Starting a private consulting firm dealing specifically with statistical analysis and study design. I want to help:- design a data acquisition strategy targeting one or more specific questions before data collection - Formulate an appropriate statistical approach to answer specific study questions given the data- Interpret, report and display the analyses - Manuscript preparation: from writing the complete result section to providing specific sections and graphs I am pleased to offer statistical consulting support in the following areas:Multivariate statistics (PCA, RDA- Community analysis) Mixed Treatment ComparisonsMixed Effects ModelsGeneralized Linear ModelsClinical Trials and Cohort StudiesTime Series Analysis

• Statistical analysis and preparation of peer-reviewed journal articles • Field work and data collection in remote locations including the Arctic and the Fort McMurry region • Researched effects of climate change on Arctic Lakes• Researched impacts of development and industry on the aquatic ecosystems in the Fort McMurray region• Designed, built and deployed respirometry equipment as a measure of ecosystem productivity

Preparing and delivering 2 hour laboratory sessions instructing students in statistical methods and software; facilitating and grading examinations and assignments

• Adapted and translated the undergraduate biostatistics laboratory manual into R from Systat • Created new exercises and lesson materials for the laboratory manual

• Collected chemical and productivity data of numerous lakes in southern Alberta using standard limnological field sampling techniques as well as macrophyte collection involving SCUBA• Laboratory work: performed water chemistry analyses, chlorophyll analysis and zooplankton counts• Collection and analysis of chemical composition and moisture content of forest soils

Led multi-day educational and entertaining walking, hiking, snowshoeing and bicycling tours requiring exceptional presentation and communication skills