Nickolas Vaessen

Experience

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  Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

  Security Policy, Planning, Performance Measurement, and Project Management Officer

  Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP): Development, and implementation of a Departmental Security Plan (DSP); Security policy, physical security, cyber and communications security; Strategic planning, Drafting of corporate policies, reports, Treasury Board Management Accountability (MAF) submissions, Briefing Notes, and internal communications; Conducting threat and risk assessments; Performance measurement metrics; and extensive use of Treasury Board Secretariats’ Framework for the Management of Risk and Directive on Departmental Security Management (DDSM) and Policy on Government Security (PGS) as foundational security work principles. Show less

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  Élections Canada | Elections Canada

  Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

  Business Analyst

  Social media monitoring and analysis for the detection of integrity incident indicators, analysis of data collections, business intelligence and analytics, identification and development of business requirements, power point presentations to management, drafting of social media intelligence briefs and Briefing Notes for senior management’s electoral situational awareness;Real-time incident and complaint case handling from the general public and internal services, legislative and legal interpretation of the Canada Elections Act, the Anti-SPAM Act, and the Privacy Act, secure transfer of information and primary liaison with the Commissioner of Canada Elections and the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC); andConducted Administrative and Audit Reviews of program and procedural effectiveness and answered Access to Information and Privacy Requests (ATIP) for the team. Show less

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  Royal Canadian Navy

  Mar 2016 - Aug 2018

  Sailor Third Class (formerly Ordinary Seaman)

  Sailor Third Class (former Ordinary Seaman) (Naval Communicator) | HMCS Carleton | Naval Reserve | Royal Canadian NavySuccessful completion of basic military training; Trained in Morse code, flashing light, and ship-flag communication; Communications security, radio procedures, and protocols; Fleet navigation screens; and proficient in Allied Maritime Tactical Signaling and Maneuvering (ATP Vol.2) encryption and decryption; Naval environmental training, sea-survival techniques, Chemical-Biological safety training; C7 Rifle and Sig Sauer handgun proficiency and safety trained; and Platoon and Section leadership.Naval Reservists are individuals engaged in their civilian lives while pursuing a military career. They work for the Navy in the evenings, on weekends and during the summer period, in an occupation of their choice (naval communicator). Show less

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  Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada

  Jan 2018 - now

  Identify, conceive and manage issuance of challenging problems to the Canadian industry so that new innovative solutions currently not available in the marketplace can be developed and offered by small Canadian companies. Engage with and develop effective partnerships with strategic and operational SSC, customer departments, central agencies and industry stakeholders to develop Innovative Challenges. Establish and maintain effective relationships with: - Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada’s ISC Program Executives and stakeholders. - Procurement officers and managers at Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). - Senior Executives, technical leads and other team members with Private Sector Contractors. Manages an annual fiscal budget of $7.6M under the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) Program. Manage and schedule multi-fiscal contracts from $150k up to $1M. (21 contractors have received 32 Phase 1 and Phase 2 contracts to date). Forecast and manage budgets spanning multiple Fiscal Years. Drafts Financial Reprofile Requests to be submitted to Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). Presents status updates and recommendations to the ISC Director and Director General (DG). Manage Supplier Contractors relationships and project schedules and deliverables. Drafts and finalizes Statement of Work (SOW) criteria for Supplier Tasks and Milestones. Assists Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) with SOW negotiations with Suppliers. Promote the development and adoption of innovative technologies in Canada. Promote and Innovation Framework to develop and support an encompassing innovative culture that thinks in the realm of the art of the possible at SSC. Co-Leader of Shared Services Canada (SSC) AGORA Regional Ambassador Program (RAmP). Show less Full-time Teleworker. Co-Leader of Shared Services Canada (SSC) Regional Ambassador Program (RAmP). Digital Collaborator. Engages with customers, central agencies, and industry to develop architecture strategies and IT Standards and standard architecture deployment models for SSC. Guides Services and Projects in the alignment of their architectures in compliance with IT standards to strengthen project and service delivery. Conducts enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation, using a comprehensive approach for the successful development and execution of SSC's IT strategy. Enterprise architecture applies architecture principles and practices to guide organizations through the business, information, process, and technology changes necessary to execute their strategies. Develops Technology Briefing documents with the aim to provide policy, human resource, financial resource, and strategic-decision recommendations to senior management. ITIL v3 Foundations. Microsoft SharePoint 2016 Administrator. SSC Slack Workspace Administrator. Show less Full-time Teleworker. Co-Leader of Shared Services Canada Regional Ambassador Program (RAmP). Digital Collaborator. Senior Assistant Deputy Minister (SADM) Award for outstanding performance and dedication. Conducts IT market and Enterprise Architecture research, strategic policy, and impact analysis using market-based research collection, analysis on information technology topics, develops Technology Briefing documents with the aim to provide policy, human resource, financial resource, and strategic-decision recommendations to senior management, liaises with Gartner and Forrester analysts to provide the most up to date information to senior management, provides policy advice and decisions as requested within SSC. Developed SSC’s Research as a Service (RaaS) Program including process and business mapping. Microsoft SharePoint 2016 Administrator. SSC Slack Workspace Administrator. Completed ITIL Foundation and Awareness Courses. Show less Benefits realization of projects, identification of project benefits and organizational improvements, analysis of Information Technology business cases, project charters, and project plans, translating business objectives into organizational benefits, alignment with corporate strategic core responsibilities, creation of benefits artefacts, benefits tracking, knowledge of project governance and approval processes and principles, liaising with Project Managers and Business Owners;Report writing to inform senior management’s future investment decision-making, project benefits power point presentations, knowledge of Treasury Board Secretariat Policy on Results, Performance Measurement and Key Performance Indicators; Change Management certification from Prosci, Change Management principles using Prosci ADKAR (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement) methodology – a goal-oriented change management model to guide individual and organizational change; andOccupational Health and Safety (OHS) committee member, building floor warden, building safety official, first aid representative, conducted floor sweeps and monthly inspections, liaised with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Knowledge of Canada Labour Code, Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). Show less

  • Senior Advisor | Innovation Program Coordinator

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Enterprise Architect

    Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  • IT Market Research Analyst

    Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Benefits Analyst

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2018
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  Jake and Shirley Rylaarsdam

  Oct 2018 - Apr 2020

  Chicken Barn Hired Hand (Broilers)

  Responsible for conducting routine barn rounds, enforcing biosecurity procedures, disease prevention and control, administering medicine, removal of dead chickens, euthanizing sick chickens, barn cleaning and sterilization, equipment driver, liaising with feed and chick suppliers, organizing safe shipping of chickens, repair of agriculture equipment, and environmental, temperature, lighting, and ventilation control.

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  Nickolas and Lisa Vaessen

  Mar 2020 - now

  Commercial Chicken Farmer (Broilers)

  Responsible for conducting routine barn rounds, enforcing biosecurity procedures, disease prevention and control, administering medicine, removal of dead chickens, euthanizing sick chickens, barn cleaning and sterilization, equipment driver, liaising with feed and chick suppliers, organizing safe shipping of chickens, repair of agriculture equipment, and environmental, temperature, lighting, and ventilation control.