experience


Project Marketing Associate
Sybase iAnywhere, Waterloo, ON
May 2008 to August 2008
  • Collaborated with graphic design vendors to create key pieces of marketing collateral in conjunction with the launch of SQL Anywhere’s newest version
  • Managed several video marketing projects working with senior engineering, marketing and product management personnel 
  • Spearheaded a top four-hundred SQL Anywhere worldwide customer analysis that now drives key initiatives set by the company’s top marketing

Media and Issues Management Assistant
Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Toronto, ON
June 2007 to August 2007
  • Edited and developed messaging for the minister as part of the Northern Growth Tour campaign, LCBO bottle return initiative, a $75M rural investment initiative and the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation scandal 
  • Recommended ‘new media’ strategies for the ministry to implement after extensive research in a small group setting 
  • Created a daily media clips package of all relevant provincial and national news including print and radio for internal distribution

Database Developer and Analyst
Professional Development for Engineering Students, University of Waterloo, ON
January 2006 to April 2006
  • Developed major Access database application for PDEng administrators to track students' progress, work sequences and enrolment in the PDEng courses 
  • Created other user-friendly databases to automate redundant tasks such as the Student Academic Misconduct process and tracking copyright permissions
  • Participated in interview processes for future positions in organization and coordinated several meetings with knowledgeable faculty for problem-solving