. . . especially in a people-oriented organization which offers challenge, variety, responsibility and opportunity to learn, as well as opportunity to train and coach in community improvement, personal development, research and analysis, transportation planning, traffic safety, statistics, personal finance, computer database creation, or visual communications.


EMPLOYMENT  &  CAREER  HIGHLIGHTS

Visual Communications - Website Development
AbundanceNet.com, various volunteer organizations

Visual Communications - Print Layout and Design (including logo design, mapping)
AbundanceNet.com, P.D. Promo Arts, Fletcher Printing, Advisor Graphics, Associated Engineering, Waskasoo Printing, Galaxy Printing, Province Printing & Graphics, various volunteer organizations

Visual Communications - Photography
AbundanceNet.com, P.D. Promo Arts

Training - Traffic Safety
Defensive Driving School of Canada

Training - Personal Development
P.D. Promo Arts, Image One School of Modelling and Personal Development, Primerica Financial Services

Training - Financial Education
Primerica Financial Services, Junior Achievement

Training - Graphic Arts
Province Printing & Graphics, Galaxy Printing, Waskasoo Printing

Publishing - Internet
AbundanceNet.com, Focus on the Red Deer Region, Springbrook-Waskasoo Life

Publishing - Magazine & Newsletter Production
Focus on Western Manitoba, various volunteer organizations

Research & Analysis - Transportation Planning
Associated Engineering

Consulting & Sales
Primerica Financial Services, Waskasoo Printing, Province Printing & Graphics, AbundanceNet.com, P.D. Promo Arts

Supervising & Co-ordinating
Province Printing & Graphics, AbundanceNet.com, P.D. Promo Arts, Associated Engineering, Waskasoo Printing, manager of 12-unit Innisfail apartment building 9 years, various volunteer organizations

Editing, Copywriting, Report Production
AbundanceNet.com, Focus on Western Manitoba, Associated Engineering

Printing Production
pressman, assistant web pressman, typesetter, paper cutter, binder for 3 printing companies in Manitoba and Forest Free Press in Ontario
 

EDUCATION

June 1966         Graduated GRADE 12 North Lambton High School, Forest, Ontario

9/71 - 6/72       Red River Community College, Winnipeg, Manitoba
                               GRAPHIC  ARTS  Certificate,  SEARS  AWARD  for highest standing in class
other
1982     Fundamentals of Applied Municipal Engineering - Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
1982     Short Course in Traffic Control - U of A Extension, Red Deer, Alberta
1985     Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations, Red Deer, Alberta
1992     Emergency Vehicle Advanced Driving Course, Red Deer, Alberta
2000     Life Insurance, Segregated Fund, Mutual Fund Certification, Red Deer, Alberta
2003     Several Peak Potentials courses including Train the Trainer, Warrior, Life Directions
2005     Certified E-Business Consultant course, Edmonton, Alberta, online


INTERESTS, VOLUNTEERING  AND  RELATED  INFORMATION

Self-taught in Personal Computer skills including word processing, database, spreadsheet, graphics
Served as Chairman of the Civic Affairs policy committee of Red Deer Chamber of Commerce
Current Vice-President of Central Alberta Regional Trails Society (CARTS)
Served as volunteer Registration Co-ordinator for Arthritis Society Central Alberta
Current and founding member of Harvard Historical Aviation Society
Current member of Advisory Committee of Junior Achievement Central Alberta
Served as President, Secretary and Treasurer of Springbrook Condominiums Board of Directors
Served as President of Springbrook Community Association for 3 years
Served as Treasurer of Baha'i Community in Innisfail for 10 years
Served as President and founding member of former Alberta Central Model Railroad Club
Hobbies include:  Website Development, Model Railroading, Statistics, Mapping, Community Development, Geneology, Transportation History
Clean driving record (had class 4 Drivers and Alberta Instructors Licences while at driving school)
Had Alberta Life Insurance and Securities Licences while at Primerica Financial Services

