Career Profile
Since June 1, 2002  Ned Shillington has been a investment manager, managing a privately owned investment fund On June 1, 2000 Ned Shillington became Vice-President of Points West Consulting Inc. He was responsible for the Alberta region. He left that position on May 31, 2002 Prior to June 1, 2000 he was Managing Director of Management Consulting Services for Saskatchewan at PricewaterhouseCoopers a position he had held since on July 13, 1999. Prior to July 1999 Ned Shillington had spent 24 years as a Member of the Saskatchewan Legislature and 11 years as a member of the Saskatchewan Cabinet. A reputation as an energetic, seasoned legislator laid the foundation for a successful career in public life. Gained  a comprehensive understanding of government and its legislative, financial and regulatory processes; acquired through 11 years as a Cabinet Minister and 23 years as a Member of the Saskatchewan Legislature. Exceptional grasp of written and oral communications. Sympathetic, responsive listener. French as a second language. Strong analytical faculties and impressive interpersonal skills brought vigorous, constructiveleadership to a dozen areas of government. Accomplished negotiator with a rare talent for dealing with difficult people. Proficient in dispute resolution among communities in conflict.  Dynamic entrepreneurial drive, a gift for empathizing with clients and strong managerial skills forged a thriving law practice. Gained a comprehensive understanding of judicial and constitutional systems.

Finance
Investor-Stock market          1968-Present
Entrepreneurial flair and an interest in the stock market has built a respectable stock portfolio. Acquired a sophisticated, practical understanding of equity market. In 2004 achieved a return of 56.7% on his portfolio.
Consulting

Investor Relations                                                                                                                                       July 2000 to June 2001
As Vice-President of Points West Consulting Inc., conducted survey of portfolio managers and analysts in Canada. Developed a sophisticated approach to investor relations. Works with small and medium sized companies that are publically traded and whose shares are undervalued. By communicating effectively with the investment community, these companies' shares achieve a higher value.

International                                                                                                                    March 1999
Led a highly aclaimed workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam on legislative and regulatory procedure on behalf of the Government of Canada. Instilled in Vietmaese an acute appreciation of the techniques that have boosted the effectiveness of the Saskatchewan Legislature.

Management Consulting                                                                                                                             1999-2000
Took over an attractive but moribund project, a Techmap for InnovationPlace, Saskatoon’s high-tech park. Attractive because it provided a graphic illustration of the benefits of locating in such a park. Moribund because no one had defined the project and no one was prepared to pay the cost of preparing it. Facilitated an agreement among our partners whereby we agreed on a scope for the project that was manageable while still producing a product that was spectacularly more compelling than anything produced before it. Negotiated an agreement to share the cost among our partners, City of Saskatoon,  Province of Saskatchewan, Government of Canada, Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority, University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina. These partners now have a marketing tool that is far more powerful than anything their competitors have produced.
Leadership

Government House Leader:                                                                      1995-7
Fostered change in atmosphere of Legislature from bitter acrimony to mutual civility. Boosted  public prestige of the Legislature. Moulded the Legislature into a vastly more effective institution to increase public understanding and acceptance of their government.

Chairman of the Legislative Instruments Committee.                              1972-80, 1992-98
Developed highly successful procedures for processing legislative and regulatory instruments. Inherited a chaotic, time consuming process which left participants confused as to the contents of instruments and frustrated by the process. Developed a procedure that moved the instruments from the draftsman's desk to the statute books using a process that was renown for its simplicity, thoroughness, and efficient use of participant's time.The process ensured timely public consultation and a thorough review of the pertinent issues by Cabinet and Caucus. The result has been a virtual elimination of errors in the preparation of these instruments.

Vice-Chair and Member of Treasury Board.                                             1992-8
Established a process that ensured the responsibility of Cabinet for preparation of budgets and accountability of departments for their spending. Process maximized the autonomy of the departments in meetingtheir objectives. Replaced a long string of deficits with five consecutivebalanced budgets.

Minister of Crown Corporations:                                                                  1992-5
Led Crown Corporations from financial crisis to fiscal stability. Definedthe appropriate level of debt for Crown Corporations. Directed them inattaining it.  Produced better service. Reduced Crown Corporation debt by $718 million dollars. Saved Saskatchewan people $44.5 million dollars each year in interest costs.

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs:.                                                      1995-7
Oversaw development of a trade policy that defines Saskatchewan's place in global economy and the government's role in promoting trade. Stimulated trade with Asia and Latin America. Expanded a buoyant economy.

