Craig Gorham, Cfa Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Canada Area

• Launched start-up specialty retail operation into the Canadian market;• Opened 4 locations and reached $500,000 in revenues within 1-year (peaked at over 3,600 transactions/month);• Provided leadership to team of 23 staff in 4 separate cities (in AB and ON);• Independently completed all accounting, payroll, month end reconciliation, corporate planning and budget forecasting responsibilities; and,• Identified and negotiated exit transaction to an industry competitor.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Calculated Discounted Cash Flows, Net Present Values, Internal Rates of Return and Return on Average Capital Employed for all acquisitions, dispositions and CAPEX projects greater than $3-million in the WCSB;• Modeled more than 150 economic scenarios during the process to purchase $1-billion of producing assets from Suncor Energy; • Conducted due diligence pre-closing and integration services post-deal closing; and,• Selected as one of 4 Canadian representatives to serve as… Show more • Calculated Discounted Cash Flows, Net Present Values, Internal Rates of Return and Return on Average Capital Employed for all acquisitions, dispositions and CAPEX projects greater than $3-million in the WCSB;• Modeled more than 150 economic scenarios during the process to purchase $1-billion of producing assets from Suncor Energy; • Conducted due diligence pre-closing and integration services post-deal closing; and,• Selected as one of 4 Canadian representatives to serve as ‘Pioneering Practitioners’ and receive intensive training in leading institutional innovation at Centrica’s London, England head office. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

• Researched publicly disclosed financial and operational information to model potential economic returns and forecast likely capital market performance for target firms;• Interviewed the senior management of international E&P firms to gain further insight into corporate operations and opportunities; and,• Provided intelligence on pool of comparable energy companies to traders, portfolio managers and retail stockbrokers.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Key contact for all corporate finance activities in the upstream energy sector;• Identified potential clients though networking and analysis of market events and then initiated communication with senior executives;• Secured engagements for financings totaling over $150-million and advisory services for transactions valued between $15- and $250-million;• Negotiated terms for equity and debenture financings on agency and/or underwritten basis; and,• Provided advice to clients… Show more • Key contact for all corporate finance activities in the upstream energy sector;• Identified potential clients though networking and analysis of market events and then initiated communication with senior executives;• Secured engagements for financings totaling over $150-million and advisory services for transactions valued between $15- and $250-million;• Negotiated terms for equity and debenture financings on agency and/or underwritten basis; and,• Provided advice to clients regarding mergers and acquisitions, public market strategies, corporate structure and fairness opinions. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

• Created and maintained valuation model and a comprehensive financial database of more than 200 junior exploration and production companies using MS Excel;• Modeled complex financial and strategic transactions then clearly and concisely communicated results, both internally and externally;• Developed fluency with public market transactions including private placements, short and long form prospectus offerings, CPCs and IPOs;• Prepared, investigated and coordinated due diligence… Show more • Created and maintained valuation model and a comprehensive financial database of more than 200 junior exploration and production companies using MS Excel;• Modeled complex financial and strategic transactions then clearly and concisely communicated results, both internally and externally;• Developed fluency with public market transactions including private placements, short and long form prospectus offerings, CPCs and IPOs;• Prepared, investigated and coordinated due diligence matters with underwriters, legal counsel and corporate officers for offerings totaling over $750-million;• Designed accurate and engaging green-sheets, term-sheets, engagement letters and corporate presentations using MS PowerPoint, MS Word and/or MS Publisher; and,• Gained familiarity with Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and AssetBook. Show less

B. Comm, Finance

• Awarded Jason Lange and Louise McKinney scholarships for academic performance

Arts And Science Certificate, General Studies