Experience

LandSure Systems Ltd.
• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Financial Reporting and Analysis

  • Oct 2020 - Present


Ritchie Bros.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Investor Relations

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2019

  As Manager, Investor Relations, I was responsible for preparing Ritchie Bros' external communications to shareholders and analysts, including preparing earnings call decks and scripts, and pulling together the financial analysis to tell the story behind the results for the quarter.Through my time at Ritchie Bros, the company’s revenues grew from $350MM to $1B, and staff grew from 1,100 to over 2,200 employees, with a market cap of over $4B USD.

• Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2017

  As the FP&A Manager I led a team of 2-3 staff and was responsible for translating the Ritchie Bros’ strategy into a detailed operating budget. I worked with individual budget owners throughout the company to understand their financial results and enter budget data into our system. I owned the company’s internal budgeting and reporting system and was a key member on the scoping and implementation team that initially built the system. I also was responsible for preparing quarterly audit committee presentations, worked with the compensation team on sales territory managers and management compensation issues, integrated a number of acquired companies into our accounting and reporting systems and processes, built various financial models and scenario analysis and worked on a number of additional system implementations and upgrades. Show less

• Corporate Controller

  • Apr 2008 - Jul 2013

  As Corporate Controller, I led a team of 1-3 staff and was responsible for the company’s monthly and quarterly consolidations and supporting entries and schedules, as well as preparing memos and determining accounting treatments for significant transactions such as leases, asset sales, as well as new accounting pronouncements under Canadian and US GAAP, as well as IFRS. I was also responsible for the company’s long term strategic financial plan.



Ultrasonix Medical Corporation

• Manager, Financial Reporting

  • Apr 2006 - Apr 2008

  At Ultrasonix I was responsible for preparing the company’s accounting and reporting for a planned initial public offering. I led the accounting team through an accounting ERP systems implementation, moved the company’s year end reporting and historical financials from April to December, established a quarterly review and annual audit process, built external financials and related reporting and assisted with prospectus preparation and review. Through my time at Ultrasonix, revenues grew from $2M CAD to $21M CAD through international expansion and expanded product offerings. Show less



Seaspan Ship Management

• Canada
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Financial Reporting

  • Aug 2005 - Apr 2006

  As Financial Reporting Manager, I helped Seaspan prepare their accounting and reporting processes subsequent to their initial public offering. I managed a team of 3-5 staff and directed the annual audit and quarterly review process, assisted with preparing press releases and quarterly/annual filing documents, prepared board and audit committee presentations, and reviewed accounting transactions for the public company, the private management support company as well as a number of additional private entities within the pubco umbrella. Show less



KPMG

• Brazil
• Construction

• Manager, assurance

  • 2000 - 2004

  At KPMG, I provided professional accounting and auditing services to multinational Canadian and U.S. listed companies and private enterprises. At KPMG, I provided professional accounting and auditing services to multinational Canadian and U.S. listed companies and private enterprises.



PricewaterhouseCoopers

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 1998 - Aug 2000

• associate

  • 1998 - 2000