Minister in Charge of Information Technology.                                         1996-7
Organized a government wide upgrading of computer systems. Established cost efficient and standardized computer systems. Facilitated promotion of province's information technology industry.

Minister of Labour                                                                                        1993-5
Advanced improvement in labour-management relations in Saskatchewanby promoting co-operation instead of confrontation. Province was been virtually strike free during this period. Enhanced provincial competitiveness.

Minister in Charge of Worker' Compensation Board.                                 1993-4
Presided over reform of Workers' Compensation Board. Guided sweeping amendments to Workers' Compensation Act and Occupational Health and SafetyAct through the Legislature. Dramatically improved industrial safety. Eliminated chronic complaints of inadequate coverage. Achieved broadest coverage in Canada with the lowest premium.

Minister of Education:                                                                                     1980
Negotiated an end to financially  irresponsible teachers' pension plan. Saved taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Avoided the disruption of a strike.

Communications
Associate Minister of Finance and Vice-Chair of Treasury Board:             1992-3
The first and the most prominent advocate of balancing the budget.The successful promotion of this goal fundamentally  transformed political life in Saskatchewan.
Reduced provincial government debt by $3.3 billion dollars. Saved the taxpayers of Saskatchewan $298 million dollars annually ininterest costs. Rewrote political handbooks  as balanced budgets became the minimum the public would accept. Consolidated  immense support for government policies.  Governmentattained a second election victory of historic proportions.

Opposition Finance Critic:                                                                             1986-91
Established former government's deficit budgets as the single most telling issue. Built foundation for persuading public to embrace severe austerity.
Generated 1991 campaign which made no election promises except toughminded management. Resulted in the election of the current government in a landslide victory.

Provincial Secretary:                                                                                       1997-8
Moulded critics into allies through effective communications. Instead  of a divisive campaign to have Saskatchewan declared a bilingual province I persuaded the French community to work with us in defining practical measures to eliminate assimilation of their communities.French community is profuse in their praise.
Met with Government House Historical Society who were publically critical of our handling of historical buildings. Converted them from antagonists into supporters who publically lauded us with praise.

Member of the Legislative:                                                                            1975-1999
Extraordinarily effective in communicating and empathizing with the public. Achieved  an uninterrupted  23 year career as an electedmember. Currently Dean of the Saskatchewan Legislature, the Member withthe longest  period of continuous service. Developed broad, province wide respect.

Legal and Constitutional
Lawyer                                                                                                                1980-91
Gained a consummate understanding of judicial and constitutional systems.Strong management skills, a high energy level and the drive to succeed forged a thriving law practice from an empty filing cabinet. Deft negotiating skills and an unusual talent in dealing with difficult people built a extensive matrimonial practice. Talent in empathizing with clients won a strong commitment to the firm.

Investor-Stock market          1968-Present
Entrepreneurial flair and an interest in the stock market has built a respectable stock portfolio. Acquired a sophisticated, practical understanding of equity market. In 2004 achieved a return of 56.7% on my portfolio.

History of Employment
(a)   1992-1998   Cabinet Minister in the Saskatchewangovernment.
             Portfolios held:  Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
                                      Associate Minister of Finance,
                                      Minister of Crown Investments,
                                      Minister of Labour,
                                      Minister of Justice,
                                      Provincial Secretary.
                                      Government House Leader and Assistant House Leader. 1982-1998
                                      Member of Treasury Board from 1992 to September 1998.
                                      Chairperson-Legislative Instruments Committee. 1975-80, 1992-98
 

    1975-1980  Cabinet Minister in the Saskatchewangovernment.
     Portfolios held: Minister of Education.
                            Minister of Government Services
                            Minister of Co-operatives and Co-operative Development,
                            Minister of Culture and Youth,

(b) 1975-1999 Elected member of the Saskatchewan Legislature. Firstelected in 1975 re-elected 1979, 1982, 1986,1991 & 1995.
(c) 1980-1992. Owner and manager of mid-sized law firm. A private general practice in Saskatchewan specializing in matrimonial law and litigation.All that would be required to obtain a practising certificate is paymentof the appropriate fees .
(d). July 1999 to Present. Management Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada

Education
B. A. and Ll. B. from the University of Saskatchewan 1967.

Other Interests
Study of languages: Read, write and speak French at an intermediate-advancedl evel.  Also studied Chinese,  Spanish and Russian.

References
Available on request.

Email us at ned@shillington.org;   or phone us at 403-262-7527  You can write us at 1501, 750-5th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T2G 5B4

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