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Jared Knapp

Barrhead,AB

Summary

A versatile professional writer with a passion for creating compelling and engagement driven content. Works well with minimal oversight and am extremely self motivated. Flexibility, organizational ability, problem solving acumen, and expert understanding of written communications directly benefits any team.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Narrative Collaborator

Ravenforge
12.2020 - Current
  • Promoted positive behavior and responsibility among clients by modeling appropriate social skills.
  • Provided holistic support to assist with academic, emotional and social challenges.
  • Implemented strategies to help clients manage stress and difficult emotions.
  • Developed clients' life skills such as time management and communication.
  • Facilitated peer-to-peer conversations to support open communication among clients.
  • Established trusting relationship with clients by maintaining professionalism and honoring confidentiality.
  • Maintained inclusive environment and facilitated open collaboration amongst clients
  • Built network of over a dozen clients
  • Achieved repeat client rate of 80%
  • Designed and maintained the client-facing marketing strategy

Maintenance Technician Supervisor

Goodboy Maintenance
12.2020 - Current
  • Monitored employee work tasks while installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment for projects.
  • Paid close attention to guidelines, specifications, and detailed instructions to continuously adhere to strict operational and maintenance regulations.
  • Observed guidelines, specifications, and detailed instructions to meet strict operational and maintenance regulations.
  • Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
  • Increased productivity by reducing downtime, budgeting effectively, allocating tasks, and maintaining high standards of safety and work quality.
  • Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
  • Kept track of equipment, inventories, and system upgrades in order to prepare and present detailed reports to upper management.
  • Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
  • Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
  • Supervised 3 subcontractors on separate projects.

Wildlife Technician

Wildlife Control Services
01.2016 - 09.2020
  • Oversaw field and mitigation projects from concept through completion for team 2 staff members.
  • Provided recommendations on application of environmental laws to clients.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Excelled in team settings, Providing support and guidance.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Written Communications - Communications

MacEwan University
Edmonton, AB
06.2015

High School Diploma -

Barrhead Composite High School
Barrhead, AB
06.2007

Skills

  • Group Assistance
  • Client Inquiries
  • Listening Actively
  • Emotional Support
  • Independent Decision-Making
  • Leadership and Inspiration
  • Communications and Media
  • Social Media Sites
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Facility and Equipment Maintenance
  • Hand and Power Tools
  • Inspect Completed Work

Websites

Hobbies

 Reading & Writing:

  • I enjoy writing short stories (mostly fantasy) in my spare time.
  • I also have multiple novels in development.


Dungeons & Dragons (Professionally Since 2018):

· As a DM since 2005 (3.5 edition preferred), I prefer to use original settings and plots.

· I tend to tweak monster stats and behavioral traits to subvert player expectations.

· I focus on emotional stories and scenarios to keep my players engaged.

· I often use non-combat plots on my players to layer our games.

· I apply an extensive use of homebrew mechanics.

· I once crafted a scene so emotionally charged that my entire gaming group cried.


Kyokushin Karate:


  • Shodan (Black Belt) (studies ongoing)
  • 3 years as an assistant instructor at Friendly Eagle Kyokushin
  • 2 years as primary instructor for Friendly Eagle Kyokushin (Chapelle Gardens location)

Timeline

Head Narrative Collaborator

Ravenforge
12.2020 - Current

Maintenance Technician Supervisor

Goodboy Maintenance
12.2020 - Current

Wildlife Technician

Wildlife Control Services
01.2016 - 09.2020

Bachelor of Applied Written Communications - Communications

MacEwan University

High School Diploma -

Barrhead Composite High School

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