Berniemcgrade Resume November 2009

Bernard J. McGrade, B.A. (Hons), M.A. 301-17 Lascelles Blvd. Toronto, ON M4V 2B6 (416) 574-0229 [email protected] ABSTRACT Adaptable professional, offering extensive experience in teaching, translation, and office management. Possesses excellent communication skills as well as the ability to foster excellent team dynamics. Bilingual (English/German) with basic French. Proficient in Access, Word, and Excel. PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Soberman LLP Since February 2004 Office Services Supervisor and Facilities Manager Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, in addition to all previous office services duties, responsible for all facilities related matters including: Project Management of internal renovations; Security system. Repairs and maintenance. Purchase of office furniture. Allocation of space. 1998-2004 • • • • • • •

Office Services Supervisor Managed an administration team at a large, Toronto based accounting firm. Oversaw all departmental human resources activities. Programmed phone and voice mail system. Maintained the database for documents stored off site. Purchased equipment, such as copiers and fax machines. Ordered office supplies. Consolidated three separate receptions areas into one.

1997-1998 • •

File Room Manager Supervised file room personnel. Maintained database for documents storage off site.

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Oversaw document filing and mail distribution.

Professional History, Continued McGill University 1992-1995 • •

Project Manager, Union Catalogue of Emblem Maintained in-house database base. Supervised part-time research assistants.

1984-1995 • •

German Instructor Two, and Three, Centre

Levels One, for Continuing Education. Beginners’ and Intermediate Level Undergraduate Courses, Faculty of Arts.

Publications 1999 Translation German to English: "'The Heart of the Andes' Humboldt's Cosmos and Frederic Edwin Church." Cosmos - From Romanticism to the Avante-garde. Ed. Jean Clair. Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: 60-67. 1998 Translation German to English: Preaching the Gospel Anew: Saint Clement Maria Hofbauer. By Josef Heinzmann, C.SS.R. Liguori, Missouri: Liguori Press, 1998. 208 pp. ISBN 0-7648-0164-3. 1991 Translation German to English: "Metropolis or the Breakdown of the large City" The Struggle of the 1920's against the Metropolis." by Fritz Neumeyer. The 1920's: Age of the Metropolis. Ed. Jean Clair. Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: 300-19. 1989 Translation German to English: "At the Summit - Or Already on the Decline? German Dance Theatre at the End of the 1980's." by Jochen Schmidt. Blickpunkte. Ed. Irene Galtier. Montreal: Goethe Institute: 7-16. 1985

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"A Matter of Accents. Teaching Canadian English and Canadian Culture at a West German School." Infoblatt. No 3 (1985):1-8.

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Papers presented 1993 "Deutsche Welle Übertragungen im Deutschunterricht [ShortWave Radio Broadcasts in Language Instruction]". 10th International German Teachers' Conference, Leipzig, Germany. 1988 “'Von den Romanen etwas raisonnieren...'. Christian Thomasius' Monatsgespräche" ["'Some Thoughts on the Novel ...'. Christian Thomasius' periodical the MonthlyDialogues], Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle, Germany (formerly East Germany) 1985 "A Matter of Accents. Teaching Canadian English and Canadian Culture at a West German School", Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (CAUTG), Learned Societies Conference, l'université de Montréal ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS 1992-1995 Vice-President, Quebec Association of German Teachers • Organized conferences and professional development seminars. Since 1984 Member, Canadian Association of University Teachers of German. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS 1983 B.A. (Hons), German/French University of Toronto 1987 M.A., German Literature McGill University References Available Upon Request