Resume - Director of Policy and Planning - EC

Patrick J. Shea
51 Westminster Drive, Mount Pearl, NL A1N 4T7
Office: 709-729-5379; Mobile: 709-693-4348; Home: 709-364-6979;
Email: patrickshea@gov.nl.ca
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OBJECTIVE
Seeking the position of Director of Policy and Planning with the Department of Environment
and Conservation – R3.EC.15.16.R1176.
SUMMARYOFQUALIFICATIONS
 Experience in Resource Management, Program Evaluation and Implementation
 Environmental Assessment, Engineering and Resource Management
 Environmental law, economics and communications
 Inter-governmental relations
 Analytical and problem solving expertise, research and development
 Effective project manager, leader, team player
 Strategic planning, annual reporting, business continuity planning
 Management experience in a supervisory capacity since 2009
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
Senior Environmental Planner
May 2015 – Current
Department of Transportation and Works – Highway Design and Construction Division – St
John’s, NL
 Leadership and supervisory role with Highway Design and Construction Division.
 Provide environmental oversight on all highway design and construction matters.
 Develop proposals, project description and reporting protocols on environmental impacts
and interactions requiring compliance monitoring with Federal and Provincial
environmental assessment and environmental protection regulation.
 Coordinate and supervise the activities of the Environmental Scientist, regional and resident
engineers in site management, reporting and environmental auditing requirements.
 Coordinate and manage work of consultants in contaminated site management, salt
storage, waste management, water resources and hydrologic monitoring; notwithstanding
wildlife, habitat and environmental effects monitoring to ensure projects have minimal
effect on the environment.
 Coordinate communication initiatives with other government departments, other levels of
government and the general public.
 Introduce and implement new policies and environmental management approaches that
are aligned with provincial, national and international best practices and sustainable
development priorities.

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 Represent government on environmental technical committees and the Environment
Council of the Transportation Association of Canada.
 Prepare Environmental Protection Plans and provide environmental awareness training to
staff, contractors and subcontractors.
 Ensure record keeping and culture of environmental awareness towards projects being
competed on-time, on budget and demonstrating due diligence in conforming with
environmental standards, codes of practice and legislation requirements.
Senior Environmental Scientist
March 2009 to 2015
Department of Environment and Conservation – Pollution Prevention Division - St. John’s, NL
 Senior supervisory role with the Waste Management Section of the Pollution Prevention
Division
 Develop and implement standards, guidelines and specifications for Waste Management
Strategy Implementation
 Facilitate, advise and communicate with Federal, Provincial Departments, Municipalities
and regional governance structures on projects concerning public works project and design
with the aim of environmental protection and stewardship.
 Environmental Assessment representative for Pollution Prevention Division on
environmental review committees.
 Regularly advise consultants, regional waste management authorities and engineers on
project specifications, environmental issues and legislation that directly applies to project
design and operation.
 Departmental lead for development and implementation of an integrated emergency spill
response and contingency plan
 Developed related policies, standards guidelines, agreements and effective waste
management plans in the event of a major oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador waters
 Ensure the protection of the environment and natural resources from the effects of oil spills
 Protect the economic interests of the Province in the event of a major oil spill
 Review and brief executive on marine environmental matters: such as aquatic invasive
species, aquaculture issues, land-based aquaculture activities
 Licensing and enforcement of certificate approval for land-based aquaculture service
facilities

Patrick J. Shea
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Environmental Scientist
August to November 2014 – Temporary Assignment
Department of Environment and Conservation - Water Resources Management Division – St.
John’s, NL
 This is a professional and scientific position dealing with development and implementation
of policies and programs for the management of surface water and groundwater resources
province wide.
 Responsible for implementation of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Water Quality
Monitoring Agreement, Provincial Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Network.
 Database and metadata management, website updates,
 Lead blue green algae project that includes sampling, research and reporting, response and
solving public complaints and concerns.
 Quality assurance/quality control, operation and maintenance of weather and hydrometric
stations.
Fisheries Resource Planning Supervisor
September 2006 to March 2009
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture – St. John’s, NL
 Senior Supervisory role with Sustainable Fisheries and Ocean Policy Division
 Leadership role in developing a provincial Coastal and Ocean Strategy and Policy
Framework. This included the development of a strategy from all aspects of the project
from conception to a final document.
 Facilitated and improved communications across provincial and federal departments on
coastal and ocean issues through the establishment of project teams and work groups.
 Led the establishment of the Provincial Coastal and Ocean Network. I am the co-chair of
this network and lead the collaboration with 11 provincial departments in policy
development.
 Established appropriate project management functions to ensure goals and objectives are
met within established timeframes and deadlines.
 Represented the Department on intergovernmental working groups including working with
DFO to facilitate the establishment of integrated management plans in large ocean
management areas and coastal management areas throughout the province.
 Coordinated research and maintain scientific research material on integrated policy
development, governance, sustainable resource use, waste management and
environmental issues related to fisheries and oceans management.
 Prepared briefing materials, position papers and cabinet submissions for senior government
consideration related to integrated coastal planning and oceans management.

