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Jonathan Crowe

P.O. Box 473
Shawville, Quebec J0X 2Y0
CANADA
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Overview

A strong writer with the ability to take complicated material and present it in a simple, concise and easy-to-understand manner. Several years’ experience in government writing (notably, brieﬁng notes and ministerial correspondence), editing and proofreading, journalism, and writing for the Web.

Skills and Experience

Government work: brieﬁng notes, executive correspondence, knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes, principles of legislative drafting.
Editing and writing: copyediting and proofreading, fact-checking, journalism.
Internet: blogging, content management systems, Web design (CSS, HTML, PHP).
Other: historical research, photography, public speaking.

Recent Employment History

Senior Editor/Writer: Executive Correspondence Division, Health Canada; July 2007–June 2008, May–December 2009; Editing and reviewing drafts of ministerial correspondence; providing advice, feedback and mentoring on grammar and style.
Writer/Editor: Ministerial Correspondence Division, Public Works and Government Services Canada; September–October 2008; Editing and writing briefing notes, memoranda and ministerial correspondence for senior officials.
Reporter: The Equity, Pontiac Printshop Ltd. (Shawville, Quebec); August 2003–January 2004; Journalism, photography and page layout for a weekly community newspaper.
Legislative Revisor: Transport Regulations Unit/Legislative Services Branch, Department of Justice; May 2000–February 2003; Edited and proofread drafts of laws, regulations and statutory instruments, mostly for Transport Canada.
Planning and Analysis Officer: Income Security Programs Branch, Human Resources Development Canada; September 1999–April 2000; Wrote brieﬁng notes and other documents for the Assistant Deputy Minister, Deputy Minister and Minister, including material for the ADM’s appearance before a parliamentary committee.

Education

Ph.D. student, History (Alberta, 1996–1999). Withdrew from program.
M.A., History (Waterloo, 1996).
B.A. (Hons.), History (Winnipeg, 1994).

Government Ratings

Bilingual (E/C/C); last tested in March 2000.
Security clearance: Level II (Secret).

Significant Online Publications

The Map Room: March 2003–present; A popular blog about maps and cartography with thousands of daily readers.
DFL: August 2004, February 2006, August 2008; A blog about last-place finishes at the Olympics; received national and worldwide media coverage (e.g. Agence France-Presse, BBC World Service, CBC Newsworld, CTV Newsnet, Folha de São Paulo, National Post, Reuters and Sports Illustrated).

Summary of Print Publications

Approximately 120 news stories for The Equity and 30 articles and book reviews for herpetological newsletters. A reasonably complete list can be found here.

Media

DFL: Television: Appeared live on CBC Newsworld and CTV NewsNet. Radio: Appeared live on the BBC (World Service ×2, Radio Ulster) and talk radio stations in Toronto, Montreal, Kitchener and Regina. Print: Featured in the National Post, Sports Illustrated, Toronto Star, Folha de São Paulo and, through Reuters and Agence France-Presse wire stories, dozens of newspapers worldwide.
The Map Room: Quoted in the Boston Globe; interviewed by Dailysonic.
Other: Quoted in stories about cameraphones (2003) and folksonomies (2005) in the Ottawa Citizen’s “Tech Weekly” section. Profiled in the West Quebec Post’s “Faces of West Quebec” feature in May 2005.

Selected Volunteer History

Volunteer: Pontiac Archives (Shawville, Quebec); 2005–2008; Drafted the group’s constitution; building supervision; collection management; website.
President: Ottawa Amphibian and Reptile Association; 2001–2003; Negotiated terms of new animal control by-law with City of Ottawa officials; organized events and presentations; website.
Editor/Publisher: Ontario Herpetological Society; 1991–2001; Edited the OHS’s quarterly newsletter; wrote and copyedited articles; page layout.