Managed project two major projects from beginning to end: - Creating new cultural non-profit organization - Positioning the organization at the largest cultural event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Edmonton Heritage Festival, over 400k visitors each year) Detailed responsibilities included - Finding and organizing the core members of the organization - Developing of the long-term organization's strategy - Developing of the marketing strategy - Establishing of collaborative relationships with the community, partners, and all related stakeholders - Organizing volunteers (currently over 300) Both projects were completed successfully: the organization operations are sustainable and it continues to participate in the Edmonton Heritage Festival on an annual basis.

Managed engineering research projects with internal and external / international clients; projects budget ranged from $150k to $1M Managed project implementation from beginning to end (initiation through closing): - Planned and developed project scopes, work breakdown structures, budgets and schedules to successfully meet project deliverables - Performed project-related research including technical research and risk analysis - Managed administrative, logistical, and budgetary aspects of projects - Assembled and coordinated team members, contractors, and vendors - Developed and managed reporting and other related documentation, i.e. scheduling and budget tracking updates for project sponsors and other related stakeholders - Ensured timely completion of all milestones and deliverables - Provided quality assurance for deliverables - Maintained project-related communication and business correspondence; communicated project and program updates to senior management, to project sponsors, and to other related stakeholders - Managed project change requests to effectively handle major impacts on project scopes and budgets

Worked on a project related to technical modeling of progressive cavity pumps for an external client under supervision of a project manager: - Conducted technical research - Developed reporting and project related documentation - Provided quality assurance - Regularly reported on the progress Additional responsibilities included - Creating presentations and participation in research conferences - Lecturing a class of undergraduate students

Alberta School of Business, MBA, Master of Business Administration

Macromolecular Science and Engineering, PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering

Faculty of Organic Chemistry, Engineer in Chemical Technology of Organic Coatings