Nathan Holt, CPA

Founder, Solhunde AI Consulting | CPA | Founder Led. Business Minded. ROI Driven. A different angle on what’s possible [email protected]

Canada

About

I am a CPA based in Calgary with fifteen years inside Western Canadian industrial finance. I started in audit at Deloitte, spent three years at Petrowest as Manager of Financial Reporting/Controller, and then nearly eight years at PTW Energy as Director of Finance. PTW was where I built the strongest part of my foundation. The company runs one of the largest industrial E&I branch networks in Western Canada. My role there was a finance leadership one, but the part of the work I valued most was time on the road with the branches. Sitting in shop offices and listening to the people who actually perform the work gave me a working understanding of this industry, and its people, that I could not have learned in a head office alone. I now run Solhunde AI Consulting, a small Calgary practice focused on helping industrial contractors apply AI and automation in places where it can genuinely move the needle on time or margin. The work is grounded in finance, operations, and field reality. AI does not replace good people or good tools. It closes the gaps between them. CPA. AMII-trained. Always learning. [email protected]

Experience

  • Founder at Solhunde AI Consulting Inc.
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    Founded Solhunde to help small and mid-market companies turn workflow friction and reporting gaps into AI-native software, automation, and analytics. Recent engagements include MudBid, a takeoff and bidding SaaS built end to end on Supabase with a Claude-powered estimating workflow and Stripe billing, deployed in pilot with APW Drywall; and, an AI-assisted proposal-design workflow with CompoundXP that cut initial scoping and design effort by more than 50%. I own the full delivery stack across discovery, system design, hands-on build, deployment, and post-launch support.

  • Board Member at Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance
    Jun 2024 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Director of Finance at PTW Energy Services
    Jul 2019 - Oct 2025 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Operations' trusted business partner with over 15 years experience in the Energy Industry. Focused on developing and supporting actions to improve business performance. Experienced with change management and effecting change through influence, partnering with teams across the business to deliver results to senior leadership.

  • Tarpon Energy Services (1 yr 5 mos)
    • Director Finance
      Jun 2018 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Controller
      Feb 2018 - May 2018 · 4 mos

  • Manager Financial Reporting at Petrowest Corporation
    May 2015 - Aug 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    - Managed financial statement, MD&A and continuous disclosure preparation required of a public company as well as forecasting and cash flow projections for management. - Controlled all elements regarding NI 52-109 certification including planning, scoping and testing procedures relating to the company’s key controls. - Coordinated external audit process and reported to the Audit Committee directly. - Prepared company’s Canadian tax filings for five Limited Partnerships and six Corporate entities