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OBJECTIVE: I am seeking challenging employment that will enable me to use my creative and analytical abilities

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EDUCATION:

Winter 2000 Algonquin College, Ottawa, ONT, Canada Multimedia/Web Certificate
Program included the entire production of both a CD-ROM and a web-site. Courses covered Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere & Image Ready. Macromedia's Flash, Director, Sound Edit, Dreamweaver, HTML, Java script, Lingo script, Interface Design, project management.

1995 - 1998 McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada BA English Literature
Program included analysis and interpretation of written material along and perfecting writing skills, proofreading and editing

1993 - 1995 Heritage College Hull, QC, Canada Fine Arts Diploma Graduated with distinction. The program included work in various artistic fields such as commercial, technical and fine art (sculpture, mixed media and painting).

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AWARDS RECEIVED:

• Heritage College Creative Writing Award - 1st prize Prose Fiction
• Eez-Zee Art Award for consistently high caliber of work
• 1st Prize Painting - First Year Category
• Public Speaking Award - 2nd Prize

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LANGUAGES: English, French, some German and Chinese

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

August 2001 - Feb 2003 workinfonet.ca
Communications & Marketing
Responsible for communications, PR and marketing strategies. Perform market research, provide graphical support to partners. Act as Project manager for the company. Act as a liaison to create new partnership opportunities. Establish possible advertising venues and act on them accordingly.

April 2001 - July 2001 Newlix Corporation
Marketing and Design Manager (Marketing Dept.)
Provided professional recommendations for creative direction and methodologies. Developed marketing and communications strategies in conjunction with VP of Sales and Marketing and the President. Responsible for concept creation and the production of print, web and multimedia presentations and ensured that they conformed to the established marketing plan. Managed contractors and internal staff. Managed staff in reference to all aspects of www.newlix.com including back up system. Wrote and presented reports on recommended courses of action pertaining to product briefs, promotional material, user guide and back up system options. Contracted out duties as required.

May 2000 -March 2001 Impatica.com Inc.
Creative Director, Marketing
Established creative communications and marketing strategies to promote products. Consulted, provided recommendations and produced marketing collateral. Produced original Macromedia Director movies based on those strategies. Wrote and presented scripts and storyboards for movies. Pitched ideas and presented movies to executives and/or clients. Created and provided training to sales staff and clients. Advised management on the performance of company’s software. Delegated tasks to other Rich Media Developers and marketing staff as required. Liaison to PR firm, assisted in the writing of press releases. Wrote and produced company newsletter for internal staff as well as a shareholder version that was posted on the web site.

Oct. 1999 - Jan. 2000 IGOC Public Works & Gov. Services Ottawa, ONT, Canada
Information Officer (Public Relations/Customer Service
Provide consistently high quality of customer service. Answer queries pertaining to federal government programs and services for public, private and government persons and organizations. Perform research in a highly complex database. Order publications as required. Function as a team player.

Feb. 1999 -August 1999 Options International Inc. Guangzhou, China
English as a Second Language Teacher
Teacher in local primary schools teaching the Sesame Street Program. Classes included kindergarten (ages 3-7), grade one (ages 7-8) and after school classes (9-13). Prepared lesson plans and attended weekly meetings to discuss teaching problems and solutions. Presented curriculum to students in a fun and interesting manner aimed to encourage enthusiasm for English. Also formed part of the editorial staff for the company-published student magazine. During the summer, taught students ranging in age from 7 to 15 at an intensive summer language camp. Ensured the participation of all students and taught a minimum of 200 words over a ten-day period.

Summer 1998 Human Resources Development Canada Hull, QC, Canada
Senior Officer
Prepared trade show materials including writing communications documentation, articles and other presentation material. Wrote report on national office listing. Responsible for the coordination and production of presentation material for an International award (CAPAM). Material included speaking notes, PowerPoint presentation and accompanying script. Was the executive producer on accompanying video produced for this purpose. Wrote briefing notes and kept the Associate Deputy Minister apprised of developments and progress. This project was completed within a limited time frame while adhering to budget. Worked with executive heads and other departments. Managed private consultants.

Summer 1997 Central Rubber Company Belvidere, IL, USA
Accountant/Personnel Officer
- Responsible for productivity/waste reports, bill authorization and submission for payment, upkeep of personnel files, payroll and billing/payment tracking.

Summer 1995-1996 Human Resources Development Canada Hull, QC, Canada
Junior Officer/Admin. Assistant
- Provide technical and administrative support to a Director General and three senior project leaders. Prepare presentations, do research, coordinate consultants work, help the regional offices implement a new service delivery network. Development and upkeep of a tracking system for secret documents.

1992 - 1994 Various - On contract National Capital Region, Canada
Contract Work
Duties ranged in duration and tasks. Titles include: Service Supervisor (Johnson Insurance Ltd.), Assessor - assessing validity of tax reduction on donations to public institutions (Department of Communications), Administrative Assistant (Export Development Corporation, Supply & Services Canada, Canadian International Development Agency), Information Desk Clerk (Trade Marks Branch).

1990 - 1992 Natural Leather Ottawa, Ont, Canada
Contract Manager
- Manage and supervise large staff in two separate locations in Ottawa. Organize out-of-town sales, weekend blowouts, hotel sales and the selling of merchandise at the Price Club. Sales of items such as leather garments and fur coats, tracking merchandise, scheduling and employee hours.

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FREE LANCE WORK :

® Freelance web designer and creative advisor (clients include Turncourse.com, BJL Enterprises, Lifestyles, etc.)
® MASS Communications (advertising agency) copywriter, communications strategist
® Editor, proofreader (student papers, invitations, articles, advertising and promotional material)
® Art work/illustration and design (various)
® Print Modeling
® Writer (including technical writing, communications documentation)

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COMPUTER SKILLS:

PC, MAC, Windows 95/98, MAC OS 9, MS Word, Wordperfect Suite, Paradox, Harvard Graphics, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet, e-mail, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photo Deluxe, Scanning, Digital Camera, Video, Sound Edit 16, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, Director, Dreamweaver, HTML, web authoring, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Acrobat, Real Producer, lingo, Java script

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PERSONAL AND WORKING REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST