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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Providing strategic support and research services for organizations developing data governance and digital transformation strategies, including data collaborations to support decision-making on critical public policy issues (housing, infrastructure).• Managing client and partner relationships, ensuring successful project outcomes by analyzing risks, managing budgets, and overseeing project monitoring and evaluation.• Creating digital content for social media, promotional materials, and newsletters, and maintaining Open North's website.• Coordinating the production and post-production (copy-editing, translation, graphic design) of various publications and knowledge products, ensuring alignment with Open North's brand.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Canada Area

• Planned and executed research projects related to organizational data and digital technology strategies for clients in public, private, and non-profit sectors• Compiled analysis and policy recommendations into major reports for partners and clients• Delivered presentations and online training sessions on topics of data governance, data management, and public consultation

Toronto, Canada Area

• Supporting public, stakeholder, and industry consultations for the City of Toronto's Automated Vehicle Tactical Plan• Monitoring and summarizing technical developments in the automated vehicles field• Conducting broad environmental scan on automated vehicle policy• Drafting sections of a technical report to be brought before City Council in mid-2019

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Smart cities research (Feb. 2017 to present): As a member of Civic Sandbox research group, conducting a review of all 133 Smart Cities Challenge submissions and maintaining in-depth active knowledge of the state of smart city activities in Canada• Transportation research (Summer 2018): Performed statistical analysis for a manuscript on student commuting behaviour and designed and presented poster at Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 in Washington, DC

Toronto, Canada Area

• Prepared and led tutorial sessions, graded exams, and communicated and resolved individual issues with students in PLG 200: Planning Principles (Winter 2017) and PLX 111: Imagining the Creative City (Fall 2017)

Toronto, Canada Area

• Facilitated productive and inclusive dialogue on a casual basis for community engagement events

Toronto

• Prepared internal background reports summarizing strategic priorities within community service sectors and divisions• Analyzed demographic data to inform development of community infrastructure strategy for Golden Mile Secondary Plan• Used Adobe Illustrator to design an easily legible map of community services and facilities for display at public consultation

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Interacted positively and professionally with users, assisting them in locating information resources and navigating library policies

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Independently organized and executed workflow for converting approx. 350 print publications into web-ready PDFs and applying metadata to enable discovery in university’s online repository.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Assisted users with locating materials, printing and photocopying, directional and library policy inquiries.• Organized and shelved library materials.• Assisted delegates at ABC Copyright Conference (May 4-5, 2015).

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Assisted with course material development for Architecture & City Planning course (GEOG 4409) by researching local architectural history and photographing buildings.• Helped devise marking strategies for over 70 students’ exams in Introduction to Human Geography I course (GEOG 1102).

Master Of Planning (M.Pl.), Urban Development

Bachelor Of Arts, Honours (B.A. Hons.), Geography

Diploma, Library And Information Technology, Graduation With Honours