Senior Consultant

• Aug 2022 - Present

Independent Consultant

• Aug 2020 - Aug 2022

Finance and Strategy Lead, Vitala Global Foundation- Lead the development of a strategic framework, theory of change, business plan and a 5-year financial strategy to ensure activities align to the mission and vision of the organization with an appropriate M&E plan in place to measure outcome and output - Led due diligence for grant applications, including global market size assessment, scale and sustainability plan, budgets and funding requirement, and cost and health economic impact evaluation- Establish financial processes and accountability mechanisms, create budgets with accurate and realistic costs, and improve cofounders’ financial literacy to ensure operational viability of the venture and sustainable scale of the digital health platform in humanitarian settings - Evaluate cost effectiveness of Canadian and Venezuelan platforms vis-à-vis existing health interventions, considering both quantitative and qualitative outcomes Research Analyst, FIND- Conducted landscape research on India's existing public health services and prevalence of infectious diseases to help identify gaps and assess the potential for an e-diagnostic solution- Analyzed primary survey data to identify and disseminate key trends and messages - Reviewed and standardized communications material to stakeholders

Project Manager

• Apr 2021 - Jul 2022

- Led a company wide data storage strategy project by defining and understanding different use cases, identifying overlaps and inefficiencies across systems and processes, and evaluating system capabilities in meeting user and enterprise needs- Led the development of a technical tool with 20+ criteria to guide board investment decisions into new cities - Research and evaluate sustainable investment alternatives to achieve net zero emissions, including Scopes 1 to 3 reduction mechanisms and proactive carbon offset initiatives - Support budget and target development and monitoring of over 15+ projects, standardize company wide communication and serve as primary liaison between departments and finance to ensure transparency and resource optimization

Financial Controller

• May 2018 - Aug 2019

Effectively as CFO and part of the Executive Leadership Team, responsible for the growth of a medium-sized events and catering business through effective pricing and sales strategies, cash flow optimization and business process improvement.- Drove sales strategy and directed business development efforts based on proactive margin analysis and enterprise objective planning- Improved business processes around kitchen operations, cash management, expense approval and invoice payment- Led digitization initiatives including migration to cashless system and automation of management reports- Developed sales incentive plan to motivate the team to achieve their targets- Optimized sales pricing tool by creating a more user-friendly interface; implementing a process to review and update costs on a quarterly basis; and automating key steps. These enabled a more accurate and efficient pricing process and increased conversion and contribution margin - Developed new labour cost target model by analyzing historical trends and performing personal Kitchen and Operations shifts to understand the operational processes in order to determine minimal acceptable performance and stretch targets- Improved cash flow position through streamlining invoice payments, negotiating with suppliers for better terms and bringing forward invoicing process

Founder

• Aug 2017 - May 2019

Grandma's Girl is a catering and food stall business selling Polish potato dumplings with flavours inspired by personal travels. - Responsible for all aspects of business - finance, operations, production, sales and marketing, risk management- Created marketing strategies and campaigns to increase product awareness and promote brand resulting in increase of social media reach 5% per week- Increased efficiency in home kitchen production process for events ranging from 150 to 30K attendees at private events, markets and festivals- Analyzed sales trend to limit menu to three most popular flavours and adopted mobile credit card reader to facilitate payment checkout flow, leading to 10% increased sales- Identify a need for substantial, ready-to-eat meals for athletes and pivoted business to meal preparation to generate weekly gross margin at ~60%

Manager

• Feb 2015 - Apr 2018

- Led Senior Leadership Team and Board members of Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation to a decision on their engagement in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to act as a service provider and/or facilitator- Conducted desk research on relevant health care reforms to identify key lessons; interviewed stakeholders to understand unique social and geographical challenges in the NT; analyzed financial and forecasted demand to significantly reduce risks associated with an untested system (the NDIS) in the East Arnhem region; prepared a detailed 12-month implementation plan- Led Endeavour Energy through their post privatization change management which involved review and impact analysis over key policy changes, and assessment of operational and financial implications of new legal structure- Conducted an assessment over Aramex Global Solutions’ processes around revenue and customer profitability, expenses, asset management, treasury, tax compliance and credit assessment. Identified key risks and controls, performed gap analysis, recommended areas of improvement and developed a future target finance model to support the start-up’s growth in the eCommerce logistics industry- Multiple secondments to the finance teams of National Australia Bank and Coles Supermarkets to support the product teams

Senior Associate

• Oct 2010 - Sep 2014

Gained diverse experience from performing audit engagements in a range of industry sectors: real estate development, construction, superannuation, mortgage insurance and mutual funds specializing in Canadian and U.S. equity portfolios Gained diverse experience from performing audit engagements in a range of industry sectors: real estate development, construction, superannuation, mortgage insurance and mutual funds specializing in Canadian and U.S. equity portfolios

Summer Intern

• May 2008 - Aug 2008

Account Representative

• Nov 2007 - Dec 2007