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Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked with Owner / General Manager to re-finance 20 employee company and troubleshoot operational policies. Established cashflow management system. Adapted enterprise software to generate key performance indicators. (Company name confidential)Key Challenges: Identifying financial strengths and addressing operational weaknesses.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Initiated as consulting contract to reorganize company that held contract to operate 2 large municipal recreation facilities ($2.5M rev, 100+ employees). Retained in executive management role to return company to profitability.Key Challenges: Negotiating acrimonious exit of a founding Director (who had managed financial affairs for 15 years), instilling and maintaining private enterprise values in municipal operating environment.

Vancouver

Developed and built a web-based customer relations service to financial advisors and fund-raising directors. The operation included remotely trained sales professionals and a fully automated fulfillment system that delivered a individualized product for up to 1000 recipients per order on a tight timeline. Work included writing business plan, fund-raising, technical development, and corporate structuring.Key Challenges: Juggling all aspects of internet start-up from technical build to financial and corporate structuring issues.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Responsible for all financial affairs and business plan for $3M speculative build of enterprise level software system for oil and gas industry. Managed internally funded start, government backed support and ultimately successfully closed on venture capital funding. Developed multiple marketing strategies for a planned $20M operating company. Intense, creative process with peak 20 person team over 3 years. Successfully targeted a Tier 1 ERP vendor to purchase.Key Challenges: Adapting management from small internal project that grew to venture-backed prospect targeting sale to a top 5 global software company.

Vancouver, Canada Area

In addition to typical CFO duties, became familiar with the world of IT consulting.Key Challenges: Building proper systems for existing lines of business (consulting) and evaluating new opportunities (bringing in new partners and ultimately spawning Celeres Systems Inc.)

Vancouver, Canada Area

Responsible for all matters financial of this IT consulting company. Worked closely with founder to strategize on major contracts and build unique working model. Dealt with cross-border issues for US based work.Key Challenges: Developing strategy to take advantage of specific strengths of company founder.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Led build of new venture providing pre-recorded video services to commercial clients. Unique situation of operating small company within a major and aggressive organization reporting quarterly to Board of Directors.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Rose to senior position of one of the four major divisions within Expo 86 Corporation. Was in charge during the operational period of the world's fair responsible for the execution of the 14 "theme weeks". Coordinated 14 senior domain experts and staff of 30 through a very fast moving project. Reported to Senior Vice President of Expo and frequently to the CFO and President. From initial forecasted budget overrun of +$1M, came in on budget and with well acknowledged success.