Patrick Ward Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Canada Area

I have assisted and advised several small Canadian and American companies in the tech and green product spaces, both early-stage and established, helping to increase their strategic and operational effectiveness.• Created business and project plans, financial models, and investor presentations that have led to financing of over $10 million.• Analyzed trends, costs, industries, and markets, and helped strategize new product / service offerings, and revenue models.• Assisted with operational restructuring, digital transformations, and budgeting.Industries: Wireless internet/ telecommunications products and services, new media, software, architectural services, retail, food products / services, energy infrastructure, & manufacturing.

Vancouver, Canada Area

I have worked with various international groups from start-ups to government entities to further the development of promising proprietary technologies and long-term projects in the renewable energy, environmental technology, and biotechnology sectors. These experiences have enabled me to hone my skills in data-driven ‘go / no go’ decision-making based on the varying risks and viability of a diverse range of projects. • Won a bid for a multistage, billion-dollar WTE infrastructure project in Russia for which I played a key role in its corporate and financial structuring. • Sponsored the joint venture relationships between UAE partners and major state-owned corporations in China. • Created financial models for international M&As in the IVF sector.• Undertook international sourcing and production facilities footprint planning for wood pellet feedstock for the Japanese market.• Analyzed the feasibility for a wind farm for the Fort Peck Band in Montana and a hydro power project for the Guatemalan government and discovered significant flaws that saved investors an aggregate of over $200 million.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Thrive was a boutique, high-end media production company specializing in the creation of video, audio, and images for use within websites, social media campaigns, news releases, podcasts and HD presentations, primarily for the resource sector. I managed the operations, assisted with various media projects, and helped with business development.

Vancouver, Bc

Developed some leading edge concepts and prototype entertainment properties to take advantage of the interactive capabilities of the Internet.Duties: Strategic planning; business development; coordinated and conducted technology / market / industry analyses; conducted due diligence; business planning; project planning; fund proposal development; script development; human resource management; and accounting.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; South Korea

Restructured and rebranded a next-generation wireless communications infrastructure R&D and manufacturing company from South Korea into a multinational US based corporation with offices in Canada and South Korea.• Raised over US$2 million for the Company.• Helped Voxaura penetrate North American telecommunications companies including: Telus, Sprint, Bell, RadioFrame Networks, and others. • Optimized and managed the operations of the Canadian and South Korean offices, achieving 20% increase in cost effectiveness.

Vancouver, Canada Area

I led the Performance Measurement National Pilot Initiative for the western Finance & Administration Branch. • Built trust and buy-in from the stakeholders of the organization.• Through interviews, brainstorming sessions, and breakout meetings with the stakeholders, in combination with best practices, built an understanding of their jobs and processes, generated a performance measurement framework and performance measurements for the various positions and departments.• Streamlined and eliminated various processes and job duties that had been supplanted by revised Federal legislation thereby increasing service turnaround and overall department effectiveness.After completion of my contract, my work was transferred to the accounting department for review and implementation.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Co-developed one of the first Internet Service Providers in Canada.• Responsible for all aspects of accounting and finance for the Company, learning all the nuances of this new and burgeoning sector.• Financially managed two subsidiaries with tight cashflows.• Built and maintained supplier relationships essential for market, competition, and technology intelligence, and operations stability and growth.The Company was sold to a larger ISP that was later acquired by BC Tel, which is now TELUS.

Mba, Strategic Marketing & Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce, Entrepreneurial Management

Activities and Societies: -Co-organized the 10 year reunion for Grad 97 B.Sci & B.Comm classes

Business Management Diploma, Finance/ Accounting

High School Diploma