Richard Vaz Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Supported Government of Alberta’s Budget Update by providing timely and accurate analysis on natural gas and natural gas liquids prices outlook Prepared key reports containing market data and analytical commentaries on energy commodity price trends and inventories in Canada, U.S., and other major markets, as well as global equity markets on a weekly basisDrafted and/or provided key inputs on briefing packages for crude oil, natural gas, and refined products markets to support key government policy initiativesDeveloped analytical modelling work to estimate cost of shipping ammonia to international markets Produced a daily report on gasoline and diesel prices in Alberta for the Premier of Alberta

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Coordinated a speaking opportunity between PrairiesCan Assistant Deputy Minister and University of Calgary on Work Integrated Learning and helped develop speaking notes for Assistant Deputy MinisterConducted a jurisdictional scan, research and analysis related to best practices on work-integrated learning in Canada and other countriesSupported the development of policy options for integrating work-integrated practices within the department by conducting interviews with staff and synthesizing informationIdentified key statistics for the tourism industry in Alberta and prepared a summary of those statistics in a short turnaround periodDeveloped an excel database to track all external research being procured at PrairiesCanAssessed and approved 58 Regional Relief and Recovery Fund applications totaling over $1.4 million dollars in support given to small businesses in prairies provinces

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Prepared weekly budget report updates for the prairies team highlighting key expenditures, total budget allocations and details on projects receiving fundingIdentified and summarized information on companies who achieved commercial success after receiving monetary or advisory services from Industrial Technology Advisors to be published externally as success stories to promote NRC-IRAPLed a team of 5 Regional Contribution Agreement Officers, organizing meetings, validating each contribution agreement of the Innovation Assistance Program recipients, finishing the task 2 weeks before given deadline

Conducted research and summarized a one pager information sheet related to advanced technologies and new innovation. It also included names of several companies in Alberta specializing in those areasDrafted due diligence reports for Senior Business Officer including project analysis and assessmentsProvided background research to Senior Business Officer to assist with the justification on client’s project proposal related to demand for the product or service proposed and its impact on the economy

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conducting research in poverty reduction which was used to acquire additional funding for programs currently in place.Using the research to also new programs which should be implemented at BowWest to improve the ability of BowWest to tackle poverty reduction.Assisting in setting up a long term plan on acquiring funding which can also be used to justify opening up new locations