Experience

Meraki Systems

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer & Director of Operations

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Meraki Systems is a strategy & consulting firm focused on helping tech development and enablement of frontier technologies by connecting founders with the operating capital they need to build and scale their businesses. We work with Commercial, Enterprise, and Educational institutions on leveraging these technologies at scale and specialize in growth hacking. We ensure our clients find the right resources, platform partners, and ROl to assist with internal education and buy-in from… Show more Meraki Systems is a strategy & consulting firm focused on helping tech development and enablement of frontier technologies by connecting founders with the operating capital they need to build and scale their businesses. We work with Commercial, Enterprise, and Educational institutions on leveraging these technologies at scale and specialize in growth hacking. We ensure our clients find the right resources, platform partners, and ROl to assist with internal education and buy-in from stakeholders. We offer an end-to-end strategy tailored specifically to each company, for the shortest, most effective path to successfully raise funding. A philosophy we live and breathe by is under-promising and over-delivering, because when it comes to raising capital - we strive to deliver more than we promise. We create efficiency by bridging the founder-investor information gap by providing real-time VC market intelligence that enables founders to raise funds seamlessly. For startup founders and enterprises, we assist in targeted messaging, fundraising, curating social media awareness campaigns, auditing go-to-market strategy, and refining the product roadmap to make it as attractive as possible to secure capital from investors. We work with founders and C-suites who are using tech-enabled solutions to solve technical problems in Healthcare, Retail, Education, Government, Automotive, Finance, Consumer, Hospitality, Media, and Real Estate. This allows Meraki Systems to always provide the highest dollar amount, the desired terms, and the lowest rate for the tier in which your business currently operates in. We bridge the gap between institutions and development to bring life-changing solutions to fruition. Show less



SA Capital

• Canada
• Financial Services

• Founder & Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada ● Pioneered and spearheaded sales from $0K to $70K ARR in less than a month of operating for one of Canada’s fastest-growing capital markets-based retail educational communities ● Overlooked the hiring of 8 employees during the COVID pandemic, and onboarded over 800 individual clients ● Aided clients to generate $2MM+ USD in profits in less than a year from inception ● SA Capital was acquired by Florida-based industry behemoth called OptionsSwing for a $X00,000 (six figures plus)



Scotiabank

• Canada
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales and Trading Analyst - XVA, Collateral, and Credit Sales Trading

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada ● XVA book is one of the most complex derivative trading books with large gamma and cross-gamma ● Supported all aspects of XVA trading and risk management. Also involved in collateral management, and credit sales trading ● Daily reconciliation of client portfolios valuation and risk with previous days and market prices. Oversaw bank-wide CV calculation and reporting (trading and banking book); prepare reports for senior management. Reported test results with VaR/Greeks from… Show more ● XVA book is one of the most complex derivative trading books with large gamma and cross-gamma ● Supported all aspects of XVA trading and risk management. Also involved in collateral management, and credit sales trading ● Daily reconciliation of client portfolios valuation and risk with previous days and market prices. Oversaw bank-wide CV calculation and reporting (trading and banking book); prepare reports for senior management. Reported test results with VaR/Greeks from production ● Mapping of new client traded instruments to ensure all inputs flow accurately into our risk system ● Solving client inquiries related to portfolio/instrument risk and valuations. Monitor CCR simulation model performance (calibration quality, the impact of model assumptions, etc) ● Investigated and repaired issues causing instruments to misvalue. This can be attributed to poor mapping, incorrect scaling from administrators, bad market data curves ● Reviewed daily counterparty credit risk (CCR) and investigate and resolve any credit issues by performing analysis of potential future exposure (PFE), various valuation adjustments (xVA) of OTC derivatives, and secured financing transaction counterparties. Provided analytics for fixed income desks in Toronto, New York, and London ● Supplied live risk, pricing, and P&L tool development and support for in-house valuation models and systems for OTC derivatives (interest rate, FX, commodity, credit, equity, inflation, XVA, etc) ● Provided preliminary OIS discounting P&L and risk impact across the trading/bank books ● Executed trade package clearing accounting for xVA, MVA, CVA, capital, and collateral. Traded interest rate swaps, cross-currency basis, fx spot and options, single-name CDS, and indices Tools: C++, Python, CUDA, DNN in production for XVA trading, GPU acceleration, machine learning in finance, Adjoint Algorithmic Differentiation (AAD) Show less



