PROFILE
A successful web project manager, website developer, academic
administrator and teacher with extensive and wide-ranging
experience in post-secondary education. A pragmatic thinker
who has initiated and effected change. Has demonstrated strong
management and interpersonal skills and the ability to achieve
results in high stress, changing situations. Skilled at developing
strong teams and building group goals.
MAJOR SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Strong ability to analyze and problem-solve; to make decisions
about process
- Competent fiscal management
- Highly developed organizational skills
- Group facilitation in both large and small group settings
- Accomplished writer, author of several professional books
and articles
- Experienced public speaker, seminar leader and presenter
- Technologically adept
EXPERIENCE
2003-2005
Medical Technical Writing:
- Pfizer Canada : Celebrex, Fragmin, Voriconazole
(research study synopses for Sales Representative
education), Erectile Dysfunction - drug comparison
- Roche Canada : Writing Workshops for Technical
Staff
November 2001 - June 2002
Brainworks International - development of course content, prototype
development, stylesheet development and maintenance, formatting
of course material, inputting of course material into Theorix
(course management software), demo development, and QA of course
content
July 2001 -
Website Development and Production: Responsible
for design, development and installation of client
websites
2001
Beta Team Member: Trapeze
Media, Web Development Team Member:
Harmony,
Inc, Hang
Gliding/Paragliding Association of Canada responsible
for design, development and user experience
input into websites.
Jan-June 2001
Web Project Manager, Ontario
Science Centre, Toronto
Responsible for coordinating the work of the project team
to meet the timelines, budget and milestones in the development
of new website.
- Conducted a needs assessment of the project defining the
scope of Phase 1 of the website, target date of launch
- Prepared tasks and timelines with milestones for launch
of Phase 1
- Coordinated the work of the project team to meet timelines
and target launch date
- Responsible for delivery of
- Functional architecture
- Functional navigation
- All design elements for main Corporate site and OMNIMAX,
Circus! and SciZone subsites
- Content for all site/subsites
- Working back-end modules and forms for all ASP
- Developed and presented budget projections
- Served as liaison between departments of the Ontario Science
Centre and the web team
- Communicated progress, plans and process to departmental
stakeholders
- Developed and implemented user testing at various stages
of Phase 1 of site
- Orchestrated Quality Assurance Testing of site
- Identified roles, responsibilities and process for updating
content and development of Phase 2
- Prepared final report post-delivery of Phase 1, summarizing
- The cost of relaunch
- Timelines to reach relaunch
- An analysis of what worked and what didn't and
- Recommendations for ongoing development of site and
web-related projects
Feb-June 2000
Resident in the New Media Design Programme at Bell H@bitat
(Canadian Film Centre)
Responsible for creative and technical production of Anansi’s
World of FolkTales – a storytelling prototype utilizing
a range of new media tools.
- Organized new media project
- Structured the flow of production work (Microsoft Project
Manager)
- Animated graphic elements (Macromedia Flash 4)
- Recorded and adapted sound files for the project (SoundEdit)
- Assembled the final project
- Worked with Adobe Premiere 5.1, Illustrator 8, Photoshop
5.5, Director 7, Dreamweaver 3
1997-1999
Professor (part time), Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax
NS
Developed and delivered on-line distance education graduate
courses for public school teachers on information technology
in education, on literacy, and on institutional change.
- Organized materials for on-line course delivery
- Built a community of dispersed learners
- Managed the flow of information among people
- Taught strategies for working on-line, for using the internet
for learning
- Facilitated collaborative projects
1998-2000
Chair, Halifax UNICEF Committee
- Recruited and organized volunteers for specific tasks
- Provided leadership and support for projects
- Worked with community organizations
- Initiated two new fund-raising efforts
1993-1997
Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
MB
Managed an academic unit ($6.1M budget) comprised of 55 full
time academics, 75 part-time teachers, 23 support staff, and
over 1200 undergraduate and graduate students.
- Responsibilities included:
- overseeing the operation of all academic programs
- budget planning and fiscal management in a time of
severely declining resources (both money and people)
- development of new programs
- scheduling of courses
- team building
- conflict resolution
- supervision of faculty
- staffing
- recruiting of students
- fundraising
- liaison with alumni
- working with government and professional organizations
- Directed the redesign of all undergraduate teacher education
programs
- Oversaw the startup of Weekend College for the initial
teacher preparation for teaching assistants
- Began an off-site teacher education program for First
Nations teachers
- Initiated an Asia-Pacific Summer Institute
- Provided leadership within the Board of Teacher Education
and Certification regarding teacher education programs in
Manitoba
- Worked closely with Ministry of Education, Superintendents,
and Trustees
- Instituted a funding program for undergraduate program
research initiatives
- Organized WestCast 95 – a major conference for Western
Canadian educators
1983 – 1993
Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax NS
- Developed new courses on literacy and on computers in
the classroom.
Education Consultant, Halifax NS
- Worked with teacher groups and school districts in NS,
across Canada and in the USA, developing programs to help
teachers understand literacy learning and literacy instruction
- Authored two books and numerous articles on literacy education
- Edited four books on learning and teaching
- Conducted workshops at major literacy and education conferences
- Created and supported a number of self-help teacher groups
- Organized the presentation of ideas for educators and
the general public
- Wrote and produced a series of five half-hour videotape
programs on literacy for teachers
1976-1983
Professor, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS
- Developed new courses in literacy, special education,
and computers in classrooms
Academic Background
1963 B.Sc. (Honors Biology) Dalhousie University, Halifax
NS
1972 MA (Education Theory) University of Toronto (OISE),
Toronto ON
1976 Ph.D. (Education Theory) University of Toronto (OISE),
Toronto ON
REFERENCES
Available on request
COMPLETE ACADEMIC CV: http://www.lupinworks.com/jn/cv.html
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