Experience

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  Bethany Evangelical Missionary Church

  • Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

  • Director of Technology

    • Sep 2022 - Present
    • Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

    Responsible for the technical needs of a staff of ~10 people. I was brought in to address issues with the internet, as well as the quality of their live-streamed content. The role has also seen me training volunteers, ensuring consistent quality, and designing new wi-fi and video systems to be installed. I also offer consultation and implementation of various technical projects the church would like to undertake.

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  Self-Started Business

  • 53 Thornhill Dr. Guelph, ON

  • Support Tech

    • Jan 2008 - Present
    • 53 Thornhill Dr. Guelph, ON

    Providing part-time tech support, installing software/hardware and teaching clients (often elderly) how to use their computers. Troubleshooting of problems with both software and hardware is a very common task.

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  Lakeside Church

  • Guelph, ON

  • Technical Manager

    • Feb 2013 - Sep 2022
    • Guelph, ON

    I worked as the Technical Director responsible for the day-to-day needs of a staff of ~30 people, spread between two locations. Each week involved a large scale live event with live sound, projected live video, and a live stream. I was responsible for maintaining these systems, bringing in outside help when required (e.g. tuning of speaker arrays) and researching/purchasing new equipment upgrades. I was also responsible for reporting and management of the technical budget to the CFO.

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  University of Guelph

  • Laboratory Services

  • IT Help Desk Worker

    • May 2012 - Sep 2012
    • Laboratory Services

    Provided Tier 1 support to both Lab Services and Animal Health Lab buildings. Duties included updating an inventory of all IT assets, preforming maintenance and upgrades to existing equipment, deployment of new equipment, as well as attending to any open support tickets throughout the buildings.

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  Laboratory Services Division

  • Guelph, Ontario, Canada

  • Laboratory Technician

    • May 2011 - Nov 2011
    • Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Worked as part of a team and individually to process samples. Part of the work involved looking for very small differences between hundreds of flies in a sample. Used scope-mounted cameras coupled with capture software to capture images of samples.

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  Laboratory Services Division

  • Guelph, Ontario, Canada

  • Laboratory Technician

    • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
    • Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Worked as part of a team and individually, in an unsupervised environment, to process samples for a Plum-Pox study. Complex sample position layout had to be followed so that the samples could be analyzed properly. Work also involved entering data into spreadsheets.

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  Camp Encounters

  • Camp Councillor

    • Jul 2008 - Jul 2008

    Worked as a camp councillor for a private summer camp. As a councillor I was responsible for helping run activities and events, as well as manage a small group of children. Each camp session was two weeks long, and at the end of each session, there was a slideshow of photos taken throughout the week, which I was in charge of producing. The setup consisted of speakers and a projector connected to a laptop.