Thomas Ross Crozier
5452 58 A St Crescent
Lacombe, Alberta
T4L 1L7
Home: 1-403-782-7243
Work: 1-403-782-8251
Cell: 1-403-341-9348
Educational Background:
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Guelph University, 1976 (Agricultural Economics)
- Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, University of Alberta, 1978 (Majoring in Econometrics, Minor International Trade)
- Various management, supervisory development training programs
Experience:
- March 1, 2008 to present – working on contract as Senior Program Advisor, AFSC
- 1997-February 29 2008 Senior Program Manager, Research and Program Development, AFSC
The position managed and provided direction to small team (17) of professionals. Focus was on:
- Undertaking stakeholder consultations on agricultural risk management programming in Alberta; identifying programming shortfalls, researching, testing and presenting potential solutions, gauging interest; designing programs, and developing actuarially sound premium rates and implementing programming improvements.
- Maintaining actuarial integrity of insurance programs offered by AFSC,
- Giving direction to data management processes within the Corporation,
- Representing the interests of the province of Alberta on federal-provincial working groups and in national policy development
- Managing Corporate Risk Management needs
- 1988-1996 Assistant General Manager, Crop Insurance and Stabilization Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The position managed and provided direction to small team (8) of professionals:
- Stakeholder consultations and research and development of insurance and price stabilization programs
- Reporting and providing advise to the Board of Directors
- Represent the province on federal-provincial working groups, and national policy development
- 1979-1987 Senior Policy Advisor, Economic and Policy Analysis, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Provided advice on program and policy development on risk management programming
Accomplishments:
- Directed fundamental change in Alberta’s crop insurance yield coverage methodology, successfully implemented in 2008,
- Have undertaken extensive work on designing/developing a Whole Farm Margin program for farmers that has numerous merits compared to existing programming (simpler/easier to understand, more dependable/bankable, capable of making more timely payments, better encourages best management practices, costs less to deliver),
- Have undertaken extensive work in developing price/revenue insurance based programs (Spring Price Endorsement, Market Revenue Insurance, Revenue Insurance Coverage, Cattle Price Insurance),
- Have overseen or been responsible for over 100 risk management program improvements in Alberta. In particular:
- Numerous improvements to pasture insurance programs
- Development and implementation of revenue insurance programs (in Ontario and Alberta)
- Extensive work on weather derivatives and expansion of the weather station network in Alberta
- Have participated in risk management projects in other jurisdictions. Examples:
- Ukraine – provided technical advice on various approaches to program design, delivery, and organizational structure
- Yukon – design and budgeting of a whole farm income program and potential development of insurance programs for hay
- Have developed an extensive knowledge and “hands on” understanding of critical aspects of design and delivery of risk management programming.
- Good ability to make clear and concise presentations on complex issues and target presentation to the audience.
Skills:
- Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, team skills.
- Excellent understanding of agricultural risk (types, causes, nature of, modeling)
- Extensive experience designing and developing risk management programs, particularly insurance programs.