Camille Ouellette camilleouellette@yahoo.ca
+1 514 660 2911

Consultant in environment and sustainable development with experience in driving projects in sustainable production and consumption, environmental communication/marketing and ecolabelling.

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Resume

English: pdf

Français: pdf

Ready for my next challenge!

Passionate about sustainability, communication and design, I am striving to share this passion with others. I recently worked as a freelancer in Sweden and as an environmental consultant in a Paris based consultancy firm. I collaborated with the European Commission for the promotion, coordination and development of programs in sustainable production and consumption. In January 2012, I joined PACT, helping and guiding graphic communicators and designers to include sustainability practices in their core activities.

Education

  1. MSc in Environmental Management & Policy, Lund University, Sweden

    2006 - 2007

    IIIEE/ The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

  2. BA in Industrial Design, School of Industrial Design, University of Montreal, Canada

    2001 - 2005

  3. College de Bois-de-Boulogne, (pre-university education), Canada

    1998 - 2000

    Administration’s diploma

Experience

  1. Sustainability Consultant, PACT, Montreal, Canada

    2012

    Responsible for the production of online information and educational content on best sustainable graphic practices. Collaborate in training and workshops, business counseling and the development of the online portal.

  2. Sustainability Consultant, BIO Intelligence Service, Paris, France

    2009 - 2011

    Provide consulting services in environmental issues, sustainable development and waste management. Support and development of sustainable production and consumption programmes for the European Commission.

  3. Sustainability Consultant - Freelance

    2008 - 2009

    Management, coordination and development of environmental/sustainability projects and initiatives.

  4. Project Researcher, City Hall, Municipality of Umeå, Sweden

    2008 - 2009

    Responsible for developing a pre-study for the ‘Green Umeå’ project under the ‘Sustainable Umeå Region’ initiative. Researched models of presenting environmental data to a public audience.

  5. Welcome Officer, Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå University, Sweden

    2008

    Responsible for coordinating the arrival and welcoming the new international students.

  6. Research Assistant, Formlab, University of Montreal, Canada

    2004 - 2005

    Development and support in a Rapid Prototyping lab (3D modeling and printing).

  7. Industrial Designer, SODER (Éco-Réno), Canada

    2003

    Design of furniture made out of recycled wood & architectural salvage.

  8. Teaching Assistant, University of Montreal, Canada

    2003

    Computer graphic and 3D modeling.

Language Skills

  1. French (Mother tongue), English (Fluent), Swedish (Advanced)

Computer Skills

  1. Mac and PC

    Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, EndNote, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote
    Web publishing (blog, photo gallery)
    Basic html

Activities & Awards

  1. Project Coordinator, BildMuseet, Umeå University, Sweden

    2009

    Coordinator for the Running Stitch project presented in the Open Source Embroidery exhibition, Summer 2009.

  2. Students Sustainability Group, Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden

    2009-2010

    Organize activities to raise students and staff awareness and improve the school’s environmental profile. Achievement: the school board adopted the resolution to create and develop an environmental strategy within the educational programme & school management.

  3. Teaching activities

    2009-2010

    University of Montreal, School of Industrial design, Canada Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden Workshops and tutoring in the field of sustainability and design.

  4. Volunteer, Red Cross Sweden

    2008-2010

    Involved in the Swedish Red Cross activities (development of a workshop to reuse textile). Volunteering at the local Red Cross thrift shops.

  5. First place ADIQ- André Jarry Award

    2005

    Industrial design prize for graduating students.

Writing Experience

  1. Transition Economies: 21st Century Issues and Challenges

    2008

    Editor: Gergõ M. Lakatos, Chapter 4 - Waste Management in Transition Economy of Ukraine, the Case of Lviv City. Learning from European Experiences; pp. 127-147 Morrigan Hayes, Camille Ouellette, Lucia Sop, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University, Sweden. Available at [Novapublishers.com].

  2. Master’s thesis

    2007

    Empowering consumers' choice: A new eco-label revealing environmental impact of products and services, 2007, The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics [link]. Master’s thesis writing in collaboration with the Consumers’ Association of Iceland (Neytendasamtokin), Akureyri, Iceland.

  3. Applied exercise for external clients

    2007

    Demian, Elias, Ouellette, Camille & Tantisirirak, Chotika. Swedbank Environmental Management System Review : Design of a preventative environmental Strategy. Assessment and review of Swedbank’s environmental management system in collaboration with the IIIEE, Lund University.

  4. Study trip

    2007

    Analysis of the municipal solid waste management and redaction of a recommendation rapport, Lviv, Ukraine. Educational training in collaboration with the IIIEE, Lund University and the Ukrainian National Forestry University in Lviv.