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Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, CA

Halifax, Canada Area

Halifax

-Created an implementation plan for a 5S project in the maintenance shop by doing current and to-be state analyses of the facility to accommodate 25% expansion of the operation-Completed a database project in Excel using VBA and data validation so that training records, course information and employee information can be documented, managers can be notified.

Kentville, Nova Scotia

-Completed a Lean Six Sigma project by doing time studies, analyzing the results, and rolling out a new lab structure, to help the company surpass their dollar savings goal for the year. -Worked on a project to fill the gaps in training within the front line teams, and made sure there was alignment across the various shifts by creating checklists and.

New Brunswick, Canada

-Supervised 45 front line employees by assigning tasks, organizing break coverage and responding to any concerns, to keep the line running and achieve a high production efficiency-Communicated with the front line employees and incoming supervisors during pre-shifts, providing updates of events occurring that day and what tasks were coming up-Conducted.

Fall River, Nova Scotia

-Managed Garden Centre by monitoring inventory and placing orders-Supervised employees by assessing what needed to be done and distributing the tasks to ensure everything was completed efficiently-Dealt with conflict and resolved issues with staff and with customers

K.C Irving Environmental Science Centre

Industrial Hemp Research -Grew different strains of industrial hemp plants in various soils to determine optimal growingconditions-Daily data collection to track and monitor key performance measurements along with watering and fertilizing to keep plants healthy

Sackville, Nova Scotia

Experience in the Retail Store and Food BankRetail Store-Sorted donated items and stocked the store with products, maintaining a full stock for customers to browse-Supported the outreach program by determining which items should be sent to other agencies to provide clothing to those who would not otherwise have accessFood Bank-Filled grocery orders -Put.

Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial Engineering

Certificate Of Applied Science

Activities and Societies: Internal Communications on Acadia Engineering Society, 3rd Year Representative on Acadia Engineering Society.

Bachelor’S Degree, Applied Science

Activities and Societies: Internal Communications on Acadia Engineering Society, 3rd Year Representative on Acadia Engineering Society.

High School

Activities and Societies: Students' Council, MindshiftFrench Immersion, DELF B1