Paul D. Shaw

Paul D. Shaw: Lt (N) Ret’d, CD, Bsc, EEC, CHRP

Want to know more about me? Read on!

My career is divided into two parts. Part 1 below shows my professional services and Part 2 is what I do for fun.

Part 1 –My Professional Career:

Over 15 years as a Professional Consultant in Training & Development and Leadership combined with extensive experience in facilitation and program development.

· Consultant and facilitator in Leadership, and Training & Development

· Design and conduct regular public workshops on Leadership, Training, Instructional Techniques, and other courses.

· Frequent guest speaker and lecturer for many organizations including Lions Clubs, and numerous Chamber’s of Commerce in various locations.

· Example: Administered and facilitated programs in Health & Safety, New Hire Orientation, Developing Leaders Courses, in addition to all scheduling, record keeping, and total administrative process for approx. 1000 employees with frequent fluctuation of personnel.

· Example: Designed, facilitated, and administered training program for five skills levels. Program required specific courses to be administered over eight months with standardization testing. Program content encompassed a variety of fields including Leadership, Instructional Techniques, and specific organizational courses.

· Example: Created, designed, analyzed, and administered a variety of satisfaction surveys to elicit feedback and recommendations. Surveys encompassed factors in leadership, available and potential training, and feedback on leadership, including analysis of organization leaders/managers.

· Example: Designed, and implemented an interactive database and training program. Included all training manuals, help files, and CBT course.

Part 2 – My Writing Career:

No Picture Available	Instructional Techniques – A Facilitators Handbook ISBN: 0-9736473-0-2
	Adaptive Leadership – Taking Leadership into the 21st Century ISBN: 0-9736473-1-0 Leadership involves emotion, attitude, perception, and the knowledge and skills to make it work. Knowing about leadership is just the start. Applying it correctly and effectively is just as important.
	Alyssa – Science Fiction Novel ISBN: 1-4241-3264-9 A rogue asteroid field destroys the Cruise Liner Carriolion and the survivors must deal with death and destruction while struggling to survive on an uncharted hostile world. A world where the plants are the dangerous life forms and their companion is a highly intelligent animal that adopts the survivors as family. Alyssa Krycheck, a Starship Drive Engineer, accused of mass murder, divorced, and banished from her home must fight her personal demons and overcome challenges in her personal life and growth as she learns about love, life, and leadership. She is joined in this tormented journey of discovery by a cast of unique characters, including a young socialite, and old woman with a mysterious past, a veteran, and a young boy with exceptional abilities, intellect, and a horrifying past.
	New Beginnings – Science Fiction Novel ISBN: 978-1440403903 A rollicking journey through the Cosmos is in store for an extended family that are accompanied by a sentient ship with her own desires and feelings. Join with humanity’s first interstellar travelers as they meet various alien races including a race of Centaurs who get drunk on sugar; A race of intelligent marine creatures; A planet populated by Amazon Women who’s physical games would challenge the best Olympic Athlete, and a Semi-Sentient planet-sized computer who is lonely. This book harkens back to the Golden Age of Science Fiction and is escapism at its best.

If you want copies of any of these books, many are still available on Amazon.com, or you can contact me directly at info@pdshaw.com.

I am currently working on several more novels and will post them as they are published.

As for my Education, here are my primary qualifications. This is not all as I am constantly taking different courses and upgrades.

2002 Durham College ON

Business Administration – Human Resources Management

§ Diploma program – Graduated with 4.34/5.0 GPA with honors

§ Received achievement awards and leadership award

1981 Society for Adult Learning ON

Teacher of Adults - Certificate

§ Adult learning and teaching principles

1989 Durham College ON

Electro-Mechanical Engineering – Robotics Option

§ Computer and engineering principles and techniques

§ Graduated with honors

1980 DeVry Institute of Technology Can/USA

Bsc. – Computer Science and Systems Analysis

Professional memberships: Over the years I have belonged to many excellent organizations and still maintain contact with them and occasionally continue to work with them.

CSTD – Canadian Society of Training & Development

ASTD – American Society for Training & Development

SJA – St. John Ambulance

C.A.F. –Canadian Armed Forces (Ret’d)

So what have I achieved? Here are a few examples. There are many, many more certificates and awards from various companies and organizations.

q Over 35 years working with the Cadet movement.

q Over 15 years as a St. John Ambulance Instructor also served on Board of Directors and retired as Chairman

q Navy League of Canada – Certificate of Appreciation – 30 Years

q Navy League of Canada – Meritorious Service Award

q Scouts Canada – Certificate of Appreciation

q Durham College – Dr. Ronald J. Munro Memorial Award

q Durham College – Leadership & Achievement Award

q Rotary Club – Human Resources Achievement Award

q St. John Ambulance – Award of Appreciation