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Championed the technological and systematic changes necessary to achieve the 10x business growth target while reporting to the CEO and managing a cross-functional team of 8 people. Initiated and drove numerous change management initiatives, including disruptive digital transformation, process reengineering, and financial structure overhaul. ▪️BUSINESS VALUE CREATION - Saved thousands of staff hours by realigning operating workflows with key value-add objectives. ▪️DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION - Replaced the archaic IT stack with a best-in-class company-wide system solution consisting of new ERP, loan management, project management, and customer service ticketing tools.▪️PROCESS AUTOMATION & REAL-TIME ANALYTICS: Transformed the entire finance organization to leverage technology for time-consuming tasks. Streamlined data capture and reporting practices across multiple business functions to cut data gathering/analysis cycles from weeks to seconds and generate multi-million dollar added value.▪️COST SAVINGS - Generated annual efficiency gains of 30% of the operating budget.

Played a pivotal role in driving the organization’s long-term strategic vision, strengthening the finance capability, and enhancing organizational infrastructure to capture future growth opportunities. Reinvented the strategic framework from a traditional service delivery to a business-minded focus.▪️OPERATING EFFICIENCY - Saved $500k+ in operating costs over 5 years by renegotiating contracts, changing vendors, and capitalizing on process and administrative service delivery improvements.▪️DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION - Replaced an outdated accounting system with a modern cloud-based ERP software to maximize responsiveness to organizational development. Introduced a variety of IT tools to enhance accountability, team collaboration, and document management.▪️FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS - Fully revamped the accounting cycle and reporting practices to improve reporting accuracy, transparency, and timeliness.▪️CHANGE MANAGEMENT - Provided ongoing coaching and development to staff, board members, and the management team to focus on forward-thinking problem solving and efficiency.

Pivoted into gaming software development and became one of the pioneers on the video gaming landscape in Calgary. Established, grew, and managed multiple start-ups (Ph03nix New Media Inc., iPh03nix Fund LP, and BigStack Studios) while leading product development teams globally and driving all stages of the development lifecycle. Raised $2.5M in venture capital. Grew a cross-functional team of 13 members. Designed, produced, and delivered 15+ games across multiple platforms (iPhone, Android, Facebook, Windows Phone), some of which reached top 15 on the US App Store and scored 4M installations.Founded Canada’s first iPhone development microfund focused on the gaming and entertainment sector. Drove the $1M sale of the Curse of the Pharaoh franchise to Big Fish Games.

- Worked in Assurance & Advisory, conducting audits of large corporations as well as owner managed enterprises.