Colin is an experienced finance professional and senior business leader with over twenty years of demonstrated success securing cost savings, optimizing processes, and developing innovative financial and operational strategies across start-ups, growth-phase, and SMEs.By leveraging his extensive financial expertise and entrepreneurial mindset, he has consistently developed and implemented sustainable, lasting initiatives that have streamlined operations while creating tangible benefits in the form of cost and labour savings.A natural leader skilled at creating collaborative, cooperative work environments, Colin has considerable experience working cross-functionally to optimize operations and drive top and bottom line growth. Additional areas of expertise include: • Business Strategy: Colin’s holistic background in optimizing strategy within multiple industries has assisted him to develop a comprehensive strategic perspective, thus allowing him to assess and respond to business challenges creatively.• Risk Management: With a keen eye for detail and an exceptional ability to resolve problems using minimal resources, Colin actively identifies risk to minimize its impact on operations while implementing systems to prevent future setbacks.• Process Optimization: Having accumulated comprehensive experience developing sophisticated financial models and forecasting tools, Colin drives drastic labour savings by spearheading increases in accuracy and efficiency.Key proficiencies: Strategic Planning, Cash Flow Forecasting, Team Leadership, Process Optimization, Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Monthly and Year-end Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Profitability Analysis.Colin has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and holds the CPA, CMA, and CGA designations.