ABOUT HAYDEN
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Summary of Skills
Experience
Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants Inc. May 2021 - Present
Cultural Heritage Specialist
City of Ottawa Jan. 2021 - May 2021
Junior Heritage Planner
investStratford Oct. 2020 - Nov 2020
Project Communications Consultant
Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - Stratford-Perth Branch Aug. 2020 - Present
Executive Committee Member
Stratford and District Historical Society Aug. 2020 - December 2020
Volunteer Social Media Coordinator
Stratford History Mar. 2020 - Present
Research, Photography, Social Media
University of Waterloo Sept. 2019 - Apr. 2020
Teaching Assistant
Government of Ontario Jun. 2019 - Dec. 2019
Strategic Analyst
Parliament of Canada Sept. 2017 - Apr. 2019
Interim Stakeholder Relations and Communications Manager
Parliamentary Assistant
Stratford Tourism Alliance May 2014 - Aug. 2016
Travel Ambassador
Selected Writing & Presentations
Education
University of Waterloo 2019-2020
University of Ottawa 2013-2017
Summary of Skills
- Research: academic, archival, digital
- Historical consulting
- Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
- Organizational abilities including database management
- Strong working knowledge of social media platforms
- Analysis of fire insurance plans, city directories, aerial photography
- GIS including Carto and ArcGIS Story Maps
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Creative and academic writing
- Photography/drone photography
- Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, After Effects
- HTML (foundation understanding)
- Python (foundational understanding)
Experience
Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants Inc. May 2021 - Present
Cultural Heritage Specialist
City of Ottawa Jan. 2021 - May 2021
Junior Heritage Planner
investStratford Oct. 2020 - Nov 2020
Project Communications Consultant
Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - Stratford-Perth Branch Aug. 2020 - Present
Executive Committee Member
Stratford and District Historical Society Aug. 2020 - December 2020
Volunteer Social Media Coordinator
Stratford History Mar. 2020 - Present
Research, Photography, Social Media
University of Waterloo Sept. 2019 - Apr. 2020
Teaching Assistant
Government of Ontario Jun. 2019 - Dec. 2019
Strategic Analyst
Parliament of Canada Sept. 2017 - Apr. 2019
Interim Stakeholder Relations and Communications Manager
Parliamentary Assistant
Stratford Tourism Alliance May 2014 - Aug. 2016
Travel Ambassador
Selected Writing & Presentations
- Architectural Conservancy of Ontario NextGen, "The Next Generation: Key Issues and New Vision," National Trust Conference 2021, September 2021.
- "Heritage 101: Distinguishing Heritage Designations, Listings, etc.," Stratford Times, November 2021
- "Ontario Street Heritage Face-to-Face with the Wrecking Ball," Updated edition in More Than Bricks & Mortar, Stratford: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, October 2021.
- "A Pair of Elegant Residences in Hamlet Ward," Stratford Times, October 2021.
- "Ontario Street Heritage Face-to-Face with the Wrecking Ball," Stratford Times, September 2021.
- "STRATFORD HISTORY: 105-109 St. David Historical Building," Stratford Times, August 2021.
- "105-109 St. David Street," More Than Bricks & Mortar, Stratford: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Stratford-Perth County, August 2021.
- "341 Erie Street - Industrial Architecture Right Before Our Eyes," More Than Bricks & Mortar, Stratford: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, February 2021.
Education
University of Waterloo 2019-2020
- Master of Arts in History
- Major research paper: More than the Morgenthau Plan: The Evolution of OMGUS Policy in Postwar Germany.
- Examined in detail the American military government's economic, housing, infrastructural, and environmental policy in postwar Germany.
- 4.0 GPA
University of Ottawa 2013-2017
- Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program - Winter Semester 2015
- Journal Publication: "Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back," Bruce Springsteen's Historicization of Deindustrialization and the American Working Class, CLIO Undergraduate History Journal, 2017.
- Dean's Honours List Fall 2017
- 3.7 GPA