Interpersonal: Team player, problem solver, organized, detailed, good listener, project manager, strategic planner, partnership building, staff training, client service, flexible
Communications: Experienced public speaker and public forum design, facilitator, motivational speaker, writing professional reports, manuals, courses and designing marketing literature, public education projects, producing videos, television media production
Computer Skills: Automated Data Acquisition Platforms, Eco Watch, Weather Watch, FTS and Handar, Windows, Word Perfect, Word,
Power Point, Graphics, Excel, Systat,
StatsGraphics Plus, ArcView, Surfer, Idrisi,
Dbase III, Lotus, Access, Oracle, Chemistry Molecule Modelling
HAZMAT in Victoria, British Columbia: Field Work, Analysis, Data Compilation and Reporting: WCB Compliance; Air Quality Monitoring; Asbestos Bulk Sampling, Asbestos Air Sampling, Asbestos Air Sample Analysis (Fibre Counting); Mould and Aerosol Particulates; Building Risk Assessments, Inspections, Field support for Stage II ESA's, and other Hazardous Materials (2005-2006)
Executive Administrative Assistant & Office Manager; HAZMAT Specialists, Prepare client reports, proposals, work procedures, NOP's, technical drawings for sample locations and asbestos materials inventories (2003-2004)
Purchasing and inventory verification for a medium sized environmental sensor manufacturing company using the integrated ERP Software (2006)
Designing and implementing water quality projects, Field work, Data analysis, Report preparation (1996-2003)
Data Bases and Data Warehousing for discrete and linear data: Design, Development, Documentation, Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Data, Forms, Manuals, Implementation, Testing and re-design, Training, Population, Enhancement, and Improvements: National Database Development for Import/Export Clients in International Trade (Previous Career) and for provincial (BC) Water Inventory (Quantity and Quality) Data and other environmental databases
Laboratory skills and instrumentation for physical and organic chemistry analysis of water (AA, GC/MS, NMR, Synthesis, Biological) (1996)
Developing Internet web sites and designing computer graphics, raw HTML programming (1997-Ongoing)for Waterose and other websites
Previous career in International Trade Laws for seventeen years across Canada (Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver through internal corporate transfers) determining duties and taxes payable on imported/exported goods for importers, exporters, manufacturing sectors and governments: Highly technical in trade law and language on an international and domestic (Federal Canadian) level and specialized in Machinery Remissions, Duty Drawbacks, Harmonized System of Tariff classification (HS)and appeals, Remission Orders, Value for Duty (Transaction Value), Tariff Treatment, Rules of Origin, Inward Remission Processing Orders, Bonded Warehousing, White Papers, changes to Federal Legislation, Federal Sales Tax, GST. Founder and Chairperson of the unique Vancouver Customs Duty Study Group in Canada for seven years; an international multi-stakeholder cross platform study group of approved professionals to promote technical professional development, international development of policy and legislation with respect to international trade laws, and cross selling of professional services with integrity based on professional performance and relationships. Teaching and mentoring and empowering clients and staff and developing college level educational programs and authoring and delivering and teaching the customs import/export module. International Commodity Tax Planning for Capital and Production Planning (what plant in what country at what degree of manufactur to maximize commodity tax savings), Commodity Tax Recovery Projects (refunds), Customized Client Seminars and Training on an International Level to empower key decision makers, Sales, Marketing, Training, and converting jeopardized accounts to loyal clients.
Write the revised manual of standardized methods and protocols for Automated Water Quality Monitoring in British Columbia for the BC Resource Inventory Committee for use by staff, industry and other stakeholders (2002 - 2003)
Monitor the water quality in Ayum Creek, a local wild salmon and trout bearing stream, for the Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek and Fisheries and Oceans, Canada (2000)
Environmental Assessment (A), Risk Assessment and Remediation (A), Global Processes (B)
Industrial Processes and Pollution Prevention (B), Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14000 (A), Land Use Planning (A)
Communications (A), Environmental Seminar Series (A), Environmental Policy (A), Environmental Law (A), Environmental Economics and Policy (B), Business Ethics (A)
Hydrology and Soil Science (A), Geographic Information Systems (A), Statistics (B)
Email to Science@waterose.com
