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Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Writing, editing, research• Research, writing, editing, and project management for long-form human rights web content.• Writing and editing web text for exhibitions, events, programs, and general web pages.• Coordinating research and writing conducted by staff and contractors and researching historical content packages to support digital communications projects.• Researched psychological and rhetorical aspects of human rights communication to ensure effective knowledge translation in the face of denial, motivated reasoning, and cultural myths.• Collaborated on complex projects involving community engagement, archival and historical research, oral histories, and advisory groups.Witness Blanket (https://witnessblanket.ca)• Led research and content development for the Witness Blanket web project.• Developed interpretative and expository plans for text and video storytelling in dialogue with members of the Witness Blanket team and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Survivor’s Circle.• Managed research conducted by staff and contract researchers and researched and wrote content packages to support writing. • Wrote and edited all content with regular and iterative review and feedback from Museum staff, the Witness Blanket team, and the NCTR Survivor’s Circle. • Prepared an interpretative and style guide addressing key residential school concepts and terminology for partner organizations.• Worked with colleagues to develop assessment tools and approaches including quantitative and qualitative approaches.Organizational development• Chair the cross-departmental “Editorial and publishing” meeting.• Developed medium- and long-term digital publication plans, contributed to departmentalstrategies and work plans, assessment, and reporting.• Active participation in workplace improvement and transformation including initiating “Bridging the gap” staff discussion groups and the Staff Advisory Committee reporting to the CEO.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Research, Analysis, and Communications Outreach• Conducts research into concepts, theories, and strategies related to climate change communication• Writes, edits, and supports the efforts of colleagues to develop climate change communications materials from an evidence-based communications theory perspective.• Engages in technical tasks such as system administration and web development work.• Collaborates with fellow researchers and staff in data processing, analysis, validation, and interpretation.• Delivered presentations about climate change communication to audiences including thefederal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Turtle Lodge, Treaty 3 Grand Chiefs“Teaching our Keepers” youth program, and the Canadian Association of Geographers.Supervision and Operational Management• Provides operational supervision and management of PCC staff to fulfil contractual responsibilities and strategic goals.• Acts as a quality-control referee to approve the completion of project work with PCC staff. • Provides evidence-based strategic guidance and editorial guidance and oversight for climate change communications materials produced by PCC staff.• Mentors PCC staff and fellow researchers in applying research-based climate change communication strategies and methods.• Manages the implementation of digital communication projects, including overseeing the work of technical staff and contractors. • Supports staff procurement and supervision.• Identifies and assists in securing funding opportunities.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

I am lead web developer and managing editor for the Climate Atlas of Canada, and contribute my technical expertise and communicative talents to many projects at the Prairie Climate Centre. I engage in primary and secondary research into narrative structures, cognitive biases, and the overall effectiveness of various approaches to climate change communication. I help ensure that the communications activities of the PCC are based in best practices drawn from current cognitive social science. I wrote and/or edited the majority of the textual content of the website, and plan, strategize, and manage ongoing research and outreach projects. I also co-lead internal organisational development for this rapidly growing research institute, which has included shaping mission, vision, and values statements, determining best practices and effective tools for project management, meetings, and reporting, and working with fellow staff and directors on matters of strategy and governance. As technical lead and full-stack developer, I built and maintain the innovative Climate Atlas of Canada website, which brings GIS/mapping, video, and writing together with numerical and graphical climate model data to make climate change meaningful for Canadians. The Climate Atlas of Canada (climateatlas.ca) was created using Drupal, Leaflet, ArcGIS, and many other tools. I protoyped early concepts using a variety of additional tools including Bolt, Symfony, MapBox, and Openlayers. I designed flexible and modular front- and back-end approaches to web application, web mapping, and management and analytics. This involved extensive custom code developed atop open source tools to deliver a high standard of design and performance. I set up server infrastructure to handle web services and ArcServer GIS data, including extensive DevOps work such as load testing and reverse proxy caching server configuration to handle national-scale traffic.

