At Paladin we are hard-hitting negotiators standing up to the core and IT banking oligopoly to secure both better contract terms and pricing for community banks and credit unions. With the chips constantly stacked in favor of the core and IT giants, we harness the insights within our proprietary Paladin Blue Book of vendor contract, pricing and market data, and our extensive vendor-side experience to safeguard community bankers against bad deals.I am a lead negotiator and bank advocate in getting the best possible core contract terms and conditions for my customers. I have accomplished more than 40 negotiations saving banks more than $60 million in core software costs. I focus on creating win-win negotiations that improve the value of the entire relationship between the bank and their vendor. Some of the important contract terms include Merger and Acquisition Packages as well as Service Level Improvements.

CONSULT 4 IT, LLC, Rockwall, TX Jan. 2009 – PresentTechnical financial institution consulting company that focuses on core contract negotiations, strategic planning and bank process improvements (Core Evaluations).

American First National Bank is located in Houston, TX and is a $760 million in assets organization with 8 locations. I work out of the Plano, TX branch and commute to Houston monthly as needed.

Responsible for creating a new product offering for Compushare. Implemented new initiatives and successfully sold the new product offering and established Compushare as a leader in assisting banks with operational optimization and increasing profitability.

Texas and Mid Atlantic Regional Manager 2002 – 2006Responsible for building a region of technical resources capable of supporting financial industry clients. Developed client relationships. Provide technical expertise and mentoring for the consultants. National Director of Integration Services 2005 - 2006Responsible for national development of the Integrated Services division of Compushare. Strong mentoring role in the development of profitability, client base expansion, and employee retention in all regions including California, New Jersey, Texas, and Illinois.

Responsible for the seven member engineering team with a focus on mentoring, assigning priorities, and client relationship management. Project manager for large-scale projects with emphasis on project planning, coordination of resources, implementation in a timely fashion, and exceeding client objectives and expectations.o Project manager for a half million dollar, 60 day project building a multi LAN, 12 server, 150 seat environment for a New Horizons training and testing facility. Utilized Microsoft Project 2000 and Visio 2000 to produce client deliverable schedules with milestones. Project was accomplished on time, within budget and exceeded client expectations.o Evaluated business requirements for clients through a site survey process that produced a five year growth plan. Submitted proposals to clients, created implementation schedules, installed network components, converted current applications, and trained users on new functionality.