LEADER                  INNOVATOR                TEAM BUILDER
Director, Engineering 1 Faculty of Engineering McMaster University 1999 - 2004 Responsible for the Recruitment and Retention of Engineering 1 (E1) students Chair of Engineering Recruiting and Admissions Committee Chair of Engineering 1 Operating Committee
Special Advisor to the Dean Faculty of Engineering McMaster University 1996 - 1999 Advancement - committee with Dean, past Dean, Associate Dean Advising the President, Provost, Deans on potential opportunities Introductions for research contracts and potential chairs - e.g. “Industry” evenings Creating, developing, producing the  “McMaster Engineering FIREBALL Show” Liaison - schools, undergraduates, alumni, corporations, communities, media Open House Committee - corporate sponsors, activities Director of Shad Valley McMaster - MacShad Chair of the Board of Directors, Hamilton District Science & Engineering Fair Member of Burlington Chemical Community Advisory Panel
Co-operative Education Resource Teacher The Halton Board of Education, Halton Roman Catholic School Board, Federal Government 1993 - 1996 Co-operative Education Science/Technology Project Developed 26 initiatives to enhance the connections between education and the workplace Thousands of students, dozens of businesses and 17 major partners involved Science/Technology co-op placements increased from 50 to over 500 in a total of 2500 Science/Technology co-op students increased to over 400 in 1600 placements 42% of Science/Technology co-op students are female Created strong team, developed network of partners created jobs for recent university graduates Received significant national awards at international conference for partnerships Guest speaker at local, provincial and national conferences and workshops Active member of Burlington Chemical Association
Managing Director Science Can! Foundation 1989 - 1994 Created, developed, managed a non-profit program and organization with corporate funding Author of a series of motivational education science award programs More than 12,000 non-competitive science awards presented Received provincial and national recognition Guest speaker at local, provincial and national conferences and workshops
Head of Pure & Applied Science Oakville Trafalgar High School 1974 - 1988 Excellent record building an outstanding department team of Math, Science and Computer teachers Planned and organized professional development activities for department and school Wrote and published ‘MotivACTION” - a book, video and workshop designed for teachers and supervisors for the purpose of motivating others Nominated successful candidates for 3 Hilroy Fellowships and a STAO Excellence Award Developed a Teacher Supervision Instrument Designed new school facilities Member of organization and chair of program committee for provincial science conference Member of school reorganization committee Developed regional safety workshops
Teacher Physics, Math, Science The Halton Board of Education, and the Department of National Defence (CFB Baden, Germany) 1972 - 2001 Excellent career and reputation with students, parents, community, programs and extra-curriculars Invited by the federal cabinet to participate in National Science and Technology Review at local, regional and national round tables, made keynote provincial mission statement address, only secondary school representative at national round table consisting of 120 top Canadian scientists Developed Student Opportunities for Workterms (SOW) program - a community based program with a 14 member advisory committee to create 150 relevant summer jobs for university students.  The federal government contributed $300,000 over three years Developed, delivered and coached many activities, trips, competitions at school, local, provincial, national and international levels in a wide variety of fields including science, history, sports and culture for students and other community members and organizations in Canada and Europe Consultant for a number of organizations such as the Canadian Nuclear Association, Secretary of State for Training and Youth, Professional Engineers Ontario, Science World in Vancouver, SHAD Valley Co-ordinated successful implementation of Science Fairs in Europe, joint community activities, and professional development for teachers on two Canadian bases (Lahr & Baden) Chaired national committee to write rules for the Canada Wide Science Fair School committees, student programs, fundraising and parent councils Associate Teacher for University of Toronto O.S.S.T.F. Staff Representative Participant and leader in many roles for Hamilton District Science and Engineering Fair Wrote and published an Electricity and Magnetism booklet (>3000 sold) Wrote and implemented math and science courses for grade 9 to 13 (OAC) at all levels of instruction (General, Advanced and Enriched)
Electrical Engineer Oakville Hydro 1972 Responsible for public safety Design of distribution systems Solved customer problems and complaints
Project Engineer Canadian Gypsum Company 1969 - 1971 Design and field work - production, energy, environment, plant modifications Manager of plant safety program above and below ground Cost savings programs - achieved major savings in hydro and fossil fuel consumption Quality control and new product introduction Customer relations and complaint reconciliation Completed American Management Association Course Completed Industrial Accident Prevention Association Safety Development Course Think tank and trouble shooting expert
Community Ran for Burlington Hydro Commissioner in 1994 election, received ~9000 votes ‘Supporting Member’ of the Halton Industry Education Council (HIEC) Community work in Baden - received one of five annual Community Awards Community representative on the McMaster University Medical School admissions team Member in church/chapel activities: youth, fundraising, choir, stewardship, Parish Council Original host family for the Association for Community Living Leader for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers (Assistant District Commissioner) Assisted with B.I.G. Games in Ontario and Vermont Coached baseball March of Dimes volunteer