Writing everything from google ads to book-length manuscripts; substantive and copy-editing for correctness and clarity. Wrote articles for magazine, newsletter, and newspaper audiences.Revised and updated 100,000-word PhD thesis for publication: topics include Canadian immigration history, racism in popular culture, representations of gender, the history of Canadian hate-speech legislation, and experiences of linguistic and cultural marginality.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Built, maintained, and supported web sites using the Drupal content-management system. Extensive custom module development in PHP, including third-party API integration, Google oAuth/Drive/Map functions, custom permissions and authentication schemes, and e-commerce. Front-end development and dynamic UI in Javascript/jQuery/CSS.Provided technical and strategic consultation on functionality and design, content development, and social media. Wrote and edited website text, product descriptions, blog posts, advice columns.Information architecture and site planning; UX and UI planning and best practices; installation, customization, and troubleshooting Drupal CMS sites; custom PHP coding; third-party API integration; accessibility practices and tools; responsive theme development; project management; versioning and deployment; DevOps for security and performance.

Toronto, Canada Area

Web programming and DevOps for Fortune 500 companies. Built sophisticated websites using Drupal for the back end, and jQuery and other JavaScript libraries for the front end. Mentored junior developers, reviewed code quality, built and deployed sites, and coordinated with client management and techs. Acted as a team “Tech Rep,” participating in organizational and technical strategic planning and assessing the viability of emerging technologies. Participated in large teams working in Agile across several time zones. Worked long hours under deadline pressure to deliver high-budget projects.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Provided technical and strategic consultation on web communication, functionality, and design. Researched best practices for technical deliverables, web content strategy, and social media. Delivered complex projects on tight deadlines. Wrote business proposals, training materials, and technical reports. Responded to RFPs and contributed to reporting and analysis for project evaluation. Managed projects, including budgets, resources, and deliverables, supervising team members, and communicating with clients throughout project life cycle. Built, maintained, and fixed Drupal websites for all levels of government, national and regional NGOs, local and regional businesses. Developed custom modules providing complex functions such as single sign-on, e-commerce, third-party API integration, and migration of legacy data. Designed, installed, and maintained reliable, high- availability server infrastructure for clients and for hosting business.

Prepared and delivered feminist / intersectional / trans-inclusive / gender-diverse workshops on sex, sexuality, gender, relationships, and communication.

Web design and programming with a focus on commerce, security, and privacy, using VBScript (ASP), Drupal (PHP), and Javascript. Wrote and edited website text, product descriptions, blog posts, advice columns. Created graphics and did product and store photography.

Led weekly seminar sessions, prepared and delivered lectures, held one-on-one office hours, and marked essays and assignments for 1 st through 4 th year English and Philosophy courses.

Henry Street: A Graduate Review Of Literary Studies

Reviewed submissions and edited accepted manuscripts. Created house style sheet, formalized manuscript vetting and tracking procedures. Chaired editorial meetings, corresponded with authors, funders, subscribers, advertisers. Managed finances, layout, printing, and editorial process for quarterly journal.

English Studies In Canada

Copy editing, proofreading, and fact and reference checking.

Marked essays and assignments for undergraduate English.

Built, maintained, and supported web sites using HTML (and eventually CSS) for a variety of clients during a rapidly changing period of evolving web standards, changing hardware systems, and growing web literacy and awareness.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Copyedited and coded manuscripts; proofread for correctness and layout; checked reference citations; selected and cropped photographs, handled copyright assignments; wrote obituaries and conference announcements

Ottawa, Canada Area

Planned, designed, and launched the world's first website for a national medical organization. Learned and applied HTML and WWW concepts in the early days of the web. Engaged in extensive consultation with stakeholders, technical staff, and decision-makers. Wrote briefing materials and delivered presentations about technology and strategy for executives, directors, and the Annual General Assembly. Prepared budgets, time lines, and progress reports. Managed staff and coordinated with translators, editors, and designers to deliver web versions of scientific periodicals and internal and external strategic communications.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Managed all submissions (800/year) through editorial and peer review. Assisted with initial review of submissions, including assessing study design and statistical analysis as well as overall matters of quality, completeness, and relevance. Corresponded with authors, editors, and reviewers. Maintained manuscript and reviewer databases as well as paper and electronic records of submissions and processes. Proofread proofs and galleys for correctness and layout errors.

FORTRAN programming to simulate electromagnetic refraction + reflection; assisted with testing microwave landing system antenna arrays.

Helped design and test a half-loop probe for electromagnetic field testing; tested shielding effectiveness of carbon-fibre laminate materials.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), English Language And Literature/Letters

Certificate, Methods & Statistics In Social Sciences

Master Of Arts (Ma), English Language And Literature/Letters

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Language And Literature/Letters

Bachelor Of Science (Bs) - Not Complete, Applied Physics