Experience

Hitachi Solutions Canada

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Change Advisor

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Calgary, Alberta, Canada



Goddess Projects & Publishing Inc.

• PRESIDENT

  • Jul 2003 - Present

  Calgary, Alberta Offering On-Demand and Contract Change, Project Management, Training and Communications Services such as content and technical writing, stakeholder/media relations, online-and in-house teaching/training for a wide range of industry clients and markets (oil and gas, engineering, small business, production, manufacturing, management, high finance, high technology, education, health care). Please visit www.goddesscomm.com for more details or click on the PDF below.



Kujo's Kid Zone

• Canada
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Producer / Co-Creator - Kujo's Kid Zone and Hey, Kujo!

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Production of children's learning program, ages 4-8. Visit www.kujoskidzone.com for more information.



Bow Valley College

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PM/OCM/BA, Business Instructor, Media Relations Officer

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2021

  Calgary, Alberta



Aplus Actions Ltd.

• Change Manager, Technical Writer

  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2018

  Calgary, Alberta Organizational Change Management, Crisis Communications, Technical Writing, Project and Administrative Management for Safety Plans, Standards and Directives for a variety of industries, coordinating materials for client projects, account management and communications.



GPS Magazine / Oil & Gas Network Magazine

• Editor, Designer

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2018

  Calgary, Alberta & Vancouver, BC Covering Oil and Gas, Technology, Human Resources, Innovations/Science/Technology, Business Activities/Trends in Canada's Energy industry. Daily Editor/Reporter for annual Global Petroleum Show in Calgary.



Lunghwa University of Science and Technology

• Guest Instructor / Lecturer

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  Taipei City, Taiwan Prepare and present curriculum and activities for 30 university students over 14 days facilitating professional development, business English, Western culture and etiquette, resume building and self-empowerment . Also provided lecture and discussion with professors on student engagement, Western teaching style. Taught for July 2015 and July 2017.



SPAN Consulting

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

• OCM & Communications Specialist (Consultant Contract)

  • Mar 2015 - May 2015

  Calgary, Alberta Providing organizational change management strategy, planning, communications tools for WSP | FOCUS - Project Procedures Re-Engineering (Phase II).



Sanjel Canada Ltd.

• Strategist - Corporate Communications, Change Management

  • Mar 2013 - May 2014

  Calgary, Alberta Corporate Strategist, Communications, Project and Change Manager for various projects including the launch of the Sanjel Business System. Project Team Member assisting with change communications, Supply Chain policy, business process communications documentation to complement systems training for Microsoft AX ERP (Release 1). Organizational Change Management Manager for Release 2. Project and Change Manager for SBS ERP website for 4,000 internal stakeholders, Project and Change/Communications… Show more Corporate Strategist, Communications, Project and Change Manager for various projects including the launch of the Sanjel Business System. Project Team Member assisting with change communications, Supply Chain policy, business process communications documentation to complement systems training for Microsoft AX ERP (Release 1). Organizational Change Management Manager for Release 2. Project and Change Manager for SBS ERP website for 4,000 internal stakeholders, Project and Change/Communications Management of company rebrand -- Terracor Group. Show less



Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo

• Canada
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media Director, Editor

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  Calgary, Alberta Media Director, Editor, stakeholder and business analysis, planning, coordination, deployment, communication/project management, team training, standards and business practices development, relationship and team development for annual event. Coordinated, negotiated and managed license requirements with CBS Studios Inc. (New York/Los Angeles/Toronto), Production Assistant for CBS Studios. Managed media requests and interview junkets, managed guest services for celebrities such as Star Trek: Next… Show more Media Director, Editor, stakeholder and business analysis, planning, coordination, deployment, communication/project management, team training, standards and business practices development, relationship and team development for annual event. Coordinated, negotiated and managed license requirements with CBS Studios Inc. (New York/Los Angeles/Toronto), Production Assistant for CBS Studios. Managed media requests and interview junkets, managed guest services for celebrities such as Star Trek: Next Generation, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Billy Dee Williams, Stan Lee, Adam West, and over 200+ additional talent for over 100,000 attendees. Show less



Bow Valley College

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor - Continuing Education

  • Oct 2009 - May 2011

  Calgary Instructor, Facilitator for corporate training and professional development for Calgary Health Region/Alberta Health, Calgary Board of Education, MediCentres.



Calgary Herald

• Canada
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter/Columnist & Special Projects Writer

  • 2003 - 2010

  Calgary, Alberta News reporter, columnist, special projects writer for CanWest Media/Canada.com. Published in newspapers and online across Canada including Ottawa Citizen, National Post, Financial Post, Vancouver Province, Victoria Times Colonist, Regina Leader Post, Winnipeg Free Press, Montreal Gazette.



Parallel Strategies Calgary

• Senior Communications, Publications Manager

  • May 2001 - Dec 2002

  Calgary, Canada Project Team member for a variety of IT and communications projects. Created original and process based content and provided consultation for large-scale national corporate clients, change and production management, new business development, content production, architecture, data collection, and research.



Saskatchewan Polytechnic

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Sep 1997 - Apr 2001

  Regina Instructor for corporate employees and adult continuing education students at SIAST (now Saskatchewan Polytechnic), teaching professional/business development courses. Including: Freelance Writing & Reporting, Proposal Writing, Business Communications, Promotional Writing & Brochures, Writing for the Web. Created original and revised curriculum for each course.



Phoenix Advertising Group

• Canada
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Writer & Media Relations Specialist

  • May 1997 - Dec 2000

  Regina, SK Project Team member for a variety of IT and communications projects. Created award-winning original brand/promotional/communications, process-based content, advertising, stakeholder relations, change management, content development specializing in corporate, private institution, crown corporation, business development, research.



CBC/Radio-Canada

• Canada
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• News Reporter, Associate Producer, Production Assistant, Director

  • May 1990 - May 1996

  Windsor, Toronto Covered Lambton County as a correspondent/reporter, production assistant and associate producer, director, covering oil and gas, politics and general news in Sarnia for CBC Radio One -- Windsor and Toronto (Ontario Morning) Crosstown, Morning Watch and Radio Noon.