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Toronto, Canada Area

-Conceptualized product and presented a viable business plan to potential investors and prospective clients.-Allocated and organized resources and assets for product and software development.-Personally prospected, developed, and maintained relationships with corporate clientèle and executives-Prepared all investment documents and presented opportunity to venture capitalists and strategic corporate investors.-Managed market research, forecasting, budgeting, personnel management, professional development, product branding, and all other administrative processes.-Directed all accounting, financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, business planning activity, and primary business directives.

Toronto, Canada Area

-Directly managed and grew over five major accounts. -Led a sales team of three full-time account representatives.-Supervised sales and marketing activities, managed staff, and oversaw daily operations.-Provided sales and account management to corporate users of wireless products and services.-Conducted sales and collections, oversaw budgets and forecasts, and researched market analysis.-Interacted with chief operating officers, chief executive officers, and general managers on the corporate side.

International

-Oversaw creative direction and visual appeal of visual effects for various commercial contracts as an Art Director, and Visual Effects Artist.-Been a key part of over forty successful productions; focusing on high client satisfaction, high standards of quality, and production value.-Worked with various five-star studios including Fusion CIS, ILM, Weta Digital, Disney Animation, and SpinFX.-Managed and supervised up to 80 artists on eight-figure commercial projects.

Toronto, Ontario

-Ran an Affiliate Marketing business of over 100 affiliate marketers.-78% of sales were external, 22% internal.-Marketed an employee and family benefits plan inside a corporate environment for B2B clients.-Conducted several hundred self-written sales pitches to both corporate and household audiences.-Personally developed a digital sales funnel utilizing social media, personal promotional sites, advertising, e-mail marketing, and trigger loops.-Managed finances to run the team on a shoe string budget, bringing into consideration tax laws and business expensing.

Online

-Taught at Humber College in Toronto, and through various online distributors.-Taught traditional and computer animators the fundamentals of physics, particle systems, and fluid effects. -Integrated technology across curriculum providing additional classroom resources and enabling hands-on use of computer equipment.-Conducted interactive training for animation professionals in computer generatedparticle systems.-Devised and implemented cross-curricular units to link physics and art concepts. -Utilized advanced technology skills to create and publish training anddevelopment materials for individual and classroom distribution.

Markham, Ontario

-Designed and created a website that incorporated health information and charity work regarding epilepsy in Ontario.-Organized and transferred over two thousand pages worth of information from old data bases and storage mediums. Redesigned the pages to be more user friendly and legible. Designed and programmed all working graphics and logos used on the web domain.-Required strict organization and file management when working with bulk files.-Worked with Epilepsy Ontario to maintain a professional and efficient design for their website, following a strict timeline and deadlines.-Worked in-house with provided hardware and resources.

Honours Bachleor Of Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General

Advanced Diploma, 3D Animation, Art, And Design