FILM + WEB
1987 Corporation Inc. (2011-ongoing)
Consultant – Film + Web-Content projects
Producer / Director / Writer on projects
FilmAlien (2010-ongoing)
Consultant – Web-content Development + Evaluation
Spiral Studios Inc. (1981-2000)
Founder, President + Manager of company active in
• Film Production
• Project Development
• Production Management
• Writing and Screenwriting (Film, TV, Sales, Education, Research)
• Consulting (Communications, Instructional Design, Program Evaluation)
Neo-Modern Entertainment Inc. (1992-2000)
Consultant – Feature Film Project Development + Evaluation
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Universalia Management Group (1998-99) Instructional Designer
• International Development Bank (Washington Headquarters) project – Concept + Writer of Parador Ministry of Education (In-depth Case Study for a training course for Institutional and Organizational Assessment Executives)
Universalia Management Group (1998-99) Consulting Analyst + Team member on projects
• Reviews – Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) funded MBA programs in Central and Eastern Europe; Canadian Environmental NGOs; The relationship between Heritage Canada and UNESCO
• Monitoring – CIDA and Aga Khan Foundation institutional strengthening project (Pakistan); CIDA and FCM economic and municipal development project (China)
• Strategic Planning + Management – Cree School Board (Post-Secondary and Distance Education Programs); Quebec Farmers Association (Distance Education Program)
• Training – Inter-American Development Bank (course for Staff, Sector-Specialists and Executing Agencies from Latin America and the Caribbean)
UCOPAN Enterprises Ltd. + GETSET Housing Systems (1985-2000)
• Consultant – Marketing Strategies + Promotional Materials Design
• Team Member – Strategic Planning + Market Research
COMMUNICATIONS
Cinepro Productions Ltd. (1993-94)
• Corporate Communications and Training + Documentary Project Development
• Communications Strategy Design
• Design + Production of Promotional Materials and Marketing Tools
International Conference on Distance Education, Concordia University (1993)
Organization, Fund-raising and Publicity for a conference bringing together potential distance education partners from the business, government and university sectors
Canadian Journal of Educational Communication (1984-86)
Editorial Consultant + Graphic Designer
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
Cinepro Productions Inc. (1994)
Designer of Comprehensive Communications and Training Plan. Pilot project proposal for the Montreal Urban Community Intercultural and Interracial Committee – Facilitating Communication between the MUC Police Department and Montreal’s Ethnic Communities
Baggaley Research International Inc. (1993)
Designer of a Sexual Harassment Sensitization Program for the corporate institutional setting – A Process of Context-Specific Definition of Harassment to Reveal and Reconcile Differing Perspectives
Center for the Study of Classroom Processes, Concordia University (1990-92)
• Eastern Townships Regional School Board project – Evaluation of Cooperative Learning Program implemented at an elementary school
• SSHRC & FCAR funded projects (MA Thesis) – Design and Evaluation of educational television programs and cooperative learning activities for children aimed at enhancing prosocial behavior
Center for Systems Research & Knowledge Engineering, Concordia University (1990-92)
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Quebec project – Analyst and Team Member conducting a needs assessment and pilot test of new instructional methods for existing college science programs
Educational Technology Department, Concordia University (1987-89)
Analysis, Re-editing and Audience Testing of educational films about AIDS in order to find optimum presentation formats for high-risk viewers
Canadian Firearms Safety Program, Concordia University (1993)
Review and Evaluation of a print-based public information package
Sun Life Insurance Company (1986)
Evaluation of Sun Life’s principal training and information service audio-visual.