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Work History

• University of BC
• Graduate Coordinator

• Providing advice, counseling and policy interpretation for over 140 students and 35 professors.

  Initiating and assisting with policy development.

  In charge of administration for the graduate program and recruitment of graduate students.

  Responsible for filling 60 Teaching Assistant posts per term.

  Providing advice to prospective students via email, telephone and in person.

  Initiated creation of a system for online distribution of applications to the program, which went live within one month of starting role.

  Created the Graduate Assistant role and also responsible for daily supervision of the incumbent.

  Extensively redeveloped website content to meet the needs of prospective students.

  Won the 2009 department Award for Administrative Excellence.

• University of BC
• Graduate Secretary
• April 2006 to Febuary 2009

• Responsible for day to day running of the program and assisting with policy creation.

  Providing advice and policy interpretation for 60 students and 24 professors.

  Championed streamlining department’s comprehensive exam regulations and rewrote the exam booklet once changes were approved.

  Organized an awards training session for biochemistry students, which led to a 20% increase in graduate scholarship applications.

  Solely responsible for organizing the Biochemistry prospective graduate interview day, involving 16 students, 17 faculty members and 75 interviews.

• Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
• Public Affairs Assistant

• Organized company activities and seminars at ten conventions.

  Saved ₤20,000 PA in agency fees by revamping and writing a weekly report on parliament’s activities for senior management.

  Initiated the development of the company’s politician contact database.

  Helped to develop and implement marketing campaigns.

  Carried out research for Communications Director.

  Arranged for the production of marketing materials

• Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
• Data Processing Assistant
• November 2004 to April 2006

• Carrying out on street surveys and processing raw survey data in the office.

  Responsible for maintaining accurate records of survey work.

  Data entry duties.

  Created a database for tracking completed surveys.

• Esure and Scottish Power
• Admin Assistant

• Consistently earned maximum bonus at Esure by exceeding work targets.

  Processed paperwork related to accounts and liaised with other departments to resolve account problems.

Education

• Falmouth College of Arts
• Post Grad Diploma, Broadcast Journalism
• 2000 - 2001

• The University of Glasgow
• Master of Arts, Social Sciences
• 1997 - 2000