Work summary

1992 …..         President, Woodbridge & Associates
1986 – 1992     President, Canadian Advanced Technology Association (CATA)
1982 – 1985     Director, Mining Association of Canada
1979 – 1981     Chief, Policy, Electronics Branch, Industry, Trade and Commerce
1975 – 1978     Senior Analyst (Environment), Energy, Mines and Resources
1973 – 1974     Senior International Advisor, Department Of The Environment
1966 – 1972     Area Manager / Field Representative (East Africa), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Directorships, Boards etc. – 1980’s to present

• Board of Directors, Sungold International
• International Chamber of Commerce Biodiversity Committee
• Chairman, Canadian Center for Creative Technology (Shad Valley Program)
• “High Tech” Sector Advisory Committee on International Trade
• Member, Steering Committee, Forum For International Trade Training (FITT)

• Co-chair and founding member, National Software Council
• Industrial Advisory Board, National Research Council
• Advisory Board, Innovation Center, University of Waterloo

• Board of  Directors, Ontario Center for Microelectronics
• Advisory Board, Queens University Center For Resource Studies
• Member, S&T Committee, Pacific Economic Co-operation Conference (PECC)

Selected Projects

Environmental Business 

• Helped set agenda for the Globe 2002 Conference on the business of the environment
• Organized the “Sustainable Development in Action Exhibition” and related events for delegates to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Rio + 5, June, 1997 and “International Biodiversity Technology Exhibits” as part of the UN Conferences of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Bahamas, 1994 and Jakarta, 1995.
• Set up the “APEC Clean Cities” site on the WWW and organized a “Business and Municipal Leaders Forum” on sustainable cities as part of the APEC Environment Ministers Conference, Toronto, 1997
• Project Coordinator, “Canada/China Montreal Protocol Ozone Protection Program” (missions and workshop), Chengdu, China
• Various market and policy assessments and reports, including consultations and development of market positioning strategies for Canada’s environmental assessment and marine environmental management industry sectors
• Water Management and Technology Markets in Turkey
• “Knowledge for Sustainable Development”
• “Opportunities For Canadian Business Related to Climate Change”
• Business Plan for Environment Canada’s “Green Corps”
• “Biodiversity Business Opportunities”

Trade Policy and Market Development

• Organized the LAC Market Development Strategy for the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada (missions and workshops in Argentina and Chile)
• National consultation and Roundtable on “High Tech Market Development”
• “Accessing The European Market: a strategy for Canada’s Communications and Information Technology Industries”; missions and workshops
• A Telecommunications Industry Strategy For Japan: missions and workshops
• Coordinated “High Tech” industry consultations on the FTA and NAFTA

Strategic Analysis and Public Policy Consultations

• Prepared business plan for the “National Technology Network”, National Research Council
• National consultation and strategy development on “Educating For The Knowledge-based Economy”
• National consultation, community workshops and national Roundtable on “Gearing Up The Technology Engine At The Community Level”
• Organized National Conferences and forums on technology needs, management and acquisition in industry sectors (e.g. mining, forestry)