Mathew Orr Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Policy Advisor, Project Intake and Assessment for the Strategic Innovation Fund, at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
• Assessed and developed recommendations on high value project proposals by gathering and synthesizing data
• Developed and applied strategic frameworks for project assessments to meet program performance objectives
• Built and managed client relationships with applicants in life sciences and manufacturing funding streams, and provided constructive feedback to applicants on project proposals to shape and improve project outcomes

Ottawa, Canada

• Project Manager responsible for security management, security design, construction, and executive reporting on the Lester B. Pearson Rehabilitation Project, a $700M+ re-fit of Global Affairs Canada's headquarters.
• Led security management, design, and implementation
• Devised and reviewed project plans, schedules, and budgets for IT and Security scope
• Compiled and published monthly executive reports to client departments

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Associate Project Manager for the Carling Campus and Lester B. Pearson Rehabilitation Projects. Responsible for end to end project delivery, including project scheduling, security, IT, process development, logistics.
• Organized and executed Carling Campus site security transition, logistics, and communications
• Executed major design and construction scope focused on IT and security infrastructure and systems, including the site security plan, security design for three buildings, implementation for twelve buildings

Ottawa, Canada

• Project Coordinator responsible for IT and Security scope delivery, at the Carling Campus Project - a $500M+ fit-up project that transitioned the Department of National Defence to a new consolidated headquarters in.
• Scoped and executed a continuity of IT services program to support site transition to end-state
• Developed a complex, sequenced security transition plan for the campus incorporating security and logistics

Ottawa, Canada

• Assistant Project Manager with Public Services and Procurement Canada, at the Carling Campus Project.
• Monitored progress, conducted financial analysis, and produced monthly reports
• Coordinated design deliverable reviews between stakeholder departments and private sector contractors
• Provided administrative support to management

Ottawa, Canada

• Project Coordinator with the Project Portfolio Management Solutions (PPMS) team. PPMS provides organizational efficiencies through tailored software, including project and application portfolio management applications.
• Managed a communications outreach and information-gathering initiative, in support of the Application Portfolio Management program
• Developed software test plans and training documentation

Udaipur, India

• Field Researcher with Seva Mandir, an NGO based out of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
• Conducted qualitative field research consisting of interviews and focus groups in two rural areas to determine the causes behind declining institutional deliveries
• Synthesized and analyzed data, formulated reports, presented results, and proposed recommendations for program enhancement
• Analyzed and presented data on a state-wide cooperative research project, which aimed to monitor and report on the state Integrated Child Development Services program

Gatineau, QC

• Junior Financial Analyst with the Specific Claims Branch's Negotiations Business Unit.
• Developed and utilized valuation methodologies to value claims based on financial valuations
• Processed contracts and drafted financial documentation

Ottawa

• Junior Policy Officer with the Departmental Security Division.
• Compiled and performed re-evaluations of emergency management policies and strategies for implementation at Corrections Canada facilities
• Ensured that business continuity plans were updated at the National Crisis Centre

Ontario, Canada

• Supervisor at Tim Hortons, Hwy 401.
• Planned shifts and supervised staff in a fast-paced environment

Executive Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

EMBA Americas graduate MBA program delivered by Queens University's Smith School of Business, and Cornell's SC Johnson School of Business

Master’S Degree, International Relations And National Security Studies

Baccalaureate Honours, Co-Op, International Development And Globalization, Minor In Political Science

Political Science