Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Laurentian University, 1999.
OSSD (Ontario Secondary School Diploma), Sudbury Secondary School.
OAC Diploma, Sudbury Secondary School.

Parking Lot Manager
Self-Employed
1985 - 1989

- Conceived and ran special events parking using an associate business lot.
- Duties included dealing with the public, accounting, light security work and maintenance.

Attendant / Salesclerk
Pennant Sports Cards
1100 Kingsway, Sudbury, Ontario
1992 - 1993

- Worked in sale/barter field, selling and trading sports cards
- Duties : Cashier, sales, light secretarial and computer work, in-store maintenance and cleaning.

Sales / Watch Repair
Mappins Jewelers
New Sudbury Shopping Center, Sudbury, Ontario
1993 - 1994

- Worked in retail industry, selling fine jewelry.
- Duties : Sales, cashier, jewelry and watch repair, in store-maintenance and shipping.

School Bus Driver
Estaire Bus Lines, Sudbury, Ontario
1993 - Present

- Acted as both a spare driver and a full-time driver.
- Responsible for the safety of up to 72 children twice daily as they went to and from school.

Vendor / Server
In A Pinch Catering, Toronto, Ontario
Summer, 1997

- Worked as a vendor / sever and runabout for special events catered by In A Pinch.

Barrista / Counter-person
Mika's, Toronto, Ontario
May 1997 - July 1997

- Prepared and sold coffee-based drinks (espresso, cappucino, cafe au lait, etc.)
 
Telemarketer
ArtsMarketing, Inc., Toronto, Ontario
May 1997 - June 1997

-Exercised my sales skills while selling ticket packages for the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts.

Head of Design
Tenebre Obscura Webdesign / Tenebre Productions, Sudbury, Ontario
September 1997 - Present

- Freelance designer, programmer and co-ordinator for Tenebre Obscura Webdesign.
- Projects have included : Sudbury by Night: Sanguinoch web presence (now defunct), Suicidal Puppies site (band).
 
Artistic and Storyline Director
Sudbury by Night
September 1997 - February 1999

- Served as Storyline Continuity Director for a Sudbury-based improvisational acting troupe.
- Responsible for smooth storyline continuity, character development and setting.

Miniatures Review Columnist/HTML Advisor
Black Sheep Online
May 1999 - Present

- Monthly columnist for the premier online miniatures wargaming magazine.
- Responsible for monthly miniatures reviews, several related columns, HTML advisory and editorial work.

Office Staff
Association of Laurentian Part-Time Students, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
September 1999 - Present

- Office staff for Laurentian association.
- Duties include secretarial work, interpersonal and interdepartmental dealings, guidance and some tech work.



VOLUNTEER WORK AND MISCELLANY

A great deal of experience has been amassed in volunteer work and the uncertainties of life.  Here is a sampling from the last several years.

1991 - 1996

Acted in several community theatre plays with both Theatre Cambrian and Shoestring Theatre, including: West Side Story, Dangerous Liasons, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret, and Macbeth with Theatre Cambrian; The Real Inspector Hound and The Problem Solver with Shoestring Theatre.  Sat on Theatre Cambrian's Board of Directors.  Worked on two archaeological digs.  Got a cat.  Volunteered at Norther Lights Festival.  Got another cat.  Worked in the Sudbury Fringe Festival.  Wrote and developed several articles for on-line gaming site.  Spent two months travelling through the United States and Canada.

1996 - 1999

Assisted in the founding of 'Big Sal's Discount Thespian Emporium' Theatre Company.  Sang backing vocals for 'The Smokers', a retro-classic ska band.  Assisted with the forming and management of Sudbury by Night, a LARP group in Sudbury.  Became a representative for Five Rings Publishing.  Moved to Toronto.  Became a member of Excited Mental State, a Rocky Horror Picture Show cast that plays at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto.  Moved back to Sudbury.  Performed in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar in Concert' with Theatre Cambrian.  Began working heavily on creative and HTML skills as designer for Sudbury by Night: Sanguinoch, as well as taking over duties as Storyteller.

Current Goals :  Beginning work on an MA in Humanities.   Getting my work published.  Traveling across both North America and Europe.  Broadening my horizons.  Learining to speak three new languages.

Computer :  Internet literate; familiarity with HTML, CorelDraw, Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Lotus, JASC Paint Shop Pro, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe PageMaker, Netscape Communicator,  Windows 95,  DOS, numerous others.

Personal Notes:  I have the capacity to learn quickly, the creative ability to solve difficult problems, and a personal drive for perfection in my work.  Because of my years in theatre I've developed excellent inter-personal skills, an ability to work well under pressure (as well as the ability to handle almost any crisis as it comes), and the ability to read a situation as I come into it.