RAYMOND GREWAL

Bachelor of Commerce

A: **** James Drive Prince George, BC E: addmw4@r.postjobfree.com T:250-***-****

W: linkedin.com/in/raymondgrewal

PROFILE

Determined BComm specializing in Finance with unparalleled leadership abilities. A varsity hockey player fueled by passion for athletics and inspiring people. A disciplined student driven by analytics, possesses exceptional problem solving and organizational skills obtained through sport and volunteer experiences and also speaks Punjabi. Values of integrity, commitment to success and adaptability.

Key Competencies:

Adaptable Committed

Organized Time- Management

Teachable

Leadership

Determined

Resilient

Consistent

Teamwork

Disciplined

Communication

EDUCATION

University of Salford, Masters Real Estate & Property Management (Manchester, UK) Completion: Sep. 2020

Undertaking complex critical analysis of contemporary valuation procedures using theories and industry leading techniques.

Rigorously analyse the legal framework governing property transactions, valuation, management and development.

Completed each module with a ‘very good’ level of performance.

UBC Sauder School of Business, Bachelor of Commerce (Vancouver, BC) Completion: Apr.2019

Academic Highlights (%, avg): Introduction to Finance (92%, 78%), Investment Policy (90%, 78%), Risk Management and Financial Engineering (88%, 79%).

Four-Time Academic All-Canadian (overall average above 80% while competing as a student athlete)

Recipient of The Seth Martin Scholarship (dedication to sport and GPA over 3.0)

Recipient of The Father David Bauer Scholarship (dedication to sport and exceptional teamwork)

Operated Tableau, R programming software and iMovie.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Professional Ice Hockey Player, Manchester Storm (Manchester, UK) (August 2019- May 2020)

Played in a top 10 European Hockey League learned to adapt to a different culture in sport and away from sport. Learning time-management to complete a master’s degree while competing in high level sport.

Led community involvement initiatives throughout Manchester, educating children on the benefits of sports and instructing the rules and skills of ice hockey.

Commercial Services Officer Intern, BMO Bank of Montreal (Prince George, BC) (May 2018 - August 2018)

Supported business banking team clients with issues regarding loan payments, wire payments, site visits, environmental reports and client’s huddles to generate time for senior management to attract new clients.

Helped a client retrieve over $350,000 incorrect wire payment to a vendor through communication and deliberation with vendor. Improved communication skills and relationship building skills.

Assessed economic health of various small business industries and franchises for credit risk applications, speeding up overall credit processes and allowing loans to close efficiently.

Shadowed Credit Analyst, Relationship Managers, Senior Relationship Managers, and Vice President of Business Banking. Understood importance of teamwork for entire commercial lending process.

Leader of Sport Summer Camps, Engage Sport North (Prince George, BC) (June 2017 - September 2017)

Lead a team of employees tasked to introduce various sporting opportunities, help facilitate physical literacy and skill development to children from low-income families.

Crafted physically and mentally engaging activities, dealt with children’s problems, supervised and

evaluated co-workers’ behaviours weekly and energetically planned with the City of Prince George.

At conclusion of camps, was tasked to evaluate co-workers with one on one interviews, discussed areas of strength and areas for improvement. Made recommendations to management for future employment decisions.

Bookkeeper, Grewal Group Ltd. (Prince George, BC) (March 2016 - September 2016)

Bookkeeper for 12 fast-food restaurants, including: Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC/Taco Bell. Eliminated 20 overdue bank reconciliations and optimized local Subway catering orders by creating Excel models which tracked GST, delivery costs, dates of orders and method of payment.

Became proficient in Excel and QuickBooks in less than two weeks. Understood how to decipher and produce bank reconciliations/income statements for small businesses.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Semi-Professional Hockey Player, Prince George Cougars (Prince George, BC), Prince Albert Raiders (Prince Albert, SK) (September 2012 - March 2015)

Attained a five-year full post-secondary scholarship playing Semi-Professional hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL), an elite development league.

Learned diverse life skills such as how to live away from home at a young age, and how to succeed as a team throughout the season. Was able to be a role model and leader in the community through various community events such as hockey schools and elementary school raise-a-reader events.

Was traded as a 19-year old, learned how to adapt to a new team, coach, teammates, and new billet family. Had to be resilient at a young age after being traded from the team I idolized.

Handled Head Coach, Assistant Coach, General Manager, Trainer, and Player firings. Had to adjust several times to ensure success on and off the ice.

Member of Prince George Youth Sikh Society (Prince George, BC) (January 2008 - September 2012)

Organized educational events in collaboration with the Canadian Diabetes Association and Canadian Cancer Society in order to raise funds and awareness in the Indo-Canadian community. Aided in raising over $5,000 for Cancer Research.

Connected over 50 children with mentors and volunteer programs within the Indo-Canadian Community to help overcome gang activity.

Acted as a role-model to young children, communicated effective skills for excelling and balancing school with sports and other extra-curricular activities. Provided advice to parents regarding the student-athlete lifestyle.

INTERESTS

Playing competitive hockey, playing and watching football, tennis, basketball and soccer. Appreciates award winning films, reading non-fiction and traveling. Additionally, enjoys listening to various different musical genres.

Contact this candidate