Experience

CIRAIG

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Deputy Director

  • Feb 2019 - Nov 2021

• Lead Social Impact Researcher

  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2021

  - Lead the design and execution of research and consulting projects on social impact across supply chains, social life cycle assessment, and the inclusion of social aspects in sustainability initiatives.- Work directly with partners in the private and public sectors to advance social impact research agendas.- Act as an expert on the development of tools and frameworks for implementing corporate social responsibility and eco-socio-design- Regularly invited to present research and serve on expert panels at international conferences, forums, workshops. Show less



Institut des sciences de l'environnement | UQAM

• Canada
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Professor

  • May 2021 - Present



SEIU

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Organizing & Cooperation Officer

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2013

  - Participated to strategic planning and coordination of partnerships with trade union organisations and other stakeholders in Latin America, North Africa, and Europe, in the context of international campaigns on working conditions in the service sector. - Ground research and coordination in order to document working conditions in various workplaces. - External communications with the press, workers, and civil society actors. SEIU is the second largest trade union organisation in North America, representing 2,1 million members from the service sector. Show less



UNITE HERE

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior International Research Analyst

  • Feb 2007 - Jun 2009

  - Led research projects on labor rights and working conditions in the hotel, apparel manufacturing and food service sector in Asia and Europe. - Built partnership initiatives with Asian and European unions. Frequent travel to work with partners in India, Indonesia and Bangladesh. - Developed and implemented international strategies for UNITE HERE campaigns. UNITE HERE is a labor union representing 300 000 members in the US and Canada in the clothing and service sector. - Led research projects on labor rights and working conditions in the hotel, apparel manufacturing and food service sector in Asia and Europe. - Built partnership initiatives with Asian and European unions. Frequent travel to work with partners in India, Indonesia and Bangladesh. - Developed and implemented international strategies for UNITE HERE campaigns. UNITE HERE is a labor union representing 300 000 members in the US and Canada in the clothing and service sector.



Environment and Climate Change Canada

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Policy Analyst

  • Apr 2005 - Jan 2007

  - Contributed to policy development to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) among canadian companies operating abroad, in particular in the extractive sector. - Participated to National Roundtable on the topic, involving actors from government, civil society, and private sector. - Co-managed a program that engaged stakeholders from business and the financial sector to promote the integration of sustainability and human rights considerations into business and investment decision-making. Show less



CHIRAPAQ, Centro de Culturas Indígenas del Perú

• Peru
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Officer

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2004

  - Provided support in strategic planning, program development, and project management. - Led the organization of the 4th Indigenous Continental Meeting of the Americas, an event that brought together 400 indigenous women and observers in Lima, Peru. CHIRAPAQ is a Peruvian NGO involved in development and advocacy for native women in Peru. - Provided support in strategic planning, program development, and project management. - Led the organization of the 4th Indigenous Continental Meeting of the Americas, an event that brought together 400 indigenous women and observers in Lima, Peru. CHIRAPAQ is a Peruvian NGO involved in development and advocacy for native women in Peru.



Coasts Under Stress, Memorial University

• St-John's, NL, Canada

• Researcher

  • Jun 2002 - Sep 2002

  - Co-led a research project that examined the social, environmental, and economic consequences for coastal communities in South-eastern Labrador of the recent construction of the first highway in the region. - Co-led a research project that examined the social, environmental, and economic consequences for coastal communities in South-eastern Labrador of the recent construction of the first highway in the region.