Geoff Gauthier Email & Phone Number

Kitchener, Canada Area

St.George's Square, Guelph

• Manage 3 Small Business Advisors and act in a supporting role for 4 branch managers in the Guelph Community.
• Responsible for business development, partner management (both internal and external) and oversight of 850+ clients.
• Actively manage and evaluate external COI relationships to ensure continuous engagement and determine areas of focus.
• Develop strategic plans to ensure client retention (investments and credit facilities) as well as expansion into targeted business segments.
• Budget management for public relations and marketing initiatives.
• Facilitate daily sales coaching sessions with a high emphasis on accountability to outlined targets.

St George's Square, Guelph

• Client relationship manager for businesses with revenues of up to $15 million and total extended credits up to $2 million.
• Developed relationships with internal and external partners to achieve financial targets.
• Managed 250+ relationships with total new sales exceeding 120% of plan.

Toronto

• An entrepreneurial venture to commercialize a patented fuel saving technology in selected heavy diesel verticals within the Canadian marketplace.
• Actively developed and managed $25,000-$50,000 operating budgets, project timelines, performance targets and technical development milestones.
• Negotiated expanded pilot customer commitments to broaden the reach of the research and development program within the trucking industry.
• Regularly participate in shareholder and board of director meetings to: approve equity financing of $350,000, administer budget changes, provide technical/work plan updates and address employee concerns.
• Participate in regular conference calls with board of directors and investors to ensure a constant exchange of information and expectations.
• Lead biweekly conference calls with patent owner to assist in technological development and keep project timelines on track.

Waterloo

• Assisted in repositioning the brand of Laurier's business cases.
• Honed Microsoft Office skills through format framework creation and editing.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Financial and M&A Advisory
• Management of exective level clientelle from various industries (IT, Manufacturing, Clothing & Logistics)
• Conducted market/industry research and screened for potential LBO targets
• Utilized financial modeling skills and performed valuations for selected targets
• Contributed to value creation of firms under management through revenue growth and margin improvement
• Responsible for an activity based costing consultation project for an Ontario based Intermodal company. This resulted in an infrastructure investment that reduced the associated operating costs by $180,000 annually

Kitchener

London, Canada Area

• Student Organization that designs and develops a solar powered electric vehicle
• Managed and scheduled a team consisting of 30+ undergraduate students
• Educated and trained members in areas of CAD modeling, safety, manufacturing and design techniques.
• Restructured the financial position of the organization through the elimination of $55,000 of debt and instituted new policies to ensure financial sustainability
• Responsible for creation and sustaining of all sponsorship relationships, which resulted in $75,000 of cash contributions
• Total recorded project management experience in excess of 2000 hours.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba) With Co-Op, Finance

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Integrated Engineering