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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

As Vice President of Gravity Union, I ensure that every single person can be successful at what they do and that we thrive as a company. My focus is on overseeing company operations, creating an engaging and meaningful workplace culture, and crafting a culture to deliver purposeful client experiences. Gravity Union is a Canadian Microsoft 365 consulting firm specializing in electronic content management and records management. We are a Microsoft and Collabware Gold Partner, and one of Canada's certified Best Workplaces.

Toronto, Canada Area

As Director of People and Culture, I provide strategic, operational, and communications support for HR initiatives aligned with GU’s organizational growth. I manage talent acquisition, onboarding and offboarding, career development, learning and development programs, employee benefits and compensation, employee and contractor relations, and employee events.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As Project Manager, my focus is to ensure the successful delivery and outcome of my assigned projects by managing scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, risks and issues. I proactively work on creating a positive relationship with the internal project team and the client, and this trust built between the two organizations reflect our ability in providing value and alignment to our client’s needs and ours.

Vancouver, Bc And Toronto, On

Habanero is a technology consulting firm and is one of Canada’s leading providers of enterprise-level workplace and customer experiences. Habanero has placed in the top five best places to work in Canada since 2012, winning first place in 2013, 2015 and 2018. - Recruited and hired all roles across Canada, working closely with various stakeholders. - Created and led a co-op and internship program at Habanero. - Cultivated new relationships through networking events, university and college programs, and technical boot camps.- Supported employee experience programs to place Habanero as top contenders for national awards: Best Places to Work Canada, and the Canadian HR Awards, Best Talent Management - finalist in 2015. - Managed resource capacity and availability to ensure accurate forecasting of projects.- Project management experience in client website sustainment and system upgrades. - Onboarded new employees and co-created their learning and performance plans. - Researched and leveraged various government grants to increase the training budget. - Wrote and managed content across Habanero’s website and SharePoint intranet.

Burnaby, Bc

Alem is an international events management agency, headquarted in Salt Lake City, UT.- I recruited event staff and led the execution of the Microsoft Surface tablet launch event.

Vancouver, Bc

Specht & Pryer is a Vancouver-based law firm specializing in immigration law. - I prepared work, study and visitor permits, permanent residency, citizenship, and extension applications working closely with the immigration lawyer- I researched and kept up-to-date with changes to Canada's immigration laws and policies.- I offered legal translation services to Japanese clients.

Vancouver, Bc

TransMed is a Vancouver-based medical translation company specializing in English and Japanese.- I provided medical translation services to Canadian health care specialists and Japanese patients, accompanying them to clinics, hospitals and speciality offices.- I prepared overseas insurance paperwork on behalf of patients.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Sociology And Human Geography

Executive Leadership

Certificate In Counselling

Fashion Marketing And Merchandising