Business Systems Analyst - Legal Services & Volunteer Mediator
Kitchener, Canada Area
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- Business Systems Analyst - Legal Services at Research In Motion
- Past
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- Business Development / Technical Sales at IGLOO Software
- IT/Law Research Assistant at Bond University
- Project Associate at SpartaMatrix
- Software Testing Associate at Research In Motion
- WebCT Support, Courseware Architect at University of Guelph
- Education
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- Community Justice Initiatives
- Bond University Dispute Resolution Centre
- Bond University
- University of Guelph
- Hillfield Strathallan College
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Zachary Kominar’s Summary
Technology and Law is my passion with relevant experience in both fields.
Zachary Kominar’s Specialties:
Law, technology, mediation, conflict resolution, legal technology systems, business systems analysis, dispute system design
Zachary Kominar’s Experience
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Business Systems Analyst - Legal Services
Research In Motion
(Public Company; RIMM; Wireless industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
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Business Development / Technical Sales
IGLOO Software
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 4 months)
- Assisted in the formation of business systems and processes for IGLOO Software a SAAS Online Community Solutions start-up company founded in Canada's Technology Triangle
- Helped form systems and processes and assist with adoption and administration of new business technologies (SalesForce.com, Eloqua Marketing, Google Apps,other 3rd party tech)
- Provided sales and professional consulting to clients developing strategies for social networking communities delivering business value including integrative solutions within existing system architecture (Not-for-profit and commercial clients)
- Gathered requirements during sales prospecting & account management to prioritize feature requests for the development team; ultimately delivering flexible solutions meeting client requirements
- Honed professional presentation skills while educating and pitching from workers to C-Level executives on emerging technology -
IT/Law Research Assistant
Bond University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Contributed RFID privacy knowledge base, research and review for Spam and Privacy Law chapters for legal textbook “Internet and E-Commerce Law” Forder & Svantesson (Oxford Press 2007)
Geo-location research survey referenced in “The Internet, geo-identification and the law – they know approxymately where you are located ” Svantesson (Murdoch University Journal of Law) (Forthcoming 2007) -
Project Associate
SpartaMatrix
(Computer Software industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Supported business development & research of SpartaMatrix™ Avatar System
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Software Testing Associate
Research In Motion
(Public Company; RIMM; Wireless industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
BlackBerry Desktop & Handheld
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WebCT Support, Courseware Architect
University of Guelph
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 9 months)
- Designed and developed Email/WebCT integration web-interface improving work flow and response times to inquiries (ColdFusion)
- Patiently and professionally helped academics resolve diverse issues with WebCT e-learning software
Zachary Kominar’s Education
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Community Justice Initiatives
Transformative Mediation Certificate , 2008 — 2008
Community Justice Initiatives (CJI) is a non-profit organization, known world-wide as having started the first Restorative Justice program.
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Bond University Dispute Resolution Centre
Facilitative Mediation Certificate , 2007 — 2007
Based in the Faculty of Law, the Dispute Resolution Centre was established in 1989 and has a national reputation for training, teaching, research and mediation process.
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Bond University
Juris Doctor , Law , 2005 — 2007
A professional legal qualification designed to equip students for a career in the legal profession, business industry or government, in Australia and overseas
- Activities and Societies:
- Canadian Law Students Association
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University of Guelph
Bachelor of Computing Honours, Criminal Justice & Public Policy Minor , Computer Science, Criminal Justice , 2001 — 2005
- A comprehensive program combining academic rigour and problem solving components found in a traditional computing degree, orientied towards application
- Criminal Justice & Public Policy minor focuses on the theoretical and practical links between the practices and procedures of the Canadian criminal justice system and issues of public policy- Activities and Societies:
- Cookie Day Organizer/Founder/Volunteer, Frontier College Children's Literacy Volunteer - Reading Circle
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Hillfield Strathallan College
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Zachary Kominar’s Interests:
Classical Piano, Juggling, Unicycle Tricks, Community Mediation, Law, Technology, Systems Analysis, Conflict Resolution
Zachary Kominar’s Honors:
University of Guelph Co-op Student of the Year 2004-2005
IT/Law Bursary – SpartaMatrix applied studies student bursary of $5,000 (Sept 2006)
Zachary Kominar’s Contact Settings
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