Experience

Coinshift

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Operations

  • Aug 2022 - Present



ChainSafe Systems

• Canada
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Operations

  • Sep 2020 - Apr 2022

  Leading Operations, Finance, Legal, HR, Strategy & AnalyticsOrganizational Design:- Led the organizational design project to create a new structure for the company that resulted in Vision Statement, Mission Statement, & Core Values- Designed the process including a proposal, plan of action, and desired outcomes- Conducted research, interviews, surveys and workshops to assess major pain pointsOrganizational Strategy & Goals:- Initiated and facilitated the process around creating an organizational strategy for the years to come- Rallied the company’s founders and leadership to discuss and identify key areas of focus- Created actionable plans for what we want to achieve the following year.HR &Talent Acquisition:- Expanded the company from 35 employees to over 100 within 1 year and with a limited budget- Created a compensation model - Set up both teams to function independently under one Director of People Operations- Set up an automated structure for Taxes and payroll- Set up a process around our international hiring- Setup performance reviews process- Setup raises and promotions processFinance:- Started and grew the finance function after having covered the work myself- Managed the company’s cryptocurrency treasury- Set up controls and processes within the function- Integrated the finance team with the finance teams of the subsidiaries- Led the staffing of our team, and managed them directlyData Analytics- As a believer in data-informed decision-making, I established a Data Analytics department- Worked with the analytics team to produce the following: - Rules & processes around data collection - Financial dashboards for project managers to monitor the financial health of their projects - Product dashboards for product owners to stay informed on product performance - Management reports around the financial health of the company - HR reports, metrics, and ratios Show less

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

  - First employee, wore so many different hats, created and grew the Operations department from scratch (0 to 13 people)- Designed policies and processes to increase efficiency within the organization- Created and implemented the pricing strategy- Directed and advised staff engaged in providing records management, security, finance, purchasing, human resources or other administrative services- Created internal company policies- Planned, organized, directed, controlled and evaluate the operations of the company- Directed and controlled corporate governance and regulatory compliance procedures- Planned, administered and controlled budgets for contracts, equipment and supplies- Prepared reports and briefs for company executives to evaluate the overall performance of the company- Servant leader, and a firm believer in providing a safe and psychological space for all employees Show less



George Brown College

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Blockchain Instructor

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Part-time professor at George Brown's School of Computer Technology Blockchain Architecture Blockchain Industry Applications Part-time professor at George Brown's School of Computer Technology Blockchain Architecture Blockchain Industry Applications



Simon Fraser University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2017



PeaceGeeks

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Coordinator - Coop

  • May 2017 - Sep 2017



Roosevelt Institute

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Compiled reports about the political landscape of states and major U.S. metropolitan areas that development of organizational strategy in those areas; • Identified and reached out to government officials advocating for policy proposals; • Analyzed and developed potential policy resource needs for the Institute; • Compiled reports about the political landscape of states and major U.S. metropolitan areas that development of organizational strategy in those areas; • Identified and reached out to government officials advocating for policy proposals; • Analyzed and developed potential policy resource needs for the Institute;