Mitchell Rea

Experience

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  Kilcoo Camp

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2008

  Junior Counsellor
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  Camp Awakening

  May 2011 - Aug 2013

  Program Director

  -Organized workplace development weekend with Executive Director for summer staff. -Reviewed applications for campers, confirming application details with parents, and met with prospective families. -Managed a team of four and caring for 7 children with ranging physical disabilities at an overnight summer camp. -Organized wilderness canoe trips and inclusive adaptive programming for up to 20 campers. -Liaised with host camp director and main office in Toronto.

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  College of Biological Sciences Student Council

  May 2012 - Apr 2013

  Vice President of Communications

  -Recorded and distributed minutes from executive and board meetings. -Designed and ordered new line of clothing. -Consistent updates of twitter and facebook pages to improve awareness. -Collaborated on several projects with other executives, providing support and advertising.

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  University of Guelph

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Ankle Proprioception Study - Examining the effects of topically induced central sensitization of the dorsal horn on proprioceptive acuity during an ankle matching protocol. -Wrote and edited ethical consideration for human trials application. -Oversaw and ran experimental trials on test participants. -Analyzed data and presented results to faculty through powerpoint presentation.

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  Child Care and Learning Center

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

  Inclusion Facilitator/Teaching Assistant

  -Created suitable learning environment for child diagnosed with ASD. -Incorporated individualized lesson plans into an activity to be shared by up to 18 kindergarten children. -Assisted teachers and RECEs with their projects and working as a team to create dynamic and stimulating environment.

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  Vector Marketing

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Sales Representative

  -Showcased product in formal and friendly environment. -Generated and met referrals from previous clientele. -Generated interest in product and doing product research with competitors.

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  RPM Ski & Wake

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  Manager

  -Oversaw resource allocation and strategic operations. -Collaborated with senior level management on projects covering accounting, scheduling, and operations.-Scheduled resources and team members according to customer appointments, as well as personally interacting with customers from the time they create the appointment to the time they leave.

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  RBC Insurance

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Manager Integrated Solutions

  -Created a framework for RBC Insurance to incorporate connected devices (Fitbits, iHome, etc) and technology (Internet of Things, IoT) into service offerings to deliver added value, enhance customer’s life experience and proactively reduce risk exposure through behavior modification. -Translated framework into the development of five unique IoT strategies for each of the major product offerings; strategies were accepted by management and some will be moving to implementation. -Collaborated with project managers throughout to develop understanding of current offerings and future strategy for each product line. -Created extensive powerpoint presentation providing overview, value offering, and recommendations to implement and presented to five product groups and Senior Vice President. Show less

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  General Motors

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Production Group Leader

  - Managed a small business unit within the paint assembly line responsible for the prime coat and finesse, supervising hourly employees in unionized shift work.- Responsible for managing quality issues to customers downstream as well as problem solving with suppliers both internal and shipped for quality concerns and spills coming into the station; enacted trials and implemented effective counter measure to chronic quality defects. - Developed relationships with union representatives to assist in dealing with contractual labour disputes, union agreements, and employee coaching and disciplinary meetings. - Problem solved with other group leaders and shift leads to organize responses to quality spills quickly and effectively, allowing us to contain issues before product left the building. Show less

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  3M

  Apr 2016 - Aug 2016

  Strategic Business Development Intern

  - Led a divisional business development project, including a full market assessment (secondary and primary research) and historical dig to deliver a final investment and execution plan to senior business leaders.- Conducted research interviews with market leaders and customers (including site visits) and internal members of both the global team and similar business organizations as part of market assessment to deliver context around secondary market research.- Developed financial modelling tool that incorporated multiple variables and delivered statistical analysis based on a Monte Carlo model regarding the outcome of several investment scenarios that were in consideration. Show less

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  3M

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2023

  - Worked on global scrum team to produce and support reporting solutions for the Industrial and Safety Group, using a combination of Microsoft PowerBI, Microsoft Azure, and Teradata.- Leveraged and deployed advanced dataflows and SSIS packages to reduce overhead by 20 monthly manhours of ETL, both into servers and reporting solutions.- Continued to develop advanced analytics solutions utilizing python and machine learning, including customer segmentation, sales projections, and product basket analysis. Show less - Directly supported sales & marketing teams with data driven salesforce campaigns, retail gap analysis and line reviews, and sales reporting automations that led to $550k+ in bottom line contributions and over 250 working hours saved per month. - Utilization of machine learning techniques including clustering and regression to develop unique customer segmentation strategies and identify incremental growth opportunities, leading to sales and business leader buy-in and delivering true value-add to at customer visits. - Established a presence on the team as a senior leader through the scrum master role, including a best practice sharing process, optimizations of report UI and query loading, and taking a leading role in the onboarding of new team members. - Consistently takes opportunities to develop new skills and learn new techniques in programming and query languages, incorporating these skills and recipes to add new layers of insight to existing reporting. Show less

  • Data Developer

    Mar 2020 - Feb 2023

  • Business Insights Analyst

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2020
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  BGC Engineering Inc.

  Feb 2023 - Apr 2024

  Data Management Team Lead

  - Lead team of 4 Data Analysts/Engineers maintaining and deploying operational data, reporting solutions, and technical workflow for an engineering consulting firm. - Successfully interfaced between business teams and data developers, developing user stories and process maps for stakeholders to better design and implement data solutions for all our customers. - Overhauled and implemented team workflow strategy and process, resulting in increased output and collaboration, decreased rework, and fostered team growth. - Created formal processes around the company data ecosystem including: data security governance, data report and app inventory management, and ongoing training and awareness initiatives.- Successfully deployed a company wide report to empower employees to become informed to their individual time management to better align themselves with company goals and directives. Show less

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  Data SEA Consulting

  Nov 2024 - now

  Project Manager

  • Managed project teams to deliver cloud data warehousing and ecosystem deployments for businesses.• Collaborated with up to 5 team members to ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions.• Achieved successful modernization of operations for multiple businesses through efficient project management.