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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Manage research projects, program operations teams and litigation case management to implement the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA):• Acting Portfolio Lead for 3 months in 2014, overseeing litigation portfolio case management, leading policy and legal analysis, providing strategic advice to senior management, supervising staff, and managing stakeholder relations.• Manage team of 20 professional researchers, administering service contracts and monitoring performance.• Oversee program delivery to resolve over 2500 IRSSA claims.• Identify and implement process improvements to achieve an 18% increase in year over year productivity, fiscal 2012-2013.• Resource planning and budget monitoring, outperforming performance targets by 30% in 2012 and 2013.• Manage 26% increase in case volume in 2012, prioritizing and expediting case files to meet schedule for claim hearings.• Provide internal and external communications through briefing materials to the executive and senior management levels, preparing Media Lines for department communications branch, and corporate reporting on portfolio activities.• Creation of a cross-functional working group with stakeholders, resulting in improved accuracy and efficiency of claims processing.• Establish standing meeting with peer-group, resulting in more effective management of shared resources and overlapping issues.

Provided project coordination and research services to clients on matters involving Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Planned and implemented research strategies, advised clients on project management and coordinated teams. Analyzed legal, policy, and historical documents and delivered reports to clients and legal counsel.• Coordinated research teams to implement research project plans for historic Indian treaties and Indian Residential Schools, and First Nations Fishing rights. • Coordinated Document Management and e-Discovery teams.• Created and maintained historical research databases.• Manage research issues in litigation.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked with film and television producers to coordinate film projects through pre-production, production, post-production and distribution and marketing.• Associate Producer, The Green Film (2008).• Production Manager, Dissolve: A Documentary on Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault (2009).• Achieved international distribution and selection for thirteen film festivals in North America and Europe.• Recruited and coordinated 30-50 member film crews.• Coordinated production schedules, equipment rentals, and location logistics.• Managed production documentation, legal clearances, and service contracts.• Analyzed production budgets and maximized tax credit benefits for various productions.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Provided research analysis and support services to clients for litigation involving Indian Residential Schools. Reviewed legal documents to identify historical issues. Implemented research projects and prepared historical research reports and document collections.

Bachelor Of Arts (Honours)

Certificate

Arts And Science Certificate