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Barrister & Solicitor, of the bar of Ontario (called Spring, 2010)
▪ Member of the Advocates' Society, the OBA, and the CBA
Osgoode Hall Law School at York University (Toronto, Ontario)
Juris Doctor, Law (Spring, 2009)
▪ Earned mooting prizes: Second Place Team in the 2008 and 2009 national Gale Cup Moots; 1st Place Oralist & 1st Place Team (Goodman & Carr Moot); Distinguished Oralist (Lerners Cup Moot)
▪ Research Assistant for Peer Zumbansen, Canada Research Chair (Summer, 2008)
▪ International Intellectual Property Program at St Peter's College, Oxford (Summer, 2007)
▪ Research Assistant for Allan C Hutchinson, Distinguished Research Professor (Summer, 2007)
Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
Bachelor of Arts, Computer & Information Science (Spring, 2004)
▪ Completed while continuing to work full-time
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Psychology (Spring, 1998)
▪ Focused on cognitive and experimental psychology, psycholinguistics and statistics
The Law Society of Upper Canada, Discipline Department (Toronto, Ontario)
Associate Discipline Counsel (on contract) (2010-07 – present)
▪ Representing the Law Society in regulatory proceedings before the Law Society Hearing Panel, and as necessary before the Law Society Appeal Panel; managing assigned regulatory cases
▪ Assisting other discipline counsel with their prosecutions and appeals
▪ Reviewing evidence gathered in investigatory processes for potential prosecutions and developing recommendations for the disposition of those cases in the public interest
▪ Engaging in legal research: both case-specific and to assist the department as a whole
▪ Drafting originating applications and other litigation materials, e.g., facta and motion records
▪ Working with subject licensees or their representatives to reduce the scope of contested hearings: drafting and negotiating agreed statements of facts and joint submissions
▪ Advancing the Law Society’s position orally; examining witnesses, presenting evidence
▪ Communicating with members of the public in regulatory proceedings: witnesses, complainants
▪ Promoting the effective use of information technology within the department by helping to build an electronic library; fostering the use of paperless processes by counsel and administrative staff
Articling Student (2009 – 2010)
▪ Assisted discipline counsel with regulatory proceedings, including work before the Hearing Panel
▪ Conducted online and paper-based legal research, wrote advocacy-oriented memoranda
Air Miles Reward Program (Alliance Data Corporation, nyse:ads) (Toronto, Ontario)
Senior Analyst, Strategic Planning (2004 – 2006)
▪ Researched and wrote recommendations and reports for senior management regarding financial and operational strategy, business modelling, market research
▪ Championed a re-assessment of how Air Miles market penetration is measured internally and how it is reported to regulatory authorities and public markets
▪ Modelled the impact of changes to an Air Miles offer on a per-collector basis, providing critical insight for contract re-negotiations with a major programme sponsor
▪ Identified and researched a ‘point of pain’ for a group of customers, then leveraged internal relationships to solve the problem, reducing the number of complaints
Senior Analyst (also Coordinator, Analyst), Operations (2000 – 2004)
▪ Managed key activities in the production of millions of collector statement mailings
▪ Provided operational and business process expertise to internal clients
▪ Earned awards, e.g., company-wide ‘Spirit of Loyalty’, two divisional awards from the CIO
Alma Mater Society of Queen’s University Inc. (Kingston, Ontario)
Vice-president (Operations) and Chief Financial Officer (1999 – 2000)
▪ Elected by 12 000 students to provide executive management (strategic, operational, financial) of 20 businesses and service programs (annual revenues ~$6 million, 400 staff, 1000 volunteers)
▪ Guided middle management: every revenue-generating unit beat its five-year average fiscal results
▪ Launched a Student Dental Plan: business model, provider selection, and contract negotiations
▪ Served as Reserve Director of the Canadian Campus Business Consortium, elected by student governments across Canada, representing 300 000 students: investigated new legalmodels to enable the sharing of profits back to member group
Director (Media & Services) (1998 – 1999)
▪ Provided strategic management of eight businesses, including campus newspaper and bookstore
▪ Developed and implemented a new remuneration policy and fiscal management policy in an initially-hostile management environment
Assistant Manager (Publishing), Publishing & Copy Centre (1997 – 1998)
▪ Supervised daily shop floor operations and a team of creative designers.
Committee Member, Alma Mater Society Judicial Committee (1997 – 1998)
▪ Adjudicated (with other panel members) matters of non-academic discipline.
House & Projects Manager, The Queen's Journal (Autumn, 1995)
▪ Member of Editorial Board; supervised layout and design; adhered to strict deadlines.
Photography (notably textural subjects, with vibrant colour and high spatial frequency; see my website); Reading (e.g., history, mythology, The New Yorker, fiction); Gardening.