SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

seasoned professional 20 years of senior level experience in accounting and financial management in a variety of industries (mining, oil & gas, construction, manufacturing, marine transportation, and retail/wholesale)

advanced accounting & financial knowledge Solid knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP, public company regulatory and reporting requirements, internal controls and SOX compliance, equity financing, preparations/review of standalone and consolidated financial statements/notes and audit files, budgeting/forecasting and cost controls, implementing accounting/reporting & budgeting practices/ procedures

ERP experience NetSuite, Lawson, Hyperion FM, Baan, MS Dynamics NAV, Sage 300, QuickBooks Enterpr.

strategic leader Demonstrated critical thinking, conflict resolution and strategic planning skills; ability to build effective teams, supervise staff and build relationships with partners and local staff in foreign subsidiaries

additional assets Excellent communication skills; Foreign languages: Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian; International experience working in Russia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, China, and Cuba.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Controller and CFO May 2019 – present

BevCanna Enterprises Inc. - Vancouver, BC

Cannabinoid-infused beverage manufacturer

Position reports to: CEO Reports to this position: two reports

Responsible for Canadian public company financial reporting (FS, MD&A)

Manage treasury activities including cash flow coordination and debt management

Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes

Act as lead representative and coordinated external audit and communicated with the audit committee

Supervise staff, provided guidelines, performance review and managed financial department activities

Establish and directed accounting policies, procedures and internal controls

Manage daily accounting including period-end financials

Coordinate private placements, IPO, preparing the due diligence files

Accounting Manager (contract covering maternity leave) Apr 2018 – Dec 2018

Kinder Morgan Inc. (Terminals – Western Region) - North Vancouver, BC

Position reports to: Director Accounting (Terminals) Reports to this position: five reports

Managed the monthly and quarterly accounting functions; ensure timely and accurate financial statements and compliance with US GAAP; developed and implement internal controls and standardize processes when applicable

Supervised staff of five including mentoring, setting goals and timely performance feedback

Assisted with preparation of annual budgets and weekly forecasts; reviewed monthly balance sheet reconciliations; monitored and analyzed variance reports, researching variances and providing explanations to executive team members

Monitored and worked on financial and operational audits; applied SOX controls and review of monthly SOX reports for accuracy and completeness; managed the financial process as it relates to budgets, forecasting and benchmarking

Successfully completed special projects, ad-hoc analysis and reports as needed

Site Controller (rotational [FIFO] position in Cuba) Apr 2015 – Apr 2018

Sherritt International Corp. (Metal’s Division), Moa Joint Venture (JV) – Moa, Cuba

Position reports to: Moa JV General Director Reports to this position: three reports

Responsible for coordinating all financial and cost reporting, budgeting, cash flow management and other financial department related issues between Cuban metals operation and Sherritt’s office in Canada

Supported Moa JV 's FD and Sherritt Metals' Controller Metals' with consolidation in compliance with IFRS

Operated as a primary point of contact with Metal's Controller to support Metals' initiatives

Played a leadership role for the Moa site in implementation of major Metals' projects, such as BaaN (ERP system), IFRS and Longview (reporting and planning system) development

Maintained effective framework of internal controls and acted as a key liaison on site with external auditors and stakeholders;

Provided management with timely and accurate financial information and economic analyses and supported the budgeting and forecasting process

Managed to establish trusting and sustainable relationships with local personnel and started learning Spanish to improve communications

Corporate Controller and CFO Sep 2007 – April 2015

Westminster Resources Ltd., Jaxon Mining Inc., Global Cobalt Corp., Majestic Gold Corp. - Vancouver, BC

Mineral exploration public companies listed on TSX Venture, Vancouver, Canada

Position reports to: CEO and CFO Reports to this position: two direct reports, three indirect reports from subsidiaries

Led planning, directing and coordinating the activities relating to accounting and financial reporting activities

Responsible for Canadian and US public company financial reporting (FS, MD&A, US 10-Q and 10-K)

Managed treasury activities including cash flow coordination and debt management

Supervised the budgeting and forecasting processes

Acted as lead representative and coordinated external audit and communicated with the audit committee

Supervised staff, provided guidelines, performance review and managed financial department activities

Established and directed accounting policies, procedures and internal controls (US SOX and Can NI 52-109)

Managed daily accounting including period-end financials

Coordinated private placements, IPO, RTO and preparing the due diligence files and prospectus

Manager, Finance and Administration Aug 2006 – Sep 2007

UrAsia Energy Ltd./Uranium One - Vancouver, BC

Position reported to: Vice President Finance and Administration Reported to this position: one direct report

Responsible for financial and cost reporting, ad-hoc finance projects, IT and other admin functions in Vancouver head office

Site Controller (rotational [FIFO] position in Russia) Jan 2005 – Aug 2006

Eureka Mining Plc (Russian Copper Project) - London, UK and Chelyabinsk, Russia

Position reported to: Director in Russian operation and functionally to CFO Reported to this position: three direct reports, total of eight

Managed all financial related activities of the Eureka Mining’s operations in Russia and was responsible for all administrative, IT and human resources functions.

Site Controller (rotational [FIFO] position in Russia) May 2002 - Dec 2004

Bema Gold Corporation – Vancouver, BC and Magadan, Russia

Position reported to: Vice President in Finance and Vise President in Russian operation Reported to this position: two direct reports, total of ten

Responsible for coordinating all financial and cost reporting, budgeting, cash flow management and other financial department functions for Bema’s mining operations in Russia.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

2015 Certified CPA, CMA (CPA-BC, Canada)

2015 CMA Executive Programme, Management Accounting (Vancouver, BC)

2014 Licensed CPA (Washington, USA)

2014 Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation (USA)

1999 Bachelor’s degree in Law, Odesa National University, Ukraine

1997 Master’s degree in Economics, major in Accounting, Odesa National University of Economics, Ukraine

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