SHAWN MALLON
Chilliwack,BC
Summary
Experienced Office Management and Administration Professional experienced optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various environments. Highly dependable, ethical and reliable support specialist and leader that blends advanced organizational, technical and business acumen. Works effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Administration
British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board, BCCMB
01.2017 - Current
- Scope of responsibilities:
- Manage 6 direct reports in the administration, production, accounting, and field service departments to maintain consistent and accurate workflows
- Report directly to executive director to action items at the request of board of directors
- Present poultry industry reports and information at board meetings
- Attend meetings and workshops on behalf of the Executive Director to communicate current issues to industry
- Collaborate with Chicken Farms of Canada and other poultry sectors to respond to emergency and biosecurity events pertaining to BCCMB
- Creation and implementation of grower program used to manage production of the BC broiler chicken industry
Operations Coordinator
06.2015 - 12.2016
- Execute BCCMB program administration relating to farm permitting, emergency and biosecurity systems and database management
- Prepare data and create BCCMB annual report
- Responsible for project administration activities with regards to dashboard management and farm renewals
- Collaborate with growers, processors and Chicken Farmers of Canada to report and provide analysis on BC chicken production
- Arrange staff meetings, monitor employee scheduling and holidays
- Maintain office contracts for vehicles, information technology and office supplies
- Manage one direct report in the office administration
Dairy Manager/Partner
Corners Pride Farm Ltd
04.2010 - 01.2015
- Manages and oversees the general dairy functions for 1600 milking cow dairy including 50,000L per day milk production, herd health, reproduction and nutrition
- Preparation and analysis of dairy budgets for the review of shareholders
- Liaise and communicate with managing partners to maintain company flow within heifer raising, cropping, and repairs and maintenance
- Manage 16 direct reports including scheduling, on-call response, performance reviews, and conflict resolution
- Create standardized protocols for safe and efficient job execution
- Collaborate with consultants on a variety of herd health and parlour efficiency programs
Dairy Herdsman
10.2007 - 04.2010
- Of responsibilities:
- Responsible for herd health diagnosis and treatment of 1600 dairy cows
- Update and implement Dairy Comp 305 computer system from Afi Farm software
- Prepare monthly budgets
- Restructure dairy herdsman role and routine, rebuilding herdsmen team to deliver improved dairy herd goals
- On-call response for any dairy complications, including animal health issues, parlour failures, or shift filling
Research Assistant
University of Guelph
09.2005 - 09.2007
- Assist Agricultural Economics PhD to complete research study
- Responsible for exhausting library and internet research papers to obtain relevant data
- Read and summarize research papers and compile findings
- Contact industry and scholarly experts to further information gathering
Education
Graduate of the Masters of Science Agricultural - Economics
UOG University of Guelph
Bachelor of Arts - Agriculture Studies – Economics
UOL University of Lethbridge
Livestock Production
UFV University of the Fraser Valley
Skills
- QUALITIES AND SKILLS
- Excellent communications skills as exhibited at Dale Carnegie Effective Communications and Human Relations course
- Strong economic and financial skills including economic modelling, investment analysis, base feasibility modeling, break-even and sensitivity analysis
- Extensive knowledge base of supply-management agriculture sector through marketing board management, on-farm experience, and post-secondary education
- Completed Strategic for Business Management 12 week course
- Proficient using Microsoft Office
- Energetic, positive and reliable
- Teamwork, communication and attention to detail are among my greatest skills
- Work well with deadlines and understand the commitment that is needed to get the job done accurately and on schedule
- Staff Management
- Office Management
- Data Management
- Operational Standards
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Disciplinary Action
Quote
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John R. Wooden
Timeline
Manager of Administration
British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board, BCCMB
01.2017 - Current
Operations Coordinator
06.2015 - 12.2016
Dairy Manager/Partner
Corners Pride Farm Ltd
04.2010 - 01.2015
Dairy Herdsman
10.2007 - 04.2010
Research Assistant
University of Guelph
09.2005 - 09.2007
Graduate of the Masters of Science Agricultural - Economics
UOG University of Guelph
Bachelor of Arts - Agriculture Studies – Economics
UOL University of Lethbridge
Livestock Production
UFV University of the Fraser Valley