Resume

Goals

• Apply lessons learned from Aurora Coral venture to a less fringe market (specifically food production)
• Develop systems in a way that allows for lack of power grid or external service reliability
• Start small and work with natural systems rather than trying to isolate from them
• Learn as much as possible from subject expects (i.e Real Farmers)
• Take advantage of the best of what technology offers to simplify farm operations (Robotics, Smart Phones, Sensors and Controllers)

• Interact with clients to keep them informed of development and request clarification of their business or organizational objectives
• Select appropriate software processes to guide development
• Plan out the overview of a proposed project, collect estimates, prepare quotes and negotiate authorization for development time towards the work
• Maintain task prioritization and focused progress during long development or maintenance cycles
• Work with a multidisciplinary team of developers, designers, marketers, union representatives and business owners to generate the best possible product within a budget
• Communicate with team members and stakeholders both in-person and remotely

Responsibilities

– Answering and Creating Emails and Phone Calls
– Enhance Web Presence through SEO, Content Creation and Social Media Posts
– Prospecting for New Recording Clients and Students
– Maintain Studio Organization and Layout
– Assist on and Run Recording Sessions with Clients
– Wrote Articles for a Quarterly Magazine to Potential Clients
– Prepared Web Profiles of Bands under of Management
– Sorted and Organized Digital Files and Prepared Grant Submission Documents
– Create and Plan for Long Term Activities to Promote and Run the Studio

Accomplishments

– I launched their ECommerce site for simplifying new client acquisition
– Wrote a Profile Display section for the Website to Highlight Bands under our Management
– Created a Quarterly Magazine for Distribution to our Clients
– Increased the Organization’s Profile and Top-of-Mind awareness
– Improved SEO by Writing Keyword Rich Articles about Local Musicians
– Prepared a Unified Grant Submission Package to Streamline Fundraising Efforts

Skills Used

– Document Publication
– Business Writing
– WordPress Administration
– In Person, Phone and Email Correspondence
– Online Lead Generation
– Grant Writing

Responsibilities

– Planning For and Acting to Achieve the Launch of a Small Company
– Seeking means to Reduce Labor through Process Automation
– Developing new Revenue Streams and Cost Control on Existing Processes
– Policy Development and New Hire Training

Achievements

– Built a Strong Relationship with a Major Distributor
– Designed and Built Equipment for Solving Industry Specific Problems
– Regularly Clocked 60+ Hour Weeks
– Participated in Industry Leading Training Program hosted by Invest Ottawa
– Exited when national market of propagated vs imported stock hit our projected targets and margins dropped around the same time of a municipal power outage which caused significant stock losses.

Skills Used

– Business Development
– Grant Writing
– Drupal Administration
– Microsoft Sharepoint Development
– Document Publication
– In Person, Phone and Email Correspondence
– Web Programming and Business Application Development

Quickly promoted from entry level assembly line to leadership position of a small department
Helped set procedures and policies for newly launched department
Trained new hires on safe use of equipment and importance of policy adherence
Tracked department productivity and ensured quotas were met
Developed a functional prototype for tracking employee task start and completion time