Experience

Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Project Coordinator Institute for Oil Sands Innovation (IOSI) Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Alberta, Edmonton My responsibility in our group is to use my organizational skills and documentation experience to control/coordinate the project files of our active and archived projects. IOSI supports 50+ ongoing projects, each with their own sets of required documentation, meaning letters of intent, proposals, research agreements, feedback forms, annual reports, semi-annual presentations, exit forms, and final reports. I have been working on compiling, labelling, and uploading our files into a separate system (Sharepoint) for eventual access by IOSI's partners, a move which will facilitate the sharing of necessary and confidential information efficiently and securely. The technical writing and editing skills that I have been developing and improving have been utilized on multiple IOSI documents in the last year. These include: (1) IOSI annual report, which is distributed to our partners in industry and to appropriate UAlberta personnel, (2) IOSI strategic documents and summary, of which I completed the research and compiling of before polishing by the Director of our institute, and later presented to the Executive Management Committee which oversees IOSI activities, and (3) editing IOSI's proposal to Alberta Innovates, of which will allow us to continue our research program. I also liaise with engineering finance to submit and track lab indents and charges for services within the University. My general administrative tasks include answering questions related to IOSI projects, gathering signatures for information release, and recording/filing any project documentation received by IOSI by researchers. Show less



Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Coordinator

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

  Technical Writer and Communications EOGRRC Group Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Alberta, Edmonton My most important and primary responsibility was completing high-level copyediting, proofreading, and formatting the team's academic journal and conference submissions. I wrote both award nomination letters and letters of support for UAlberta awards, scientific awards, and petroleum engineering society awards. I provided day to day support to both the NSERC IRC in Unconventional Oil Recovery and his students/technicians. I liaised with a number of other departments (Human Resources, Finance, Research Services Office, Grad Student Office) in order to complete administrative tasks related to the research team. Technical Writing and Editing: I edited technical reports, award and grant nominations, PowerPoint presentations, IRC quarterly reports, abstracts, and all academic journal and conference paper submissions. I assisted the Pl in preparing reports for the University, NSERC, industrial partners, and membership renewals or contracts as well as composing a wide-variety of correspondence including letters, itineraries, and memos. Administration: I worked with Human Resources, Finance, Research Services Office, other faculties and staff members, University staff, industrial partners, and external stakeholders to meet the needs of the research team. I aided the PI in organising meetings and was responsible for setting up and communicating access to quarterly and semi-annual reports for our IRC partners. I've become an expert at creating multiple 3-6 week itineraries including travel and accommodation for the PI, and upon return, organising and submitting the resulting travel and expense reimbursement claim to finance. I also compiled, reviewed, and submitted non-travel expense claims to finance. One of my last day to day tasks included communicating with finance regarding updates on research agreements and resulting funds. Show less



Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Writer

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2018

  Technical Writer and Communications (Research Assistant) Consortium for Engineered Trenchless Technologies (CETT) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Alberta, Edmonton Technical Writing: Responsible for copyediting, proofreading, and reviewing manuscripts related to current Trenchless Technologies, Pavement, and Geotechnical research prior to submission. Additionally I have worked on grant proposals and created reference letters on an assignment from the Chair of the department. I worked with a colleague to produce/co-author an article ("Take Initiative") published in the October-November 2018 edition of the Tunnels and Tunnelling Magazine, of which is the official publication of the Tunnelling Association of Canada. Communications: Managed CETT social media platforms where I promoted upcoming courses, updated public and industry on current and ongoing workshops, as well as spread general information regarding current research initiatives. Involved with pre-planning and coordinating upcoming courses and workshops hosted by CETT. This included preparing pre-packages and course materials, ensuring the venue was ready, organized catering for our registrants, and was generally available for any questions the registrants may have had for the duration of the course. With this role I was able to learn Adobe InDesign CC and feel comfortable creating, manipulating, and maneuvering through the system to produce documents. General: I sorted and entered expenses related to the director and research group's activities. This included out of town conferences and meetings, in town meetings, as well as making sure all equipment purchases were accounted for when communicating with the finance department. Show less



LCG Professional Writing Inc.

• Technical Writing and Editing

  • Dec 2016 - Mar 2018

  Self-contracting/freelancing for technical writing and editing. Creating templates, editing, and updating standards, procedures, checklists, and any other documentation pertinent to ongoing jobs and/or projects. Working with SMEs to create new emergency shutdown procedures for industrial fertilizer production site, as well as formatting new style templates for environmental engineering procedures and standards for an oil and gas pipeline. Writing editing a wide variety of documents, not limited to engineering documentation. Blog post writing, blog management, and website building, and years of writing/editing experience with resumes and casual writing. Show less



Kinder Morgan, Inc.

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Writer

  • Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

  Contracted to create a new style template for all ongoing and new procedures, standards, checklists, and general documents used by the environmental engineering department and the Environmental Planning Project. Primarily responsible for working directly with managers and SMEs to create a usable template that adhered to guidelines outlined by document control and compliance while still functioning primarily to benefit the said managers and SMEs that are currently utilizing the documents. Ongoing tasks in my responsibilities included transposing old procedures into the new template and using information given by SMEs to create new procedures and standards to manage the scope of work. Deliverables created include a new style template for procedures and standards, new checklists for on site observations and project files, and reference guides for checklist information and project files. This position allowed me experience working remotely and handling my own supplies, expenses, and transportation to multiple Alberta Kinder Morgan locations for meetings and workshops. Show less



Agrium

• Canada
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Admin

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  General work assisting the process engineering and reliability engineering teams. Updating, editing, and formatting department procedures and standards. Creating, formatting, and editing inspection plans for upcoming turnaround. Knowledge and navigation of equipment files, drawings, and P&IDs related to plant equipment. Creating new systems, spreadsheets, and programs for tracking department proposals, projects, and initiatives. Finding and organising data, technical documents, procedures, and files relating to department inspection in order to prepare for an incoming audit met with success. Responsible for creating and writing inspection manual for consistency in office procedures and systems. Show less



McSween Custom Fabricating

• Canada
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Help

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015



RE/MAX River City

• Canada
• Leasing Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• P/T Reception

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2015



Agrium Fertilizer Operations

• Data Entry Clerk

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013



Agrium Fertilizer Operations

• Administrative Assistant

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012