Introduction

I perform an executive consultancy role for a consortia of organizations: a non-profit, a registered charity, a land development group, and various business entities. I attend to the areas of fund and business development, volunteer management, IT support, and the demands of marketing/ communications/ public relations. I meet complex demands, within this oversight capacity, utilizing a strong set of personal resources (e.g., database development expertise, advanced technology acumen, adeptness at public speaking and written communication, exacting professionalism, engaging people skills, and excellent time management skills).

The range of my daily stakeholder interface includes, but is not limited to corporate and government institutions, community associations, outreach links, licensing bodies, the Media, philanthropists, volunteers, board members, teaching faculty, City Hall planning & development departments, and the public at large.

I possess a keen sense of organization and attention to detail. My productivity and work outputs equal those of two persons. I work independently as I strive for excellence and achieve quality deliverables through a strong work ethic. I am a practiced multi-tasker who thrives under pressure and meets deadlines on task and within budget.

I am described as a passionate visionary and a positive change agent. I place high importance on team synergy, alliance building, collaborative dialogue, and continuous outcome evaluation in a successful working environment.

A concise overview of my business skills is included below:

I analyze business trends, make recommendations on strategic directions, and provide comprehensive analyses and research to support recommendations. I currently coordinate the logistics of a construction project for of a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art centre, e.g., this includes originating/coordinating land acquisitions, architectural schemas, development proposals, project management correspondence, stakeholder communiqués, vendor negotiations, architect/engineer interface, and City Hall presentations to planners, developers, Alderman, and the Mayor.

In support of organizational needs, I build and maintain databases for Customer Intake Registrations, Home Visitation programs, Accounts Payable record keeping, and other custom designed bookkeeping tools using advanced Excel.

My fund development role includes new donor acquisitions (individual and corporate), cold canvassing, executive presentations, event organizing, donor stewardship, and meeting aggressive targets. Some of these goals include a new building Capital Campaign ( on-going 3.8M goal); Annual Christmas Fund campaign ($120-$150K/yr goal); Program pillars support ($75K-$100K /yr); Transportation Funding drives ($68-75K/yr); Therapy Program Support ($65K/yr); Educational IT Support ($30-50K/yr).

For these initiatives I have built and maintain a custom Donor Database (among many others). It provides donor/contribution data collection (incl. in-kind gift inventories), standard and exception reporting, automated issuance of receipt and donor correspondence, etc. I also develop and maintain all electronic, print and WEB-related promotional materials. I define policy and procedures related to the charitable dispositions of the organizations I serve, while ensuring the integrity of the funding process.

I support the varied requirements of ‘special needs’ teachers, administrators, and therapists in the delivery and promotion of health, speech, occupational and behavioural intervention programs, e.g., streamlining internal documentation, establishing written procedures and guidelines, developing life skills curricula for client programs, designing turnkey communication templates, and fashioning new ways to capture date and render useful information for the organization's communication and decision-making needs.

Internal communication is facilitated by my creation of custom databases for information retrieval, program assessment, and evaluation of various strategies and campaigns. This approach also includes the creation of organizational IntraNETs to afford staff and management a communications platform across decentralized sites.

I have maintained a rewarding instructor profile with major colleges in Calgary, imparting difficult subject matter to adults and youth. I achieve great personal satisfaction in the creative reworking of conventional communication approaches that a classroom provides.

I continuously interface with funders, business partners, etc., as I conduct regular speaking engagements. I have presented at Teaching & Best Practices conferences in regards to educational communication using technology. I have designed and developed conference promotional materials and provided direct consultation support, in the specialized field of online communications, to university faculty and staff.