Burnaby, BC Job Search / Career Management Organizations Directory

Burnaby, BC Job Search / Career Management Organizations directory and business contacts list

The following Burnaby, BC, Canada Job Search / Career Management Organizations are among the many key British Columbia organizations listed in the BC Contacts Directory.
Try BC Contacts today for free for more contacts, real email addresses and detailed company information from this and over 80 other industries across British Columbia.

Rochelle Diablo, Program Assistant (Segal Campus)
SFU BUSINESS
Career Management Centre
Segal Graduate School of Business
1800 - 500 Granville Street
Vancouver BC V6C 1W6
Tel. 778 782-7841 - direct
Tel. 778 782-5544
Fax. 778 782-7829 - direct
mbacareers7i69ewq@sfu.ca
bbacareers7i69ewq@sfu.ca
http://business.sfu.ca/careers

Dr. Gary Birch, Executive Director
Neil Squire Society
220 - 2250 Boundary Road
Burnaby, BC V5M 3Z3
Tel. 604 473-9363
Fax. 604 473-9364
garyb53dbk@neilsquire.ca
info53dbk@neilsquire.ca
www.neilsquire.ca

Gary Birch was appointed Director of Research and Development at the Neil Squire Society in August 1988 and then in May 1994 was appointed Executive Director.

He is responsible for the on-going operations at the Neil Squire Foundation including the supervision of a Research and Development team; the preparation of contract proposals and budgets for government sponsored service delivery.

He is also responsible for research and development projects; negotiating collaborative research and development projects with private sector companies, the future direction and development of the Neil Squire Foundation and is involved in the process of transferring research and development projects ready for commercial manufacturing.

Gary earned his B.A. Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 1983, and in 1988 received a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering (Biomedical Signal Processing), both from the University of British Columbia. His specific areas of expertise are robotic control systems, EEG signal processing, digital signal processing, human-machine interface systems, and biological systems.

Dr. Birch's recent and current professional contributions are: Adjunct Professor at UBC, Department of Electrical Engineering since July 1989; Adjunct Professor, SFU, Gerontology Research Program since July 1990; Member of the Minister's National Advisory Committee for Industry Canada on Assistive Devices since 1996; Member of the Executive Technical Committee on Assistive Technologies for Persons with Disabilities for the Canadian Standards Association since 1996; Member of the Premier's Advisory Council on Science and Technology since 1993.

Save time and money building your business with BC Contacts, and get connected to industries, companies and the people running them of greatest value to you.

Try BC Contacts today for free for more contacts, real email addresses and detailed company information from this and over 80 other industries across British Columbia.

Add or update company & contact information, or send feedback to directory maintainers.

Top of page

Yasmin Juma, Job Focus Program Executive Administrator
Neil Squire Society
220 - 2250 Boundary Road
Burnaby, BC V5M 3Z3
Tel. 604 473-9363
Fax. 604 473-9364
yasminj9x5e@neilsquire.ca
info9x5e@neilsquire.ca
www.neilsquire.ca

Alex Gontcharov, Account Executive
S.i. Systems Ltd.
160 - 4170 Still Creek Drive
Burnaby, BC V5C 6C6
Tel. 604 669-1387
Fax. 604 669-2576
alex.gontcharovhbw0c@sisystems.com
www.sisystems.com

David Xu,
Kingston College - Vancouver Campus, Granville
1661 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 1T8
Tel: 604 738-9088
Fax: 604 738-9266
dxud0@kingston.edu
human_resourcesd0@kingston.edu
www.kingstoncollege.ca

Suzanne Cross, Executive Assistant
Neil Squire Society
220 - 2250 Boundary Road
Burnaby, BC V5M 3Z3
Tel. 604 473-9363 X 118 - direct
Tel. 604 473-9363
Fax. 604 473-9364
suzannecgr3x1l5@neilsquire.ca
infogr3x1l5@neilsquire.ca
www.neilsquire.ca

Harry Lew, Research and Development Manager
Neil Squire Society
220 - 2250 Boundary Road
Burnaby, BC V5M 3Z3
Tel. 604 473-9363
Fax. 604 473-9364
harryl8kp@neilsquire.ca
info8kp@neilsquire.ca
www.neilsquire.ca

Harry Lew joined the Neil Squire Research and Development Group in 1985 as an Electrical Engineer. He has over 20 years of experience in developing products for the unique needs of persons with disabilities.

