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Work experience

April 2020

Account Manager

Legal Eagle Paralegal Solutions

Account manager and law clerk for vibrant legal practice. Manage a multi-paralegal practice, assign cases to paralegals. Prepare case research and manage customer communications.

2016

Owner/operator

Bed and Breakfast
Owner/Operator Owner and Manager of a bed and breakfast property in Niagara Falls. Have developed advertising listings for the property. Manage social media postings.
2021

Director - Volunteer

Norther Tributes Community Radio

Director of a new local non-profit to encourage youth and community involvement in music and arts.

2018

President - Volunteer

Voice of Niagara
President of, a local community group empowering local community groups to work together and bring change.
20172019

Branch Council - Volunteer

Foresters Financial. Two Drops of Ink
Volunteer-Fraternal Branch Councilor at
20162019

Editor

Two Drops of Ink
Contributor at Monthly contributor till starting my Paralegal course. Editor WE Magazine 2013-2014 Edited all articles for the online magazine, created link articles and wrote introductory components for features. Assisted design layout of the publication.
20152019

Freelance Editor & Writer

Self Employed
Freelance Editor & Writer Performed regular copy-editing, writing, copywriting, proofreading assignments for clients. Provided visual, engaging and educational material for web/blog/communique. Proficient creating content for clients: SEO focused and social media savvy. Possesses WordPress expertise. Detail focused.
20122013

President - Volunteer

Honeymoon City Toastmasters. Received Distinguished Club Blueholler.com

President award .

20112012

VP - Volunteer

Education Honeymoon City Toastmasters
20082013

Freelance Marketing Consultant

Blueholler.com
Freelance Marketing Consultant Created and edited content used for client pages. Worked in Publishing, Marketing, HVAC, Orthotics, Advertising, and IT industries. Written business focused speeches. Facilitated client meetings. Facilitated teleconferences and on-line conferences. Advised on layout, design, and content of websites to ensure they highlight offers to maximize reader's commercial interest.
20062007

Information Systems Director

The News Group
Information Systems Director Managed corporate IT development across North America, working with senior business & IT professionals to deliver major system changes impacting Finance, Customer Services, Distribution and other departments across the company. Created, internally marketed, and implemented change strategies and business plans, enabling the execution of company's objectives. Proposed and implemented major change to the corporate systems landscape. Implemented new Financials ERP system. Recommended an Enterprise Data Warehouse providing a central point for Business Intelligence for the first time in the company's history. Negotiated proposed implementation plans, including licensing and consulting costs. Achieved cost effective delivery of the project. Provided the ability for the business to view profitability across business lines(customers and suppliers) throughout the organisation for the first time in its history. Prepared the company to comply with standards in preparedness for initial public offering(IPO) option. Worked with Board level professionals to deliver major system changes corporate-wide, specifically impacting Marketing, Finance, Customer Services, Distribution. Wrote RFPs and managed the proposal process.
20002006

Strategy Consultant

DWA Consulting
Strategy Consultant A premier provider of professional management consultancy services for mid-sized to large global firms in the areas of: Marketing, Business Intelligence, Consultancy, Information Technology and Strategic Planning. Created proposals for client projects and negotiated contracts. Led Business & IT strategy consulting assignments managing IT & Business Professionals for key clients. Created and implemented strategies and business plans, enabling the execution of company's objectives in gross profits and net operating income, increasing its positive profitability. Promoted the definition of an internal business risk plan. Mediated with both business and program management to build the business plan for various stages of the project. Specified and implemented customer architecture changes. Led Business & IT strategy consulting assignments managing IT & Business Professionals with key clients. Created and implemented strategies and business plans. Planned and Administered a multi-year, multimillion-dollar client development project where the client implemented several change recommendations saving a total of two-million Dollars over a 3-year cycle.
19971999

Project Manager

British Airways British Airways
Project Manager Managed IT projects(Business Intelligence specialist). Planned and managed the RFI/RFP process. Managed project budgets.

Education

Sep-2019Oct-2020

Paralegal Diploma

Trios College - Hamilton

Completed course with distinction

20002002

Post Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice

City University (London)

Clerked for a Crown Court Judge.

19951999

LLB(Honours)

University of West London

Student representative on university counsel.

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