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Biographies:
U. Karin Howland
worked for a government agency in IT for over 25 years in
software development. In 2003 she completed a certificate in
Project Management from Red River College. She has been a small
business owner since June 2004 and built a successful business
offering services to individuals. Interests are diverse
and include
training dogs, landscaping, exercise and taking courses.
R. W. Mick Howland has seven years as a professional fundraiser working
for an international non-profit conservation group, and another
12 years as a professional in financial industry specializing in marketing.
Mick is certified in the Canadian Securities Course and in
Conduct and Practices.
If it's anything to do
with marketing, Mick is the one who knows how to do it. Mick is
also an active
Toastmaster - comedy is his specialty. He was the 2006-2007
Toastmasters Public Relations Officer for Manitoba and N.W.
Ontario.
When Mick is not in the
office, one of his favorite pastimes is catfishing on the Red
River. Here he is with a 28 lb Channel Cat. Mick is also
the owner of Execu-Cat Charters, a channel cat fishing
charter service.
Karin and
Mick's
combined skill sets complement each other, giving
them a wide menu of services to offer clients.
Attention to detail and
a drive to
produce excellence is their trademark.
Karin's Training:
Diplomas
and Certificates:
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Diploma Computer/Analyst Programmer, Confederation College,
Thunder Bay
- Certificate in Project
Management (Honors), Red River College, 2000-2003
(Project Management
Fundamentals, Project Planning Estimating and Controlling,
Team Management, Communications Management, Risk
Management, Quality Control, Procurement Management, Case
Analysis)
- Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management,
Loyalist
College, 2002
- Website Development, Red River Community College, in
process (Website
Development, completed, HTML/XHTML in process)
Karin's Other
Courses:
- Certified General Accountants level 3, last course taken in 1991
- IT Service Management Essentials,
Pink Elephant, 2002
- Visio 5, 2002
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Business Analyst Communication, Red River Community College, 2004
- Crystal Reports 7.0 Basic Skills,
PBSC, 2002
- Crystal Reports 7.0 Advanced, Polar Bear Corporate Education
Solutions, 2002
- Business Analysis, Requirements
Definition, and Project Estimating Techniques
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Business Analyst - Introduction, Red River Community College, 2001
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Excel Macros, 2001
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Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), Toastmasters International, 2004
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Working with Volunteers, Red River Community College, 2005
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Website Development, Red River Community College, 2007
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HTML/XHTML, Red River Community College,
in process
Karin's Brainbench
Assessments:
Karin's Professional
Background
With over 25
years in IT, specifically software development, Karin has
a broad knowledge of many types of software, the development
process and Project Management. She is continuously studying and
learning.
Mick's Training:
Canadian Securities
Course, 2000
Conduct and Practices, 2000
Various courses related to marketing, software, writing,
securities, etc.
Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), Toastmasters International, 2007
Mick’s Professional Background:
Mick's
background is broad with several decades in event planning and
in marketing. It includes:
Seven years as a professional fundraiser for an
international non-profit conservation group:
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Organized
35 individual volunteer committee groups in their annual
fund raising
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Started
fundraising committees in new locations
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Designed
and produced marketing materials for both individual groups
and commonly used pieces
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Trouble
shooting
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Oversaw
more than 175 fundraising events
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Liaison
with business leaders and owners
12 years as a professional in marketing
including:
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Organizing over 500 events
from small elegant dinners to informational events with
large (250 to 400) audiences in attendance
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Worked with print and radio
media
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Created large mail marketing
campaigns
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Wrote staffing ads, conducted
interviews and hired staff
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Coordinated new office
openings from concept to staffing
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Created budgets for a variety
of campaigns
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Administrator for multiple
databases
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Assisted in website design and
monitoring
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Wrote scripts for
telemarketers
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Supervised telemarketers
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Created marketing materials (brochures,
newsletters, product letters, market condition letters,
client letters, prospect letters and all other materials
related to marketing)
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Designed logos
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Created budgets for a variety
of campaigns
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Tracked results from campaigns
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