RESUME FOR
R. BRUCE JAMIESON
P. O. BOX *****
CHINOOK RPO
Calgary, AB T2H 2V8
Email: ************@*****.***
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PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Experienced Manager/Administrator with a background in small and medium sized business, together with two levels of government and self-employment.
Able to communicate clearly and concisely with people of diverse backgrounds and levels of authority. Can give and receive critical assessments.
Creative and motivating, enabling and empowering with people of all races, ages and creeds.
Able to establish short and long term goals for self and staff ; and evaluate staff based on formalized position descriptions, policy and procedure manuals, and standardized performance reviews.
Innovative thinker, practical, down to earth, and hardworking.
Tactful and diplomatic, team player and flexible.
Trustworthy and honest.
Canadian citizen with clean criminal record. Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s Licence. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ADMINISTRATION
Founded and managed Arcticlean Janitorial Services in Inuvik, N.W.T. which eventually had 12 employees and provided services to approximately 25 customers. Similarly owned and managed Gallery 3 Custom Picture Framing in Phoenix, AZ for a very successful five years. Owned and operated 3 nightclubs in Nashville, TN for ten years, as well as being an employee of Gibson Guitars.
A successful 15 year career with two levels of government where I worked in the personnel departments of Advanced Education and Manpower, together with the Department of Justice. I was responsible for recruitment and selection of employees, position classification and compensation, organization analysis, employee relations and the training of staff.
Volunteered as caregiver for my elderly mother for a ten year period. SUPERVISION
Supervised the daily operations of Arcticlean, Placer Personnel, Gallery 3, and the Nashville nightclubs. Most recently had oversight of shuttle drivers at Big 4 Motors.
Developed an atmosphere of collaboration, consensus formation, instruction and teamwork with each of my work experiences.
ABILITIES - HOBBIES
A voracious reader of biographies, history, and westerns !
A skilled woodworker and guitar designer and craftsman
Listening to music .. Big Bands, R & B, Country and some Pop
Lots of hockey .. Flames will do it in 20? !
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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
2015-2018 LEAD HAND SHUTTLE DRIVER, BIG 4 MOTORS
CALGARY, AB
1997-2007 OWNER AND MANAGER, 3 NASHVILLE NIGHTCLUBS NASHVILLE, TN
1993-1997 OWNER AND MANAGER, GALLERY 3 CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING PHOENIX, AZ
1990-1993 OWNER, PLACER PERSONNEL
HONOLULU, HI
1977-1989 PERSONNEL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA EDMONTON, ALBERTA
1974-1977 PERSONNEL GENERALIST, GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CHARLES CAMSELL HOSPITAL, EDMONTON, ALBERTA
1971-1974 OWNER OPERATOR, ARCTICLEAN JANITORIAL SERVICES INUVIK, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
1967-1971 PERSONNEL CLERK, GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES YELLOWKNIFE & INUVIK
FORMAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, EDMONTON, AB
HONOURS GRADUATION DIPLOMA, GRADE 13
SMITH FALLS COLLEGIATE, SMITH FALLS, ONTARIO
REFERENCES – Name and contact information available upon request