministry’s Gender-Based Analyses Plus committee.Key skills developed: Learned how to create briefings for high-level bureaucrats, how to effectively curate hundreds of news sources weekly to create newsletters for the ministry, and learned how to chair a committee in government.Notable… Show more Duties: Helped develop ways to engage Alberta higher education on policy issues, curated relevant news and innovations for the entire ministry, worked to support policy development, and sat on the ministry’s Gender-Based Analyses Plus committee.Key skills developed: Learned how to create briefings for high-level bureaucrats, how to effectively curate hundreds of news sources weekly to create newsletters for the ministry, and learned how to chair a committee in government.Notable achievements: Helped develop the first-ever peer project proposal medium in which stakeholders would be given the opportunity to provide innovative policy solutions to problems that were present at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government, and where each of these levels of government would be present to review the proposals and possibly bring to the Legislature. Completely re-invented how the news and research docs were curated and passed along through the ministry, improving the way the information was gathered and how it was distributed to the ministry's hundreds of employees. In doing so, I saw an increase in readership from about 89 to 160 by the time my term ended. An example of this is available upon request. Show less

Duties: Prepare spreadsheets, update Alberta/US state trade relation documents, research, help prepare briefing binders or papers.Key skills developed: Spreadsheet creation, research and data analytics, and project management.Notable achievements: One of my major projects was to create a comprehensive package of individualized trade relations documents for each US state. These documents included import/export information and important facts and trends, among other important information.… Show more Duties: Prepare spreadsheets, update Alberta/US state trade relation documents, research, help prepare briefing binders or papers.Key skills developed: Spreadsheet creation, research and data analytics, and project management.Notable achievements: One of my major projects was to create a comprehensive package of individualized trade relations documents for each US state. These documents included import/export information and important facts and trends, among other important information. These documents are still available online and can be found by simply googling “Alberta trade relation with [state’s name].” Show less

Also worked here from April to August in 2015 and 2016.