Experience

Commissionaires Nova Scotia

• Canada
• Security and Investigations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MARLANT Duty Operations Support Supervisor

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Commissionaire

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Certainly Cinnamon

• Canada
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Catering Coordinator

  • Dec 2018 - Sep 2021

  Transitioned in a short time from part-time catering delivery to a full-time position coordinating many aspects of a thriving and successful business catering operation. Transitioned in a short time from part-time catering delivery to a full-time position coordinating many aspects of a thriving and successful business catering operation.



Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia

• Canada
• Mental Health Care

• Executive Director

  • Dec 2006 - Sep 2015

  Demonstrated ability to think logically and apply this skill in program development and implementation – including the delivery of two programs, Strengthening Families Together and Your Recovery Journey, both of which expanded provincially, and the establishment and delivery of the From Recovery to Discovery Mental Health Peer Support Group.Trusted and reliable team player who, as evidenced by feedback from coworkers, society members, and community stakeholders, works calmly when under pressure.Consistently recognized for outstanding fundraising initiatives, including direct involvement in securing over $1.28 million in donations and grants.Extensive and successful experience in organizing and delivering eight annual society conferences, each achieving total revenue of over $15,000.Highly accomplished in website design and social media, including creating and maintaining the society’s website, blog, Facebook page, and Twitter presence.



Healthy Minds Network Cooperative Limited

• Interim Coordinator

  • 2005 - 2006

  Strategically coordinated the establishment of an innovative not-for-profit cooperative business which grew from four to 88 shareholders in just nine months. Highly resourceful in organizational management as evidenced by: (1) hiring and supervising fourteen full- and part-time contract staff; (2) establishing a financial management system; (3) assisting with the recruitment of an Interim Board of Directors; (4) conducting strategic planning; and (5) assisting the Interim Board of Directors with by-laws and policy development. Proficient in contributing to the development of an evaluation strategy and implementation process for the Capital District Mental Health Program, including the establishment of a new Quality Council.



Forintek Canada Corp.

• Research Scientist

  • 2002 - 2005

  Project leader of four high-profile investigations focusing on extending the durability of wood products in both exterior and interior uses: (1) Durable Natural Finish; (2) Wood Hardening Technologies; (3) Surface Modification to Improve Weather Resistance; and (4) Enhancement of the Natural Durability of Canadian Cedars. The latter two projects are in collaboration with the UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, and the UBC Department of Wood Science, respectively. Secured $75,000 in new funding (from BC Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.) to support the Enhancement of the Natural Durability of Canadian Cedars project.



The National Network for Mental Health

• Site-Coordinator, Mental Health Self-Employment Opportunities Project

  • 2000 - 2001

  Facilitated entrepreneurial skill enhancement and conducted small business development training. Helped with validation of business ideas and the formulation of business plans. Arranged referrals to funding, technology, and information sources, as well as educational opportunities. Ongoing support was provided to twenty-eight established businesses. In collaboration with the Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities, proposed, negotiated, and secured provincial government funding for the 2001 Entrepreneurship for Persons with Disabilities: Nova Scotia Promotion and Interest Survey.



Pharmatech Research Incorporated

• Process Consultant, Natural Products Chemistry

  • 1999 - 2000

  Completed a comprehensive and independent assessment of the processing technologies used to isolate paclitaxel (Taxol®) – a powerful naturally occurring anticancer compound – from needles of the Canadian yew tree (Taxus canadensis). Lead role in instituting cGMP required to market paclitaxel to final-dosage-form manufacturers. Responsible for production of the paclitaxel Drug Master File. Completed a comprehensive and independent assessment of the processing technologies used to isolate paclitaxel (Taxol®) – a powerful naturally occurring anticancer compound – from needles of the Canadian yew tree (Taxus canadensis). Lead role in instituting cGMP required to market paclitaxel to final-dosage-form manufacturers. Responsible for production of the paclitaxel Drug Master File.



Alcare Place (Society for the Rehabilitation of Addicted Persons)

• Caseworker / Supervisor & Acting Director

  • 1998 - 1999

  Acting Director: Responsible for all aspects of the facility operation. Supervised ten full-time staff. Authored a proposal that resulted in a 20% increase in allocated United Way funding.Caseworker / Supervisor: Provided individual counseling, taught practical life skills, and facilitated skill-development workshops. Important member of the Organizing Committee for Safe Grad '98 & '99 – two major fundraising events for Alcare Place and twenty-two participating secondary schools throughout Nova Scotia.



National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Marine Biosciences

• Associate Research Officer

  • 1989 - 1997

  Lead member of a collaborative team that developed and successfully implemented a program to discover novel, pharmacologically active metabolites from marine-derived fungi and terrestrial bacteria. Isolated and determined the molecular structures of jadomycin, jadomycin B, microsphaeropsin A, and microsphaeropsin B – four novel microbial antibiotics examined by an industrial partner to assess their potential as new pharmaceuticals. A Canadian patent application was filed for jadomycin B (CA 2091389) and a US patent application was filed for microsphaeropsin B (US 20030166707). Microsphaeropsin B has potent activity against Gram-positive bacteria, the most common cause of life-threatening lung and blood infections.Pivotal bio-analytical chemist in a multidisciplinary team that developed certified reference standards now sold, worldwide, for the quantitative determination of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins in seafood. Constructed, validated, and operated a sophisticated reversed-phase ion-pairing HPLC system for the analysis of PSP toxins, incorporating post-column analyte derivatization with fluorescence detection.Supervised three bachelor-level laboratory technicians, two post-doctoral fellows, and effectively collaborated with two industrial partners. Refereed grant proposals, manuscripts for publication in scientific journals, and one Ph.D. thesis. Appointed: (1) Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Mount Saint Vincent University; and (2) Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Acadia University.



Monsanto Company

• Research Specialist / Senior Research Chemist

  • 1985 - 1989

  With the detection, isolation, and structure elucidation of herboxidiene and arabidopsin (now called altemicidin), demonstrated significant and measurable results in a new industrial research program designed to discover novel microbial metabolites exhibiting commercial levels of herbicidal activity (grams per hectare). Supervised two bachelor-level chemists. With the detection, isolation, and structure elucidation of herboxidiene and arabidopsin (now called altemicidin), demonstrated significant and measurable results in a new industrial research program designed to discover novel microbial metabolites exhibiting commercial levels of herbicidal activity (grams per hectare). Supervised two bachelor-level chemists.