Vice President Resume
Chicago, IL
SUMMARY:
A senior level executive manager whose career has embraced commercial banking and a public information distribution venture business. Banking experience covered secured and unsecured lending to privately held middle market companies in the wholesale, manufacturing, distribution and service markets. Venture enterprise supports financial service and not for profit industries with timely newspaper published information from nationwide resources.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Chicago, IL
Vice President
Responsibilities:
- Generated $8,500,000 in new loans in first year.
- Reduced classified loans by $2,500,000
- To build awareness of the bank in the financial community, conducted a CPA calling program for entire senior staff.
Consultant
Confidential, Wheaton, IL
Responsibilities:
- Significantly reduced the number of loans on non accrual.
- Led successful effort to revise loan monitoring function.
- Initiated installation of LaserPro software system under a tight deadline.
- Wrote business plan which Tribune Company funded as a new investment.
- Featured speaker at American Bankers Association Convention concerning product.
- Obtained letters of intent from five companies to purchase service valued at over $2,500,000.
- Conducted market study to determine business to business demand.
Confidential, Lincolnshire, IL
Vice President
Responsibilities:
- Initiated review of loan documentation and rate structure.
- Standardized Loan meeting formats for both officers and directors.
Confidential, Rockford, IL
Senior Underwriting Officer
Responsibilities:
- Established uniform lending documentation procedures and policy standards resulting in reduced errors and processing time.
- Led department in preparation for consolidation of portfolio to parent bank.
Confidential, Chicago, IL
Senior Vice President and Charter Member
Responsibilities:
- Successfully influenced the state authorities to issue the final regulatory approval of the bank charter.
- Initiated, at board level, the establishment of loan policies and procedures, initial staffing, and the appointment of outside accountants and attorneys.
Confidential, Chicago, IL
President and Co - founder
Responsibilities:
- Identified, researched and tested the financial market’s need for a computerized public information reporting service.
- Successfully co-developed a comprehensive financial reporting product and initiated marketing efforts to the Illinois banking community.
Confidential, Chicago, IL
Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
Responsibilities:
- Upgraded loan portfolio quality and upon merger decision, integrated loans into Lake Shore’s portfolio.
- Responsible for a commercial loan portfolio equal to 16% $75 MM of Lake Shore’s total loan portfolio, including six of the largest commercial loan relationships.
- Successfully led the bank’s entry into a new market, organizing and funding several loans in the $9-13 million range over a two year period.
- Participated with other Chicago Banks in credits with total lines and loans ranging from $13 million- $25 million.
- Structured the financing requirements for several leveraged buyouts and start up businesses in both high and low-tech industries.
- Selected by senior management to serve on a number of task forces designed to re-engineer Lake Shore’s loan processing systems and integrate acquired banks into Lake Shore system.
- Provided consultation to the management of a major national not for profit association for a profit driven management system for their publishing arm.
