| 2005-
Present |
Founder,
Jazz Wines inc.
Developed the identity and packaging, networks and market for a business dedicated to celebrating talent and connecting creative people through the world wide web and wine of our own. In 2007-2008, launched The*Shiraz 2005 by an award-winning wine maker in Australia for North American markets.
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2005-
2008 |
President, iTrust Institute
Co-founder of an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that provides objective research & education on Canadian income securities and their market. Made presentation to a federal market inquiry held by the Minister of Finance in 2007.
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1995-
Present |
President,
Abraxas & Simba Holdings Inc.
Owns the trademark iTrust, and markets iTrust Ratings, a patent-pending business methodology developed to select public equities that provide investors profitable returns, income and long term growth greater than broad market indices. As principal in AbraxasHoldings, also co-owner and Portfolio Manager for iTrust Partners, an investment management firm offering enhanced Canadian income funds to overseas investors. This builds on work as creator of iTrust and publisher of iTrustInvestor.com and the iTrustReport to discern value in Canadian public securities.
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1995-
Present |
Principal, RobustMedia Communications
RobustMedia creates and produces the identity and dynamic presence for clients in North America and abroad. It also develops and markets innovative programs for network environments to engage and inform, including short and feature-length film and videos.
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| 1995-
Present |
President,
EngineX
Provide advanced business strategy and network technology
for Putting Collective Knowledge to Work in the emerging
environment of open systems for communicating anything anywhere
anytime. Our focus is on collaborative publishing and learning
systems. In the last few years, I was also successful defending
and formalizing our company trademark rights.
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| 1995 |
Founding
Director, Virgin
Cola Japan, Tokyo
Planned and launched a successful beverage business for Richard
Branson in Japan to counter a market monopoly. Worked with
the Virgin Asia regional manager to coordinate design and
marketing of the product. Established production, distribution
and retail partners. Coordinated financing and hiring of a
local management team. Achievement: 1% market share per employee.
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| 1994-
1995 |
GM Asia,
Cott
International, Barbados
Planned for Cott to move into Asia through retail brand
relationships in Japan. Became Founding Director of Cott Japan.
Established Japanese clients, import and domestic supply.
Set up Tokyo office, hiring a staff of three. Contribution:
more than US$ 1.5 million EBIT and US$ 50 million in market
cap within first year of operation.
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| 1993 |
Vice
President Strategic Planning,
Retail Brands International, Toronto
Planned and guided the launch of premium quality private
label products for 55 leading North American and global retailers.
Also designed a Web-enabled business intelligence system for
senior executives of Cott Corp, co-owner of Retail Brands
and the leading supplier of premium retail branded products.
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| June'87-
1992
|
Senior
Associate,
Watt
Design Group,
Toronto.
Led and implemented strategic design and brand development
projects for market leading clients of the Watt Group, one
of the world's largest multidisciplinary design firms. Clients
included:
- Retailers
such as Loblaw
Companies
Canada, Walmart
and Seven Eleven USA;
- Packaged
goods marketers like the Irving family, Beatrice Foods and
George
Weston Limited;
- Social
institutions such as the Addiction Research Foundation and
the Clarke
Institute of Psychiatry;
- Agricultural
co-ops including Ontario Apple Growers and Canadian Egg
Board.
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| 1986-1997 |
Founder
and Partner, NeoSimplicity Inc
Formed a small consulting firm focused on educational
products and development programs:
- Created
and launched QuitKit,
a best-selling health education product;
- Led an
innovative research project for Health & Welfare Canada
to develop organizational strategies for growth based on
principles of health education and community development;
- Coordinated
multilevel government funding of more than half a million
dollars for setup of the Euclid Center for Arts and Education.
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| 1983-
1987 |
Project
Director, Social Marketing Programs
Manifest Communications, Toronto
Developed traditional and interactive educational programs.
Led projects involving creation of multimedia products and
interface design:
- Evalu*Life
computer-based health assessment and education system, for
the Department of National Defense;
- National
Health Education Program using Telidon network technology,
for Health & Welfare Canada and the Federal Department
of Communications;
- Communication
strategy and program implementation for large organizations,
social agencies and associations such as the City of Toronto
Department of Public Health, the Addiction Research Foundation,
ParticipAction, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Canadian
and Ontario Dental Associations, and Petrocan.
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| 1980-1983 |
Innovative
Business Initiatives
Film and Broadcast Industry
- Provided
operational strategy and growth plan for a documentary production
house.
- Worked
as a Production Accountant on a feature
film
produced for Roger
Corman.
Used the experience as an opportunity to explore emerging
applications of computer technology to tie together creative,
planning and accounting processes in making film.
- Researched
film distribution and the changing broadcast market, developing
an innovative business model that was adopted with success
by Cineplex
Odeon
Cinemas.
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