Professional challenges taken on by the founder
Nothing worth having a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records but hey, no need to be eccentric to experience success.
1. Author of the DESTINATION: SUCCESS™ workshop-conference – 2015/Quebec
2. CONTRIBUTING OVER $25,000 to the Mira Foundation through his poem 'J'aimerais être un chien.' (Wish I was a dog.) which was adopted by the Foundation for sale as bookmarks during fund-raising campaigns. – 2012+/Quebec
3. FOUNDER of Légende Communication, a visual communication business contributing to the success of hundreds of local enterprises – 1996+/Quebec.
After juggling with characters and codes for years, Marc switched from technical to artistic field of informatics. Since then, he's been juggling with forms and colors, making his expertise available to clients eager to use his talents for the following purposes:
- Enhance corporate image
- Value products/services
- Distinguish business
- Increase visibility
- Broaden realm of influence
- Raise patronage
- Stimulate sales
- Maximize business income
As long as it included a visual aspect and was computer related in some way, challenges were welcomed. Altogether, hundreds of local clients received his services. Although officially labeled Légende Communication in 2006, Marc operated first under the Interstice™ label for years. This name being henceforth being used to identify the architectural version of Boundless Calendar™.
The author performs tasks related to...
- Prospection
- Representation
- Sales
- Project management
- Webmaster
- Editing
- Translation
- Word-processing
- Computer graphic design
- Accounting
- Audio/video montage, etc.
Being awarded HUNDREDS OF ARTISTIC INFORMATICS MISSIONS through services such as...
- Research
- Graphic conception
- Branding
- Publicity
- Signage
- Computer graphic design
Légende Communication realizes the following works (by alphabetical order):
- Book covers
- Bookmarks
- Business cards
- Calendars
- Catalogs
- CD covers
- Business clothing with company's crest
- Concert posters
- Corporate logos
- Gift certificates
- Highway billboard advertizing
- Newspaper/magazine ads
- Pennant flags
- Personalized awnings
- Personalized boutique bags
- Post cards
- Promotional flyers
- Restaurant menus
- Restaurant tablemats
- Sidewalk trestles
- Sporting event banners
- Store signs
- Window lettering, etc.
4. Author of the first INTERNATIONAL calendar – 1996/Quebec
5. OVER 30 TECHNICAL INFORMATICS MISSIONS: programming, installing, trouble-shooting, software configuration, development of automated office applications, spreadsheets, databases, etc. – 1987+/Ottawa
These numerous informatics missions awarded within Federal Ministries through staffing solution firms, greatly contributed to broaden the author's expertise. This wide variety of challenges and resulting uneven lifestyle provided him with a lot of unexpected scenarios, thus satisfying his need for adventure. Feeding on his endless appetite for learning and creating meant sometime sacrificing his pay level to get more knowledgeable about another area of informatics. However, that newly gained expertise soon generated more income than before.
CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Minimum security clearance required: Enhanced reliability
Ministries by alphabérical order (awarded assignments)
- Agriculture Canada (2)
- Canadian Centre for Management Development (3)
- Canadian Heritage (2)
- Canadian Human Rights Commission (3)
- Canadian International Development Agency (2)
- Economic Counsel of Canada (1)
- Elections Canada (1)
- Energy, Mines and Resources Canada (2)
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (1)
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade (1)
- Health and Welfare Canada (4)
- House of Commons - Parliament of Canada (1)
- Justice Canada (2)
- Labor Canada (1)
- National Archives (1)
- National Science and Engineering Research Council (1)
- Prime Minister's Office - Privy Counsel (1)
- Revenue Canada (7)
- Statistics Canada (1)
- Supply and Services Canada (1)
- Transport Canada - Aviation (2)
Plus a few non-governmental organizations such as:
- Anderson Consulting
- Bell Sigma
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- Ottawa University.
TASKS
| Networks |
Installing network stations, peripherals and configuring related software. Installing network interface cards (NIC) and mainframe cards. Opening user accounts as well as setting up their privileges and restrictions. Configuring TCPIP parameters. Daily server backup. Network wire making. Cabling and wiring to wall jacks and stations. Low (CMOS)/high format of hard disk drives on refurbished stations. Planned, organized and supervised teamwork over new software installation on abundant stations.