His areas of expertise are electronic hardware design, firmware development, windows application programming, and human-machine interfaces. Areas of interest include digital signal processing, speech recognition, alternative access methods for computers and other consumer appliances, product regulatory compliance, and product technical transfer. He is currently the Manager of Research and Development and is responsible for the project scheduling, manpower allocation, budgeting, research and development proposal writing, and the development of new research and product initiatives.

Harry earned his Bachelors of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 1985. He is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geo-Scientist of British Columbia.

Top of page

Christine Burnett, Account Executive
Trillium Talent Resource Group - BC
99 Sheppard Avenue West
Toronto ON M2N 1M4
Tel. 416 497-2624
Fax. 416 497-8491
cburnettz8@trilliumhr.com
www.trilliumhr.com

Ashley Kearns, Employment Specialist
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
302 - 1160 Douglas Road
Burnaby, BC V5C 4Z6
Tel. 604 439-7947
Fax. 604 439-7947
akearns1zrfilc@ccrw.org
www.workink.com
www.ccrw.org

Ms. Lesley Frame,
Metropolitan Community College
201 - 3701 Hastings Street
Burnaby, BC V5C 2H6
Tel. 604 320-3332
Fax. 604 320-3334
info5uejzct@metropolitancollege.ca
www.metropolitancollege.ca

Ms Frame has extensive background experience as an employment counsellor, and later as a lead employment counsellor. She is very conversant with individual assessment procedures, career planning, resource development, report and statistical data generation and job finding modules.

Indeed, she is an astute employment facilitator and a seasoned instructor, who over the years has gained group facilitation expertise.

Ms Frame has an Associate Degree (General) from Douglas College, and later obtained another Associate Degree in therapeutic recreation technician, and another qualification (Certificate) in job club leader training, all from Douglas College. She is a current member of the Focus Disability Network, Mission/Abbotsford Area Planning Team.

Rod Embree, Supervisor/Community Liaison
CAVE Youth Employment Centre
The Training Group Douglas College
202 - 4250 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 1Z5
Tel. 604 438-3045
Fax. 604 438-4750
rod097@cave-employment.com
info097@cave-employment.com
www.cave-employment.com

Rod Embree is also the:
Workplace Skills Coach/Project Coordinator,
Foundations Workplace Skills Program
Tel. 604 588-7772
Tel. 604 761-8391 - Cell
embreer097@douglas.bc.ca

Stuart Billings, Biology Coordinator
SFU Arts and Social Sciences Co-op Program
P 9439 - 8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6
Tel. 778 782-5934 - direct
Tel. 778 782-5839
Fax. 778 782-5875
sbilling3m@sfu.ca
www.sfu.ca/coop

As a coordinator in the field of cooperative education, my role is multi-faceted. My days may include facilitating a workshop on portfolio development, coaching a student to successfully conduct a self-directed work search, or writing an article for the online community.

Alternatively, I could be found presenting to a group of students on the benefits of co-op education. In addition to exploring opportunities with local employers I might also be engaged in discussions with employers as far afield as Quebec or Japan, in industries as seemingly disparate as nutrition science and habitat conservation.

Top of page

Adam Thorvaldson, Executive Director
Skills Canada BC
5 - 3777 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 3Z7
Tel. 604 432-4229
Fax. 604 433-1241
bc4p@skillscanada.com
www.skillscanada.bc.ca

Adam joined the staff in January of 2006 as a Program Coordinator and later in September 2007 Adam became the Executive Director of Skills Canada BC.

Adam graduated from UBC with a degree in Teaching Technologies and holds a ticket in Sheet Metal.

