Head of Finance @ From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Montreal, Canada AreaDirector of Finance & Administration @ From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Montreal, Canada AreaMentor / Advisor @ From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Freelance Consultant @ • Conducted an independent strategic review of a major U.S. based satellite manufacturer.
• Developed a business plan and assisted in fund raising for a SMEs in the cosmetics industry.
• Assessment and provisioning of business recommendations to numerous start-ups, including Dental Charity Ball, PunchClock, and SharetheBus. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Montreal, Canada AreaDirector @ Equity Crowdfunding Québec (“ECQ”) is a not-for-profit organization that aims to promote and support, at the provincial level, the development of equity crowdfunding.
Our members comprise large corporations, start-ups, SMEs, stakeholders from the financial and entrepreneurial sectors, as well as citizens looking to gain insight into this new form of financing. From January 2015 to June 2015 (6 months) Montreal, Canada AreaChief of Teams (Volunteer) @ • Contributed to the fund distribution process by examining prospective start-ups.
• Responsible for overseeing several student-led start-up projects, including the provisioning of management consulting services and connecting with mentors. From December 2013 to May 2014 (6 months) Montreal, Canada AreaConsultant @ • Conducted commercial due diligence for buy-side and sell-side clients, in support of financing for over $25 billion in total potential transactions. Target assessments included private regionally-based start-up companies and publicly listed global operators, throughout the value chain.
• Led a pipeline of highly technical commercialization projects for inventions in the R&D phase. This resulted in successful licensing of technologies, and required the provisioning of strategic recommendations to management.
• Utilized a variety of valuation techniques including capitalized cash flow modeling, comparative transaction, comparative company analysis, sensitivity & scenario analysis, etc.
• Co-author to various research reports through numerous editions, including Satellite Communication & Broadcasting Market Surveys, Satellite FSS Company Profiles, Satellite-Based Earth Observation and Mobile Satellite Communications Markets Survey.
• Led projects for a pipeline of highly technical commercialization and feasibility studies of inventions in the R&D phase. This resulted in successful licensing of technologies and strategic recommendations to management.
• Completed comprehensive analysis of vertical and regional markets in socio-economic and gap analysis consultation reports.
• Represented Euroconsult as speaker and/or representative at various conferences and symposia in Canada, USA and Europe, and made multi-media presentations of final results to senior management. From July 2009 to July 2013 (4 years 1 month) Montreal, Canada AreaFinancial and Business Advisor (Volunteer) @ • Helped McLane Billiards in successfully raising sufficient financing in the first quarter of 2012 to meet working capital requirements to operate as a going concern.
• Provided supervision to the Market Analyst and Corporate Social Responsibility Intern in conducting a commercial and strategic assessment of McLane Billiards.
• Key responsibilities included creating financial models, structuring reports and developing presentation materials to assist in raising capital. From July 2011 to December 2011 (6 months) Montreal, Canada AreaJunior Consultant @ • Identified the need and integrated hundreds of excel databases, enabling greater efficiencies from automation and less clerical errors.
• Created and implemented the IT network architecture between Paris, Montreal and Washington offices.
• Contributed to major research reports that include Satellite Communications & Broadcasting Markets Surveys, Satellite FSS Company Profiles, Mobile Satellite Communications Markets Surveys, and Satellite-Based Earth Observation. From July 2008 to July 2009 (1 year 1 month) Retail Associate @ • Educating clientele on financial products and providing investment strategic advice for consumers and enterprises.
• Recognized as the top sales employee at ING Direct retail through numerous awards such as “Q3 – 2007 Mover & Shaker” and “Q4 – 2007 Excellence in Sales”, as a result of exceeding sales targets by over 400%. From July 2007 to July 2008 (1 year 1 month) Ottawa, Canada Area
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Great Distinction @ Université de Montréal - HEC Montréal From 2013 to 2014 Finance @ CFA Level III CandidateCommerce, Finance @ University of Ottawa From 2005 to 2008 Jan Arp is skilled in: Market Analysis, Valuation, Market Research, Financial Modeling, Due Diligence, MS Office Suite, Network Design, Conference Speaking, Database Management, Analytics, Database Design, Microsoft Excel, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Financial Risk
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