EducationNorthern Alberta Institute of Technology Graduate

Jamie Saulnier

ExperienceJourneyman Welder, Superintendent, Manager and Founder of:

2001 RDR Industrial Contractors

2013 Running Deer Resources

2015 Working Warriors

2016 National Association of Indigenous Workers (NAIW)

OUR HISTORY

Running Deer Industrial is a construction company and general contractor that specializes in

EPC Industrial Projects in the resource sector.

Crowflight Minerals RDR Industrial managed all the mechanical, electrical, instrumentation installation for the project.

OUR HISTORY

OUR HISTORY10 Years of Indigenous Workforce Engagement

In 2006 RDR was approached by a mining company in Ontario to develop a means of including more Indigenous people in the construction side of their operation.

This led to the creation of the Indigenous Apprenticeship Program and over a decade of consultations, research and development.

10 Years of BuildingRelationships

To truly understand the challenges faced by communities, we need to

listen and learn …

OUR HISTORY

Indigenous Workforce & Business OwnersMany communities are not prepared to participate in projects due to a lack of:

Employers & Contractors• Many Contractors lack an

understanding of the engagement process

• Standardized process not in place to engage an indigenous workforce

Organizations• Struggle to market their project

services and programs to employers and indigenous people

• HR systems not in place to collect and organize their workforce and resources

• Experience or understanding of project requirements

BARRIERS IN COMMUNICATION

RFP’s do not includeinfo on how to engage Indigenous partners.

General Contractorlacks info or experience to ensure community participation.Subcontractors

lack sufficient timeto develop a proper engagement strategy.

Employment and economic development opportunities are minimized

Lack a strategic plan to capitalize on opportunities. Realistic expectations arenot established.

PROJECT OWNER

RFP PROCESS

CONSTRUCTION

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

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INDIGENOUSPARTNERS

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BARRIERS IN COMMUNICATION

OUR COMPANIES

RDR is a consulting firm that specializes in building Customized Engagement Strategies between

Indigenous Communities and Industry.

Working Warriors is a software company that is in the process of creating a National Skill Inventory of Indigenous people and

assets related to economic development.

Multi-Lingual Support• Instantly switch between French & English and seven other languages of

both front-end and administration portal of the site

National Community Database• Database is pre-populated with over 1200 North American Indigenous

communities

Indigenous Business Directory

• Lookup local and nationally owned Indigenous businesses

• Post businesses to directory for national exposure

Indigenous Job Board

• Targets jobs to specific Indigenous people, communities, countries, and regions

• Instant feedback of qualified workers and skills available in Indigenous communities

Instant Access to Qualified Indigenous Workforce• Instant access to the qualified

Indigenous workers available based on the job’s NOC code

• Ability to provide an employer with up-to-date resumes for potential employees

Real-Time Reporting & Statistics• Instantly available National and Community

analytics

• Statistical breakdown of workforce by gender distribution, age, education level, NOC codes

• Print off or create PDFs of reports

Built-In Job Accountability

• Jobs are tracked from posting through approval process and resume collection

• Upon job closing, a copy of all qualified workers is taken to avoid any misuse

• Qualified workers are contacted, and the entire process is tracked to ensure total transparency

Features for Contractors/Projects• Allows for single point of entry

• View project details

• Submit/search job postings

• Submit/download RFPs

• Identify potential employees and businesses they can utilize from the surrounding communities

Post and Download RFPs• Contractors and project teams can

emails to Working Warriors for posting directly to the site

• RFPs can include a closing date, and are available to download on demand

Project Jobs• Jobs can be posted directly to the

project page

• Once reviewed, the jobs are made available on the projects page for job-seekers to apply to

Upcoming New Features Winter 2017• Individualized interactive profiles for communities, individuals, businesses & organizations

• Showcase skills, resume, portfolio and more to employers and network

• Social Networking

Upcoming New Features 2018• Calendars – schedule Events, set

notifications, mark important dates• Project Management – set & assign tasks,

create invoices, timesheets, documentation, estimates and much more

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