Experience

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  BioForm Technologies

  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Keith B Cassidy, Consulting

  • Calgary, Canada Area

  • President

    • Mar 2010 - Present
    • Calgary, Canada Area

    Consulting and contract work to the the legal industry. Experience with planning for integration of administrative services for merged firms, operational reviews, partnership compensation programs, recruitment and effective financial management.

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  3D Signatures Inc.

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Jun 2014 - Sep 2018

    3D Signatures Inc., a Manitoba based company, formed in June 2014 to commercialize precision diagnostic and prognostic tests based on 20 years of research by Dr. Sabine Mai into genomic instability. The company holds the portfolio of patents related to 3D Telomere analysis for proliferative disea...

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  Norton Rose Canada

  • United Kingdom
  • Law Practice
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Interim Finance Manager

    • Jun 2012 - Jan 2014

    Led a talented team of 14 Finance professionals with responsibility for all accounting operations, reporting and financial analysis for the Calgary, Bogota and Caracas offices. Facilitated the conversion of accounting systems from CMS to Elite Enterprise and assisted with the numerous challenges of the merger of 2 large, top tier and culturally different law firms.

  • General Manager - Calgary

    • Mar 2010 - Jun 2012

    Under contract to assist with the set up of ORs new Calgary Office. Very interesting to be part of startup and be able to contribute to the creation of effective administrative services.

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  Bennett Jones LLP; Calgary

  • National Executive Director

    • Mar 2007 - Jan 2009

    Responsible for Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Knowledge Management (KM) and Office Services for all 3 offices. Initiated redesign of company's Intranet to include KM applications and firm's administrative services information. Initiated role profiling project to ef...

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  McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP

  • Executive Director

    • Jun 1997 - Mar 2007

    Responsible for all administrative services plus marketing, associate and student programs and KM. Managed the effective integration of a merged Montreal law firm transitioning to common administrative policies, practices and services. Directed all aspects of a premises relocation project int...

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  Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

  • Managing Director

    • Sep 1987 - Jun 1997

    Responsible for all administrative services and functions including Finance and Accounting, Billing and Collections, Computer Services, Office Services, Human Resources and Paralegal Services. Streamlined most Administrative Services resulting in an increase in the quality of services and redu...

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  Royal Victoria Hospital

  • Vice President ­ Finance Chief Financial officer

    • Jun 1981 - Jun 1987

    with responsibilities for budgets ($120 million), financial and management reporting, internal control, audit and systems development. Developed and implemented budget reduction programs. Implemented new financial systems based on user controlled reporting and on-line data entry. Chaired comm...

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  Mont Christie Ski School

  • Director

    • 1968 - 1980