I have graduated this year, so offers of employment will be graciously accepted. Of course, it would be nice to get a job relating to civil engineering since I have just spent 4 years studying that field. I am primarily looking to work in Ottawa, but reasonable offers from elsewhere will be considered.:-)

Work Experience

September 1996 - Present:

Research Assistant, Forintek Canada Corp., 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa;

analyzed current fire safety provisions of the Canadian building code and identified those fire safety objectives, functional requirements and performance expectations for timber-frame structures that could or should be included in a new performance-based building code;

analyzed data and co-wrote a technical paper on structural behaviour of light structural lumber under tension when exposed to fire.

May 1996 - August 1996:

Computer Software Installer, HUB Computer Consulting, Orleans;

aided in the installation of "Windows for Workgroups 3.11" on 1200 personal computers;

made necessary alterations to various DOS and Windows files to connect computers to a new NT network.

May 1995 - September 1995:

World Wide Web Page Weaver, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa;

Updated and created World Wide Web pages; this included entering text in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format, scanning of photos, and creating graphics;

Planned, designed and presented hypertext presentations;

Interviewed faculty members to acquire information, and surfed the Internet for resources.

May 1994 - September 1994:

Administrative Assistant, Arts Programs, Regional Clerk's Office, Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, Lisgar Street, Ottawa;

Replaced Administrative Assistant to the Manager of the Arts Programs, coordinating and taking minutes at various meetings;

Assisted Manager by handling correspondence, typing reports, responding to public inquiries, and completing special projects as requested;

Special projects included computerizing the budget tracking system for two separate budgets, the Art in Public Spaces Budget and the Festival Plaza Budget, using Excel for Windows.

June 1993 - December 1993:

Wordprocessor Operator, Totten Sims Hubicki Associates: Engineers, Architects and Planners, 240 Terence Matthews Crescent, Kanata;

Replaced and supplemented clerical and administrative staff as needed by providing wordprocessing services using Wordperfect 5.1 and database updates using dBase III Plus;

Performed other clerical tasks such as photocopying binding reports, faxing, and filing.

June 1992 - August 1992:

Graphics Assistant, Publications Division, Planning and Management Services Branch, Mineral Policy Sector, Energy, Mines and Resources, 460 O'Connor Street, Ottawa;

Provided layout services for the English and French versions of the Canadian Minerals Yearbook: Review and Outlook, as well as corrections to charts and graphs contained in it;

Created report covers, graphs, diagrams and slides for various publications, reports and presentations using Macintosh software: SuperPaint, MacDraw, Cricket Graph, and MacPaint.

December 1990 - August 1992:

Secretariat Officer, (CR-5), Planning and Management Services Branch, Mineral Policy Sector, Energy, Mines and Resources, 460 O'Connor Street, Ottawa;

Provided administrative support to the Mineral Policy Sector's three incentive committees by preparing agendae, attending meetings, and preparing minutes for distribution to Committee members;

Performed quality checks on all incentive applications including Analyst's Reports and Recommendations for Payment before presentation to the Application Review Committee or to Finance for payment;

Assisted the Claims Support Division Manager by acting in her absence, designing interal forms, and completing special projects as requested;

Assisted the Claims Processing Centre in all functions as necessary.

September 1989 - November 1990:

Bilingual Claims Support Clerk, (CR-4), Claims Processing Centre, Canadian Exploration Incentive Program, M.P.S., Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa;

Received mining company applications, created files, verifiec completeness of data, requested more information if required, and entered data into a VACS database system;

Extracted pertinent data from incentive applications to prepare reports for distribution to program staff and senior management;

Wrote a procedure manual for the performance of all tasks in support of the incentive program;

Operated a Macintosh SE computer, working with the following programs: Excel, WordPerfect, Hypercard, Microsoft Word, SuperPaint, MacDraw, Cricket Graph, and MacPaint;

Trained additional staff to provide support services to the program.

February 1988 - August 1989:

Clerk/Typist for the Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, (CR-3), Programs Sector, Energy, Mines and Resources, 460 O'Connor Street, Ottawa;

Replaced ADM's secretary as needed; in this capacity, arranged ADM's schedule, assembled the weekly status report to the Deputy Minister, and prepared memoranda;

Opened, sorted and logged in mail; tracked executive correspondence; photocopied, faxed, and filed various documents;

Completed special projects for the ADM, such as creating interactive organizational charts in Hypercard.

Education

1992 - 1996

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa

Graduated in November, 1996.

1985-1991

Part-time Student, Carleton University, Ottawa

Took night courses in many departments for interest, while in high school and then while working full-time.

1987

Grade 13 Diploma (honours), Osgoode Township High School, Metcalfe

Worked at a part-time job managing a snack bar at Rideau Carleton Raceway 25 hours/week during the autumn of Grade 13.

Other Training

May 1993

Surveying Course, Carleton University, Ottawa

January - April, 1992

Microcomputer Applications I - WordPerfect 5.1, Lotus 1-2-3(2.2), Algonquin College, Ottawa

Microcomputer Applications II - dBase III Plus, Algonquin College, Ottawa

Administrative Writing Course, offered by Mineral Policy Sector, EMR, Ottawa

November 1991

Interpersonl Communication Skills, PSC Training Centre, Ottawa

February - May, 1991

French Immersion Language Training, Maple Leaf Language Centre, Ottawa