1. ANDREW FREEMAN
1165 Nottingham Avenue, Burlington, Ontario L7P 2R5
H: 905-331-8687; C: 905-630-3994
Email: andrewfreemang8@hotmail.com
A CUSTOMER-FOCUSED AND DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL WITH OVER 20 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
Key Strengths:
Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
Builds excellent relationships with customers and business associates
An effective communicator and team player who also works well independently
Solid computer skills in Microsoft Office to prepare work sheets and draft correspondence
Able to multi task in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KITCHEN PREP/ DRIVER 2014-PRESENT
BOSTON PIZZA BURLINGTON
Organizing the kitchen for daily required duties including the making of the daily pizza dough from scratch and
preparing/portioning food for upcoming orders.
Changing uniforms and delivering food to customer’s house or business in a timely and save manner.
SENIOR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE – CORPORATE ACTIONS
BMO NESBITT BURNS 2012-2013
• Analyzed and reviewed corporate action events such as name changes, reverse splits, plan of arrangements,
mergers, conversions, redemptions and offers.
• Processing of mandatory and voluntary events and ensured all client accounts were properly paid.
• Approved publication bulletins that were posted on the internal website.
• Reviewed company circulars for possible tax implications on upcoming reorg payments.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
RESPONSE SOLUTIONS 2010-2012
• Maintained and monitored service for the carpet area for Walmart locations in Southern Ontario region.
• Ensured area was clean, organized and carpets were merchandised properly as per company plan-o-gram
standards.
• Monitored stock levels in particular for out of stock, big sellers and promotional items.
• Interacted with Supervisor, department managers and store managers in a highly professional and courteous
manner.
• Completed filing reports of daily activities and accurately documented any concerns.
CORPORATE ACTIONS ADMINISTRATOR
MANULIFE SECURITIES INCORPORATED 2006-2010
• Provided advisors with upcoming information on reorgs, which ensured timely updates were readily
available.
• Processed entries of reorganizations receipt of cash and shares to clients.
• Delivered excellent customer service by phone and email to Advisors.
• Completed processing of other activities including dividend payments, maturities, stock splits, spin offs, name
changes and offers.
• Assisted the team on a special tax testing project to ensure year end documentation was accurate and in order.
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CANADIAN DEPOSITORY FOR SECURITIES (CDS) 1988-2006
Reorg, Senior Operations Analyst 2000-2006
• Gathered, analyzed and presented information for more complex issues in appropriate documentation as per
processes.
• Interacted with Issuers, Depositary/Transfer agents, Securities Regulators, Underwriters, Dealer/Managers
and Corporate Legal Counsels, Credit Extender Group to confirm and retrieve information.
• Proactively interacted with Supervisor/Manager to review terms, legal/tax information and any other issues
that arose.
• Acted decisively and quickly to resolve issues that may negatively impact the Company/operations; provided
recommendations on enhancements to current processes.
Reorg, Senior Operations Analyst
• Provided timely responses to internal/external users in a tactful, courteous and professional manner, ensuring
customer satisfaction.
• Provided training, support and guidance to new and junior Analysts and acted as backup Supervisor
• Strictly adhered to required audit and control checklists.
• Processed voluntary reorgs such as offers, merger with options and plan of arrangements in a timely manner
within scheduled deadlines.
• Dispersed and released payments for both Voluntary and Mandatory Analysts, which included payments for
both cash and stock.
• Oversaw the dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) processing and payments.
Reorg, Mandatory Analyst 1996-2000
• Processed mandatory reorgs, such as name changes, consolidations, mergers and stock splits. Provided
information to the street via bulletins.
• Released large monetary payments in excess of $1B in a timely manner. This involved manual processes using
spreadsheets and formulas to construct the payments.
• Drafted information bulletins which provided details of upcoming reorgs to be distributed to the Broker and
financial industry.
• Scanned and reviewed Company circulars, pulling out pertinent information to be forwarded on to clients and
Financial Advisors.
Unit Leader, Securities Custody Department 1993-1996
• Managed a staff of six; oversaw daily withdrawal and deposit process, ensuring all certificates were accounted
for and discrepancies written.
• Provided input to annual performance reviews and acted for the Supervisor during their absence.
• Ensured proper documentation was received when certificates were being transferred to and from the vault
area.
• Supervised opening and closing of the vault and maintained dual custody for audit procedures.
Canada Bond Cage Clerk 1990-1993
BBS Cage Clerk 1989-1990
Certificate Control Clerk 1988-1989
EDUCATION
McMaster University, completed two years, emphasis in Business, Math and Sciences
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Resolving Conflict in the Workplace • Communicating Effectively
• Navigating Through Organization Change
• PowerPoint, Basic
• Management Skills and Techniques for New
Supervisors
• Handling Stress in the Work Environment • Customer Service
• Business Writing • Speaking Up Respect in the Workplace
• Managing Yourself: Leading Others • Microsoft Word and Excel, Intermediate