Harrison White, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Victoria, Bc, Ca

AI-first accounting web app, currently accepting users.Full-stack. Built entirely solo.Technologies Used: - Python Backend - Server-side rendered HTML - HTMX, Hyperscript & some Javascript for reactivity - Postgres database, with row-level security - Accounting software API integration - 3rd party OAuth - Redis - SQL - Websockets & SSE - Multi-tenant authentication & authorization - AI: assistant functionality, function calls, embeddings

YC-Backed Startup, CEO was ex-Facebook.I joined during a transition period. Streamlining operations and preparing for the business sale.Sale Tasks: - Communicating with potential acquirers - Data ETL - Due diligence preparation - Forecasting - Working with engineering to reduce software spend by 50%Head of Finance Tasks: - Managing and improving financial processes - SR&ED prep & filing

Developed AI carbon accounting product, while also operating as CFO.Started with no-code prototypes, eventually owning AI functionality as a developer.CFO Duties:Managing financial processes, budget and forecastingCarbon Accounting Development:This was a difficult problem.Take complicated carbon emission calculations, and automate them so that any business can measure them.Strategy:Start from bank transactions, and receipts, which all companies have.Then use AI to classify every item to the appropriate category and unit (Over 20,000 options).Technology Use Required: - Building datasets for AI training - Fine-tuning AI models - Multi-step AI calls - OCR analysis - Embeddings and vector similarity* Note that the company was previously known as Natureblocks.

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Forecasting & fractional CFO services for high-growth SaaS companies.With a focus on:Design and integration of accounting systems - Assessed the accounting users, company and industry to suggest an optimal combination of toolsFinancial modelling and analysis - Designing and maintaining complex forecasts - Helped raise over $15 Million for clientsThe business began as a traditional accounting practice, but shifted towards high-leverage CFO level services.

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Gained an understand of many different businesses, by working directly with business owners.Learned financial controls and risk assessment through leading company audits