Ms. Tannis Goddard, Founder, President and Director
Training Innovations Inc.
600 - 4180 Lougheed Highway
Burnaby, BC V5C 6A7
Tel. 604 298-4720 - direct
Tel. 604 298-4757
Fax. 604 298-4755
Tannis.Goddard40@training-innovations.com
programs40@training-innovations.com
info40@training-innovations.com
www.training-innovations.com
www.training-innovations.com/bbyerc

Tannis Goddard is the President of Training Innovations and has an academic and practical background in career development, adult and e-learning and has been involved in online learning for 10 years and has delivered local career management services with Service Canada and the Province of BC for 14 years.

Tannis Goddard was nominated to join the ENET Society Board of Directors in August, 2007 to represent ENET at the Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA) Alliance and act as National and International Liaison for ENET.

Tannis is committed to helping the organization form a strong voice for career practitioner professional development over the coming year as BC's certification process is implemented.

In 2006 Tannis shared her knowledge about Online Career Counselling at NATCON & the International Career Development Conference in California. In 2007 Tannis spoke at the Australia Association of Career Counsellors' Conference and the NCDA Conference in Seattle.

She also led a team in the creation of Tii's own learning management system and also launched Career e-Volutions in 2004 - which is reputed to be the first such funded, online EAS program in Canada. This year Training Innovations' online counselling expertise was recognized with the Best of the Best award at Shifting Directions.

Tannis is the Founder and President of BC-based Training Innovations (Tii), a career management organization since 1992 that delivers services to
thousands of individuals each year.

Tannis has experience designing and delivering large scale programming for provincial and federal governments, non-profit associations and organizations. Tannis has spent the last seven years studying and researching the impact of delivering facilitated career counselling to groups and individuals through an online environment.

This research evolved into a pilot program to deliver the first ever online EAS career exploration and job search preparation program in Canada in 2004.

Bailee Heavenor (formerly Chambers), Recruiter
S.i. Systems Ltd.
302 - 531 Yates Street
Victoria BC V8W 1K7
Tel. 250 590-1704
Fax. 250 590-2610
bailee.heavenorxfg1@sisystems.com
www.sisystems.com

Dr. Cyril A Okoye, President
Metropolitan Community College
201 - 3701 Hastings Street
Burnaby, BC V5C 2H6
Tel. 604 320-3332
Fax. 604 320-3334
infoa7xnqh@metropolitancollege.ca
www.metropolitancollege.ca

Dr Okoye is an accomplished educator and entrepreneur. He was a Commissioner for Oaths in and for the province of Manitoba, and currently is a consultant criminologist. He was also the founding director of BC Peace Foundation, located at Simon Fraser University. The Foundation undertook research into and consultancy work on youth criminality behaviour, crime and criminal justice system.

Dr Okoye's experience of the criminal justice system, first as a practitioner in Canada (with the Manitoba Attorney General Department, Corrections Division), and second as an academic in the UK (with Cambridge University, Leeds University and The Open University) spans well over twenty years.

Dr Okoye has held both faculty and senior administrative level posts in universities and colleges here and abroad. He has a BA in Political Science and Sociology from Brandon University, an MPA (Master of Public Administration) from the University of Manitoba, an MPhil (Master of Philosophy in Criminology) from Cambridge University, and a PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Leeds University. He is on the external program of London University's LLM (Master of Laws), UK.

Dr Okoye has written on a variety of criminology and criminal justice topics including in broad terms, victimization of the elderly, courts, correctional policies on privatization, youth delinquency, etc. He has made several scholarly contributions to a number of plenary committees, and most recently to the Special Select Standing Committee on Education in British Columbia.

Dr Okoye is a Fellow of Cambridge Commonwealth Society (UK), a member of IFEPS (International Forum for the Advancement of Education in Penal Systems), and past President and CEO of an international corporation.

