Maternity Leave Contract - End date July 7, 2014Projects - Researched Website Design Companies and Recommended the best fit for our organization. Project was implemented successfully. Rental condos - Update financials from spreadsheets to Quickbooks.Managed Private Forest logging project - Worked closely with the Logging Contractor, Forester & Log Broker as project progressed. Maintained project costs and revenue to compare to budget and report to key stakeholders.

Contract position working wth small companies as well as individuals Bookkeeping using QuickbooksPayroll & HR DutiesPaper management Procedure setupOrganization

Duties include working with key stakeholders in order to elicit, analyze, communicate and validate requirement for changes to business process, policies and information systems. Key achievements include: Managed the rewrite of the purchasing/expense system. Collaborated with a number of key users to elicit their requirements for the system. This resulted in the system being more user friendly thereby increasing user productivity. Initiated the rewrite of the code of conduct and corporate policies and published the updated information on the Document Management System. This lead to current policies being more accessible to all employees. Key contact between the organization and lawyers in a Class Action Law suit. Resulted in a smooth flow of required information between organization and lawyers in the discovery process, in a cost effective and timely manner Distributed user manuals to the individuals that were testing the system for evaluation. The manuals greatly facilitated in the training of the users of the system.

Duties include assistant project manager for the implementation of all Information systems upgrade projects, including the subprojects. Created and maintain MIS reporting which included costs analyses which provided information needed to evaluate monthly budgetary control. Selected and purchased the most suitable back office and Payroll/HRIS system. Implemented the product that matched the user’s needs and the organizations budget to fit the new infrastructure. Moderated workshops to establish requirements of the key users. Produced Request For Proposals for the Sales and Order system, the back office system and the payroll/HRIS system.

Developed, implemented and administered the credit and collection functions for all Ainsworth Lumber sales revenue (in excess of $400 million per year) Developed, implemented, updated and administered the corporate credit and collection policies. Ensured the receipt of the company’s $400+ million annual revenue stream was received and processed in a timely fashion. Analyzed and assessed customers’ credit on an ongoing basis. Included the development and implementation – in conjunction with the respective Sales Manager - of any credit restriction actions required. This assured the liabilities were appropriately minimized.

Duties include managed sales entering and tracking of shipments, daily invoicing, adding and adjusting customer files, monthly sales reports, and international vessel booking. Prepared letter of credit documents.Prior to 1999 gained experience at Ainsworth in progressively more responsible positions.