Owen Minns · Professional past, present and future

Curriculum Vitae

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Future Direction

Broadly, I am building a career that requires me to stretch my mind, skills, and abilities for the benefit of my community and the world, in the company of co-workers who enjoy doing the same. My current focus is to continue to work in the public interest as a lawyer in Ontario (licensed by the Law Society of Ontario as a Barrister & Solicitor), placing an emphasis on advocacy and ethics. Toward this objective, I earned a Juris Doctor (JD) from Osgoode Hall Law School, completed Articles of Clerkship (in the Law Society's then Discipline Department), and was called to the bar of Ontario.

For community support in this future direction, and to support others, I am a member of the Advocates' Society, the Canadian Association for Legal Ethics (CALE), the the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL), and the [US] National Organization of Bar Counsel; and a past member of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA). I am interested in the intersection of law, ethics, and technologies like artificial intelligence.

Principles Matter

As a matter of principle, I am bound by a general moral obligation to support the advancement of equality, diversity, inclusion, and collective responsibility for the past, present, and future, and I am more-specifically bound to similar obligations as an Ontario lawyer, consistent with the oath I affirmed when being called to the bar (see subsection 21(1) of LSO By-law 4).

The Law Society of Ontario is itself also bound by analogous moral and legal obligations, and as a member of that entity, I share in responsibility, through my work in self-governance of my self and my profession, to give effect to those obligations. As a law-talking person, I have a special responsibility to protect the dignity of all individuals, and to respect human rights laws. This work includes the advancement of: inclusivity in legal workplaces; a reduction of barriers created or maintained by unconscious bias and discrimination, such as racism; collective responsibility for the past, present, and future; reconciliation between persons and peoples in Ontario and Canada, including between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples; and better representation of the diversity of the public and lawyers with others in the legal and legal-ish professions in all workplaces and at all levels of seniority.

Previous Engagements

My last business cards at Alliance Data (Alliance Data news) labelled me a Senior Analyst in the Strategic Planning group of the internationally-renowned Canadian Air Miles Reward Programme loyalty programme (Air Miles news). In this role I helped executive management track and understand key financial and project-oriented information about the company. This was my third role with the company: at first, I managed and improved the Statementing processes that deploy millions of Air Miles account summary mailings quarterly to myriad targeted segments. Then I managed scores of in-house enhancement projects to improve the company's understanding of its data (including uses and quality). These roles required effective relationship management with diverse client and supplier groups, a thorough understanding of complex business methods, IT systems implementation and mass-mail lettershop execution... and a lot of problem-solving and problem-preventing.

At times, I have also engaged in small-scale print document production, graphic design, web design, research, and analytical work on a project-by-project basis, including some on a volunteer basis. Please examine some of examples of my work or contact me to discuss any initiative to which I can contribute.

More about working

Underlying my successes are the relationships I have built with people. I enjoy working closely in teams of dedicated and intelligent people. I can commit to long hours, and I have enjoyed the combination of work and travel. I am analytical, curious, and creative, looking out to the far horizon and preferring principled perturbation of policy to exception. I am numerate and literate, and I like to apply my knowledge to evaluate and solve novel, complex problems. I am imperfect and I have much to learn. In others and myself I value hard work, a joy in learning, innovation, commitment, and consistent pursuit of success.