About

For many years I have worked in a project management and communications management capacity. In 2007 I moved back to Canada from the UK, after 13 years abroad. This seemed like a good opportunity to put my experience to use on a consultancy basis. That consultancy is randymetcalfe.com.

Whether you need help crafting your key message, constructing principled policy, or reassessing your communication strategies, I offer a unique blend of ideas and experience that can help you reach your goals.

I help build community through communications. Your constituency may be national or international. It may be confined to your staff, colleagues and co-workers. I bring experience from each of these realms to help clarify your objectives and build a succesful strategy.

If you would like to discuss ways in which I might help, please contact me.

I gained my experience working in diverse and stimulating environments.

• I led the development of the eIFL-FOSS program advocating free and open source software in libraries in developing countries.
• I helped initiate and then went on to lead OSS Watch, the UK advisory service on open source software for universities and colleges.
• I led the outreach program of HUMBUL (now Intute Arts and Humanities) for universities in the UK.
• I directed the communications effort of the Institute for Citizenship, a national charity promoting active citizenship in the UK.

And before all of that I spent entirely too much time studying and sometimes teaching philosophy at McMaster University and elsewhere.

If you think my experience might be of use to you, please contact me.