Wes Minor - Operations And Development

Wes Minor - Operations And Development

Project Manager; Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Housing Reconstruction

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Consultant: Disaster Management Technical Expert. Critical Infrastructure and Project Management

  • Education

    • Royal Roads University

      2010 - 2014
      Master of Arts Disaster and Emergency Management

      Master of Arts: Disaster and Emergency Management. Focus on Mitigation/Prevention Phase and Disaster Risk Reduction. MA Thesis: Soft-Target Organizations and Terrorism.

    • Mohawk College

      1995 - 1998
      Diploma Civil Engineering Technology

      Advanced Diploma, Civil Engineering Technology; Cooperative Education Program

    • Royal Roads University

      2009 - 2009
      Graduate Certificate Project Management

      Graduate Certificate: Project Management. Master’s level courses, aligned with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Body of Knowledge, emphasizing best practices, project leadership, team dynamics and project negotiations.

  • Experience

    • Food for the Hungry, Inc.

      Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
      Project Manager; Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Housing Reconstruction

      Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Housing Reconstruction Manager, $1.2 million budget, as part of a larger-scale, USAID-funded, Food Security Program, in war-ravaged Eastern Congo, • Directed the successful rehabilitation/reconstruction of thirteen vehicular bridges, along key agricultural routes within Katanga and Kivu provinces, utilizing a team of 2 supervisors, 20 foremen, and work-crews totaling over 500 laborers, in an extremely complex and logistically difficult environment.• Led the reconstruction program of 4,500 homes, in 40 rural villages, targeting 18,000 beneficiaries, organizing labor-pools through Food-for-Work initiatives, in partnership with the World Food Program. Show less

    • Anglican International School Jerusalem

      Aug 2003 - Jun 2011
      Business Manager

      Responsible for the management of all operational and financial aspects of the yearly cycle ($4 million annually); the formulation and control of budget, administering details of billing, tuition collection, procurement, expenses, salaries, as well as supervision of Site-Planning and Development, maintenance, security and janitorial duties.

    • Rosslyn Academy

      Jul 2011 - Jun 2018
      Director of Operations & Development, Finance

      Overall responsibility for operational departments of the school (Facilities, Maintenance, Transportation, and Security) and the direct report person for Finance, IT, and HR departments. • Responsible for long-term Site-Planning and Development. • Overseeing a $9 million operations budget, and a $500000 Capital Expenses budget, and 85 operations staff. • Responsible for management of building projects (fifteen additional classrooms and eleven staff houses in past three years, bell/clock tower, solar-project, water-storage and disbursement system, parking expansion). • Emergency operations planning for the school, extensive security upgrades including boundary wall, perimeter lighting, CCTV system, PA system, and access-control center. Show less

    • McAllister & Craig Disaster Management Inc.

      Apr 2019 - now
      Consultant: Technical Expert. Critical Infrastructure and Project Management
    • Rosslyn Academy

      Jul 2019 - now
      Chief Operations Officer

      Providing oversight and cohesion to Operations, HR, Finance, and IT departments. Master Facilities Development Planning.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • International Child Protection Symposium

      Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA)
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      May 2017
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    • Project Management

      Royal Roads University
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