Michael Broderick, Job Focus Program Employment Counsellor
Neil Squire Society
220 - 2250 Boundary Road
Burnaby, BC V5M 3Z3
Tel. 604 473-9363
Fax. 604 473-9364
michaelblnwn72tm@neilsquire.ca
infolnwn72tm@neilsquire.ca
www.neilsquire.ca

Top of page

Earl Anderson, Co-op Education Coordinator, Biotechnology and Electronic engineering technology
Student Employment Services
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Tel. 604 432-6911 - direct
Tel. 604 451-7059 - Student Employment Services
Fax. 604 434-5192 - direct
Fax. 604 435-3122
earl_anderson9yc52n@bcit.ca
www.bcit.ca/ses

Anderson is also the Cooperative Education Coordinator for Electronic engineering technology:
Automation & Instrumentation, Computer Control, Wireless, Power

Job Description:
To develop, market and sell study related computer and electrical engineering and master of software systems work placement programs to new and existing local, national and international employers, professional associations and institutions.

Major responsibilities include: researching and identifying potential clients; developing academic-related work placements; reviewing courses and programs with employers and faculty; determining employer requirements and evaluating candidates; conducting on-site visits to monitor and evaluate technical requirements; evaluating student performance and resolving performance issues;

advising students; determining technical engineering content of marketing materials; attending and promoting school Co-op programs at Industry Trade Shows; evaluating and grading student co-op work term reports; writing reports; and performing other related duties.

Pam Khinda, Case Manager / Employment Services Advisor
CAVE Youth Employment Centre (operated by The Training Group Douglas College)
202 - 4250 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 1Z5
Tel. 604 438-3045
Fax. 604 438-4750
Pam3zum@cave-employment.com
info3zum@cave-employment.com
www.cave-employment.com

Pam, a Case Manager / Employment Services Advisor at the CAVE, is known for her contagious smile and her unique ability to connect and motivate our members. Enthusiastic and fun-loving with a passion for helping others, Pam is an excellent and highly valuable contribution to the CAVE team.

With a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Education degree and ten years of experience in the Employment Counselling industry under her belt, Pam is highly qualified for her position. As the energetic in-house lotto ringleader, she has the ability to put a smile on anyone's face.

Omar Saidi, Accountant / Administration
Skills Canada BC
5 - 3777 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 3Z7
Tel. 604 432-4229
Fax. 604 433-1241
bcnxz043wgp@skillscanada.com
www.skillscanada.bc.ca

Omar joined Skills Canada BC in April 2008. Omar is responsible for all the administrative and accounting needs for Skills Canada BC.

Omar graduated from UBC with a Bachelors in Commerce in 2006.

Godwin Choy,
Kingston College
2286 Holdom Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5B 4Y5
Tel. 604 294-8813
Fax. 604 294-3323
gchoyqf36c97h@kingston.edu
www.kingstoncollege.ca

Dylan LeRoy, Career Advisor
SFU Career Services
MBC Room 0300 - 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Tel. 604 291-4324 - direct
Tel. 604 291-3106
Fax. 778 782-5926
Dylan_leroy22@sfu.ca
career_services22@sfu.ca
www.sfu.ca/career

Top of page

Ryan St. Germaine, President
BCjobs.ca
4315 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 1J3
Tel 604 684-5627 X 222 - direct
Tel. 604 684-5627
Fax. 604 684-5662
ryanjdj@bcjobs.ca
infojdj@bcjobs.ca
www.bcjobs.net

Starting his career in a retail sales position at the age of 19, Ryan moved up the ranks quickly to management and by the age of 21 was a top producer in business to business sales for the communications industry.

Since that time, Ryan has been involved with many industries in a marketing or business development role and has built up over 9 years of experience in wireless communications, e-commerce and recruitment solutions.

Since co-founding BCjobs.ca in February 2001, Ryan has been actively involved in the growth of the company and served as President since January 2003. His experiences with BCjobs.ca have taught Ryan an in-depth understanding of recruitment technologies, online marketing, recruitment and retention.

In his time with BCjobs.ca, Ryan has contributed to an average annual growth in revenue of over fifty percent. He has worked to develop relationships with local employers and associations and played a key role in making BCjobs.ca the largest career site in British Columbia.

