Lydia Picknell Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Investigating and analyzing pay issues within the Phoenix Pay System. - Working with public servants on attaining required information to resolve their pay issues. - Dealing with sensitive and time priority issues on a daily basis that need to be resolved. - Leading training of co-workers on policy and procedures of new classifications of work groups and work types. - Flexibility with a high-stress, always changing policy to achieve daily case close quotas. - Acting in a coach role with co-workers and new waves of employees. - Provided IT and software trouble-shooting support to rest of the organization. - Helped to manage compensation plan administration, including retro payment, late acting payments, and benefit plans. - Contributed to bringing the pay case backlog down by 95% in less than a year.

* Brand received over 200% growth on social media in last 6 months on Twitter, and 95% growth on Facebook last 6 months.* New Facebook average weekly reach of 500,000 people; Twitter has hit a single 24-hour high of a reach of 2.9 Twitter users alone following award show coverage. * Design and maintain website, server and newsletters.* Responsible for website growth, brand development, and web traffic growth.* Hire and plan schedules for writers for interviews, concert reviews & etc* Monitor country music press websites & find important & interesting information to publish for readers.* Handled press releases from various agencies, including music labels and publicists, and would publish information.* Interview country music artists over the telephone, in-person, and through e-mail and publish interviews online.* Attended concert and special events all over North America for reporting and reviewing purposes (music festivals, CMT specials, concerts).

Ottawa

One of the top up-and-coming esports organzations, with top-level teams in SMITE, Overwatch, and Counter Strike: Global Offensive. We compete in million dollar World Championship tournaments around the world. As owner and manager, I was responsible for multiple roles, including but not limited to:Brand development,Sponsorships,Social Media,Public Relations, Team ManagementBrand strategy developmentProblem solvingConflict Resolution,Advertising negotiationsCommunity relationships

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Investigating and analysing pay issues within the Phoenix Pay System.- Working with public servants on attaining required information to resolve their pay issues.- Always learning and training in a team environment in regards to Compensation and Payroll.- Resolving pay issues, case by case within a certain time frame.- Dealing with sensitive and time priority issues on a daily basis that need to be resolved.- Leading training of co-workers on policy and procedures of new classifications of work groups and work types.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Created presentations for school lesson plans based on impaired driving, bullying, cyberbullying, drug and substance abuse, and more for officers to teach youth across Canada.- Attended United Nations meetings on Child Abuse and Children's Rights as representative of RCMP's National Youth Services team.- Expanded program outreach by delivering talks to youth community groups and stakeholders such as minor league teams, schools, charities, and international police forces.- Responded to electronic correspondence from the public in regards to policing, laws, RCMP policy, youth trends, lesson plan access requests, and various crime prevention material requests to help prevent youth crime across Canada.- Communicated with international police forces such as Australia and the United States to discuss what the RCMP does in terms of youth crime prevention and our current programs.- Creation of national social media outreach on Twitter and Facebook for various events and youth crime prevention messages.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Could your artists and singles benefit from dedicated Canadian radio promotion?Polar Bear Promotion is an independent music promotion company focusing on the Canadian broadcast radio market. We specialize in our first love, country music. Founders Ian Ewing and Lydia Picknell have partnered to fill a void that exists in Canadian country radio. We aim to introduce Canadian stations to singles and artists that might already be popular with fans elsewhere, but may lack the dedicated promotion to get adequate airtime in Canada.Living and listening in Canada for their whole lives, Ian and Lydia know what audiences up north like. This allows us to get your singles into the market more quickly and effectively than US-based promo firms can. And coming from a digital background, we're on top of trends almost before they happen.Lydia and Ian got their start in the music business with Keepin' It Country, which quickly became and remains the top Canadian country music website. We're already tapped into the key demographics radio wants to be reaching — the 18-35s. With our background in digital and online media, we at Polar Bear Promo also have some unique capabilities to cross-promote artists to existing audiences. KIC pioneered the Keepin' It Country Presents online concert series, a recent and highly successful effort to bring artists and fans closer together in intimate, interactive, and exclusive music events live from artists' living rooms and tour buses.With Polar Bear Promo, we're branching out to help Canadian radio stay in touch with this evolving music market. We look forward to bringing your artists and singles to the adoring Canadian market, and gaining you legions of loyal, passionate fans north of the border.

* Only Canadian writer on staff* Featured in Hell Raisin' & Star Gazin' section, serving as entertainment writer.* Interviewed and featured upcoming country music acts. * Reviewed multiple music albums from different genres for each issue (rock, pop, country).

Diploma, Culinary Skills

Studied at the School of Canadian Culinary Arts and Sciences at Humber College from January until August 2014. Learned advanced culinary.

Diploma, Police Foundations

Studied Police Foundations and Canadian law. Learned psychology and how to deal with difficult, stressful situations. Learned self.

Undergraduate, General Law

Studied General Law, with a minor in Russian language.

Undergraduate, Law