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Andrew Matthews’s Summary

Trained as a lawyer, I have several years of experience in HR, specializing in Employee Relations and employment law. I have also worked as a Management Consultant with a large international consulting company.

My most recent experience has been in Employee Relations in the Canadian Financial Services industry.

I am a versatile individual with experience in different industries and an ability and desire to learn new skills.

Andrew Matthews’s Specialties:

Employment law, Mediation, Due Diligence, Internal investigations

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Andrew Matthews’s Experience

• Project Manager

  2002905 Ontario Inc.

  (Real Estate industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

  Overseeing the construction of a residential rental property
  
  Dealing extensively with all parties involved in the development process, including general contractors, subcontractors, skilled tradespeople, company representatives, municipal officials and bankers

• Senior HR Consultant

  Sun Life Financial

  (Public Company; SLF; Insurance industry)

  February 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 2 months)

  Providing Employee Relations and HR consulting and advice to senior management and executives.
  
  HR Lead for Group Benefits, Sun Life's largest line of business

• Senior Employee Relations Consultant

  BMO Financial Group

  (Financial Services industry)

  June 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 7 months)

  Providing specialized ER consulting and advice to senior management, executives and employees enterprise-wide
  
  Responsible for all employment law matters
  
  Represented company in all Canada Labour Code matters, including mediation and unjust dismissal
  
  Represented company in Canadian Human Rights Commission matters, including investigations and mediations

• Management Consultant

  Japan Management Association Consultants (America)

  (Management Consulting industry)

  May 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 7 months)

  Provide productivity improvement consulting to clients in the manufacturing industry
  
  100% on-site at client facilities in the US and Canada
  
  Part of a team of consultants studying client operations and applying Industrial Engineering principles to improve productivity and quality

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Andrew Matthews’s Education

• University of Alberta

  LL.B. , Law , 1993 — 1996

  Current non-practising member of the Law Society of Alberta

  
  

• University of Windsor

  M.A. , Sociology , 1990 — 1992