 

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES, GRANTS

     Grants Received/Funds Raised                                                                   
            Additional Recruitment Funding for 2002 and 2003 from industry and McMaster
                        - raised beyond regular McMaster budget (confirmed commitments >$375k)
 
            McMaster Shad Valley Program, 1997 - 2004
                        - annual funding from Shad International (7a x $150k/a = $1.05M)
                                                                                                                                               
            McMaster Shad Valley Program, 1999
                        - funding from Peter Kelk, President of George Kelk Corporation ($90k)

            Buckingham-Loree Computer Lab, 1999, 2000
                        - funding from Richard & Emily Buckingham (>$375k)

            PEO Hamilton Chapter, 2000, Annual Luncheon
                        - honourarium for feature presentation ($5k)

            McMaster Engineering FIREBALL Show, 1996 - present
                        - funding from numerous companies and organizations including Meritor
                        Automotive, Nortel Networks, Motorola, AGRA, PEO, Dofasco Inc., Ontario
                        Hydro, Ontario Power Generation, Le Maitre, Oakville Volkswagen, Dan’s
                        Automotive, Praxair, Team-1, Attridge
                        (ranging from $100 to $25k annually with a total of ~ $200k)

            Hamilton District Science & Engineering Fair, 1998
                        - personally raised $42k for the fair from corporate sponsors

            Shad International, 1997 - 2004
                        - orchestrated fund raising of ~$60k for McMaster & Shad

            PEO Challenge, 1993 – present (now the HEC Challenge)
                        - annual funding from Meritor Automotive, PEO, both Halton School Boards
                                    ($1k each plus one complete computer system from Meritor)

            Student Opportunity for Work Terms program at McMaster Engineering, 1993 - 1996
                         - funding from Federal Department of Human Resources ($300k)

            Co-operative Education Science/Technology Project, 1993 - 1996
                        - funding from Federal Government, both Halton School Boards (>$300k)

            Science Can! Awards (Loree), 1990 - 1993
                        - funding from DUPONT Canada ($20k), Oakville Rotary Club ($2k)

            Baden Science Fairs, 1986 - 1987
                        - funding from Canada Wide Science Fair, Department of National Defense,
                        Baden Community (CFB Baden, Germany) and Dow Chemical (>$20k)

            Hamilton District Science & Engineering Fairs, 1985 - 1995
                        - annual funding from five local Boards of Education ($5k each)

            Oakville Trafalgar High School, Pure & Applied Science Department, 1972 - 1996
                        - raised funds (>$20k) used to enrich programs and for extra-curricula activities
                        - donated all profits from the sale of my Electricity & Magnetism booklet (~$9k)

     Honors and Awards
            McMaster Engineering Society student lounge officially named the 'BLUE Lounge'
                        MES lounge became the 'Bob Loree Undergraduate Engineering Lounge' in 2004

            Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) & Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
                        (OSPE) - the Professional Engineers Citizenship Award 2004

            McMaster Engineering Society - Handcrafted Iron Ring/Fireball Clock/Plaque 2002
                        for “outstanding dedication to the improvement of undergraduate engineering”

            The Conference Board of Canada - The National Partners in Education Award 1995
                        “Broad Community Collaboration Award” for
                                                Co-operative Education Science/Technology Project

            The Conference Board of Canada - Partnership Focus Award 1995
                        “Linking Education and the World of Work” for
                                                Co-operative Education Science/Technology Project

            Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics, Science & Technology
                         - National Winner 1993 (one of five top science teachers in Canada)

            Hilroy Fellowship Award 1990
                                    (one of five top teachers in Ontario)

            Marshall McLuhan Distinguished Teacher Award 1990
                                    (one of five top educators in Ontario)

            Member of the National Institute, Calgary 1989
                        (awarded by the Canadian Centre for Creative Technology, Waterloo,
                                    to the top 25 innovative educators in Canada)

            Baden Community Service Award, 1986, for outstanding professional and public service
                        in teaching, science fairs, Men’s Service Club, Boy Scouts, and Department of
                        National Defense chapel and volunteer work

            Many other citations, letters, plaques, certificates such as the following in 2004:

            Certificate of Appreciation from the Mayor of the City of Hamilton and The 2004
                        Hamilton Ambassador Recognition Program for “Hosting ShadValley in the
                        City” annually, April 2004

