OWN ENTERPRISE
Principal, Engine X Inc

Professional Services: Management consulting, Strategic Design and systems innovation strategy, Research and Development. Own initiatives in the last decade include ex Life Sciences and CoherenceClinic, health products and programs [1995-Present] ​

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President, RobustMedia

Digital systems, branding service and media maker. Committed to empowering community organizers for leading change.

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INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES

Created and led innovative multinational enterprise. Profitable startups including $100 M programs and portfolios:

Managing Partner, Jazz Wines™ 
Co-founder and producer of jazzwines.com and The Shiraz a multi-sourced wine made with the Wine Maker of the Year in Australia [7 Years]

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Fund Advisor, iTrust™ Partners
Owner in Cayman manager of income investments in the Canadian equity market for Gulf State investors  [5 Years]

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Publisher - iTrust Report [2000-08]
Developer and owner, operator subscription-based equity investment management program, proprietary market information system and model portfolio featuring a patent-pending methodology for meaningful valuation.

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Founding Director
Virgin Food & Beverage Japan
Co-led team of two with Richard Branson and used a partnership strategy to establish 3% market share in Year 1 [1995], positive net ROI and consumer value by breaking a market monopoly.

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Managing Director
Cott Beverages International
[2 Years] Barbados - Wrote the Asian business plan and turned it into an immediately profitable business, sourcing and launching the first premium store brand in Japan for the second largest grocer, Ito Yokado.

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VP Strategy
Retail Brands International
Unit of Cott Corporation [1993]. Created premium brands for five dozen retailers in Year 1 . Also produced a Market Intelligence System for our parent company, Cott, its retail clients and their suppliers;

 

Senior Associate
Don Watt & Associates, Toronto

Led research, strategic and graphic design, and the introduction of leading brands and market-changing programs [5 years]

• Created and implemented ideal store models still in use for LCBO and  L’Oreal Paris;

• Led initial development of premium quality retail brands for six dozen retailers including President’s Choice™ and the first Green™ product line for Loblaw stores as well as the Sam’s American Choice ™ for Wal-Mart, and Select™ for 7-Eleven USA;

• Strategies and standards for the Center for Addiction and Mental Health and Clarke Institute.

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Partner 
NeoSimplicity Inc, Toronto
Publisher of QuitKit™, top-selling smoking cessation publication. Produced educational media and materials for banking industry and academia [8 Years]

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Program Manager
Manifest Communications, Toronto:  
Health and policy promotion strategy and programs for government, public and private groups [4 Years]

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CROSS-INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Director - Executive - Producer
Created and launched game-changing programs and ground-breaking enterprise at home and abroad (see Infographic overviews):

• Health Programs;

• Food & Consumer Goods;

• Media & Info Technology;

• Financial Systems.

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Author - Researcher - Developer

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