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Jessica MacKeen

Halifax,NS

Summary

Detail-oriented Project Manager adept at managing and maintaining environmental health and safety related program duties and data. Hands-on experience collecting information, recording findings, and preparing summaries, reports, and presentations. Organized and dependable professional with strong communication skills and background in administrative support.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Environment and Sustainability Officer

Adecco
04.2022 - Current
  • Manage, maintain, and enhance health and safety and environmental related projects, program data, and reporting.
  • Organize, track, and analyze large quantities of data and record-keeping with attention to information updates.
  • Review, develop, and deliver environmental technical reports and presentations to a non-technical audience.

Graduate Research Assistant

Education Sustainability Research Group
09.2020 - 09.2022
  • Current RA under the supervision of Dr. Tarah Wright, working on developing my master's thesis titled Determining the Validity and Reliability of a Modified Games Testing Tool to Evaluate the Bioaffinity of Preschool Children.
  • Collect data, develop databases, and analytics, optimizing statistical quality.
  • Offer current, relevant insights, enabling data-driven decisions.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Dalhousie University
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Graded individual and group assignments.
  • Observed students' performance, and records relevant data to aid the primary instructor in assessing progress.
  • Helped struggling students with problem areas to build confidence.

Historical Research Assistant

Upper Hammonds Plains Community Development Association
07.2021 - 09.2021
  • Conducted historical research about the community via the N.S Archives and documents provided by community members.
  • Established, updated, and maintained paper-based and digital files and records in cabinets and document management systems.
  • Completed accurate and timely updates to databases and spreadsheets.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Class: SUST 1000 What is Sustainability, double credit and university writing requirement.
  • I successfully led tutorial sessions, marked assignments, communicated with students, enhanced students' writing and provided detailed feedback.
  • Tracked student attendance, observed students' performance, and records relevant data to aid the primary instructor in assessing progress.

Student Consultant

Let's Sprout And The Enrich Project
09.2019 - 09.2020
  • Consulted on and co-created an educator resource for the topic of environmental racism aimed to supplement grades 6-9 Nova Scotian curricula.
  • I was the personal communications officer between the client and our team, and I co-designed and branded the resource.
  • Created high-level presentations and reports to outline findings.

Honours Student and Research Assistant

Dalhousie University
09.2019 - 05.2020
  • Completed honours project part of a larger chain of studies being conducted for Dr. Wright's ESRG. This research is published as a journal article for the International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education.
  • Managed recruitment, validation, and consent of research subjects to facilitate studies.
  • Prepared written technical documentation to detail research findings and interpretations.

Intern

Green Schools Nova Scotia
05.2019 - 09.2019
  • Connected, updated and created Nova Scotia provincial curriculum connections for online environmental education activities.
  • Found opportunities for inquiry-based learning collaboration and projects concerning the activities.
  • Completed research and compiled data into usable formats.

Education

Master of Environmental Studies -

Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
11.2022

Certificate in Public Policy and Management -

Dalhousie University Continuing Education
Halifax, NS
06.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Sustainability and Political Science

Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
05.2020

Skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Program Management
  • Data Management and Storage
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Leadership skills
  • Environment and Sustainability Knowledge

Timeline

Environment and Sustainability Officer

Adecco
04.2022 - Current

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Dalhousie University
09.2021 - 12.2021

Historical Research Assistant

Upper Hammonds Plains Community Development Association
07.2021 - 09.2021

Graduate Research Assistant

Education Sustainability Research Group
09.2020 - 09.2022

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University
09.2020 - 12.2020

Student Consultant

Let's Sprout And The Enrich Project
09.2019 - 09.2020

Honours Student and Research Assistant

Dalhousie University
09.2019 - 05.2020

Intern

Green Schools Nova Scotia
05.2019 - 09.2019

Master of Environmental Studies -

Dalhousie University

Certificate in Public Policy and Management -

Dalhousie University Continuing Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sustainability and Political Science

Dalhousie University
Jessica MacKeen