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Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Woodbridge, On, Ca

East Greenville, Pennsylvania, Us

·Prepare and analyze standard product cost rolls, collaborating with engineering and product development to ensure accurate costing of bill of material and routing·Analyze expenses and develop budgets and forecasts·Report and analyze site cost savings initiatives, identify opportunities to lower product costs and increase manufacturing efficiencies·Prepare and present cost and efficiency reporting as required to support manufacturing goals; investigating and analyzing variances, including labour efficiency, usage and purchase price variances

Markham, Ontario, Ca

·Developed, maintained and improved financial and management reports for senior management and investors, reviewing monthly with senior management to assist decision making; these reports required database connections to the ERP system, and were developed using extensive formulas in Excel·Created and maintained costing (including maintenance of bills of materials and routings) for manufactured products, liaising with Operations, Purchasing, R&D, and Engineering·Developed, maintained and improved yield reports; this involved training of plant associates and data entry clerks, reviewing with plant and senior management – this was required for 3 facilities·Assisted budgeting process; analyzed labour rates and trends, assisted union contract negotiations, analyzed and forecasted expenses by ledger account·Performed all bank and ledger reconciliation, along with adjusting entries, as necessary ·Assisted accounts payables and receivables as necessary; included account reconciliation

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

·Led a team of 16 executives to conduct activities within the actuarial community at UW·Acted as a liaison between students and faculty, and external organizations·Organized events with professional actuaries and faculty members ·Offered extensive advice to students·Other positions held: Office Manager (Jan-Apr 2011), Publicity Director (Jan-Apr 2010, Sep-Dec 2010), Executive Advisor (May-Aug 2009), and Mentor (May 2009 – Apr 2010, Sep 2010 – Aug 2011)

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

·Guided a group of students through problems in a problem-based learning environment, directed by Dr. Barbara Bloemhof·This required proficiency with the background information and economic insight when required

·Developed a mass-tracking system from near scratch using Excel macros and pivot tables·Investigated and resolved any problems with the system, technical and non-technical·Trained associates on proper use of the weighing stations, to ensure accuracy·Reported weekly results to management and quality assurance

·Entered and analyzed packaging and logistics data for a multi-million Dollar customer, using Excel and Retail-Link

Edmonton, Alberta, Ca

·Shipped/received windows and doors throughout Canada·Worked in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment·Conducted departmental training for new employees·Assisted with development and implementation of improved logistics strategies