As CEO, I led a strategic restructuring initiative to restore profitability, optimize financial performance, and position key business assets for sale. My leadership has focused on financial turnaround, operational efficiencies, and stakeholder negotiations to secure long-term business sustainability.
• Restructured $6M in debt, successfully negotiating favorable repayment terms and securing one-year deferrals to provide the company with the financial runway needed for profitability.
• Optimized business unit financials, ensuring clear performance tracking to strategically position key assets for sale, with the Canadian business expected to close in Q2 2025.
• Implemented cost-cutting measures, including staff reductions and operational realignment, improving overall efficiency and reducing expenses.
• Negotiated improved terms with major customers, strengthening BlackSquare's bottom line and enhancing long term financial viability.

Executive team member and board advisor overseeing global operations and leadership development at BlackSquare. Support SVP of business development in executing growth strategies and manage day-to-day operations by collaborating with department heads. Departments reporting into me directly and indirectly including Sales & Marketing, HR, Project/Account Management, Customer support, Supply Chain and Logistics
• Saved $500K CAD in outsourced consulting costs by guiding the build-out of an in-house continuous improvement team and framework.
• Increased operational efficiency by 10% to 12% in 2023 by initiating and deploying a business transformation program.

Led B2B sales, global operations, and marketing. Analyzed market factors, advised CEO, engaged in board meetings.
• Designed and implemented comprehensive operations plans and programs for all regions, aligning with market requirements and long-term profitability goals.
• Ensured achievement of sales and other performance objectives by maintaining effective control over all operational and logistical elements of the BlackSquare business.
• Led business development growth at BlackSquare and provided strategic advice to senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies on transitioning from traditional methodologies to modern innovation and technology.

Spearheaded financial management advisory projects, while serving as a trusted advisor to senior executives. Oversaw assessments of the future state operating model for finance, covering service delivery, process, people, technology, data, and governance. Directed business development efforts, such as leading proposal submissions, building business relationships, and facilitating growth in robotics process automation (RPA). Developed the master data management governance operating model across finance, HR, and supply chain, while heading the data conversion team.
• Led a $100M Oracle cloud implementation as the data lead and delivered the project on time and under budget.
• Delivered a 12% efficiency solution for a global mining company through re-engineering month-end process
• Designed strategy roadmaps for client transformations and target operating models, while providing formal leadership and guidance to the consulting team.

Specialized in transforming the back-office service operations for midstream commodity trading and logistics companies, in the oil and gas sector. Collaborated closely with CFOs, controllers, and operational leads for delivering integrated solutions.
• Led the software implementations and business process transformations for companies with revenues ranging from $5M to $500M+, while ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Successfully pitched product and service offerings to companies with equity ranging from $30M to $1B.
• Led the rapid implementation of Entero Corporation's software, reducing implementation time by 75%

Added a new line of business for Entero by directing the implementation of new functionality. Planned and executed software with new functionality at a client site. Deployed process changes by using the ITIL process framework.
• Built professional relationships with clients by training clients on software and assisting with go-live transitions.
• Elevated the organization's process maturity from level 0 to level 2 by co-leading the implementation of the ITIL process framework.