Senior Manager - Investments & Strategy Analytics

• Feb 2023 - Present

Handling deal origination, strategic partnerships, direct investments (Growth equity & acquisitions), portfolio strategy, business intelligence activities, and data governance for one of the largest MENA based Family Office's Handling deal origination, strategic partnerships, direct investments (Growth equity & acquisitions), portfolio strategy, business intelligence activities, and data governance for one of the largest MENA based Family Office's

Mentor

• Aug 2022 - Present

Orbit Startups helps scale breakthrough startups from around the globe across emerging and frontier markets in Southeast and South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Orbit invests through its fund SOSV, a US-based venture capital firm with US$1.4 billion in assets under management. As a mentor, I help startups with financial management, strategic planning, market research, and other ad hoc advisory Orbit Startups helps scale breakthrough startups from around the globe across emerging and frontier markets in Southeast and South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Orbit invests through its fund SOSV, a US-based venture capital firm with US$1.4 billion in assets under management. As a mentor, I help startups with financial management, strategic planning, market research, and other ad hoc advisory

Investor

• Mar 2023 - Present

Head of Strategy & Business Development (MENAP)

• Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

Product management, international business development, and regional strategic execution for a venture backed AI/ML field analytics scale-up. Responsible for Marketing, CI/CD, team building and management, identifying growth drivers, marketing strategy, legal compliance and strategic partnerships Product management, international business development, and regional strategic execution for a venture backed AI/ML field analytics scale-up. Responsible for Marketing, CI/CD, team building and management, identifying growth drivers, marketing strategy, legal compliance and strategic partnerships

Project Lead - International Business Development

• Dec 2020 - Apr 2022

Worked closely with the RBI Global and APAC team to develop an operating model and market entry plan to launch the TH brand in an Asian emerging market. Responsible for deal origination, stakeholder engagement, financing activities, new product development, consumer analytics, and strategic planning Successfully executed a regional 20 year MFDA agreement Worked closely with the RBI Global and APAC team to develop an operating model and market entry plan to launch the TH brand in an Asian emerging market. Responsible for deal origination, stakeholder engagement, financing activities, new product development, consumer analytics, and strategic planning Successfully executed a regional 20 year MFDA agreement

Associate Director

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

• Enterprise technology consulting utilizing RPA, blockchain, predictive analytics, and AI/ML tools in combination with digital transformation action plans • Led a team of developers and analysts to analyze client technology requirements, financial positioning, and implement process workflow automation leading to a combined $55M increase in efficiency • Business development activities for the technology division through client outreach, stakeholder management, development of marketing materials, and proposal creation • Secured region and country exclusive service agreements with globally renowned solutions vendors for RPA (Automation Anywhere), KYC/AML (Scanovate), and Big Data Analytics (Alibaba Group) Show less

Director of Business/Acting COO (Portfolio Firm - Acquired)

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

Portfolio firm acquired by Bridge to Life for an 8 figure sum• Co-led $4M seed funding round through the preparation of CIM, subscription agreements, cap tables, funding leads, and pitch decks• Acquired non-dilutive funding through tax credits, grant support, and alternative funds• Handled all data and communication project timelines and deliverables including data rooms and market intelligence reports

Venture Development Associate

• Dec 2017 - Jan 2020

• Strategy, program design/management, and seed investing at Canada's #1 ranked (UBI, 2018) university-based VC studio• Reviewed investment opportunities and performed due diligence activities for 5-10% equity stakes • Participated in the planning and creation of two new business incubators the - The DynaLIFE Diagnostics Accelerator & the TEC-TusStar Artificial Intelligence Program with Tsinghua UniversityPortfolio Companies NanosticsStream.MLTrioovaRadient TechnologiesMDTiTrauma CareMadceno BiosciencesMetabolomics Graphene Leaders CanadaRGH Biosciences Show less

Compliance Officer

• Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

• Data analysis of corporate and individual account information to establish reporting and payment deficiencies, reasons for non-compliance, and to identify monetary sources of recovery; successfully enforced recovery of over $15M •Verified and researched financial information using SQL and RAPID database tools and created Excel data reports and visualizations for senior management • Received the CRA 2017 Teamwork Award for creating a new hire training manual for information retrieval and data organization Show less

Senior Analyst

• Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

- New opportunity analysis and business analytics activities including requirements documentations, MOM's, SDLC updates, Investment analytics, data report generation/visualizations, As-Is and To-Be Process documentation, and UAT and Go-Live support - Technology trends analysis and business strategy development - Sales optimization through market analytics, template standardization, and backend automation; automated backend processes to reduce human errors leading to a 20% increase in efficiency - Financial modeling and valuations activities in coordination with corp dev group Show less

Consulting

• Aug 2014 - Sep 2015

Strategy consulting for healthcare and technology companies Developed a 2 year roadmap for an international pharmaceutical company Developed a strategic management plan for a real estate company Strategy consulting for healthcare and technology companies Developed a 2 year roadmap for an international pharmaceutical company Developed a strategic management plan for a real estate company

Co-Founder

• Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

Venture backed real estate equity crowdfunding site for domestic non-accredited & foreign investors. • Managed business operations including strategy, marketing, incorporation, deals, and finances. • Collaborated with Katipult to create a comprehensive investment analytics dashboard for investors and developers Venture backed real estate equity crowdfunding site for domestic non-accredited & foreign investors. • Managed business operations including strategy, marketing, incorporation, deals, and finances. • Collaborated with Katipult to create a comprehensive investment analytics dashboard for investors and developers

Founder

• Aug 2012 - May 2014

Bootstrapped to exit (acquisition) Dynamic cooking recipe and cuisine creation app >1000 DAUs within the first 3 months Bootstrapped to exit (acquisition) Dynamic cooking recipe and cuisine creation app >1000 DAUs within the first 3 months

Finance Analyst

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

• Created financial reports to assist with internal audits and compliance • Applied statistical instruments on acquired data to produce analytic reports used to inform quality assurance processes • Created financial reports to assist with internal audits and compliance • Applied statistical instruments on acquired data to produce analytic reports used to inform quality assurance processes