Experience

TMX Group

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head, Business Development, Global Energy and Diversified Industries

  • 2019 - Present



First Resource Capital Corp.

• Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Founder

  • 2009 - 2016

  • Founded First Resource Capital Corp., an Exempt Market Dealer registered under National Instrument 31-103 • Assisted private Canadian companies with their capital (debt and/or equity) raises. As an Exempt Market Dealer, First Resource Capital Corp. relied on certain exemptions within National Instruments 45-106 - Prospectus and Registration Exemptions - in order to conduct its corporate finance related business. • Marketed debt and equity financings to sophisticated institutional funds (i.e. private equity funds, hedge funds, pension funds, mutual funds, flow-through funds, natural resource focused funds, investment counselors / portfolio managers and insurance companies, etc) • As President and CEO, was responsible for the firm’s overall business strategy and competitive positioning within the Canadian capital markets industry. • As Chief Financial Officer, was responsible for First Resource Capital Corp.’s accounting, audit, tax, financial reporting and financial regulatory filings. • As Chief Compliance Officer, was responsible for the implementation and ongoing monitoring of the firm’s policies and procedures so as ensure compliance as a registrant under National Instrument 31-103



Union Securities Ltd.

• Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Managing Director, Institutional Equity Sales Department

  • 2007 - 2009

  • Helped Union Securities Ltd. with the creation of its Capital Markets Group. • Assisted Union Securities with the expansion its oil and gas investment banking franchise by developing buy side relationships with institutional money managers (i.e. mutual funds, trust funds, pension funds, life insurance companies, etc.) in Canada, the United States and Europe. • Reviewed economic, industry and corporate information in order to disseminate timely and accurate recommendations to Union Securities’ institutional clients. • Liaised with research analysts, traders and corporate finance professionals in order to successfully generate trading ideas and to market new issues to both existing and potential clients. • Assisted with the generation of new public and private equity financing deal flow.



Wolverton Securities Ltd.

• Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Senior Associate, Investment Banking Department

  • 2004 - 2006

  • Executed public and private equity financing and advisory mandates for energy, power and technology companies in Western Canada. • Assisted in the creation and analysis of company and industry statistics. • Visited select target companies and generated internal research reports. • Created presentation and client engagement material. • Assisted in the identification, analysis and completion of M&A assignments. • Liaised with clients, legal counsel and other industry advisors on transactions. • Built financial models on publicly listed Canadian oil and gas companies. • Performed financial analysis (i.e. net asset, cash flow, and earnings per share valuations) on publicly listed Canadian oil and gas corporations. • Assisted in the development of financial proposals regarding initial and secondary equity offerings, debt offerings, and business combinations. • Assisted in the pricing of debt, equity and derivative securities (i.e. warrants, rights etc.) for corporate clients with respect to their initial and secondary issues. • Performed various due diligence requirements on prospective energy equity issuers.



Haywood Securities Inc.

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Associate, Investment Banking Department

  • 2000 - 2003

  • Executed public and private equity financing and advisory mandates for energy, power and technology companies in Western Canada. • Assisted in the creation and analysis of company and industry statistics. • Visited select target companies and generated internal research reports. • Created presentation and client engagement material. • Assisted in the identification, analysis and completion of M&A assignments. • Liaised with clients, legal counsel and other industry advisors on transactions. • Built financial models on publicly listed Canadian oil and gas companies. • Performed financial analysis (i.e. net asset, cash flow, and earnings per share valuations) on publicly listed Canadian oil and gas corporations. • Assisted in the development of financial proposals regarding initial and secondary equity offerings, debt offerings, and business combinations. • Assisted in the pricing of debt, equity and derivative securities (i.e. warrants, rights etc.) for corporate clients with respect to their initial and secondary issues. • Performed various due diligence requirements on prospective energy equity issuers.



Research Capital Corporation

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate, Investment Banking Department

  • 1996 - 2000

  • Assisted in the creation and analysis of company and industry statistics. • Visited select target companies and generated internal research reports. • Created presentation and client engagement material. • Assisted in the identification, analysis and completion of M&A assignments. • Liased with clients, legal counsel and other industry advisors on transactions. • Built financial models on publicly listed Canadian oil and gas companies. • Performed financial analysis (i.e. net asset, cash flow, and earnings per share valuations) on publicly listed Canadian oil and gas corporations. • Assisted in the development of financial proposals regarding initial and secondary equity offerings, debt offerings, and business combinations. • Assisted in the pricing of debt, equity and derivative securities (i.e. warrants, rights etc.) for corporate clients with respect to their initial and secondary issues. • Performed various due diligence requirements on prospective energy equity issuers.



HSBC James Capel Canada

• Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Summer Associate, Investment Banking Department

  • 1995 - 1995

  • Performed financial analysis (i.e. net asset, cash flow, and earnings per share valuations) on publicly listed Canadian oil and gas corporations. • Assisted in the development of financial proposals regarding initial and secondary equity offerings, debt offerings, and business combinations. • Assisted in the pricing of debt, equity and derivative securities (i.e. warrants, rights etc.) for corporate clients with respect to their initial and secondary issues. • Created presentation and client engagement material.



Burns Fry Limited

• Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Retail Sales Associate, Retail Sales and Trading Department

  • 1992 - 1994

  • Assisted in the management and administration of $70+ million worth of financial assets. • Counseled high net worth individual and smaller institutional clients regarding their trading and investment strategies. • Monitored stock, bond, commodity, and currency prices in both domestic and foreign markets. • Performed limited financial and technical analysis on stocks and bonds issued by various corporations and governments • Assisted in the management and administration of $70+ million worth of financial assets. • Counseled high net worth individual and smaller institutional clients regarding their trading and investment strategies. • Monitored stock, bond, commodity, and currency prices in both domestic and foreign markets. • Performed limited financial and technical analysis on stocks and bonds issued by various corporations and governments