Russell Collier, MA

Athyrium Services & Consulting

Introduction
This is not a conventional rsum: rather, I invite you, the reader, in. This is an adventurous fusion of visual and authored representation of my career life. I seek to highlight my creative side and to demonstrate my ability to communicate well and to operate at a strategic level. I wish to help you in your job of narrowing candidates by breaking out my education and my life experience into functional areas of expertise. I have chosen 5 major themes: Graduate Studies, Aboriginal Outreach Specialist; Project Management; Research, Analysis and Policy; and Land Use Planning for this particular rsum. In the Graduate Studies section, I extracted key points from my degree I think you might nd useful. In the pages following, I have organized my employment history to show how they support major themes. For completeness, I have extracted a variety of professional, technical and computer-related skills, I have published several public or proprietary articles, books, and papers which I list on a separate page. This document culminates in an abridged listing of my career history. My contact information is found on the last page of this document. [Unless otherwise credited all photographs and artwork are copyright Russell Collier. Note: this rsum is formatted to print at Legal size paper: 8.5 x 14, landscape]

Photo: Lori Koop. Used with permission

Graduate Studies, Royal Roads University

Highlights I earned an MA in Environmental Education and Communication with a GPA of 4.0. My thesis culminated in a Substantive Grounded Theory, with Corollaries, shown at right . I was winner of The Chawkers Foundation Award, The McLean Foundation Award, and Royal Roads Universitys Founders Award. My thesis was nominated for the Governor Generals Gold Medal Award. I have developed strong skills in research, analysis, critical thinking, technical, professional, and academic writing, team collaboration, working at a distance, and more. My curriculum themes are shown below: Dances with words: Ecosystem terminology and the Gitxsan language Substantive Grounded Theory Gitxsan traditional ecological knowledge and ecological science are highly compatible at a basic level of terminology. However, neither TEK nor ES terms can be abstracted from their respective cultures and understood independently. Corollaries TEK exists within a network of practices and language that emphasize personal ethics and responsibility towards ones territory, and all living or non-living parts of it. In contrast, ecological science exists within a network of practices and language that emphasize professional ethics and responsibility towards ones discipline, and all social or professional aspects of it. TEK is learned personally, locally, and immediately through the body in relationship with the land. Ecological science is learned impersonally, universally, and disinterestedly, through the mind in relationship with other minds. At higher levels, TEK keepers and ES researchers can understand and communicate with each other to the degree they understand how and are willing to participate in each others cultures and systems of training.

Aboriginal Outreach Specialist

The following contracts are representative samplings of aboriginal outreach I have conducted; they range from community-specic to Canada-wide in scope. Client or Employer Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) Secretariat (2011) Position or Job Type Applicability

National Aboriginal Advisor Developed a unied outreach strategy to Secretariat (Canadato aboriginal communities within Boreal wide) region. Designed and programmed a web-based, map-based, contact management database for secure, distributed access. Aboriginal Advisor (Western Canada) Province-wide First Nations Geospatial Data User Needs Assessment Assist CBI to implement its aboriginal outreach strategy. Assist Province of BC, FNTC and BC First Nations to reach out to 203 BC First Nations communities and 45 aboriginal organizations. Design and deliver a forum for First Nations affected by the Burns Lake Community Forest (BL Comfor), to solicit guidance and direction on management of non-timber forest resources.

Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) (2010-2011) Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) & First Nations Technology Council (FNTC) (2008-2009) Burns Lake Community Forest (2007-2008)

Non-Timber Forest Resources (NTFR) Workshop & Forum Facilitator

Project Management
Integrating key principles of project management into my work. Client or Employer Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) & First Nations Technology Council (FNTC) (2008-2009) First Nations Forestry Council (2008-2010) Position or Job Type First Nations Geospatial Data User Needs Assessment Applicability Assist Province of BC, FNTC and BC First Nations with creating New Relationship trust-building project steps, content, and framework. Designed project management wrapper for handbook, based on ADDIE system. Developed communitybased projects, developed funding base to support projects, encouraged entrepreneurs. Thesis design, research, and writing, over a calendar year.

Author: Ecosystem Stewardship Planning Handbook Sustainable Resources Coordinator

Simpcw First Nation (2005-2006)

Royal Roads University (2011-2012)

Graduate Thesis

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Research, Analysis & Policy

In addition to research for my MA thesis, research, analysis and policy development has been a core part of my lifes work. Client or Employer Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International (2003) Position or Job Type Researcher, advisor, writer Applicability Draft material to guide interpretation and implementation for use by all internationally accredited FSC organizations. Develop Draft Consultation Policy for Oil And Gas sector for Tsilhqotin Nation. Assist BC forest researchers to integrate FN interests into research projects. Provide guidance and feedback to FIA-FSP on policy initiatives.

Tsilhqotin National Government (2010)

Policy Development

Forest Investment Accounts Forest Sciences Program (FIA-FSP) (2008-2009)

Chair, First Nations Advisory Group

Land Use Planning

Land use planning includes GIS mapping and strategic level thinking.

First Nations Forestry Council (FNFC) (2008-2010)

Author: Ecosystem Stewardship Planning Handbook

Draft a handbook, designed to standardize basic steps in conducting an Ecosystem Stewardship Plan. Principal author of A Voice on the Land: An Indigenous Peoples Guide to Forest Certication in Canada, with Ben Partt and Donovan Woollard. Assisted Wetsuweten Hereditary Chiefs to articulate and negotiate Wetsuweten land and resources positions. Absorbed and translated technical and political information from table, and translated back to Wetsuweten Hereditary Chiefs.

