Advising global and Canadian companies on a variety of strategic, public policy, stakeholder and corporate positioning issues across multiple sectors.

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Working with Kinova’s technology and business leads to build on the success of the company’s medical, assistive and professional robotics solutions.

External review of grant applications for the Mariam Assefa Fund.

Leading a team of advisors and senior advisors to one of Canada’s preeminent cabinet ministers, I was able to lead a rethinking of Canada’s micro-economic policy, a transition from a completely laissez-faire approach to a more active economic role for the state. I led the delivery of Canada’s innovation agenda to Cabinet and the Prime Minister, introducing a suite of new programming including the Superclusters initiative, the creation of Innovation Canada and the Strategic Innovation Fund, the reimagining of the NRC, CanCode, Canada’s first national IP Strategy, and worked with the Minister to develop Canada’s first digital and data strategy. • Year on year the most lobbied political staffer in Ottawa, leading industry engagement• Overseeing the Minister’s executive business at Cabinet• Positioning the Minister for success within Cabinet and in relation to the budget process• Managing relationships with the Prime Minister’s Office and other key political staff• Managing relationships with senior civil servants from Deputy Ministers to Agency heads• Making critical decisions on behalf of the Minister often under significant pressureThe honour and opportunity, which I was afforded to work with Minister Bains and his Cabinet colleagues is one that I did not take lightly. Every day I gave it my best shot for Canadians.

Identifying, framing and financing investment projects. Deal origination, expansions, relocations, M&A.http://www.siteselection.com/ssinsider/incentive/Playing-for-Keeps.cfm

Identifying, framing and financing investment projects. Expansions, relocations, M&A.http://www.siteselection.com/ssinsider/incentive/Playing-for-keeps.htm

Taking a punt.

Developing SUPINFO University’s North American subsidiary in Canada• Reporting directly into C Level management and Board of Directors in Paris• A hard lesson in dealing with distant management. Left the day all suppliers were paid and students graduated.

- Prospecting for international clients- Meeting and exceeding aggressive sales quotas- Opening, framing and closing deals - providing solutions and added value- Project/Business conception- Project/Business strategy - Project/Business planning- Project/Business financing- Project/Business development- Project/Business implementation- Government relations

- Account management- Market research- Focus groups- Managing surveys- Inner-company lobbying

- Site Selection- Planning direct investment strategies- Negotiating government financial incentives- Corporate affairs- Business plan writing- Economic development strategies- Sectoral and cluster analyses- Economic development plans- Business Development - successfully responding to RFPs- Succesfuly sold services to both private and public sectors- Began as a junior consultant promoted from within to senior role