Sungman Cho,
International Migration Services Ltd.
201 - 3975 North Road
Burnaby, BC V3J 1S2
Tel. 604 420-9600
Fax. 604 420-9353
sungmanc6c1i3d1@coryo-ims.com
info6c1i3d1@coryo-ims.com
www.ims-migration.com

Barbara Peachey, Assistant to the Director
SFU Co-operative Education Program
MBC 1144 - 8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6
Tel. 778 782-2182 - direct
Tel. 778 782-2667
Fax. 778 782-5496
bpeachey405@sfu.ca
www.sfu.ca/coop

I work in the Work Integrated Learning Office in MBC1150. My role is Assistant to the Director of Work Integrated Learning. Work Integrated Learning encompasses Co-op Education, Career Services, Volunteer Services and Service Learning. I provide HR and Budget support to the programs.

I have worked at SFU for over 11 years with most of my time working for Co-operative Education in the Kinesiology Department and now in Work Integrated Learning.

J. Silver, Vice Principal
Kingston College - Vancouver Campus, Arbutus
2026 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 2G2
Tel. 604 738-6273
Fax. 604 738-6974
jsilvern1oe@exchange.kingston.edu
human_resourcesn1oe@kingston.edu
www.kingstoncollege.ca

Fanita Tjiong, Employment Consultant
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Employment Services - Burnaby
118 - 5021 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 4A5
Tel. 604 438-2100 X 101 - direct
Tel. 604 438-2100
Fax. 604 438-9100
fanita.tjiong4m7t@success.bc.ca
www.success.bc.ca
www.successbc.ca/eng/component/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,113/Itemid,/

Top of page

Office Manager,
Industry Training Centre
223 - 4600 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 4L9
Tel. 604 775-2860
Fax. 604 775-3033
infonrw@itabc.ca
www.itabc.ca

Scott Meaney, Technical Recruiter
S.i. Systems Ltd.
160 - 4170 Still Creek Drive
Burnaby, BC V5C 6C6
Tel. 604 669-1387
Fax. 604 669-2576
scott.meaneynyx@sisystems.com
www.sisystems.com

Gloria Kim Knowles, President
International Migration Services Ltd.
201 - 3975 North Road
Burnaby, BC V3J 1S2
Tel. 604 420-9600
Fax. 604 420-9353
infojl@coryo-ims.com
www.ims-migration.com

Gloria Kim Knowles, is a Korean citizen and a Canadian permanent resident. She is also a member in good standing of the Canadian Society for Immigration Consultants. Since 1986, Gloria has assisted over 12,000 families migrate to Canada, U.S., U.K., Australia and New Zealand.

A graduate of Duksung Women's University (B.A. English Literature, 1986), and an immigration consultant since 1986, she was employed by several Korean and Canadian immigration firms and served as a private banking officer for the Bank of Montreal from 1989-91, prior to opening her own firm, New Horizon Consulting Ltd. in 1991.

Tim Blake, Case Manager/Event Coordinator
C.A.V.E. Youth Employment Centre
The Training Group Douglas College
202 - 4250 Kingsway
Burnaby , BC V5H 1Z5
Tel. 604 438-3045
Fax. 604 438-4750
tim9jrgn4@cave-employment.com
info9jrgn4@cave-employment.com
www.cave-employment.com

Tim, known for his quirky sense of humour and fantastic dance moves, is a valuable addition to the CAVE team. Tim wears two hats at the CAVE: as the Event Coordinator, he is responsible for organizing career fairs, employer panels and any other special events hosted at the centre.

As a Case Manager he assists our members in finding work. With a diploma in business marketing and ten years of experience in the Employment Services industry, he has worked in a variety of different sales and marketing positions and will tantalize you with his tales of some of his first jobs.