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 Lead interpretation and response of incoming inquiries and requests for information on
coastal, oceans and environmental matters.
 Led and directed project teams in policy development related to the marine environment.
Fisheries Planning Analyst
July 2002 - 2006
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture – St. John’s, NL
 Expertise acquired in the interpretation and analyses of the Committee on the Status of
Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Strong working knowledge and formidable
understanding of evaluation criteria and the committee’s direction under the Species at Risk
Act.
 Strong working knowledge and compilation of biological descriptions and research of
several commercially important fish species.
 Led departmental environmental review and evaluation process for offshore environmental
effects monitoring (EEM) programs (e.g., Hibernia, Terra Nova, White Rose), strategic
environmental assessments and environmental reports with respect to offshore oil
exploration development and production proposals.
 Leadership role in reviewing proposed projects under the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Act and the provincial Environmental Assessment Act. Biological knowledge of
commercial fisheries species, fish habitat and fish health, and aquaculture was necessary for
this review.
 Represented Department on national, regional and provincial government committees,
including interdepartmental and intergovernmental committees.
 Co-led and liaised with DFO-Ottawa in conducting scientific literature review. This review
was presented to a senior intergovernmental committee and at an international
conference, Coastal Zone Canada 2004. Received commendation on personal file for this
work.

Patrick J. Shea
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Policy, Planning and Research Analyst
September – December 2003
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture - St. John’s, NL
 This position provided me with a 13 week secondment opportunity to be involved with
Planning Services Division.
 Performed statistical analyses with respect to valuation of the fishing industry in harvesting
and processing sectors.
 Duties included assisting with departmental strategic plans, seafood industry year in review
and departmental organizational reviews aimed towards business continuity planning,
communications planning and staff retention initiatives
Environmental Health Officer II
September 2001 - June 2002
Department of Environment and Conservation – St. John’s, NL
 Duties include field inspections and assisting with pesticide licensing, enforcement and
training programs.
 Initiated and led a project to scientifically review and evaluate residential spray drift of
pesticides.
 A scientifically focused position in areas of natural resources protection, environmental
legislation and sustainable waste management practices.
 Assisted with waste management approval process and the ‘reduce, re-use, recycling guide’.
Environmental Interpreter
May - August 2000
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation: Parks and Natural Areas Division –
Stephenville Crossing, NL
 Organized and led educational programs and information about the natural life and geology
of Barachois Pond Provincial Park.
 Worked independently in assigned area to implement Parks and Natural Area policies and
programs.

Patrick J. Shea
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EDUCATION
October 2001 Masters of Science (M.A.Sc.) – Applied Science and Environmental
Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
May 2000 Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc.), Major in Environmental
Biology.Memorial University of Newfoundland (Grenfell Campus.
PUBLICATION
Fisher A.L.; Parsons M.C.; Roberts S.E.; Shea P.J.; Khan F.I.; and T. Husain. Long-Term SO2
dispersion modeling over a coastal region. Journal of Environmental Technology 24(4) April
2003: P. 399-409.
COMPUTERPROFICIENCY
 Regularly utilize Microsoft products such as MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel, MS
Publisher and MS Project.
 CALPUFF, AERMOD and ISC2 air dispersion modeling programs.
OTHERSKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
 WHMIS - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System - February 2015
 HAZWOPPER Training – 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Training – 2010
 Basics of Oil Spill Response Course(BOSROC) – 2010
 Completed Certificate in Leadership, Memorial University Division of Lifelong Learning 2010
 Completed modules of Resource Management Leadership Training of the Public Service
Commission: Project Management, Briefing note preparation, Cabinet Paper Submission
Process - 2006
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