Work History

Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals (CAIRP) Toronto, ON, Canada
Director
Nov. 2017 - Jun. 2018

Oversaw the educational programs for all CAIRP students, which include candidates in the CIRP Qualification Program (CQP), a national competency-based professional designation program. Within my tenure I have spearheaded the procurement and implementation of a Learning Management System, an online proctoring software solution to facilitate the online administering of this exam (sat at 13 exam centers across the country), and launched a national webinar series (in English and French) to help students prepare for the Competency-based National Insolvency Exam (CNIE).

Canadian Marketing Association Toronto, ON, Canada

Learning Strategist

Mar. 2016 - Nov.  2017

Developed the strategic vision for the online learning offerings of the association, and led the implementation of several resulting projects, including an in-course webinar strategy, and new Learning Management System (LMS) implementation, and the design and development of micro-learning modules.

KPMG International  Toronto, ON, Canada

Performance and Learning Consultant                                                                       

Global Digital Marketing (within the Global Resource Centre)

July 2013 - Mar. 2016

Implemented a global digital marketing training curriculum.  This curriculum included both face to face and online course delivery, where I was able to draw on my expertise in global networked learning, online instructional design, adult learning, training and building organizational effectiveness through clearly defined processes.

McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
Sept. 2000 - June 2013      

Course Lecturer
Department for Integrated Studies in Education (Jan. 2012- Jul. 2013)   

• Effective Communication (EDEC 202) - Winter 2012 & Winter 2013: This fully online course is designed to improve English writing and/or speaking skills of pre-service teachers preparing for the EETC Exam (English Exam for Teacher Certification). Content focused on building effective writing skills for a variety of academic and professional situations.
• Media, Technology and Education (EDEC 262) - Fall 2012: This course provides an orientation to the equipment and systems of educational technology. This course examines theories of  educational technology, media education and technology education and the exploration and development of possible applications in school settings.
•  Communication in Education (EDEC 203) - Fall 2012: This course provides an overview of   written and oral communication in Education (in English). The course includes an emphasis on strategies for identifying, analyzing and solving writing and speaking problems. Course work is based on academic and professional communication in education, with a particular focus on classroom communication.
• Expressive Writing (EDEC 208) - Fall 2012: This course focuses on strategies for writing authentic, authoritative texts as well as achieving correct grammar and appropriate style as well as the drafting and revising of a collection of short non-fiction pieces in a collaborative setting.

Facilitator/Trainer

Organizational Development, Human Resources (Dec. 2008-Mar. 2010)

• Facilitated focus groups and process mapping sessions for various units across the University in support of their process improvement initiatives and designed and delivered various staff workshops, including Train-the-Trainer and created an online community of practice learning environment for HR Advisors in WebCT.

Senior Trainer/ Instructional Designer             
IST Customer Services (Jan. 2005- Dec. 2008)

• Designed, developed and launched various online training courses and tutorials for students and staff using Flash, Captivate, and Adobe Presenter amongst other tools. Delivered face-to-face workshops for professors and trained administrative staff on a variety of IT systems such as WebCT Vista and Banner. In addition, prepared course documentation, wrote instructional documents with procedural information, and wrote help text in for web interface of central administrative Information System.

Computer Consultant  

Faculty of Arts Information Technology Services (May 2003- Jan. 2005) 

• Assisted Faculty of Arts professors with technology integration in their teaching; designed, facilitated and conducted one-on-one sessions and half-day workshops to train professors on applications such as WebCT (CE) and PowerPoint. Initiated and coordinated special projects and acted as a liaison between faculty professors and central technology and learning departments throughout the University.

Trainer                                                            

ISR / Banner Information Systems Project (Jan. 2002 – May 2003)

• Trained McGill staff on SunGard Higher Education's SIS Banner (including admissions, registration, class schedule, entering grades, graduation, and degree audit (CAPP) modules), and Microsoft Outlook. Designed and developed various courses as needed, working closely with the IT Implementation team.

Student Recruitment Assistant                

McGill Engineering Career Centre (Sept. 2000 -Jan. 2002)

• Posted job offerings on the MECC Career website and acted as a liaison between students and potential employers, setting up and scheduling on-campus interviews and assisted companies as they set up presentations for information sessions and the Engineering Career Fair.

The State University of New York (SUNY) New York, NY, USA

Research Associate (Part-time)                       

Research Foundation for SUNY
Center for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

Nov. 2009-April 2011     

                                                                   

Working with the Center for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), I provided ongoing consultation and support to COIL’s Director and staff, SUNY faculty and their international partners in pedagogical practice in their globally networked teaching. In this capacity, activities included co-writing a SUNY-wide faculty guide for developing globally networked courses, co-writing and conceptualizing an NEH Grant application which led to a three-year national institute for globally networked learning in the humanities. Additionally, I coordinated, administered and tracked faculty partnerships between SUNY and EHU (European Humanities University) in Lithuania. Additionally, in this role I represented SUNY at a number of scholarly events, and promoted globally networked learning as an innovative means to internationalize curriculum.