Objectives

Geoffrey is a creative thinker who can create and discover winning solutions and opportunities. He has distinguished himself as someone can adapt to many different roles and situations. He is able to bridge the gap between different areas of competency to create novel technology-oriented solutions. In this vein, he is looking for a new challenge that draws on his curiosity and his passion for technology while putting to use his rigour and business advisory experience. Geoffrey wants to help build companies and technologies.

Work Experience

Senior, Risk Advisory

Ernst & Young, Montreal, Quebec

• Completed an Excel-based visual dashboard and financial model of a multi-site biowaste project representing multiple infrastructures each according to two potential approaches to a public-private partnership.
• Participated in the data analytics and approach design for a strategic sourcing optimization at an insurance provider.
• Built and maintained an Excel-based model of inter-company transaction history across multiple accounting systems and entities.
  • Automated non-trivial and error-prone processes within the model.
  • Developped training and documentation to allow for a seamless transition to the client.
• Experience in public and private company financial statement audits.
• Authored a benchmarking report on enterprise risk management leading practices within the Canadian Casino and Gaming industry.

Project Coordinator, Compliance

LGS: An IBM Company, Montreal, Quebec

• Coordinated and executed an internal ISO 9001:2000 audit.
  • Created tools and methodologies for conducting and documenting audits.
• Oversaw the revision of internal standards and procedures documents.

Freelance Web Development

Artdecodiamonds.com

• Development of back-end software code
• Design and implementation of database schema
• Integration of dynamic website elements and design

BrokerHut.com

• Development of back-end software code
• Design and implementation of database schema
• Creation of administrative back-end functionality

Education

Graduate Diploma in Accountancy

Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

• Admitted to the Order des Comptables Agrées du Québec in March, 2012
• Successful completion of 2011 UFE
• Completed summer UFE preparation ranked 8th of 165 students

Bachelor in Business Administration

Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, Nevada

• Major in International Business
• Graduated summa cum laude
• Management Department Scholar
• Valedictorian Candidate
• Vice President of Student Government
• Academic Scholarship Recipient
• Athletic Scholarship Recipient

Other Interests

Not-for-profit

• Member of the Grace Dart Foundation, a non-profit organization whose goal is to support the Grace Dart Extended Care Centre in its efforts to provide long-term and respite care services to residents requiring a high level of care in the English speaking community of Montreal.

  • Accounting and finance committee member
  • Investment committee member

Other

• Computer programming
  • Creator of plunker.no.de, an online web snippet sharing community with real-time collaboration.
  • Open-source projects on Github
  • Self-taught: C++, PHP, Java, Basic, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Python
• High school science award for a computer simulation
• International travel

Athletics

• Member of the SNC USCSA national championship alpine ski racing team
• Overall champion, Quebec regional alpine skiing championship

References

References will be provided upon request.