Riley Brook

3902 Olivia Place, Victoria, BC

(778) 967-1762 | rbrook@uvic.ca
Education
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
Victoria, BC
BCom. Bachelor of Commerce
(2015)
Entrepreneurship Track: Operations Mgmt., Venture Marketing, Venture Finance
Professional Experience
SUNCOR ENERGY INC.
Calgary, AB
Project Analyst
Jan. 2015 - April 2015
Responsible for business optimization of Suncors internal operation processes.
Facilitated development of proposed enhancement requests in SAP.
Managed stakeholder reporting document database, facilitating communication
between project managers and project control departments.
Supported business case development and stewardship, among other control
duties while maintaining metrics & reporting for development projects.

LOCAL
Banff, AB
Co-founder/Product Manager (www.local-app.co)
June 2014 - April 2015
Mobile application that displays nearby activities, determined by a users location.
Entrepreneurs/guides create activities, set their own price, and are paid directly.
Identified appropriate customer use cases, defined specifications with engineers to
meet target launch dates, conducted A/B testing to optimize key metrics.
Following Apple Store release, team selected for interview out of 2000
applications for 12 positions in Fall 2014 AngelPad New York accelerator class.

MACRO INDUSTRIES
Regina, SK
Software Project Analyst
Jan. - Apr. 2013
Developed first in-field database to track company inventory, reducing inventory
personnel from 4 to 2 employees, resulting in $20,400 saved per month.
Conducted market analysis, resulting in company negotiatiating purchasing
agreements with new contractors throughout Canada.

Activities, Skills & Leadership Experience

UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA INVESTOR GROUP
Victoria, BC
Co-Founder/Portfolio Manager
Jan. 2012 June 2014
Analysed and invested in large-cap stocks as group portfolio manager.
Achieved 9% average annual growth in portfolio valued at $10,000.
Created team market research reports, industry comparison charts, and financial
forecasting models in Microsoft Excel.
GHANA FUTURES
Victoria, BC
Co-Founder/Business Development (www.ghanafutures.org)
Sept. 2011- Dec. 2012
Developed academic scholarship fund for elementary school girls in Ghana.
Analyzed financial logistics and provided advice based on resources.
Raised $4500 that funded scholarships for 12 girls to attend school.
Fostered business relationships with local companies and donors to gain critical
local support for initiative.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient programming in Objective-C, Javascript, HTML, and CSS.
Command of Balsamiq, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, among other design software.
Fluency in Lean Startup/Agile Software Development practices.
Hootsuite certified.
Proficient in SAP database administration.
Financial modeling and database creation using the entire Microsoft Office Suite.
INTERESTS
Sports enthusiast including running, cycling, and rugby.
Lifelong passion for skiing and the outdoors, born and raised in Banff, Canada.