As a Senior Manager in Deloitte's national Grants & Incentives practice, I assist Canadian businesses in identifying, navigating and accessing a myriad of government incentives. I also manage the operations of our Grants & Incentives practice.

Experienced Project Manager responsible for managing clients' government funding applications, from prospect stage through to submission of the completed grant/loan application. Government funding applications typically range from $10,000 to $20,000,000 for expenses related to business expansion, research & development, capital investment, and hiring and training initiatives.Accomplishments and responsibilities: • Manage and provide ongoing professional development for two direct reports • Maintain a 95%+ success rate on all government funding applications • Exceeded weekly output targets in 2014 and 2015 YTD• Communicate regularly with existing clients and prospects to understand their evolving projects and position government funding solutions to support planned activities • Maintain consistent communication and timely follow-up with clients and prospects • Build relationships and liaise with government funding bodies to prescreen specific client projects against program eligibility criteria

Invest Toronto's mandate is to secure global visibility, investment attraction, business location, and job creation for Toronto. Accomplishments and responsibilities:• Researched, designed and wrote marketing materials for the following industries: Financial Services, Food/Beverage/Agriculture, Life Sciences, Cleantech/Green Energy, and Information and Communications Technology (ICT)• Provided comprehensive assistance to assigned business clients by collecting, analyzing and succinctly distilling quantitative and qualitative information for oral and/or written presentation• Identified and qualified potential investment leads in target international markets• Proactively edited and updated corporate website content

• Managed international agent accounts and negotiated invoice payment terms • Editorialized and finalized domestic client image licensing agreements