SUMMARY:

• Articulate, ambitious and results - driven candidate seeks to transition a demonstrated record of success in Financial Portfolio Management with a career role leading effective financial strategy, operations performance, and team guidance for a world-class employer.
• Expertise leading portfolio investments and strategic planning, with a record of service that includes a role as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for multi-national database management firm, as well as a Chief Investment Officer for a $70 million hedge fund.
• An effective communicator, skilled in cultivating relationships of trust and confidence with individuals at all levels of a complex organization, instilling finance and operational accountability at all levels of the organization.

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT QUALITIES:

• Enterprise Finance/Accounting
• Risk Management and Resolution
• M&A, Divestitures, and Recapitalizations
• Corporate Financial Modeling
• Leading Business Valuations
• Managing Investor Relations
• Effective Capital Fund Raising
• Contract and Terms Negotiation
• SEC Reporting and Compliance Issues

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

Confidential, Philadelphia, Pa

Vice President - Wealth Strategist

Responsibilities:

• Leverage exceptional sales and territory expansion development for a number of well respected Investment firms.
• Continue to grow the business through acquisition of new lucrative accounts resulting in a sales trailing 12 growth from $0 to over $400,000, exceeding sale performance goal by 220%.
• Utilize a personable, honest, and consultative sales approach that delivers market insights and gains the buy in from key decision makers who trust and purchase into provided investment solutions and financial plans.
• Successfully mentored over 12 bank team members, engaging in a rigorous training program incorporating joint sales meetings with clients, role playing and hands on instruction three days a week.
• Consistently a Top 5% performer in the region and Top 10% in the country in New Accounts, Asset growth and Commissions.
• Proven track record of ability to influence: presented self assertively, convincingly and with confidence to establish credibility and respect with others.
• Utilized consultative communications and relationship building skills resulting in consistent client satisfaction.
• Created market neutral and total return investment strategies for clients from $250k to $35 Million.

Confidential, Cherry Hill, NJ

Chief Investment Officer / Fund Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead all vision, strategy and execution for an Investment Consultancy to manage a start up hedge fund and private wealth clients with net worth in excess of $400 Million.
• Performed due diligence and financial analysis in evaluating hedge funds, private equity, private debt, real estate, structured products, currency arbitrage, commodities and select managers to provide investment solutions.
• Provided critical strategic planning, operational leadership, and capital raising acumen.
• Proficient with Excel, Morningstar Direct and FactSet.
• Oversaw acquisitions and coordinated compliance, risk, legal and entity structuring to ensure leveraging opportunities are captured.
• Created and successfully implemented investment strategy for a Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund utilizing leveraged long/short ETF's and sector ETF’s resulting in consistent high double digit returns 2006-2011.
• Developed an excellent working knowledge of both active equity strategies and capital markets utilizing financial, cyclical, and technical analysis. Performed risk analysis, security selection, portfolio management and evaluated investment managers for customized portfolio solutions.
• Utilized expertise and experience in risk analysis, portfolio theory, hedging strategies and timing of entry/exit points to propel hedge fund to a 158% return over 6 years.
• Developed a sourcing strategy to leverage internal / external resources to improve operational efficiency and workflow. Trained staff in operations that improved efficiency by 28%.

Confidential, Cherry Hill, NJ

Investment Newsletter Publishing Editor

Responsibilities:

• Pioneered the creation of a web based investment newsletter targeting high net worth private wealth clients.
• Attracted a paying subscriber base of over 1500 subscribers.
• Provided research, financial analysis, market insight and real-time actionable trading ideas through a comprehensive review of financial, economic, strategic, technical and industry-oriented research.
• Effectively communicated through written and oral presentations advanced & complex ideas in a format comprehensible to a diverse group of subscribers and investment professionals.
• Consistently achieved double digit returns utilizing stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and options.

Confidential, Ardmore, PA

Currency Trading Instructor / Algorithm Developer

Responsibilities:

• Effectively communicated compelling and complex information to large group of sophisticated investors and traders.
• Trained/mentored weekly 1500+ traders in real-time trading, economic analysis & technical analysis
• Researched & Developed proprietary algorithms for institutional level and High Frequency Trading.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Financial Advisor

Responsibilities:

• Identifying needs and objectives of clients, assess current situation and implement personal financial strategies for high net worth individuals, business owners and professionals.
• Market investment management services through extensive client development, profiling, consultative selling, and client servicing.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Confidential Owner, Operator

Responsibilities:

• Develop budget, cost/benefit analysis and establish goals to outperform average Confidential by 100% in first year.
• Obtained profitability in first year and outperformed average Confidential by 120%.
• Maintained highest gross profit margin in region of 54% versus 47% average and exceeded revenue goals by 10%.
• Negotiated sale of business for profitable return.