Background

PITCH - Ontario Government to use lessons learned from the Skills Ontario Provincial Entrepreneurial Showcase floor as a proactive template* to inspire a proactive, value-add approach for the 2025 Ontario grades 11 and 12 Skilled Trades Co-op option participants. *Tiger Management Services (TMS) will provide that template after gathering more input from the maker / manufacturing ecosystem on the floor. This ecosystem created more potential business for TMS. The range of the ecosystem included clothing brands, jewelry, landscaping, guitar repair services, shots-on-goal sports tracking apps, 3D printed fidget gear, charcuterie boards and matching furniture. CONTEXT - The first-ever Skills Ontario: Provincial Entrepreneurial Showcase and pitch presentation was held on May 7, 2024, in the Toronto Congress Centre's Cohen Ballroom. This was part of a larger 3-day event with an estimated 2,500 students attending per day.

Job experience

• April 2024 -
  Co-Founder
  Tiger Management Services (TMS)
  

  Vaughan, ON, Canada

  PITCH - Forensic/Management Accounting Like Activities (See Section Education E.)
  I am a 17-year-old high school student who studies at Thornhill Secondary School in Markham, Ontario. This year I met Rudrashish Jassal in my first semester accounting class and we quickly became friends. We took this passion and turned it into an entrepreneurial venture called Tiger Management Services. We are working to be your friendly forensic accountants and are excited to see what the future holds. We are a group of amiable forensic accountants who are enthusiastic about accounting and consulting. In addition to learning a great deal about the market in our economics class, we were able to learn a lot about bookkeeping and different financial statements in our first semester of high school accounting. We launched TMS due to a paying client coming to us.
  

• March 2024 - April 2024
  HR Administrative Assistant (Bookkeeping Intern)
  Prasad and Company LLP
  

  Markham, ON, Canada

  During tax season, I had the chance to work as a paid intern at an accounting firm. This allowed me to learn from professionals in the area and gain more expertise in the accounting business by helping me understand numerous new accounting methods.

Education

• Thornhill Secondary School
  High School Diploma
  

  2021 - 2025

  A) MARKS
  B) AWARDS
  C) LEADERSHIP
  D) LETTER OF RECOMENDATION - PRASAD AND COMPANY LLP
  E) LETTER OF RECOMENDATION - PRASAD AND COMPANY LLP (PAUL'S COMMENTS)
  
  A) MARKS
  
  Semester 1 - 90% (Accounting, English, Math)
  Semester 2 midterm - 91% (Philosophy, Gym, Economics)
  
  B) AWARDS
  
  Schulich School of Business Lenovo Case Competition Medalist
  - Strategy-based case competition done on MLSE
  
  C) LEADERSHIP
  
  Thornhill Youth Investment (Managing several investment clubs across YRDSB)
  - Committee President (2023-2024 school year)
  - Club President (2023-2024 school year)
  - "Buy low, sell high"
  
  Eye of the Tiger (School Newspaper)
  - Vice President (2023-2024 school year)
  - President (2025-2026 school year)
  - "Avoid red ink"
  
  TSS Best Buddies (Autism Awareness)
  - President (2023-2024 school year)
  - $250 was raised in the first event with a second event planned
  
  Entrepreneurship Club
  - Vice President (2023-2024 school year)
  - TMS spun out of this organization
  
  Thornhill Commerce Society DECA (Distributed Education Clubs of America)
  - Marketing Cluster Leader (2x Provincials) (2023-2024 school year)
  - Taught marketing sector (roleplay + exam)
  
  Thornhill Athletic Council
  - Athletic Reporter (2023-2024 school year)
  - Assisted in reporting athletic news across the school
  
  Varsity Basketball
  - Captain (2 years Captain)
  - 6'6 Power Forward (20 points per game/12 rebounds per game)
  - Invited to McGill Recruit Camp
  
  D) LETTER OF RECOMENDATION - PRASAD AND COMPANY LLP
  
  Prasad and Company LLP
  HR Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeping Intern for Tax Season 2024
  
  To Whom it May Concern,
  
  This letter is to provide a positive reference and confirmation of volunteer service for Paul
  Briskin, who has successfully completed a volunteer position with our organization March 2024
  – April 30, 2024. Paul consistently demonstrated exceptional skills and dedication in performing
  a range of bookkeeping and administrative tasks.
  
  Paul Briskin was responsible for:
  
  Journal Entries: Accurately recording financial transactions in the general ledger, ensuring that all
  entries reflected the correct accounts.
  Bank Reconciliations: Assisting a Senior Manager with reconciling Bank Statements.
  General ad hoc administrative tasks using Microsoft Teams, Google Forms and Excel.
  Paul Briskin approached each task with a high level of professionalism and attention to detail.
  Their ability to quickly learn and adeptly use financial software like QuickBooks Online and
  CaseWare was particularly impressive. They demonstrated not only technical competence but
  also the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  
  Moreover, Paul Briskin's commitment to excellence and proactive attitude greatly supported our
  Firm during the busiest time of the year, Tax Season.
  I have no doubt that Paul Briskin will continue to excel in their future endeavors and make
  significant contributions wherever they go. It has been a pleasure working with such a dedicated
  and capable individual.
  
  Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you require any further information or if
  you would like to discuss Paul Briskin's performance in more detail.
  
  Sincerely,
  Trish Orlando
  HR Manager
  
  E) LETTER OF RECOMENDATION - PRASAD AND COMPANY LLP (PAUL'S COMMENTS)
  -Worked on Holdings transfers reconciliation
  -Helped on Bookkeeping processes on QuickBooks
  -Worked on investment accounting with a forensic zeal
  -Completed the work for poor-performing university Co-op students (with discretion)