Ecotrust Canada & National Aboriginal Forestry Association (NAFA) (2001-2002)

Author: A Voice on the Land

Ofce of the Wetsuweten (2002-2005)

Morice Land and Resource Management Plan Wetsuweten Territory Stewardship Plan

P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d Te c h n i c a l
Professional Roles Aboriginal outreach strategist Team builder & collaborator Needs assessor Capacity builder Workshop designer & presenter Program & department manager Project designer & manager Financial manager Membership outreach Mentor, Trainer, Instructor, Facilitator Fund-raiser & proposal writer Negotiator Contracts Manager Author Web designer Technical Skills Academic research & writing Design curriculum using Rapid Instructional Design/ADDIE methods Policy research & development Technical writing Survey research, analysis & writing Ecosystem stewardship planning Methodologies design Land use planning Urban interface re hazard assessment FSC forest certication auditor Develop criteria and indicators Referrals and consultation processes FSC standards development & interpretation Indigenous rights specialist Computer-related skills Systems administration (Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X) Word processing, spreadsheet, database, accounting GIS mapping, incl. ArcMap, Manifold GIS, QGIS, and Google Earth/Google Maps Use and occupancy mapping Cultural mapping, including culturally signicant foods such as berries Dynamic systems & concept mapping Graphic design: CorelDraw, Illustrator, Photoshop, Xara, Inkscape, Scribus, Pages 09

Publications
Articles, Books, and Papers Collier, R. (2012). Dances with words: Ecosystem terminology and the Gitxsan language. A thesis submitted in partial fulllment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communication. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Royal Roads University. Collier, R. (2012). Graphic designer for Histories, Territories, and Laws Part II. In G. Williams (Ed.), Gitanyow Laxyip Land Use Plan (Vol. 1). Gitanyow, BC, Canada: Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs. Collier, R., et al. (2010). Draft Tsilhqot'in Oil & Gas Policy. Tsilhqot'in National Government. Williams Lake, BC. Collier, R. And Hobby, T. (2010). Its all about relationships: First Nations and non-timber resource management in British Columbia. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 11 (1&2):1-8. Collier, R. (2010). Contaminated Sites: Inventories & Issues for First Nations in BC. Vancouver, BC: B.C. First Nations Technology Council. Collier, R. (2009). NSTQ Lands Ofce Needs Assessment & Facilities Evaluation. Williams Lake, BC: North Shuswap Tribal Council. Collier, R. (2009). A Handbook for Ecosystem Stewardship Planning. Vancouver, BC: First Nations Forestry Council. Collier, R., & Armitage, P. (2009). Draft Methodology Statement: Methodologies for use and occupancy mapping, Asubpeeschoseewagon cultural mapping project. Grassy Narrows, ON. Asubpeeschoseewagon Netum Anishnabek. Collier, R., George, G., & Sanchez, J. (2008). First Nations Data Portal: User Needs Assessment. In ILMB & FNTC (Eds.), User Needs Assessments. Vancouver, BC: ILMB & FNTC. Collier, R. for Forest Stewardship Council. (2006). FSC GUI 30 004 EN Guidance on FSC P2 and P3 2005. Bonn, Germany: Forest Stewardship Council. Collier, R., Partt, B., & Woollard, D. (2002). A Voice on the Land: An Indigenous Peoples' Guide to Forest Certifcation in Canada. Vancouver, BC: Ecotrust Canada, National Aboriginal Forestry Association.

C a r e e r H i s t o r y, a b r i d g e d
Client or Employer Mikisew Cree First Nation - Government & Industry Relations (2013) BC First Nations Technology Council RAVEN program (2012 to present) The Firelight Group (2012) Fishing Lake Mtis Settlement (2012) Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement Secretariat (2011) Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs (2009, 2011, 2012) Canadian Boreal Initiative (2010-2011) Tsilhqotin National Government (2010) Position or Project GIS mapping support Client or Employer BC First Nations Technology Council (2010) Wetsuweten First Nation (2008-2010) BC First Nations Forestry Council (2008-2010) Grassy Narrows First Nation (2008 to 2010) Forest Investment Accounts Forest Sciences Program (2008-2009) Integrated Land Management Bureau & First Nations Technology Council (2008-2009) Aya Wakx West Resources Group (2007-2008) Position or Project Contaminated sites issues Capacity building Author: Ecosystem Stewardship Planning Handbook Land Use & Occupancy mapping Chair, First Nations Advisory Group Client or Employer Burns Lake Community Forest (2007-2008) Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (2007-2008) Carrier Sekani Family Services (2007-2008) Royal Roads University (2005-2006) Wuikinuxv First Nation (2004-2008) University of B.C., Faculty of Forestry (2005-2006) Simpcw First Nation (2005-2006) Ofce of the Wetsuweten (2002-2005) Position or Project NTFR workshop & forum facilitator Capacity building & land use planning Lands & Resources Diabetes Initiative Non-Timber Forest Resources First Nations Assistant Land use plan mapping Criteria and Indicators Advisor Sustainable Resources Coordinator Morice LRMP, Wetsuweten Sewardship Plan

GIS & GPS instructor to communities

GIS mapping support GIS mapping support National Aboriginal Advisor to Secretariat Graphic designer

First Nations Geospatial Data User Needs Assessment Urban Interface Fire Hazard Assessment

Aboriginal advisor Policy development

Contact
Russell Collier Athyrium Services & Consulting 24227 Walcott Road Telkwa, BC V0J 2X2 Ph: ! 250.846.5576 Cell:! 250.813.2269 Primary email: russellcollier@athyrium.ca Secondary email: thegitksan@gmail.com Skype: russellcollier

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