            Certificate of Appreciation from the Bachelor of Health Science Outreach Program, McMaster
                        University for “your help, suggestions and contributions toward the successful Math
                        Enrichment Day” at McMaster, April 2004

            Certificate from the Women’s Reference Group and the Hamilton Training Advisory
                         Board “in recognition of your contribution of an exhibit and workshop to
                        Tech 2003 Women At Work,” Hamilton Convention Centre, March 2004

            Letter of appreciation from Pelican Falls First Nations High School for “presentations,
                        demonstrations and Career Fair participation,” Sioux Lookout, February 2004

            Letter of Recognition from the Halton Industry Education Council and partners for
                        “participating in Careers Unlimited” in Oakville, February 2004

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, INNOVATIONS, TRADEMARKS           

• Soar with Science™ presentations 2005 - to Aboriginal students, youths, and community members – introducing and supporting female role models – 15 presentations at First Nations sites throughout Ontario.  Invited by Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation to create the series of presentations to motivate youth regarding technology and science related careers.
  
• Professional Engineers Ontario – Student Conference – for Engineering Students in Ontario. Invited speaker –    Hamilton - March 2005   "Engineers' Role in Community Involvement and Volunteering" 
• FIREBALL Show, 1996 - 2004 - in addition to approximately 160 - 180 shows per year in Catholic, public and independent schools we have been invited to special events including - PEO Sudbury Chapter annually for four years (Engineer for a Day program), Sudbury WISE presentation at Science North (three times), Canada Wide Science & Engineering Fair (Timmins), Take Your Kids to Work Day (Toronto), National Engineering Week activities (Ontario Science Centre, Niagara District PEO 1998-2001, Hamilton Chapter PEO), Moosonee & Moose Factory communities, Ottawa Aboriginal conference, Regional Science Fairs in Bruce, Hamilton and Kingston, career fairs in Mississauga, Burlington, Kitchener, Sioux Lookout, Milton, and Oakville, Science Teacher’s annual conference
• Write articles for the MacEngineer, EngTimes and PEO Hamilton Chapter Newsletter
• Trademarked the Fireball for McMaster Engineering 1998
• Create literature, web sites, posters, CDs, videos, brochures, flyers for Selection and  Development of E1 students (e.g., PASSPORT to the Future, Departmental flyers, , maps, Gourman Report Summary, Academic Regulations, liaison Handbook, photo library, Personal Pro-File)
• Invited as the only secondary school teacher in Canada to participate in the National Science and Technology Review in Ottawa 1996.  Made the ‘Mission Statement’ sub-committee presentation to the Regional assembly in Toronto
• Introduced and implemented annual MacShad program 1997
  Created annual MiniShad 1997
  Created “Shads @ Mac” Club 2001
• Open House & Olympics - organized and hosted many annual innovative events - Oakville Trafalgar High School, Baden Senior School, John T. Tuck Public School, Halton Board of Education, HDSEF, McMaster Engineering, MacShad and MiniShad
  
• Science Identity presentation for the Faculty of Science (McMaster) - invited presentation, 1998
• Science Teachers’ Association Ontario - presentations (MotivAction, SciCan, FIREBALL Show
• Wrote a Strategic Plan for Engineering 1
• Loon Lake Innovative Teachers Conference, British Columbia - invited presentation - SciCan and Prime Minister’s Award recipient, 1994
• An invited professional development speaker to school boards - Scarborough, Halton,
• DND (Lahr, Germany) - topic  “MotivAction”
• Invited speaker to the Canada Wide Science & Engineering Fair - Calgary (1986), Windsor (1988) - new rules for judging (chaired ‘new’ rules committee, Calgary 1986)
• Education Partnership Conference - invited speaker, 1996 - Industrial/Educational Partnerships
• OAPT (Ontario Association of Physics Teachers) - presentations at annual conferences - Topics: SciCan, FIREBALL Show
• Wrote and published “MotivAction - the Science of Motivating Others”, 1983
• Wrote, edited, published monthly Science & Co-operative Education newsletter ‘Can-Do!’ for all Halton public and Catholic teachers, 1993 - 1996
• Created the LINK program in Halton which initiated more than 500 science-related co-operative education placements
• Organized board-wide Safety Workshops for teachers 1977, 1978
• Created PEO Challenge in 1993 and continue to serve on committee
• Wrote and published an Electricity and Magnetism booklet, 1988 (>3000 sold)
• Wrote and implemented math and science courses for grade 9 to 13 (OAC) at all levels of instruction (General, Advanced and Enriched)
• Commissioned major art work (oil) for Engineering 1 Computer Lab, 2001
• Commissioned art work (acrylic) of Quebec Bridge to be used for prints at Kipling, 2002