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| EXPERIENCE |
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HFP
Acoustical Consultants Corp. – Calgary, Alberta, Project
Consultant
August
2002 – present
- Engineering
consultant to the oil, gas and petrochemical industry responsible for
proposing and recommending mitigation strategies for facility noise.
- Utilizing
analytical computer modeling tools for identifying and predicting
industrial noise levels.
- Responsible
for requirements gathering, budgeting and writing proposals for
Fortune 500 level clients with projects valued up to 800K.
- Developed
corporate website (www.hfpacoustical.com/HFP_site/home.com)
and corporate projects database on MS Access.
Crystal
Decisions – Vancouver, British Columbia,
Business Analyst
September
2001 – July 2002
- Responsible
for business planning and requirements gathering for North American
client accounts.
- Responsible
for writing proposals and statements of work for service level
agreements.
- Conducted
industry research and gap analysis in the professional services
industry for management.
- Conducted
macro/micro pricing analysis and research as a marketing
strategy-planning member in professional services.
- Responsible
for financial modeling, reporting and generating financial metrics for
senior management using the organization’s OLAP application
(multi-dimensional database).
Seagate
Software – Vancouver, British Columbia,
Contractor
July
2000 – Jan 2001
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Solely
responsible for developing an introductory consulting training program
and course material for Seagate Software.
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Conducted
research directed towards proprietary consulting methodology for
“Seagate Software’s Compass Methodology.
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Key
revenue recovery team member, responsible for the recovery of $250,000
USD.
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Team
leader (4 member team) for conference planning.
Planned logistics, events/activities for 350+ internal
consultants and corporate partners.
University of Western Ontario,
Technical Services Dept. – London, Ontario,
Computer & media technician
Sept
1999 – April 2001
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Responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining all classroom computer
and multimedia equipment for the faculty of Arts.
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Assisting faculty and film
students with technical problems in an audio/video editing and
recording lab.
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Responsible
for maintaining the Technical Services Department multimedia library
on an MS Access database.
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http://members.fortunecity.com/michaelder/studio/studio.html
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HEALTHCARE
EXPERIENCE
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Abbotsford Hearing
Clinic – Abbotsford, British Columbia,
Intern Audiologist
May
2001 – June 2001
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Clinical
Audiologist responsible for assessing and treating middle and inner
ear pathologies.
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Provided
hearing health care services to geriatric populations in a private
practice health unit.
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Prescribing
and selecting amplification matrixes.
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Providing
counselling services to hearing impaired individuals and family
members.
St Joseph’s Hospital (Dept.
Otolaryngology) – London, Ontario,
Intern Audiologist
Jan
2001 – April 2001
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Clinical
Audiologist responsible for assessing and treating middle and inner
ear pathologies in geriatric and paediatric patients.
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Conducted Auditory Brain Stem
Response (ABR) assessments on paediatric patients.
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Provided
hearing health care services to paediatric and geriatric populations
in a hospital setting.
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Advised
and provided recommendations to doctors in Otolaryngology and general
practice regarding patient assessments.
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Providing
counselling services to hearing impaired individuals and family
members.
Island
Hearing Services – Victoria, British Columbia,
Intern
Audiologist
May
2000 – June 2000
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Clinical
Audiologist responsible for assessing and treating middle and inner
ear pathologies in geriatric populations.
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Provided
hearing health care services to geriatric populations in a private
practice health unit.
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Prescribing
and selecting amplification matrixes.
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Providing
counselling services to hearing impaired individuals and family
members.
University of
Western Ontario Audiology Clinic – London, Ontario,
Intern Audiologist
Sept
1999 – Dec 1999
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Clinical
Audiologist responsible for assessing and treating middle and inner
ear pathologies.
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Prescribing
and selecting amplification matrixes.
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Providing
counselling services to hearing impaired individuals and family
members.
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Knowledge
of Ontario Health Insurance Plan
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| EDUCATION |
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University
of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario, Canada
Master
of Clinical Science in Audiology – Faculty of Health Sciences
Relevant
Courses: research methods,
anatomy, physiology, diagnostic procedures,
advanced statistics and analytical processes, digital signal
processing (DSP), analog signal processing, digital analysis and
filtering, amplification and compression circuit structure.
University
of British Columbia, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
Bachelor
of Arts – Double major in Speech Science and Psychology
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| COMPUTER
and RELATED SKILLS |
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Microsoft
Office 2000/XP (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), Microsoft
VISIO
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Microsoft
Certified Professional
(MCP) – SQL 7.0 Administration
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Crystal
Reports (Report design, architecture, SQL, advanced formula creation)
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HTML
fundamentals and web page design
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PASCAL,
MS SQL 7.0, MS Windows 98/2000/NT 4.0/XP, DOS, Proxy Networks
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Network
administration and design (Windows NT4.0 server/workstation, WAN/LAN,
client/server, TCP/IP, FTP, NetBEUI)
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Relational
and Multidimensional database architecture and function
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Boolean
algebra, computations and advanced statistical analysis
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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- Master
of Science thesis project:
Solely responsible for developing a website containing my
research and reviews of the calibration (in accordance with current
national/international standards) and measurement variability of
clinical health care instrumentation related to the practice of
Audiology (www.michaelder.com)
- Awarded
research grant from an industry leading Hearing Aid Technology
Company.
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| INTERESTS |
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Planning
and assisting in community cultural festivals and events
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Traveling
and learning about new cultures
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Dragon
Boat racing (2002 Vancouver International Dragon Boat Festival –
Media Cup Champions)
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