Resume and Experience

Career Skills & Competencies                                                                                                     

  • Project Management, Business Administration
  • Warehousing, logistics, export clients
  • Civil, Industrial Construction, BC Hydro
  • Procurement-Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
  • Employer Relations, Economic Development
  • Career Services Advisor, Employment Services
  • Cooperative Education Coordinator
  • Case Management, International/disability
  • Partnership and Stakeholder Relations
  • Indigenous Government Administration
  • Adaptable to Change Gov’t Policy
  • Strategic Planning and Goal Setting
  • Contracting and Board Reporting
  • Program Manager and Delivery
  • Efficient use of Microsoft Office applications
  • ISO 9001 Quality Management Practices
  • Sustainable Land Development
  • Salesforce (CRM)

Career Summary

Economic Development Officer
Adams Lake Indian Band – current position

Responsible for planning, organizing, promoting and facilitating the economic development for the Adams Lake Indian and all its affiliated companies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Promotes industrial and commercial business investment and development within the Adams Lake Indian Band, as per land use plans developed with Community.
  • Collaboratively plans, develops, and organizes business plan development, lending circles, feasibility studies to enhance economic development opportunities of Band members, including best use of lease lands assessments.
  • Liaises with Provincial and Federal governments, Tribal Councils and other economic development resources, including private and public business sectors to facilitate economic development initiatives.
  • Performance management of existing Band business ventures including ongoing research, identify, and plan strategies to improve the economic development of the Band and its affiliated entities. This includes overseeing the Band public campgrounds, West Harbour Village and the Adams Lake Development Corporation.

Sessional Lecturer, (Faculty) Tourism Management
Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism
Thompson Rivers University (TRU)
(Part-time)

  • Currently teaching two courses per semester.
  • Instructor for following courses from Jan 2020 to present:
    • TMGT 3000 Practicum in Tourism
    • TMGT 2590 Entrepreneurship (Business plan development)
    • TMGT 1140 Human Resource Management
  • Adaptable to change – delivered curriculum in-class then pivoted to on-line delivery using ‘Moodle’ platform (due to COVID-19 pandemic and closure of the university)
  • Graded assignments and exams, issue final grades – complying to university standards


Enumerator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
(Contract, Part-time)

CMHC is Canada’s national housing agent. Mandated to help Canadians meet their housing needs, champion research and advise on the housing industry.

  • Collect housing market data related to the condo and rental markets, specifically collecting the current rents and vacancies for a sample of structures for the Vancouver and Kamloops geographic area
  • Work with the Enumerator’s team to ensure the ongoing achievement of the survey for collecting high quality survey data within tight deadlines
  • Develop and maintain a professional rapport with housing sector stakeholders

Indigenous Business & Economic Development Manager
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops Indian Band)
(Permanent Full-time)

  • Coordinated the budgeting and revenue generation for the Kamloops Indian Band Development Corporation (KIBDC) and its related businesses which include: Mt. Paul Industrial Park, Heavy Equipment Leasing Co., Cattle Ranch and Hay Production Co., Petro-Can Gas Station, Sagebrush Downs Horse Racetrack Facility, Big Horn Hops Production Farm
  • Procurement lead for the Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline construction bid and opportunities for securing maintenance & integrity contracts
  • Coordinated daily tasks and oversight of daily tracking & reporting
  • Verify invoices from construction partners, monitored revenue share based on gross review, weekly cost and progress reports
  • Collaborated on project budgets with BC Hydro civil construction managers
  • Prepare monthly reporting packages to Board of Directors
  • Implemented strategic plan, goals and objectives while providing direction and leadership toward the achievement of the Band’s mission, vision, and strategic tourism objectives
  • Report on Band assets ($10 million). Activities included dissolving Big Horn Hops, produced a Master Land-use plan for a 170-acre Industrial Park, attracted investors to Mt Paul Centre, initiated RFP for a Railcar Storage Facility and Inland Port Concept
  • First Nation Housing and Insurance Analyst
  • Ability to meet project deadline, board reporting, handled a varied client load
  • Ensured sustainable land development policy was implemented and archeology practices were followed
  • Structured and negotiated 15 strategic partners for the Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline Project and BC Hydro Capital Projects
  • Maintained the Corporation’s administrative function, adhering to regulations, and safety while ensuring KIBDC operated in an efficient and profitable manner

Senior Manager, Advisory Services (Dec 2008 – May 2017)
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
(Permanent Full-time)

  • Provided consulting services to Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, (Companies with $2 million to $80 million in revenues).
  • Completed more than 400 consulting projects for SME clients focusing on productivity and growth initiatives – responsible for quality assurance and client relationship
  • Consulting solutions focused on how-to strategically grow the business, improve efficiency and/or build organizational capacity (Sectors include: Logistics, Warehousing, Construction, Tourism, Retail)
  • Provided high-level of collaboration with internal and external stakeholders exceeding business development targets
  • Recognized knowledge-leader among peers with in-depth knowledge of mid-sized companies, Indigenous Business and Economic Development Corporations, exporting
  • Secured, facilitated, and administered a multi-year strategic partnership with the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce delivering SME group training programs
  • Developed and maintained strong relations with C-level influencers in government, business associations and SME client

Coordinator, Business Development
Venture Kamloops Development Corporation & Kamloops Airport at Fulton Field
(Permanent Full-time)

Developed strategies to attract new businesses to Kamloops; standardizing and implementing the City of Kamloops’ Investment Readiness Program to better serve investors from Western Canada, Pacific Northwest U.S.A. and China

Partnership agreements: acting/as Airport Development Manager over a two-year period, identified viable business opportunities, managing operational budget, and reporting to partnership stakeholders (Vancouver International Airport, Kamloops Indian Band, Venture Kamloops Board)

Project Manager for the Kamloops Airport Tourism Marketing Plan – attracting WestJet and new scheduled routes from Kamloops to Edmonton/Calgary

  • Managed and acted/as Lead Consultant on a municipal manufacturing sector study which involved SWOT analysis, development of issues and opportunities report; prepared recommendations for City’s improvements related to waste removal and commercial tax structure
  • Conducted municipal land-use study to determine absorption rate and inventory of available industrial land within the City of Kamloops