Eighteen Years of Mining Industry and Equity Markets ExperienceDuring the past 14 years, I was employed as a Mining Research Analyst at Echelon Wealth Partners, Casimir Capital Ltd., and Jennings Capital Inc. in Toronto where my focus has been on exploration-stage companies, developers and emerging producers. During my tenure as analyst, we lead or participated in more than $1 billion of equity financings for companies under coverage. Prior to that, I held the position of Mining Research Associate at Wellington West Capital Markets and MGI Securities where I worked concurrently with the Base Metals and Precious Metals Analysts attending numerous site visits, contributing to initiating coverage reports, writing daily company-focussed comments, and maintaining various models, databases and comp tables.Prior to my career in equity markets, I was employed as a staff writer at The Northern Miner Newspaper covering the global mining industry for seven years. My responsibilities there also entailed attending numerous analyst site visits, interacting with senior management, and attending industry conferences.