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| Computers |
Installing/configuring computers according to department requirements and user preferences. Adjusting default settings. Adding feature cards and RAM chips. Hooking up slave disk to master disk drive. Writing/assigning scripts to keyboard keys and software buttons.
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| Peripherals |
Installing, configuring and hooking up internal/external peripherals and accessories. Setting up related drivers. Configuring DIP switches, jumpers, IRQ settings and upload/download parameters. Replacing printer tuner cartridges and other duties related to maintenance.
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| Tech. Assistance |
Help Desk. Investigating, diagnosing, solving and providing technical support over the phone or in person regarding hardware/software problems. Restoring lost/damaged disks and files. Scanning and removing viruses. Upgrading software.
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| Data Restoring |
Developing a data restructuration application for thousands of computer files damaged during conversion process to new technological system. That application restored proper coding format and secured data integrity. It was intensively used by a full time team dedicated to restructure altered information.
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| Training |
Designed and prepared computer presentations. Provided training sessions to users about new office applications tailored to their office needs. Setting up equipment for information sessions.
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| High Level Programming |
Surveying/analyzing needs. Designing, standardizing and automating office procedures. Developing large scale interactive menu driven applications for internal/external office correspondence in various ministries. Such an application included tailored office documents such as letterhead letters, envelopes, labels, memorandum and fax forms. It also saved time and helped avoid communication inconsistencies since, in most cases, information was previously scattered on numerous disks.
Main features
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Documents were automatically created following selection amongst predetermined subjects of correspondence, legal sections, board decisions, gender and language of addressees.
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Signatory listing was available by menu. In the case of mass correspondence, signatory could have documents signed automatically by system after having entered a password. Once documents were printed, all signatures were automatically deleted from system to prevent misuse.
A comprehensive programmer's guide was written along with integral coding, form samples and advice for easy editing and maintenance.
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| Web |
Programmed and developed a webpage format design application for structuring and standardizing hundreds of web pages. Also written a comparative study between various Internet software.
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| Advanced Word Processing |
Intensive use of advanced word processing features such as macros, file merging, database design, tables, columns, subdocuments, indexed table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, headers and footers.
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| Spreadsheets |
Elaborating and encoding logical/mathematical formulas for inventory purposes, statistical reports and financial applications. Amalgamation of spreadsheets to improve performance.
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| Scanning |
Intensive scanning with OCR for editing and restructuration text format.
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| Data Entry |
Yark! Boring and robotic! Declined renewal of assignment. |
6. SOLD MORE THAN $250,000 OF BUSINESS TELEPHONE SYSTEMS among which five to Desjardins banking branches (Caisses Populaires), including the one within its Montreal headquarters at Place Desjardins – 1982+/Montréal
7. MANAGING OVER 2,000 PAY PHONES disseminated through Eastern Quebec: Shawinigan, Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, Louiseville, Maskinongé, Drummondville, Victoriaville, Tadoussac, La Malbaie, Baie-Comeau - 1980+/Quebec
Educational challenges taken on by the founder
Work is obtained by disciplined effort. Leisure is obtained by disciplined fun.
- Graduated with distinction in COMPUTER NETWORK ADMINISTRATION – 1995/Ottawa
- Pascal and C C0MPUTER PROGRAMMING languages courses - 1993/Ottawa
- Autonomous initiation to SPANISH, HEBREW and MANDARIN – 1992+/Ottawa, Quebec City
- WINDSURFING crash course – 1987/Ottawa
- Initiation to MANAGEMENT at K-Mart, nationwide department store chain – 1986+/Ottawa
- Autonomous learning of ENGLISH – 1983/Charlottetown
- Professional SALE TECHNIQUES crash course – 1981/Montreal
- Awarded a College degree in HUMAN SCIENCES (sociology, psychology, politics, economics…) – 1978/Quebec
- PERCUSSIONS – Conservatory of music of Quebec City – 1975+/Quebec
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