Key Contributions and Successes• Generate revenue across all lines of business through developing strong relationships with both placed and non-placed candidates who in turn provide business development opportunities for our company;• Selected on several occasions to represent the organization at various professional seminars and conferences to increase the overall awareness of our organization’s brand.• Identified as a great addition to our team in helping to boost internal morale and healthy competition.Core Responsibilities• Source, interview, assess and successfully place qualified candidates into permanent and contract roles;• Analyze placement metrics and industry opportunities to place suitable candidates in emerging sectors; • Work on internal initiatives to increase the candidate pool as well as enhance efficiencies in sourcing candidates - all leading to higher placement ratios

Key Contributions and Successes• Proven ability to merge various roles in order to provide efficiencies across Finance group, during National restructuring; • Leader of National working paper review successfully passed with National announcing that selected Ontario working papers would serve as a benchmark for the country; and• Sole Finance Representative – and only Manager invited to sit in on Executive real estate meetings (operationally focused – decisions made on where to open stores, where to close, etc.) between Ontario President, VP’s, and General Managers. • Recovered over $2.5M in Common Area Maintenance charges for the company without any required mandate – saw as an opportunity with team and acted on it.Core Responsibilities• Management and oversight of 8 direct reports;• Oversight of all Real Estate, Fixed Asset and Corporate Accounting activities (operational and financial) for the Ontario Region;• Regional leadership in Design and Implementation of IFRS; Regional lead appointed to work with National Finance on creation of Accounting Policies to be implemented countrywide;• Management of Period End, Quarter End, and Year End closes and direct work with external and internal auditors; Budget (annual) and Forecast (monthly) preparation and review;• Participation and leadership in set up of new Real Estate program (SLIM/Accruent) across country;• Direct liaison with the following departments: Real Estate, Engineering, Operations, Advertising, Legal, and Human Resources; and• Developed and maintained relationships with internal and external stakeholders to highlight value and advance goals of the finance function and the company; presented viable solutions to complex accounting and operational issues (Fixed Asset, Real Estate, and Intangibles).

Key Contributions and Successes• Received Excellent Performer (EP) ratings for all years;• Managed multiple engagements with conflicting deadlines through effective project management; prioritized tasks to appropriately address risk and service delivery standardsCore Responsibilities• Participation and leadership in annual financial statement audits, reviews, Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, and special assignments for domestic and international clients (Involvement in all stages of each engagement including planning); • Acted as engagement project manager; supervised up to 3 staff to address the needs of the client while ensuring that budget constraints were met; delegated tasks and provided on-the-job training to junior staff; communicated areas of improvement to clients via management reports; and• Exposure to both Public and Private organizations within industries such as: Real Estate, Manufacturing, Retail, Public Sector and Financial Institutions. Client portfolio included: Brookfield Properties, Nortel, and Royal Bank amongst others.

Senior Staff Accountant August 2003 – May 2005Tino-Gaetani & Carusi Chartered AccountantsKey Contributions and Successes• Demonstrated on ability to “think beyond the numbers”;• Complimented regularly on cosmopolitan attitude as well as being conscientious, motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.Core Responsibilities• Participation in audit engagements, review engagements, and compilation engagements (Involvement in all stages of each engagement including planning) of privately-owned companies. • Bookkeeping for various clients, preparation of T4/T5/T4PS, examination of internal control procedures, preparation and submission of GST returns, and preparation of personal and corporate tax returns.• Experience in the following sectors: Real Estate, Professional services, Wholesale, Construction, Manufacturing, and Retail.