Robert C. Rae

robertraerae@hotmail.com

Education:

1995-1999         Bachelor of Commerce Co-op
                          Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
                          Informatics, Marketing, Finance, MIS, Accounting, Taxation, Economics,
                          Statistics, Communications, Information Systems, Management Strategy,
                          Marketing Research

Employment History:

Current Staff Accountant / Computer Systems

Lemoine Hyland Capital Group, Mississauga, Ontario

Working towards writing the Uniform Final Exam.
Performing accounting procedures with clients

1999-2000 Inside Sales/Marketing/Webmaster

Wade Company Ltd, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Worked with AS400 platform accounting modules
Developed Customer Information File and managed Sales Database.
Designed Mr. Plumb Bob promotions and automated fax-outsDesigned and implemented www.wadecompany.ca

1998-1999 Research Assistant for Informatics

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Worked with Hypercubes, Decision Trees, Neural Networks, and Regression Analysis in SAS Enterprise Miner and Cognos Powerplay.
Analyzed Club Sobeys Customer Information File content and collection methods
Assisted in development of the course and an MBA equivalent.
Built and updated homepage, marketed course and graduates through Canadian Direct Marketing Association.

1998 Derivatives Database Programmer

Maritime Life Assurance Company, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Created Access/Excel database system to calculate time-valuation of derivatives (interest-rate and cross-currency swaps with puts and calls).
Gained experience in various financial fields such as LIBOR, BA rates and annuities
Used SQL, macros, and higher-level queries.

Fall 1997 Strategis Database Networker

Industry Canada, ICT Branch, Ottawa, Ontario

Used emerging online protocols to design public database of Canadian companies.
Created Tech Showcase 1997 HTML floppy-disk/CD for promoting Canadian high-tech firms.
Created and maintained many HTML files on Strategis server.

Winter 1997 Assistant Project Officer

Canadian International Development Agency, Hull, Quebec

Reconciled project budgets and requests for payment of government aid funds.
Examined financial data for project proposals, processed accounts payable
Assisted in audits, and prepared financial statements.

Computer Skills:

Enterprise Miner (SAS)	Microsoft Excel	Microsoft Access
SPSS	AS/400 Systems	Winfax/ACT!
Microsoft Word	Bloomberg	Microsoft Powerpoint
Lotus Notes	MiniTab	Lotus 1-2-3
Corel Suite 8	FTP	Pagemaker/Composer
AmiPro	Windows 95 & 98	HTML
Cognos Powerplay	Paint Shop Pro	Other Graphics Programs
Javascript	Perl	Internet Explorer/Netscape
Some Unix	Some Linux	OS/2, MacIntosh

Accomplishments:

Created www.wadecompany.ca and digitized company resources
Created Relationship-Marketing Plan for improving Club Sobeys for Sobeys Inc.
Member of Team Dalhousie Commerce Baseball at Undergraduate Business Games 1999
Halifax Herald wrote article on my marketing research findings: Computer Software Piracy (January 1999).
Presented strategic plan to Maritime Marlin Travel Head Office regarding online services offered on their website.
High School Honours, Accounting Award, Finished 1st in Provincial English Exam

Interests:

Computers, Business, Cars, Canoeing, Log Cabins, Outdoors, Politics, Newspapers

References:

Available upon request

Current	Staff Accountant / Computer Systems
	Lemoine Hyland Capital Group, Mississauga, Ontario
	Working towards writing the Uniform Final Exam. Performing accounting procedures with clients
1999-2000	Inside Sales/Marketing/Webmaster
	Wade Company Ltd, Halifax, Nova Scotia
	Worked with AS400 platform accounting modules Developed Customer Information File and managed Sales Database. Designed Mr. Plumb Bob promotions and automated fax-outsDesigned and implemented www.wadecompany.ca
1998-1999	Research Assistant for Informatics
	Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
	Worked with Hypercubes, Decision Trees, Neural Networks, and Regression Analysis in SAS Enterprise Miner and Cognos Powerplay. Analyzed Club Sobeys Customer Information File content and collection methods Assisted in development of the course and an MBA equivalent. Built and updated homepage, marketed course and graduates through Canadian Direct Marketing Association.
1998	Derivatives Database Programmer
	Maritime Life Assurance Company, Halifax, Nova Scotia
	Created Access/Excel database system to calculate time-valuation of derivatives (interest-rate and cross-currency swaps with puts and calls). Gained experience in various financial fields such as LIBOR, BA rates and annuities Used SQL, macros, and higher-level queries.
Fall 1997	Strategis Database Networker
	Industry Canada, ICT Branch, Ottawa, Ontario
	Used emerging online protocols to design public database of Canadian companies. Created Tech Showcase 1997 HTML floppy-disk/CD for promoting Canadian high-tech firms. Created and maintained many HTML files on Strategis server.
Winter 1997	Assistant Project Officer
	Canadian International Development Agency, Hull, Quebec
	Reconciled project budgets and requests for payment of government aid funds. Examined financial data for project proposals, processed accounts payable Assisted in audits, and prepared financial statements.