Zachary Kominar

Current

Business Systems Analyst - Legal Services at Research In Motion

Past

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

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Education

Community Justice Initiatives
Bond University Dispute Resolution Centre
Bond University

University of Guelph
Hillfield Strathallan College

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Industry

Computer Software

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

Business Systems Analyst - Legal Services

Research In Motion

(Public Company; RIMM; Wireless industry)

April 2009 — Present (10 months)
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
Software Testing Associate

Research In Motion

(Public Company; RIMM; Wireless industry)

2004 — 2005 (1 year )

BlackBerry Desktop & Handheld
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

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.
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.
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
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
Hillfield Strathallan College