Joseph Solovitch

• Labour, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.  I provide expertise in the records schedule review, standards, guidelines, procedures tools and approval process and implementing government common records series for records that are similar across government and agencies. 
• Management and Leadership - As Senior Coordinator, I functioned as a mentor, coach, facilitator, and enabler for staff.  I have ensured the development and delivery of training of staff.  I design policies and procedures for Collections Development & Management (CDM) and have experience with standards, guidelines and benchmarking, and organizing workflow.  I have monitored Provincial legislation including FIPPA and PHIPPA as well as professional standards to ensure due diligence.  I have experience in coordinating practices with the government record centres and in procurement and have managed contracts for services with external service providers.
• I apply Project Management principles to implement projects and changes to processes at the Archives of Ontario.  Recent examples include planning and directing aspects of the move in 2009 of the Archives of Ontario.  In 2007 I led a team that redesigned the government accrual business process, for which we won the MGS Edge Award for Innovation. I have monitored project budgets and tracked activities to meet financial targets.  I have knowledge of human resource management practices and experience in managing staff, including facilitating staff resources and dealing with internal conflicts. 

• records scheduling and document management throughout the entire records life cycle
• controls on the handling of records to facilitate the efficient and effective creation, use, sharing, organization, storage and retrieval of records and information
• direct experience with the Ontario Archives and Recordkeeping Act (ARA)
• standards, policies, and compliance to regulations
• textual and electronic records
• experience and knowledge of FIPPA, including interpreting relevant FIPPA directives, guidelines and case law 
• developing file classification schemes and file plans
• managing municipal and agency (government) records 
• mentoring staff and delivering training.

In addition to an MA from McGill University, I hold a Professional Learning Certificate in Records Management Practice from the Professional Learning Centre (University of Toronto and ARMA). I have over 25 years of progressively responsible and diversified work experience in records and information management roles: