• Leadership: Tried and tested skills, learned from engaging as a student teacher, student government, the family businesses, and political engagement. He is comfortable with the role of leader.
• Management: Managed people, time, and resources: people through hiring and training of 20+ people; time by managing own time and others to most effectively support businesses; and resources – both material and financial – to get the most of people and time
• Social Media: Utilized and employed social media in two electoral campaigns, co-wrote a paper on social media with the past dean of Social Sciences at the University of Calgary, created social media platforms for several campaigns, and have presented to dozens audiences on the use of social media as a tool for public and investor relations
• Writer, Debater, Teacher, Speaker:
  • With a deep love of writing, he has gone out and started a blog that has been nominated for four blogging awards, writing for campaigns in the political sphere, and a deep understanding of research through his history degree, makes Vincent’s writing prowess sharp and skillful
  • Talented public speaker, with skills gathered through attending ten Model United Nations conferences over the last five years, engaging the public in politics, and taking a leadership role in student government
  • Exemplary teaching and listening ability, which he learned from teaching video editing to high school students for three years and tutoring his three autistic siblings
  • Capable presenter, having presented complex ideas, proof of concepts, and reports in front of groups ranging between a few dozen to hundreds
  • Tech-savvy:
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)
    • Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, Sony Vegas, Audacity
    • WordPress Content Management System, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), CSS, and HTML. Created 21 websites in 2011, and 46 in the last two years

2008 – Present

• Presented with ex-Social Science dean Dr. Stephen Randall on social media at the 2011 conference “Transformation of Public Intellectuals and Canadian Democracy”
• Attended ten conferences in the last five years focused on international affairs simulations, improving skills in coalition building and debating prowess
• Awarded the Rutherford scholarship for all three years of high school, UofC entrance scholarship, and Jostens Academic-Citizenship award.  Additionally, Vincent was awarded a conference-wide gavel at the 2010 University of British Columbia Model United Nations conference for debating prowess and expert knowledge of the issues in a terrorism simulation

2008 – Present

• Responsible: Handled cash in excess of $1,000 and did ordering for liquor
  • Innovated: with Quick Read codes, advertising, a website with online liquor ordering, computer systems, txt campaigns, and employee management, cutting down costs in terms of payroll and expenses to the tune of more than $75,000 over two years
  • Problem Solver: In this position he learned about entrepreneurship, handling stressful situations, and the ability to apply theoretical ideas to practical problems.

2005 – 2012

• Responsible: Handled cash and cheques in excess of $2,000 and engaged in long term management of properties
  • Talented: Managed $2.5+ million worth of property, which required effective time management skills, exquisite communication skills, and diverse knowledge of laws, regulations
  • Skillful: In this position he learned about serving the needs of individuals, conflict resolution, proper presentation style (from doing house showings), and inventive ways to advertise, along with multiple skills relating to home repair

2012 – Present

• The Board of Governors is the senior management board of the University of Calgary and is charged with the health and well-being of the university, its strategic direction, and reporting to the province
• As Student at Large he represents an aspect of the university – its students – and advocates on their behalf on issues such as tuition, fairness in academic appeals, and for a better run university

2009 – Present

• 60,000 page views in three years of writing, interviewing, and sharing content
• Cited in the Edmonton Journal, the Toronto Star, iPolitics.ca, numerous blog aggregator sites, and is one of the “Top Bloggers” on the Calgary Herald’s “Top Blog” page. His blog has been nominated for four awards and his blogging has been a resource for political Canadians consistently for three years, earning him accolades and a consistent fan base.
• Sharpened his writing skills, research skills, interviewing talents, learning how to investigate/report issues in his community, and his ability to communicate in a short, easy format for wide consumption.

2008 – Present

• Learned about the intricacies of HTML, project management, managing competing interests, and consistently needing to be a reliable help for technical support, Vincent increased his technical know-how and ability with develop web platforms
• Created 21 websites in 2011, and 46 in the last two years

2012

• Fundraised three times as much as the previous campaign, having the candidate hit the door of every constituent at least once, built up skills with regards to media relations, and building a strong presence in the community for the candidate are a few of the accomplishments Vincent can highlight
• Skills learned from this purely volunteer effort was management of volunteers, effective time management, effective communications control, working under extreme duress, and conflict resolution.

2011

• Effectively ran a social media campaign for a candidate for Member of Parliament that was third in the nation for interactivity.
• Widely seen as effective: Openfile, Calgary Global, and Politwitter stated the social media effectiveness and activity was superior to other social media campaigns, both in terms of quality in content and in interactivity.

2010 – 2011

• Led projects, sat on committees, raised issues to administration, lead the process to build a $100,000 Arts faculty lounge through university bureaucracy and public consultations
• Won the December Elected Official Award for effective advocacy and hard work
• Improved conflict resolution, encompassed different leadership skillsets into his own leadership style, and learned to come to solutions through a process of teamwork and positive debate.

2006 – 2008

• Taught several classes on the use of video editing programs as part of the school’s film
• Built up leadership, communication, and problem solving skills, through showcasing a cohesive teaching plan that impressed both teachers and students.
• One teacher commented that his teaching skills were “considerable” and another noted that “his leadership skills are evident and well developed.”