WILLIAM

HOMERSTON

132 CHURCHILL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE, ON, N1S1S2

(519) 277-9833
WTHOMERSTON@GMAIL.COM

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience working in healthcare setting, and with multiple health care personas
from varying field placements.

Accustomed to balancing full-time employment, part-time studies and a strong

commitment to volunteering within the community.

Highly motivated, trustworthy and dedicated individual, and can be relied on to

take the initiative to go above and beyond what is required to ensure a task is
completed.

Very project orientated and approach tasks in an organized, efficient manner and
have excellent attention to detail.

Possess excellent communication skills and am able to communicate with peers,

colleagues, and clients in a professional manner.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Applied Health Science in Health Information Science (Co-op)

2015-Apr. 2019

Conestoga College (DOON), Kitchener

Graduated and received my degree in August with honors and a GPA of 3.90

Certified Health Information Management Professional

October 2019

Challenged and successfully completed CHIMAs exam

IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/C)

December 2019-Present

Working to challenge CIPP/C privacy exam. Currently studying Canadian Privacy

Fundamentals, Canadian Privacy Laws and Practices: Private Sector and Canadian Privacy
Laws and Practices: Public Sector.

EMPLOYMENT
Cancer Care Ontario
Toronto, ON
Internal Auditor

November 2020-Present

As an integral member of the CCO Internal Audit department, I was required to perform a
variety of audits in support of the annual internal audit work plan. I assisted the
organization evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal control
and their governance process. The scope of internal audit activities included the
examination of the organization, and evaluating the integrity of information, the
compliance with policies, plans, procedures, laws, and regulations, the safeguarding of
assets and efficient use of resources.

Canada Bread
Etobicoke, ON
Risk Management Analyst

June 2020-November 2020

With Canada Bread, I left the health field in order to gain valuable experience in risk
management. I was responsible for covering the commodity risk, currency risk and credit
risk. I performed various analyses of the responsibilities above while also implementing a
Credit Policy in partnership with the Sales, Collections and Shared Services teams. I used
analytical skills and my judgement in recommending risk mitigation strategies to help
minimize risks to the company.
AstraZeneca
Mississauga, ON
Medical Information Associate

March 2019-June 2020

With AstraZeneca I was the frontline of service to external customers and served as
resources for customers contacting AZ regarding products. Being the key liaison between
patients, HCP Medical Information along with Patient Safety I was able to hone in my
interpersonal skills with various personas, internally and externally, while having to be fully
aware of the privacy and confidentiality of the data and information portrayed.

Waterloo Wellington Diabetes Central Intake

Waterloo, ON

April 2017-December 2017

CO-OP Placement
Data Entry

A core function of my placement was entering data into a health information system.
Other duties included collecting data from various sources, maintaining electronic records
and logs, running reports, filing paperwork, and operating various office equipment. With
Waterloo Wellington Diabetes Central Intake, I was able to solidify my computer skills as
well as knowledge base of software applications like excel, MySQL as well as Oracle.
Sobeys Inc.
Cambridge, ON
Office Clerk

March 2012- March 2017

Managed staff members ensuring proper business operations. I also aided in scheduling of
staff as well as payroll duties all while dealing with overall customer service and working as
a team.

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