• Closing on $3.6M of capital financing• Increased project revenue by 25% by understanding how to best monetize on the carbon credits • Decrease cost/acre on completed site selection by 50% through successful negotiation on fair pricing• Awarded $50,000 grant to complete market study to secure offtake agreements• Successfully take a project from concept, through a comprehensive business model, including financial model, for approval by funds and government for necessary capital raise• Make plans to scale to four production facilities and use output and raw material for a further value-add project

I have worked for this private holding firm for 12+ years, starting as a co-operative learning student while attending Mount Saint Vincent University, I progressed to PR Manager, then Communications Director and into my current role of VP Business Development and Project Manager. In the interim, I obtained my EMBA from Saint Mary's University.Some of my accomplishments include:• Manage relationships with government and their officials on Company matters, including several funds for project financing and offtake agreements • Co-lead on the bankable feasibility study and environmental permitting for $680M pig iron project• Increase project outputs by 50% to maximize project returns via market analysis • Partake in 600+ hour site selection process to understand all costs and logistics of optimal location for pig iron facilityOne of Grand River Ironsands Inc's related companies, for which I am Corporate Secretary, trades on the CSE.

I have been a part-time instructor to undergraduate business students at Saint Mary's University. I teach Macro Organizational Behaviour and work to ensure my students can apply their learning to real life situations. I have great comfort in designing presentations and public speaking.

Filled a term position on our municipal government's Investment Policy Advisory Committee. The Committee deals with Halifax Regional Municipality's trust funds, reserve funds, and surplus cash balances. We were responsible for recommending an appropriate set of guidelines, practices and procedures to guide the investment operations of Halifax.