Experience

cSPACE Projects

• Canada
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events and Communications Specialist

  • Jul 2019 - Present

• Events and Communications Coordinator

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Event coordination. Content creator. Blog, social media and newsletter coordinator. Assist in business development through analysis and implementation of communication strategies and business tools.



The Kinkonauts, Calgary's Improv Lab

• Head of Corporate Events, Leadership, and Special Projects

  • 2010 - Present

  Yes! A team of Kinkonauts would love to bring the funny to your event. And Yes! A team of Biznauts would love to work with you to build deeper connections through better listening and better questions. Have fun and do better with us.Things I Do:-Field customer enquiries, follow-up leads, and close sales-Cultivate client relationships-Maintain client database -Create contracts, invoices, bills, and pay performers -Book performers and schedule rehearsals-Work with clients to negotiate/solidify scopes of work and requirements. -Communicate requirements and expectations to performers. -Project manage all aspects of event bookings. -Follow up with clients to collect feedback, record testimonials -Board reporting-Budget projections



Calgary Mattress Makers

• Canada
• Manufacturing

• Media, Marketing, and Design

  • Jun 2011 - Present

  In my time with this dynamic company, I designed media campaigns, solidified branding, maintained social media, managed advertising, etc. In my time with this dynamic company, I designed media campaigns, solidified branding, maintained social media, managed advertising, etc.



playsthatwork inc.

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Simulation, Feedback and Coaching

  • 2007 - Present

  Playsthatwork has provided me with many opportunities to develop deeper skills in Communication Training, Facilitation, Simulation & Feedback. Playsthatwork has provided me with many opportunities to develop deeper skills in Communication Training, Facilitation, Simulation & Feedback.



Self

• Switzerland
• Business Consulting and Services

• Writer/Performer

  • 1989 - Present

  Since grade school I've been writing plays and stories in order to make sense out of my existence. Because of a whimsical view of the world, most of my work has been comedic in nature. Of course, my grade school comedic texts were perhaps not my best work. Having written over 20 plays and having produced most of them, having had some of them produced for me, and having some still waiting to be born, I have a pretty good handle on what makes a good story. In fact I have turned most of my life into interesting stores. Studying Hinduism at McGill, I was excited to find other cultures who did the same - using fantastic stories to help illuminate the laws of the world, and using humour to point up the absurd - or to soften the blow - in our realities. As I've gotten older I've had the opportunity to explore storytelling in almost every medium I come across. Photography is another way to tell a story, but with a picture instead of words. Theatre is a way to tell a story both physically and through powerful words, which I always felt was a delicious blend. As my work crosses over into the business world I see that there are just as many opportunities (and need) for storytelling, not only in marketing, and the brave new world of ever-changing social media platforms, but also in leadership, and in communication at every level. I love that I can bring my ability to tell stories to bear on things that have real impact in the world. Knowing that I've made a real difference - whether it's as simple as making someone laugh, or as complex as helping someone come to a new understanding of their own power of communication - is a great and rewarding way to experience my life. I'm pretty lucky that way.



ZedShots

• Photo + Video

  • 2010 - Jul 2019

  A straight shooter who likes to capture people at their most confident and relaxed, I specialize in headshots, capturing events, theatre, media, and bands. I also love to shoot and cut corporate video in creative and unexpected ways. I have shot and edited internal videos for Cenovus as part of their change management strategy. A straight shooter who likes to capture people at their most confident and relaxed, I specialize in headshots, capturing events, theatre, media, and bands. I also love to shoot and cut corporate video in creative and unexpected ways. I have shot and edited internal videos for Cenovus as part of their change management strategy.



Obscene But Not Heard

• Writer/Performer

  • Jan 2006 - Apr 2011

  "Ace practitioners of the dying art of sketch comedy...never a dull moment"- Martin Morrow FFWDObscene but not Heard has been ranked the number one sketch comedy troupe in Calgary on an arbitrary list that, let's be honest, they compiled that themselves. They have been getting big laughs from audiences for over 15 years with shows like "Glengarry Glen Beck", "Jihad me at Hello", "Fahrenheit 7-11" and "Cirque du So Lame". They also participate every year in the Ten Minute Play Fest at the High Performance Rodeo, spinning an assigned prop into comedy gold in just 24 hours. Troupe members Tony Binns, Trevor Campbell, Peter Strand Rumpel, Nicole Zylstra and guest artists Tammy Roberts and Stan Janz delight in the extreme, satirical, and just plain odd.



Corkscrew Media

• Casting Director

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Served as casting director for Season One of Pet Heroes, airing on CMT Served as casting director for Season One of Pet Heroes, airing on CMT



Shadow Productions (Calgary)

• Writer/Performer

  • Oct 1998 - Dec 2008

  Performed and wrote over 200 customized interactive murder mysteries for Shadow Productions (now defunct). Performed and wrote over 200 customized interactive murder mysteries for Shadow Productions (now defunct).



Glenbow Museum

• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interpreter and Program Co-ordinator

  • 2002 - 2007

  In my time working at the Glenbow I had the opportunity to deliver many exciting and diverse Interpretive Programs. During the Toulouse Lautrec exhibit I haunted the hallways as Jane Avril, interacting with patrons one on one to help illuminate not only details on the art works themselves, but also on Lautrec's life, with the authority of a personal friend. In other less dramatic contexts I gave tours and talks on the Celtic Bog People, the Art of the Mediterranean, the Neo-Classical Architecture of Stephen Avenue, and Emily Carr; each time I felt my ability to bring information to life through parallels and stories really helped connect visitors exploring the exhibit with the things they were looking at. For me, being able to interpret something for someone into a context they can understand, to see their eyes light up knowing that we are sharing the same fascination for people and places in our past, made my job a thrill.As a Program Co-Ordinator, I was most thrilled to be able to bring Vietnamese Water Puppetry to the Glenbow Theatre, commissioning the Green Fools to present a show in this style, and bringing new communities into the Glenbow in unparalleled numbers.



Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals

• Touring Artist

  • 2003 - 2004

  Write, perform, and produce shows, including poster/handbill design, and publicity. Write, perform, and produce shows, including poster/handbill design, and publicity.