DANIEL MCKERRALL
[email protected]
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PERSONAL STRENGTHS
- Energetic and enthusiastic work ethic as demonstrated through
competing on the varsity swim team
while maintaining an 85% academic average, and through volunteer
projects
- Strong Oral and Written Communication skills developed in
aquatic instruction and class work
- Problem Solving and Analysis skills from a strong Mathematics
background including one year of
University level studies in Calculus, Algebra and Computer
Science
- Certified and Experienced in First Aid, Lifeguarding, Aquatic
Instruction and Customer Service
COMPUTER SKILLS
- PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS: Microsoft Office, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint; Microsoft
Works; WordPerfect; Dbase IV; Lotus (Employed Experience in all)
- RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION: Netscape; Microsoft Explorer,
Outlook (email and
newsgroups); Eudora; FTP & Telnet Applications (Employed
Experience in all)
- GRAPHICS: Corel Draw, Microsoft Publisher, Paintshop Pro, Adobe
Photoshop and Illustrator
- G.I.S: ArcView, Idrisi
- PROGRAMMING: Pascal, Turing, HTML
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- PLANNING ADMINISTRATION: Ontario Planning & Municipal Acts;
Official, Secondary,
Subdivision & Site Plans; Zoning Bylaws; Severances;
Municipal Budgets & Finance
- GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Maps And Map Analysis;
Coordinate Systems &
Geocoding; Raster & Vector Data Structures; Remote Sensing;
Spatial Analysis
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: Canadian & Ontario EA Acts;
Public Consultation; Social
& Biophysical Impact Assessment; Cumulative Effects
Monitoring; Environmental Management
Systems (ISO 14000)
- COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS: Private Investment Projects: Discounting,
Risk & Uncertainty;
Social Investment Projects: Valuing Costs And Benefits of
Marketed And Unmarketed Goods
- ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH METHODS: Probability & Inferential
Statistics; Statistical
Sampling And Hypothesis Testing; Linear Regression And Modeling
- SOCIAL CONCEPTS AND ISSUES: Culture; Socialization;
Stratification; Gender Relations;
Race & Ethnicity; Bureaucracy & Organizations; Social
Movements; Social Change
- OTHER COURSES: Design Of Urban & Regional Environments;
Field Ecology; International
Economics; Mathematical Economics; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics;
Academic Writing
WORK EXPERIENCE
WESTBURNE INC. - Supply Chain Coordinator - Mississauga, ON -
Summer 1997
- Responded to Request for Proposals for potential major
contracts for supply chain management
- Researched and catalogued Internet and Library information on
advancements in supply chain
management technology
- Prepared presentations, created business communication
documents, and performed basic financial
analysis using MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint)
CITY OF BRANTFORD - Swimming Instructor, Lifeguard, Maintenance
Work - 1995 - 1998
- Instructed and lifeguarded swimming programs including work
with developmentally challenged
children, and high school physical education programs
- Volunteered on the Employee Relations Committee, 1996
- Completed Customer Service Training
YM-YWCA OF BRANTFORD - Supervisor, Swimming Instructor, Lifeguard
- 1994 - 1996
- Supervised a staff of ten during swimming lessons, conducted
staff trainings, and planned program
and work schedules
- Voluntarily researched, wrote and edited the staff procedures
manual
- Instructed and Examined advanced lifesaving course candidates,
and instructed adult & youth
lessons
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO - Candidate for Honours Bachelor of
Environmental Studies
- Minor in Economics
- Initially Candidate for Honours Bachelor of Mathematics -
Computer Science (1996-1997)
85.2% Overall Average (May, 1998)
- Dean's Honour List (1997 - 1998); CIAU Academic All-Canadian (1997
- 1998); School of Urban
and Regional Planning Scholarship Award (1998); Pollution Probe
at Brantford Scholarship Award
(1998); Sullivan Entrance Scholarship (1996)
CERTIFICATIONS, INTERESTS and ACTIVITIES
- National Lifeguard Service Instructor; Bronze Cross / Bronze
Medallion Examiner & Instructor;
National Lifeguard Service; Bronze Cross; Standard First Aid;
Basic Rescuer C.P.R.
- Member of the University Varsity Men's Swim team (1996-Present)
- Member of the YM-YWCA Swim Team (1991-1995)
- Member of the Brantford Aquatic Club (1984-1991)
- Piano (1988-1994) - Royal Conservatory of Music Grade V
Practical Award and Grade II Theory
Award