Curriculum Vitae

Benoît Cambron

P.O.-Box 323

Eatonia SK

CANADA S0L 0Y0

+1 (306) 460-7038

benoit_cambron@yahoo.ca

Education

Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS) (2005-2007)

McGill University

Graduate Studies in Meteorology (2000-2002)

McGill University

Joint Major in Physics & Meteorology (B.Sc.) (1997-2000)

McGill University

B.Sc. awarded spring 2000 (distinction)

International Baccalaureate in Science (I.B.) (1993-1995)

Diplôme d’Études Collégiales (D.E.C) (1993-1995)

Le Petit Séminaire de Québec

Work Experience

Library Reference Desk Assistant (2006)

École de Technologie Supérieure (Montreal, QC)

Operational Weather Forecaster (2002-2005)

OCEANS Ltd. (St. John’s, NL & Halifax, NS)

Employment Description: Providing weather and sea-state forecasts for the offshore oil & gas industry, including the Hibernia and Terra Nova platforms.

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2001-2002)

McGill University, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.

Summer Student (2000)

McGill Weather Radar Observatory – data extraction and analysis.

Library Assistant (summer, 1999)

Howard Ross Management Library, McGill University

Nahum-Gelber Law Library, McGill University

Languages Spoken

French (mother tongue), English

Award

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) (Summer, 2000) (4000$ + 1000$ supplement from McGill).

Computer Skills

Operating systems: Windows 2000, UNIX.

Software: Microsoft Office (Access, Word, Excel, Power Point)

Social Commitment

Volunteering with McGill Walksafe (2001-2002)

Union representative for the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) (2001-2002)

Travels

2004: Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, France

2003: Jordan, Syria, St-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Favourite Books

A Book of Five Rings (Miyamoto Musashi)

Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Thomas Edward Lawrence)

Man’s Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)

Civilized Man’s Eight Deadly Sins (Konrad Lorenz)

Ockham’s Razor (Wade Rowland)

The Good Life (Scott & Helen Nearing)

Walden (Henry David Thoreau)

La Belle Vie (Serge Mongeau)

Myers-Briggs Jungian Personality Type

INFJ (Introverted, INtuitive, Feeling, Judging)

Hobbies and Interests

-Cycling, traveling, photography

-Cooking, reading

References

Provided upon request.