Paul Goodrick

Current

• Principal Analyst at Duckbeaver
• Career Information Specialist at RDK Career Services

Past

• Keyholder at HMV

Education

• The University of British Columbia
• Simon Fraser University

Recommended

1 person has recommended Paul

Connections

24 connections

Industry

Research

Websites

• Twitter
• Speaker Rate

Paul Goodrick’s Summary

Paul’s research skills have been proved in the working world with contributions to a local hospital’s successful fundraising efforts, while his analytical labour market reports have helped land funding grants. Providing clients with performance improvement support and well-crafted documents has led to their sustainable employment.

He’s now focusing on helping people improve communications, launching corporate blogs and providing digital coaching and communication consulting. Whether working with professionals and organizations within the community or under his own Duckbeaver brand, Paul has consistently delivered more value-added service for stakeholders.

Paul Goodrick’s Specialties:

Client service; resume development; knowledge management; team-building and management; international affairs; Canadian affairs; political economy

Paul Goodrick’s Experience

• Principal Analyst

  Duckbeaver

  (Research industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years)

  Monitor social media, environmental technology, new marketing/pr and telecommunications industries along with national and international political economy.
  
  Provide Research, Career Development and Personal Branding, Digital Coaching and Leadership Consultation.
  
  Major Accomplishments:
  - Edited municipal Wayfinding report.
  - Research contributing to $11m+ being raised for non-profits.

• Career Information Specialist

  RDK Career Services

  (Human Resources industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years)

  Major Accomplishments:
  - Contributed labour market reports to organization's successful contract renewal.
  - Led company's blog initiative and contributed to internal and external communications strategy.
  
  
  Ongoing:
  - Provide research support for case managers and clients.
  - Provide communications assistance to clients surrounding employment documents (resumes, cover letters, follow up communication, etc).
  - Monitor labour market, economy and career counseling developments.

• Keyholder

  HMV

  (Public Company; Retail industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

  - Entry-level management position, focused on developing stronger team members through fun and learning environment.
  - Improved inventory management skills by learning shipping/receiving and returns process and troubleshooting discrepancies.

Paul Goodrick’s Education

• The University of British Columbia

  Professional Development , Introduction to Business Systems Analysis , 2008 — 2008

  Outcomes:
  - Stronger understanding of enterprise level IT and foundational architecture underlying the Internet.
  - Improved business case report writing.

• Simon Fraser University

  BA with Honours , Political Science , 2007

  Honours Thesis - Spring 2006:
  "Information Polity? The Political Economy of Information and Communication Technology and Democratization Processes"
  
  - Formal studies in International Relations. Classes broadly focused on Security Issues (Human- and State-centric) and International Political Economy.
  
  - Informal studies on the effect of new information and communication technologies (ICT) on authoritarian states and established and emerging democracies, and global governance.

Additional Information

Paul Goodrick’s Websites:

• Twitter
• Speaker Rate

Paul Goodrick’s Interests:

information and communication technology, political economy, green technology, international relations, career development

Paul Goodrick’s Groups:

•    Simon Fraser University Alumni

Paul Goodrick’s Contact Settings

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