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PERSONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
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EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND ORAL
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
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HIGHLY EFFECTIVE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
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PLANNING, STAFF SUPERVISION AND
TRAINING SKILLS
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PROBLEM-SOLVING AND
CONFLICT-MANAGEMENT SKILLS
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PROVEN LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
SKILLS
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ABILITY TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO
LARGE OR SMALL GROUPS
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TIME MANAGEMENT EXPERT – ABILITY
TO MEET DEADLINES
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ABILITY TO CONDUCT MEETINGS
EFFECTIVELY
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WILLING TO TRAVEL WHEN NECESSARY
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POSITIVE PUBLIC PROFILE & COMMUNITY IMAGE
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RELEVANT
CAREER EXPERIENCES |
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EDUCATION
CAREER
Sudbury
Catholic
District
School
Board
Elementary School Teacher from 1973 to 2001 - Retired June 2001
Night school and summer school management from 1975 to 1984
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Development
of excellent organizational skills;
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Thorough
understanding of Acts & Regulations;
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Distinguished
career as a classroom teacher in most subject areas and grade levels;
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Experience
with a wide variety of curriculum development and school program
projects;
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Effective
presentation skills with audiences ranging from young children to
adults;
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Excellent
planning and implementation skills;
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Highly skilled in the assessment and evaluation of programs and
individuals;
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Ability to create and maintain consensus among small and large-sized
groups of all ages;
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Able to work independently or in a team environment;
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Responsible for the coordination and motivation of individuals to meet
specific goals and objectives;
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Ability to provide instruction to individuals and/or groups to provide
training;
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Ability
to establish written long-term goals and objectives.
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LABOUR RELATIONS:
President of Local Teachers’ Union 1991 - 2000
Independent Insurance and Financial Representative Nov 2000 - Dec. 2002
Development of benefit packages for small businesses
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Extensive
experience in all areas of negotiating and collective bargaining;
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Responsible
for Contract Management and mediation between employees and employer;
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Experience
in assisting Legal Counsel in a wide variety of situations, including
courtroom settings;
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Ability to
handling of all stages of grievances in both written and oral
situations;
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L.T.D. Case
Management and development of individualized return to work programs;
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Recognized
as a group and individual benefits expert as well as a pension
planning consultant;
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Highly
effective in the field of Public Relations and Media relations within
this field;
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Developed
strong presentation skills with ability to persuade membership into
specific action.
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PRIVATE CAREER COLLEGE
Secondary School Liaison with CDI College Sudbury (2004-2005)
CTS Course Instructor 2003 - Paralegal Program
CDI Course Instructor 2004 - Business Administration (Marketing |
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Responsible
for making presentations to Grade 10 through 12 classes on career and
education planning
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Established
positive relationship with all Guidance Counsellors at secondary
schools in North Bay & Sudbury
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Wrote
a Career Planning Handbook for distribution by CDI Reps across Canada
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MARKETING
Self-employed business consultant since 1985 |
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| Development of skills in the area
of marketing & promotions;
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to publish wide variety of material in print and internet environments;
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skills in wide variety of topics and areas, especially with education
and sports;
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marketing plans for small business and public sector organizations;
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in a team setting on specific projects;
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interpersonal networking skills in a marketing environment;
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for strong sales presentation skills and ability to demonstrate positive
benefits to clients.
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MANAGEMENT
Manager of Golf Program at Forest Ridge Golf Club (1998 & 1999)
C.E.O. of Infocom Canada Business Consultants Inc. (since 2000)
Marketing Manager of the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre (since March 2004) |
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Development
of skills related to the management of small business;
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Ability to
conduct a needs analysis and develop a plan of action;
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Responsible
for staffing and recruitment in a small business setting;
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Personnel
management skills developed in variety of situations;
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Ability to
development, evaluate and revise business plans;
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Highly
skilled in the creation and implementation of specific marketing
strategies;
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Ability
to maintain inventory and accept responsibility for control of supplies;
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MEDIA RELATIONS
Publisher of Special Interest Sports Magazines: (1985 to 1995)
Editor of Weekly Community Newspaper: (1997 to 2002), (since 2005)
Media Spokesman for variety of associations on labour relations matters
Publisher of several Community and Specialty web sites
Publisher of Monthly Online Community News Magazine |
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