Amplified Resume
CAREER  HIGHLIGHTS by Employer

2/2005 - present 
ABUNDANCENET.COM, Red Deer, Alberta
- Internet property development and website creation
- Publisher of online magazines Springbrook-Waskasoo Life and Focus on Red Deer Region
- Operating as AbundanceCreations.com for simple custom website development
- Successfully completed 7 stage certification training program
- Created 27 dealer world network in home business internet training

2/2000 - 2/2005 
PRIMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES,  Red Deer, Alberta
- Licenced to sell life insurance, segregated funds, mutual funds in Alberta
- Coached, advised and created financial plans for over 100 clients
- Public presentations on how money works, investing and benefits of joining company
- Office training programs on personal development, goal setting, tax strategies, etc.
- Close to one million dollars of investments under management
- Created and trained team of 10 licenced representatives
Reason for leaving: Desire to create web development, internet and online magazine business

1/1987 - 2/2000 
DEFENSIVE  DRIVING  SCHOOL  OF  CANADA  INC.,  Red Deer, Alberta
operating as RED  DEER  DRIVING  SCHOOL  and  LAKELAND  DRIVING  SCHOOL
- Training and evaluation of in-car and classroom instructors
- Driver evaluations and advanced driving techniques for industrial and transportation corporations
- Assisted in developing Beginners and Advanced Defensive Driving Courses, including teaching and testing materials, course manuals, and promotional brochures
- Up to 100 in-car students taught per year, ages 14-93, some with severe language difficulties
- Average 20 Beginners Classroom courses taught per year in Red Deer and throughout Alberta
- 20-30 Advanced Defensive Driving Courses taught per year
- Clean instruction record -- no insurance claims or traffic violations in 13 years of instruction
Reason for leaving: Company was downsizing and no opportunity for advancement     

4/1984 - 10/1985 
PROVINCE  PRINTING  &  GRAPHICS,  Innisfail, Alberta  (Division of Innisfail Province)
- Co-ordinated job scheduling, purchasing, inventory, sales, and production
- Increased sales by 38% over previous year
- Trained personnel in sales, graphics, and image assembly
- Designed corporate logos and developed attractive promotional brochures, posters, catalogues, menus, and stationery
Reason for leaving:  Economy moves by newspaper resulted in abolition of printing division  

2/1981 - 6/1982 
ASSOCIATED  ENGINEERING  SERVICES  LTD.,  Red Deer, Alberta
- Technician Trainee -- duties included data collection, research, analysis, drafting, surveying, report production, interviewing, and field trips
- Co-ordinated data, and assisted in developing a computer simulation model of present and future traffic patterns for major Red Deer transportation study, including 5, 10, and 20-year strategies in city road network
- Researched, catalogued and classified types of dangerous goods depots and modes of travel within city of Red Deer, and developed proposals for dangerous goods routes
- Collected, analysed and developed 20-year projection data on land use, population growth, traffic counts and patterns, parking, truck and bus routing, railroad crossings and relocation, and external growth effects for Red Deer Transportation Study Update 1982
- Collected and analysed data for major transit study, including traffic generators and destinations, patron surveys, and ridership characteristics
- Designed report and proposal covers and exhibits, co-ordinated report production, produced maps and charts in meticulous detail
Reason for leaving:  Economic down-turn resulted in restructuring of company and loss of several positions

8/1977 - 2/1980 
IMAGE  ONE  (P.D.  PROMO  ARTS  LTD.),  Red Deer, Alberta
- Managed school of modelling and personal development and model agency
- Instructed portions of advanced modelling classes, coached graduates, and developed agency of 24 professional models and hostesses
- Produced, directed and co-ordinated fashion shows
- Photographed amateur and professional models for career portfolios
Reason for leaving:  Business closed due to limited market potential at the time

10/1973 - 8/1977
ADVISOR GRAPHICS and FLETCHER PRINTING, both in Red Deer, Alberta
- Design, layout, image assembly, pre-press
- Logo development