Experience

Syncresis Consulting

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Consultant - Organizational Design & Development

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  Ottawa, Canada As a consultant at Syncresis, I work with a broad range of clients from the private, public and non profit sector to help improve organizational/team health and effectiveness with a track-record of high impact results. My areas of focus range from organizational culture change, organizational and team effectiveness, leadership development, and workplace well-being. Interventions range from organization-wide transformation initiatives and large group interventions, to training and individual or… Show more As a consultant at Syncresis, I work with a broad range of clients from the private, public and non profit sector to help improve organizational/team health and effectiveness with a track-record of high impact results. My areas of focus range from organizational culture change, organizational and team effectiveness, leadership development, and workplace well-being. Interventions range from organization-wide transformation initiatives and large group interventions, to training and individual or team coaching. http://syncresisconsulting.com/ Show less



Prologue Consultants

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Organizational Development Consultant

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2021

  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada



Department of National Defence - Canadian Forces

• Training Officer and Organizational Development Advisor

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2019

  Ottawa, Canada Area In this role, I was responsible for developing and overseeing the company wide training plan, helping individual members develop personalized competency-based learning plans, and coaching managers in the design and implementation of training activities for their teams. I also acted as the company advisor to organizational development, which involves facilitating organizational interventions, and advising company leadership on topics of organizational structure, organizational culture, and… Show more In this role, I was responsible for developing and overseeing the company wide training plan, helping individual members develop personalized competency-based learning plans, and coaching managers in the design and implementation of training activities for their teams. I also acted as the company advisor to organizational development, which involves facilitating organizational interventions, and advising company leadership on topics of organizational structure, organizational culture, and management best-practices that lead to peak organizational performance. As part of this role, I created and delivered training and coaching in leadership, high performance teams and organizational effectiveness. I was the lead advisor for an organizational transformation initiative to develop the company in into a competency-based learning organization. Show less



NxKnowledge

• Associate Consultant - Organizational Development

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2018

  Ottawa, Canada Area As a consultant with Nxknowledge in the company's workplace mental health and wellness branch, my role involved the delivery of current programs and training in the area of workplace mental health and organizational wellness, as well the development of new programs and business strategy in the same area.



Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes

• Canada
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Influence Activities Operator

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2016

  Ottawa, Canada As an Influence Activities (IA) Operator, my role involved directly employing non-kinetic (non-violent) interventions to support military objectives as well as advising commanders on their use in operations. This entailed the use of a wide range of strategies from influencing approved target audiences using psychological operations (PSYOPS), or acting as military liaison facilitating stakeholder collaboration with various civilian groups or agencies as part of civil military cooperation… Show more As an Influence Activities (IA) Operator, my role involved directly employing non-kinetic (non-violent) interventions to support military objectives as well as advising commanders on their use in operations. This entailed the use of a wide range of strategies from influencing approved target audiences using psychological operations (PSYOPS), or acting as military liaison facilitating stakeholder collaboration with various civilian groups or agencies as part of civil military cooperation (CIMIC).

• Section Commander

  • May 2002 - Aug 2014

  Ottawa, Canada During this period, I was a member of the Governor General's Foot Guards (GGFG) Regiment. I occupied a wide range of roles starting from basic infantryman, eventually progressing to various leadership and instructor positions. This role involved 10 years worth of leadership experience, during which time I was responsible for the leading, training and supervision of teams ranging from 10-30 individuals. The role involved extensive experience in teaching, training, mentorship, leadership… Show more During this period, I was a member of the Governor General's Foot Guards (GGFG) Regiment. I occupied a wide range of roles starting from basic infantryman, eventually progressing to various leadership and instructor positions. This role involved 10 years worth of leadership experience, during which time I was responsible for the leading, training and supervision of teams ranging from 10-30 individuals. The role involved extensive experience in teaching, training, mentorship, leadership development and team development. As a team leader, I consistently trained and produced top performing teams and individuals in the units I worked in, and received awards for doing so on several occasions.



BOMBARDIER

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Consultant

  • May 2015 - May 2016

  Montreal, Canada As part of my master's project I was required to complete an independent consulting project within an organization. My project at Bombardier Aerospace entailed using a participatory methodology to help the client system improve stakeholder engagement and explore ways to optimize the functioning of the knowledge management system for product development engineering across the company. The project involved exploring root causes for current issues including cultural factors, and subsequently… Show more As part of my master's project I was required to complete an independent consulting project within an organization. My project at Bombardier Aerospace entailed using a participatory methodology to help the client system improve stakeholder engagement and explore ways to optimize the functioning of the knowledge management system for product development engineering across the company. The project involved exploring root causes for current issues including cultural factors, and subsequently examining ways to improve engagement, communication, and cross-functional collaboration across the system. The client reported a high degree of satisfaction with the project, citing more of an impact on the current problem than had been experienced in years, products from the project are still being used by management to assist in planning and decision making. Show less