Linda Delparte,
POLARIS Employment Services Society
205 - 5066 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 2E7
Tel. 604 430-1557
Fax. 604 430-8693
polaris-employmenttg5lwt@telus.net

Top of page

Carole James, Leader
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
3110 Boundary Road
Burnaby, BC V5M 4A2
Tel. 250 387-3655 - BC Legislature
Tel. 604 430-8600
Fax. 604 432-9517
caroledp0i99n@bc.ndp.ca
bcndpdp0i99n@bc.ndp.ca
www.bc.ndp.ca

All correspondence for Carole James and her Caucus is being taken care of by her staff in the Victoria Caucus office in the Legislature.

Egon Simons, Program Manager, Math/Stats/Actuarial Science
SFU Science and Environment Co-op Program
K1 - 0558 - 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Tel. 604 291-4123 - direct
Tel. 604 291-4716
Fax. 604 291-3031
esimonsc9i6d@sfu.ca
www.sfu.ca/coop

Patrick Zhao, M.Sc., Vice President, Administration
Vancouver Central College
305 - 4538 Kingsway
Burnaby BC V5H 4T9
Tel. 604 430-5608
Fax. 604 430-5628
patrickf4wg@vancollege.com
infof4wg@vancollege.com
www.vancollege.com

JoAnn Chee, Technical Recruiter
West Pacific Consulting Group (WPCG)
308 - 8988 Fraserton Court
Burnaby, BC V5J 5H8
Tel. 604 294-1200 X 126 - direct
Tel. 604 294-1200
Fax. 604 294-1242
jchee5d0bxm@wpcg.ca
info5d0bxm@wpcg.ca
www.wpcg.ca

Effie Karageorgiou, Staffing Consultant
Appleone Employment Services
405 - 4603 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 4M4
Tel 604 678-8028 - all agents
Tel. 604 626-3360
Fax. 604 678-8494 - all agents
effieaiec9@appleone.com
www.appleone.ca

Top of page

Johnny Oshika, Director of Technology
BCjobs.ca
4315 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 1J3
Tel 604 684-5627
Tel 604 4151-1387 - HOME
Fax 604 684-5662
johnny8j0o3k6v@bcjobs.net
info8j0o3k6v@bcjobs.ca
www.bcjobs.ca

Johnny was trained as a mechanical engineer at the University of British Columbia, where he developed a passion for design of new products. This interest led him to his post-university job at Creo (now Kodak Graphics Communications Canada), where he applied his design skills to contribute to Creo's advanced proprietary imaging technology.

Johnny went on to become a Product Manager for Creo's Plate Line Equipment line of business. In this role, Johnny managed an $8 million worldwide equipment business and led a team of 5 individuals in both Vancouver and Israel. Johnny was proud to be a part of Creo's Thermal Consumables Team, which was awarded the BCTIA Technology Impact Award ‘Team of the Year' in 2005.

At the end of 2005, Johnny shifted his career by joining BCjobs.ca, a company he co-founded in 2001. He primarily designs and implements BCjobs.ca's online applications, but is also responsible for the financial health and future vision of the company.

Michael Watson, Account Executive
S.i. Systems Ltd.
160 - 4170 Still Creek Drive
Burnaby, BC V5C 6C6
Tel. 604 669-1387 X 228 - direct
Tel. 604 669-1387
Fax. 604 669-2576
michael.watsontu@sisystems.com
www.sisystems.com

Gwen Litchfield, Program Manager, Statistics/Act Sci Coordinator
SFU Arts and Social Sciences Co-op Program
P 9443 - 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Tel. 778 782-3041 - direct
Tel. 778 782-5839
Fax. 778 782-5875
gwen_litchfield4vbbnml@sfu.ca
www.sfu.ca/coop/assc/home

I'm currently the Program Manager of the Faculty of Science and Environment Co-op Program as well as Co-op Coordinator for Statistics and Actuarial Science Co-op.

I am a huge fan of the co-op program as my undergrad degree included co-op, I hired and supervised co-op students when I worked in the high-tech industry, and now I get to assist co-op students with their career development as an SFU co-op staff member.

Previous employment
SFU Engineering Science Co-op Program
UBC Science Co-op Program
Web Systems Consultant

Burnaby, BC Job Search / Career Management Organizations directory and business contacts list

Make your "cold calls" warmer