Adam Jurgens
 

Hi there! I'm a finance professional working in the wonderful world of fintech.

Here’s a little bit about me and the things I’ve done.

 
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Work Experience

 
 
 
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Education

 
 

University of Waterloo

Master of Accounting
Jan 2018 - Aug 2018 | Graduated with Honours

Bachelor of Accounting & Financial Management
Sep 2013 - Aug 2018 | Graduated with Honours

Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario

 
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Leadership Activities


Self-Publishing a Card Game

How I started a card game and sold it all over the world!

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The Most Unlikely Start-up

How I started a remote Tanzanian tour company and what it taught me about Africa’s potential in the internet age.

 
 

Leading Waterloop

What I learned leading Canada’s Top Hyperloop Team.

 
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UW Hiking Club

What leading hikes taught me about leadership and maximizing turnout.

 
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Volunteer Experience

 
 

Giving back to those less fortunate is very important to me. Expanding this list is one of my top priorities.

  • Paradise Lost In September 2019, I built and promoted a website to raise awareness of relief efforts in the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

  • Kilimanjaro for Amnesty — In July 2014, I raised $1,500 for Amnesty International by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

  • Volunteer HaitiIn July 2012, I spent three weeks volunteering at an elementary school and setting up water filtration systems.

 
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 Toolkit

 

Here are the tools I’m proficient in:

 
 

Accounting

  • “Microsoft Excel”

  • “Google Sheets”

Design Tools

  • “Adobe Photoshop” photo manipulation

  • “Adobe Lightroom” photo enhancement

  • “iMovie” video making

  • “Infogram” infographics

  • “Google Earth Studio” earth animation

Web Development

  • HTML & CSS

  • “Squarespace” web builder

  • “Shopify” web builder

  • “Zapier” tool integrator

  • “Ahrefs” search engine optimization

Team Management & Productivity

  • “Slack” central communications

  • “Notion” central wiki

  • “Airtable” database & to-do

  • “Trello” task manager

  • “Google Drive” document storage

  • “Whereby” video conferencing

  • “Vidyard GoVideo” screen recorder

  • “LastPass” password manager

  • “Upwork” freelancer platform

  • “Greenshot” screenshot tool