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Education
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Specialized Honours Applied
Biochemistry
(Co-op) at
University of Guelph.
Emphasis in Environmental Science. Graduated with
Honours.
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Work Experience
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1988 to 1990 and 1994 to 1995
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Host, Ontario Science Centre, Don Mills Ontario. Planned and
presented science demonstrations to audiences from 1 to 350.
Demonstrated lasers, a scanning electron microscope, human
exercise physiology, sports physics, and other phenomena. Helped
train fellow staff in Internet issues, theory, and practical surfing.
Resolved visitor concerns and questions.
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Jan to Apr 1994
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Database Programmer, XCG Environmental Services, Mississauga
Ontario. As part of a cooperative effort between XCG and Apogee
Research Associates in Toronto, developed custom database
creation and quality assurance software for waste management
statistical data. Facilitated careful and clear two-way
communication of expectations, needs, and capabilities between
client, project managers, and programmers at XCG and Apogee.
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Summer 1993
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Fortran Tutor, Guelph Ontario. While a part-time student, tutored
students in a university level Fortran language course at the
University of Guelph.
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Summer 1992
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Environmental Laboratory Technician, Forestry Canada, Sault Ste.
Marie Ontario. Collected, prepared, and analyzed stream water
samples for herbicide residues using a gas chromatograph.
Responsible for assuring analysis accuracy and data integrity.
Coauthored technical paper on persistence of TriclopyrTM herbicide
in stream water, to be published in American Journal of Herbicide
Research.
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Sept to Dec 1991
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Environmental Laboratory Technician, Zenon Environmental Labs,
Burlington Ontario. Prepared and analyzed soil and water samples
for hydrocarbons and PCBs. Designed, performed, and reported an
independent experimental assessment of the accuracy and precision
of Zenon's hydrocarbon analysis.
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Sept to Dec 1990
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Assistant Technical Analyst,
Environment Canada, Burlington
Ontario. Responsible for trouble-shooting a computer model of gold
mining tailings pond chemical processes. Debugged original Fortran
code, wrote and documented new code, and documented
mathematical modelling procedures used in the model.
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Jan to Apr 1990
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Assistant Technical Analyst, Peel Region Industrial Waste
Reduction, Mississauga Ontario. Assisted in the planning,
promotion, and implementation of a pilot project to collect
recyclable paper from a large number of small businesses in
Mississauga. Promoted waste recycling, reuse, and reduction in
Peel Region commercial and industrial sectors.
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Awards
- Canada Scholar
- Ontario Scholar
- Royal Canadian Legion public speaking competition
region finalist in 1987.
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Computer skills
- Experienced in various computer operating systems: Unix,
Mac, MSDOS/Windows, VMS.
- Skilled with FoxPro, Wordperfect, Lotus, Excel,
Quattro, and other software packages.
- Seasoned programmer in HTML, SQL/XBase, bash, C,
Fortran, and Basic.
- Working extensively on the Internet since 1991.
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Communications skills
- The Peak and The Ontarion, University of Toronto
newspaper The Gargoyle, Montreal 'zine Aggro G and the literary journal Interuptus.
- Regional, Provincial, and National level
parliamentary debate. Drafted and presented legislation at
South Central Ontario Youth Parliament, 1989 and 1990. Durham
West riding delegate to Youth Parliament Jeunesse 1990, national
level parliament in Ottawa.
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