CFO, Finance Director, Business Development

Executive professional providing diversified experience within various industries hand environments. Recognized for better practice knowledge, customer-centric thinking, collaborative work ethic with strong follow-through and management skills.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Aug. 2005 to Managing Partner, JH Petroleum Management Ltd. (Nicosia, Cyprus)
Present
Independent consulting firm servicing the Middle East, North Africa, U.K., Russia and Kazakhstan. Primary focus is on restructuring and reorganization, risk management frameworks, and business process improvement. Currently working with a number recently created & highly capitalized E&P companies in Kuwait. This includes setting up the Back Office, implementing oil & gas accounting standards, working with CFO and Financial Controller on issues from chart of account development, joint venture accounting issues, property cost reporting and financial analysis of balance sheet & income statements.

Sept. 2003 to Head of Oil & Gas Practice KPMG (Kuwait)
July 2005
Primary mandate is to develop the petroleum business advisory services business in Kuwait. Focus is on business process improvement, planning & budgeting roll-outs, petroleum accounting methodology, SOX, policy & procedures manuals, due diligence and restructuring, leveraging IT infrastructure and re-organization.


Feb. 1999 to Senior Manager KPMG Business Advisory Services (Moscow)
August 2003
Managed business advisory services projects which included risk management, internal control reviews and business process design as well as restructuring and reorganization. Extensive experience in ERP implementations, planning, budgeting, due diligence, privatization and restructuring in the energy sector in Russia and CIS.


Feb. 1998 to Assistant Manager KPMG Energy Audit (Moscow)
Jan. 1999
Primarily responsible for developing an oil and gas accounting policy and procedure manual for a major client.

Jul. 1996 to Joint Venture Accounting Manager Exxon Ltd. (Calgary)
Jan. 1998
Responsible for coordinating on a monthly basis the Joint Venture
billing system. Worked with information system consultants on documenting current system and how best to integrated it into the proposed SAP R/3 software. Developed a suite of management reports for all Joint Venture projects which included forecasting, budgeting, material management and profit analysis.

EDUCATION
International Institute of Management Accountants
Canadian Certified General Accountants Association
KPMG U.S. GAAP Course
ISO9000 Trainer
Bachelor of Arts degree; Political Science/Economics, University of Calgary

EDUCATION
International Institute of Management Accountants
Canadian Certified General Accountants Association
KPMG U.S. GAAP Course
ISO9000 Trainer
Bachelor of Arts degree; Political Science/Economics, University of Calgary