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Canada

Development of Atlas’ M&A strategy to diversify this maritime and energy infrastructure asset manager. Work closely with CEO & CFO, manage a growing team to evaluate, assess, and executive on new opportunities.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Provide deal & M&A services on a project basis; includes financial and commercial due diligence, valuation analysis, scenario modelling, strategy, and closing procedures.

Toronto, Canada Area

Provide counsel on overall company strategy, growth opportunities, corporate development, and new product development (including award-winning Yup! Light Lager).

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Leadership and oversight of the financial performance of Cabot, including its financial and management reporting, liquidity, capital raising, business planning, and return on investments. Remotely managed finance and IT teams in Cape Breton and St. Lucia.

Spearheaded the development of a new wholesale strategy to solve a critical C-level issue – how to monetize excess and aging inventory. Successfully generated millions of leads within months, closing sales of product that otherwise would have been destroyed.

Toronto, Canada Area

Provided strategic counsel and M&A expertise to CEO & CFO; steered business planning for existing assets to preserve capital and provide long-term flexibility. Led deal flow including target identification, strategic assessment, financial evaluation/modelling, closing and execution. Brought new discipline through a greater emphasis on quantitative.

Toronto, Canada Area

Operated as deal quarterback for new investment opportunities, reviewing 10+ opportunities per year at an average size of US$100mm. Covered Consumer, Technology, and Healthcare sectors, acting as end-to-end leader and contributor. Actively monitored/analyzed financial results, prepared performance metrics, and worked across functional department to.

Toronto, Canada Area

- AIMCo's acquisition of Hayward Industries, alongside CCMP Capital & MSD Partners

Greater New York City Area

Oversaw all phases of due diligence and analysis for private equity and corporate clients. Developed and critiqued deal models to assess value. Carried out research on volatility of key company inputs. Performed comprehensive analytical work to assess enterprise value. Leveraged risk management and financial auditing expertise for added insight.

Toronto, Canada Area

Completed audit work and was team lead for clients in technology, entertainment, consumer products and health care. Completed a highly coveted six-month secondment to US, working in the Philadelphia office on a major carve-out project.

Bachelor'S Of Commerce (Honours)

Awarded the D.I. McLeod Dean's List Scholarship, 2008 - 2012 Awarded the Kenneth Carr Accounting Scholarship, 2012

Bachelor Of Commerce, Economics And Entrepreneurship

Completed a one-semester exchange program, with course studies in International Trade, Macro-economics, and Entrepreneurship

Education record