Hello, I’m André, a 35-year-old professional from Toronto & Ottawa. As a public school teacher with more than ten years of experience, I am a driven educator and a passionate speaker. I also research and write about subjects such as leadership, culture and trust. I’m continuously looking to build and contribute to innovative projects.
Experience
Teacher
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSC MonAvenir)
Toronto, Ontario — 2011-2022
- Pedagogy: taught grades 4, 5 & 6, taught physical education, selected as mathematics pedagogy faculty lead.
- Representation: elected as union representative, administration consultation representative, and parent council representative.
- Extracurricular: founded leadership team, managed swimming athletics program, and coached various athletics teams.
- Administrative: assisted in scheduling, database management, and budgeting for over 50 staff, 500 students and 4 000.00$.
School board representative
Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA)
Toronto, Ontario — 2014-2017
- Represented the school board during quarterly workshops with provincial representatives.
- Consulted for media and promotional campaigns for health and physical education in Ontario.
- Contributed formal content for paper and digital media publications.
- Hosted webinars and live social media exchanges regarding inquiry-based learning and innovative pedagogical approaches.
Mentor & Coach, Administrator
Académie des étoiles sportives
Ottawa, Ontario — 2004-2020
- Coached for an annual bilingual summer sport camps for over 50 students aged 9 to 14.
- Implemented and managed web branding, registration process and e-commerce platform for participant registration.
- Coordinated camp activities and counselor schedule.
- Mentored over 25 student counselors and volunteers.
School board representative
Ontario Educational Leadership Centre, Ministry of Education
Toronto, Ontario — 2011-2016
- Hosted leadership, coaching and team-building workshops as part of weekly summer leadership camps for francophone students aged 12 to 18.
- Led discussion groups and feedback workshops to favour retention in francophone students aged 15 to 18 located in schools of various socioeconomic demographics.
Research & project consultant
Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario — 2012
- Pedagogy: taught grades 4, 5 & 6, taught physical education, selected as mathematics pedagogy faculty lead.
- Representation: elected as union representative, administration consultation representative, and parent council representative.
- Extracurricular: founded leadership team, managed swimming athletics program, and coached various athletics teams.
- Administrative: assisted in scheduling, database management, and budgeting for over 50 staff, 500 students and 4 000.00$.
Assistant to the coordinator
Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario — 2009-2011
- Acted as a liaison agent between prospective students and Faculty programs & services.
- Communicated with clients through CRM, email, telephone, chat, and social media interactions.
- Presented during 10+ events and elaborated promotional materials.
- Contributed to web design, information architecture, and multimedia creation.
Aptitudes & skills
Layout & UI design
I can create layouts and user-interface designs for digital and print documents using Sketch, Adobe InDesign, and Affinity Publisher.
Presentation and deck building
I can develop and deliver a variety of formal presentations using software such as Keynote and PowerPoint, including using interactive and animated elements.
Workflow & typing
I consistently type an average of 90+ words per minute, and have devised an efficient personal workflow centred around custom MacOS keyboard shortcuts, mouse and trackpad gestures.
Sound mixing
I can install audio production and recording equipment, including multiple channel speakers, mixers and equalizers, microphones, analog and digital musical instruments, and audio input sources.
A little more about me
In a paragraph or two
We’ve all heard someone refer to themselves as a big personality; I’m truthfully closer to a moderate. Strong-willed and neighbourly, yet a bit of an introvert: particular about what I like, a little hard-headed…
I grew up in Ottawa to kind and patient parents with a brother and many dogs (probably because we’re allergic to cats). I lived and worked in Toronto for a long time, and am now back home to be closer to our growing family.
My type of things
A lazy-rhyming list of the sort of things I like:
- black coffee - the colour navy - punctuation & typography - all types of whiskey - raspberries & blackberries - television drama series - podcast stories - NBA fantasy teams - RSS news feeds - indie rock LPs that sort of thing.
Stories
Short stories that can get us talking.
I can—and do—hold in most of my sneezes. Great for stealth/not waking up my new baby.
I’m fluent in the NATO radio phonetic alphabet and was once pretty good in deciphering binary characters.
I saved my friend’s little sister from a major snowshoeing accident.
I successfully directed a recreation of the first season of Stranger Things—as a play. To celebrate Christmas. The next year, we did Snowboarding New York City from Casey Neistat.
I came close to falling off the edge of the CN tower.
I believe that garden shears are one of the best tools for cutting open running shoe midsoles.
I walked away almost entirely unscathed after being hit by a car.