My Detailed Résumé

Experience

The co-op program at Wilfrid Laurier University presented me with the opportunity to complete four work terms. These terms include two at Goldman Sachs Canada in the technology department and two at Bell Canada, a major player in the Canadian telecom industry, as a Product Analyst.

Bell Canada, Product & Network Analyst, Toronto, Ontario, January to April and September to December 2006, a Wilfrid Laurier University Co-op

  • Analyzed and summarized large Excel spreadsheets for many levels of management
  • Created visualizations to summarize large amounts of numerical data
  • Developed knowledge of GIS software to provide analytical maps for senior management
  • Recipient of Hewett Just Do It award for outstanding passion and being a team player in a group of over fifty employees
  • Developed and ran technology demonstration at the Bell Investors Conference
  • Gained leadership and motivational skills while leading my team of over fifty in the Bell Co-op Charity Challenge

Goldman Sachs Canada Inc., Technology Analyst, Toronto, Ontario, May to September 2005 and September 2007 to December 2007, a Wilfrid Laurier University Co-op

  • Developed oral and written communication skills through contacting various coworkers throughout the world
  • Provided information technology support to all Toronto staff including upper management
  • Created detailed presentations to help upper management decide between technology options
  • Developed Microsoft Access databases and Microsoft Excel macros to improve efficiency of coworkers
  • Gained hands-on knowledge of workstation/server applications and hardware used in a multinational corporation
  • Demonstrated leadership ability and time management skills while manager was away from the office for extended periods of time

SBE (School of Business and Economics) Mentoring Program, Mentor, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, 2005

  • Provided leadership and support to four first year business and computing students with the purpose of coaching them through the first year of their university career

Education

Honours Bachelor of Business Administration and Honours Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Double Degree with Co-op option
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, 2008

Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School, Sarnia, Ontario, 2003

Skills

My education, work experience and hobbies have provided much opportunity to learn new skills as well as apply knowledge previously in my arsenal. While I have a strong technical skillset, it is my ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and clients that establishes my credibility. I remain focused in difficult situations and excel when business demands change.

  • Confidence in both oral and written communication – developed through contact with all levels of management and managing group projects in school.
  • Ability to work in and lead a team – demonstrated through leading small-to-large groups in university and being a team player within the heavily team-based structure that exists at Bell Canada. Leadership experience was furthered while managing the technology department while Goldman Sachs manager was on vacation as well as leading the winning team of over fifty employees in the Bell Canada Charity Challenge.
  • Ability to organize my work and time effectiveness – demonstrated through responding to trouble calls at Goldman Sachs in a timely and effective manner as well as juggling multiple projects for multiple managers at Bell Canada.
  • Research and analysis savvy – developed through competitive analysis during co-op terms and building research-intensive reports at school.
  • Active listening - demonstrated through ability to simplify complex problems for those requiring explanations, including top management at Bell Canada.

Technical Skills

  • OS X, Linux, Microsoft Windows 98-Vista
  • Microsoft Office Suite, Open Office, Google Documents
  • Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio
  • Google Analytics, AdSense and AdWords
  • SQL, database design and normalization
  • Various programming languages (Java, C, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
  • Various Web frameworks (Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, jQuery, Squarespace)
  • Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver

Career Objectives

While I have a strong business and technical background, through my education and work experience, I realize that any career is in itself an education. For this reason I wish to pursue a career with a progressive technology-based firm that is dedicated to employee development and internal growth. Everyone must start somewhere, but it is my goal to grow into a position that involves strategy formulation and execution.

My business knowledge, while focused on marketing, is still largely general. My ability and desire to learn on the job – adapting to business needs – allows me to serve a company in many ways. I wish to establish a belongingness, leading to great loyalty, within a firm. I wish to become not only the resident expert, but also an industry expert.

I am not looking for the ordinary, I am looking to experience something new and exciting – be it a new culture, new city, new style of life – I am ready and willing to do what it takes to leave my mark.

Interests

I have been able to develop a very diverse set of interests over the years – interests that have made me what I am today and allow me to focus on future pursuits. I try to balance my life with hobbies that lend themselves to professional development and fun. After all, it is interests that give people the desire and knowledge to perform at a top level. Specific interests include:

  • Photography
  • Web design
  • Gadget news
  • Linux and open source software
  • Reading (physics, technology, biographies, business strategy, fiction)
  • Wine and cooking
  • Various sports (golf, baseball, running)