I am a specialist in the effective and dynamic use of language. Working in multi-disciplinary projects and jobs, I use language well in order to communicate, consolidate, and enhance the essential goals of the organization. As a writer and educator I am my employer's principal language link and information expert. I create meaningful informational products.

WRITER-EDITOR, THE GORDON WRITING GROUP, Aug. 2001 to present
I was contracted by this firm as an over-writer/editor for its Model Parliament project (commissioned by the Library of Parliament). This large-scale project required an internal consistency and coherence which I was assigned to establish. I was subsequently contracted to write materials for a Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food publication.

SKILLS: RESEARCH, CONCEPTUALIZATION, PROJECT-TASK COORDINATION

WRITER-EDITOR, THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CANADA, Oct. 2000-Mar. 2001
Working for the new educational Confederation Web site created by the Digital Library task Force, I re-wrote and reformatted academic research materials at appropriate language levels for students and the general public.

SKILLS: RESEARCH, CONCEPTUALIZATION, PROJECT-TASK COORDINATION

WRITER-CURRICULUM CREATOR, CBC NEWS IN REVIEW, Sept.-Dec. 2000
As part of the educational team of this subscription series (www.cbc.ca/newsinreview) produced by CBC-TV National News, I created four experiential resource packages on complex and controversial news stories. My expertise in extensive research, analysis of intricate issues, and client-targeted writing was essential to the project.

SKILLS: INDEPENDENCE, COLLABORATION, PRECISION

SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER,
Dr. G. W. WILLIAMS SECONDARY SCHOOL, Aurora, Ontario, April-June 2000
I was hired as a replacement teacher and quickly and successfully implemented English programs at the grade 9, 11, and OAC levels. Profiting from my curriculum development experience, I worked with other colleagues to develop multi-tasking strategies for outcome-based learning, class management, and evaluation procedures.

SKILLS: COMMUNICATION, DECISIVENESS, ORGANIZATION

UNIVERSITY LECTURER-CURRICULUM DEVELOPER,
DOGUS UNIVERSITY, Istanbul Turkey, August 1998-August 1999
Recognized for my academic and writing skills, I was hired to develop and teach English Literature curricula in three separate university courses. I was solely responsible for selecting course materials, articulating course objectives, determining evaluation criteria, and designing assessment procedures. I published an academic article in the university Journal on my research throughout the year.

SKILLS: LEADERSHIP, SELF-RELIANCE, GOAL SETTING

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR, ISTEK EDUCATIONAL COMPANY, (Semiha Sakir Secondary School), Istanbul, Turkey, September 1997-June 1998
Working with non English-speaking students at the intermediate and secondary school levels, I developed and used flexible teaching strategies, and communicated cultural concepts and awareness , while acclimatizing myself to the cultural expectations of another society. I was also given the responsibility of directing a drama production in English.

SKILLS: ADAPTABILITY, INNOVATIVENESS, DIVERSIFICATION

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT, ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY INC.,
November 1993-June 1994
I was responsible for indexing and proofreading college textbooks in a variety of fields such as Early Childhood Education and Computer Software. I also conducted market research by assessing the needs of university professors and evaluating style and content of the products.

SKILLS: MULTI-TASK, PUBLIC RELATIONS, QUALITY CONTROL

Nipissing University 1993
Master of Arts, English Language and Literature (Renaissance Drama Specialist)

Carleton University 1993
Master of Arts, English Language and Literature (Renaissance Drama Specialist)

Carleton University 1990
Bachelor of Arts, English and History (Awarded "High Honours")

Drama and theatre—an art form through which I have also learned the effective use of language—has been a special interest of mine. At university I acted in and stage managed several plays. In Turkey I organized an expatriate group of Canadian amateur thespians that performed readings on a regular basis. I also volunteered my services there by directing my students in short dramatic skits.

For a year in Ottawa, I also volunteered as a teaching assistant in my old high school. Generally speaking, I am the quiet, organized behind-the-scenes facilitator and catalyst in whatever community or work environment I find myself.

Ian Bron, Education Accessibility Advisor,
Digital Library of Canada Task Force, National Library of Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario, Tel: (613) 995-2048 E-mail: ian.bron@nlc-bnc.ca

Bob Fisher, General Editor CBC News in Review,
Tel: (905) 627-8558 E-mail robefish@pathcom.com

Professor Ian Cameron, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario, Tel: (613) 520-2310 ext. 2323 E-mail: pbluebi@ibm.net

Professor Gulsen Sayin-Teker, Dogus University,
Istanbul, Turkey, E-mail: gteker@dogus.edu.tr