Experience

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  Nowhere Retired Problem Solver

  • Ontario, Canada

  • Wizard

    • Jun 1964 - Present
    • Ontario, Canada
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  Tiburon Management Consulting

  • Principal

    • Aug 1992 - Feb 2020

    Business Strategy Development for technology startups in Kitchener and Waterloo technology industry. I'm trying to retire but continue to be offered interesting challenges.

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  Deloitte @ Touche Management Consulting

  • Toronto

  • Principal Strategy Consulting

    • Jun 1991 - Aug 1992
    • Toronto

    Key assignments included process and strategy reviews for Credit Union Centrals in Ontario and Saskatchewan. The Forensic review of failed BCCI, in the Cayman Islands, was the largest bank fraud up to that point.

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  The Toronto Dominion Bank USA Division

  • New york NY

  • Director Communications Finance

    • Apr 1989 - Aug 1990
    • New york NY

    Director Communications Finance to structure, arrange, lead and manage syndicated loans to the Cable Brodcasting Industry.market conditions required the reduction of loan syndication activity.

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  Royal Bank Of Canada

  • Montreal Toronto San Francisco

  • Vice President Corporate Banking

    • 1980 - 1989
    • Montreal Toronto San Francisco

    Initially hired to implement Corporate Relationship Management Worldwide based on McKinsey Corporate Relationship Process. Vice President Corporate Relationship Management for large corporate banking relationships in Ontario and Western USA.

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  Citibank subsidiary Mercantile Bank ofCanada

  • Toronto, Montreal, Kitchener

  • VIce President Corporate Banking

    • 1970 - 1980
    • Toronto, Montreal, Kitchener

    Citibank Canadian subsidiary, The Mercantile Bank of Canada. During ten years totally focussed on corporate banking including corporate branch banking, Vice President Corporate Training, Vice President Corporate Banking, Vice President International Banking.

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  Shell Canada

  • Toronto

  • Market Analyst

    • 1966 - 1970
    • Toronto

    Hired as market analyst and subsequently moved to Corporate Treasury function controlling daily money market investments and funding capital projects such as refinery construction and forward foreign currency major equipment purchases.During this period I benefitted greatly studying Finance at Yo...

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  Canadian Westinghouse

  • Hamilton Switchgear Plant

  • Production Planner

    • 1964 - 1966
    • Hamilton Switchgear Plant

    Learned how to load a shop and deal with Union staff. i.e. If you overload a process, production stops and people go home and the company loses money. Learned the importance of planning your work and working your plan. Learned the importance of maintaining supply lines. During the 60s copper supp...