Queen's University Business and Engineering

• Canada
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Business Development

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2020

  ● Oversaw the strategy and implementation of QUBE's long-term growth as the organization enters its third year of operation. Day-to-day responsibilities incorporate establishing new club practices, consolidating old clientele reports to showcase, and forming partnerships that will aid stimulate future projects for the consulting and capital branches ● Responsibilities included restructuring and reorganization of the entire QUBE team (~40 members), hiring 18 new members for the consulting and… Show more ● Oversaw the strategy and implementation of QUBE's long-term growth as the organization enters its third year of operation. Day-to-day responsibilities incorporate establishing new club practices, consolidating old clientele reports to showcase, and forming partnerships that will aid stimulate future projects for the consulting and capital branches ● Responsibilities included restructuring and reorganization of the entire QUBE team (~40 members), hiring 18 new members for the consulting and capital branches, maintaining relations with McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, BCG, Oliver Wyman, Accenture, and Isaac Operations, creating educational modules, resume guides and pairing QUBE members with similar goal-oriented professionals within the industry ● Initiated exclusive QUBE events such as firm day visits, conducting team building activities and overall ensuring team members are equipped with all the resources and skills they require to excel at their jobs and land pivotal internships in the industry

• Project Manager - Consulting

  • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  Kingston, ON ● Oversaw the hiring of the incoming QUBE 2019-2020 team (20+ members), and aided the executive team in acquiring new clients to generate new consulting projects for the QUBE team ● Worked with a venture capitalist client to complete competitive market analysis and provide key insights into where our client could improve their MVP and product-market fit. The client used the deck to present to investors and for internal education purposes and raised $10MM+ ● Collaborated with a client… Show more ● Oversaw the hiring of the incoming QUBE 2019-2020 team (20+ members), and aided the executive team in acquiring new clients to generate new consulting projects for the QUBE team ● Worked with a venture capitalist client to complete competitive market analysis and provide key insights into where our client could improve their MVP and product-market fit. The client used the deck to present to investors and for internal education purposes and raised $10MM+ ● Collaborated with a client working in the Hyperloop industry to devise a full-fledged feasibility analysis and implementation report to be submitted to a foreign government for review before approving the project. The project scope involved using industry-specific research to evaluate business concepts, quantify profit potential, and determine the feasibility of the economics, financial, social, and environmental analysis. The final report consisted of a length 155-page report and has since been submitted and approved which incorporated a multi-billion dollar bid to the country in which it was to be implemented. Name mentions can be found in said report.

• Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

  Kingston, Ontario ● Provided operational consulting services in procurement and improvement in the operational efficiency of one of Canada’s largest oil reclamation plants. The project scope incorporated collaborating with a team of 10 members to conduct market research, develop, and implement an effective solution that reduced manufacturing bottlenecks and increased efficiency by 21%. Total lag time decreased by 1 hour and 6 minutes on an approximately 5 hours process.



Bounced Inc.

• South Africa
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategy Analyst

  • Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

  Kingston, Ontario, Canada ● Spearheaded the fintech startup to 30% MoM user growth and 40.6% MoM new event growth, sustained for 3 quarters by working closely with the executive team ● Curated an ecosystem mapping of 200,000+ (~15% of TAM) potential prospects and helped build out the sales outreach pipeline to various university bodies across Canada ● Conducted outreach and the setting up of meetings (150+) to raise product awareness, onboard organizations, and assess consumer needs & wants to better prioritize… Show more ● Spearheaded the fintech startup to 30% MoM user growth and 40.6% MoM new event growth, sustained for 3 quarters by working closely with the executive team ● Curated an ecosystem mapping of 200,000+ (~15% of TAM) potential prospects and helped build out the sales outreach pipeline to various university bodies across Canada ● Conducted outreach and the setting up of meetings (150+) to raise product awareness, onboard organizations, and assess consumer needs & wants to better prioritize and ideate feature development ● Strategized methods for user acquisition and improving user viral coefficient thus lowering the CAC ● Ushered informal and formal user research and interviews (20+) from primary and secondary sources ● Reported direct input on digital interface improvements, including involvement with user testing and feedback collection ● Aided in streamlining and building marketing functions, business development, corporate partnerships, and product management and development

• Brand Ambassador

  • Sep 2019 - Aug 2020

  Kingston, Ontario ● Responsible for client acquisition for Bounce, a Next 36 startup (Valued at $5MM+), in the Kingston area and forming strategic partnerships that will stimulate growth for the company ● Compiled and crafted an ecosystem incorporating cross-faculty conferences, clubs, and events taking place at Queen’s University



CIRQUE - Conference on Industry and Resources: Queen's University Engineering

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Chair

  • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  Kingston, Ontario, Canada ● Established and drove the vision of the CIRQUE 2020 conference. Responsibilities included the hiring and overseeing of twenty executive team members, corresponding with corporate sponsors to raise $15,000 in funding, creating and managing a $19,000 budget, venue selection, organizing of 6 speakers, creating 4 tailored workshops, and ensuring networking opportunities for 65 delegates ● Rebranded the whole CIRQUE experience by devising a brand new website, logo, and re-aligning the… Show more ● Established and drove the vision of the CIRQUE 2020 conference. Responsibilities included the hiring and overseeing of twenty executive team members, corresponding with corporate sponsors to raise $15,000 in funding, creating and managing a $19,000 budget, venue selection, organizing of 6 speakers, creating 4 tailored workshops, and ensuring networking opportunities for 65 delegates ● Rebranded the whole CIRQUE experience by devising a brand new website, logo, and re-aligning the conference's long-standing mission of showcasing the diversity of engineers and their potential career opportunities ● Created and managed the conference budget, applied for grants, and offered sponsorship assistance ● Connected students with prospective employers by facilitating networking events and by ensuring the presence of varied speakers and sponsors from top quality companies. ● The theme of CIRQUE 2020 being "Innovating Tomorrow" aimed to present to engineering students the versatility of their degree and how they can leverage their skill set to propel them into their career of choice. ● Accommodated the onboarding of the incoming CIRQUE 2021 executive team by providing them will all the required documentation in an organized and systematic hand-off

• Treasurer

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

  Kingston, Ontario, Canada ● Responsible for financial decision making. Handled banking, bookkeeping, financial planning, reimbursement, invoicing, and payment for all CIRQUE operations. ● Oversaw a $17,000 budget and ensured the conference finished in a surplus. ● Collaborated with the Sponsorship team to ensure accurate expenditure of sponsorship dollars to create a valuable experience for delegates



QMIND

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Member

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  Kingston, Ontario ● Worked with a team of five to devise prevention strategies by employing machine learning algorithms as part of QMIND’s Financial design team. Common tasks included: Fraud Detection, Churn Reduction, and Customer Segmentation ● Implemented Deep Learning using an LSTM neural network



Prep101

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• On-Campus Marketer and Prep Session Staff

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  Kingston, Ontario ● Promoted Course Cram events and services on Queen's University campus by handing out flyers and engaging with students ● Helped ensure that prep sessions run smoothly ● Organized the sign-in desk, greeted students, collected their payment, handed out their session materials, and ensured top-notch customer service



Queen's Formula SAE

• Canada
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Powertrain Engineer

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  Ontario, Canada ● Worked with the Powertrain team to maximize engine performance and manufactured key components of the engine. ● Used Solid Edge, ANSYS, Solidworks, and CAM in order to create CAD rendering models for all design elements.