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Areas of expertise:also, see attachedConsultant Council Member- various topics: regulatory compliance, regulatory reporting, trading, clearing and system topics.

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After completing a Strategic Sales Plan and Competitive Analysis for an automated digital marketing firm, achieved a 30% increase in prospects in 3 months in a virgin territory, then, management expanded this approach to the entire sales team. Used cloud software to engage clients across omni-channels, behavioral analysis, segmentation, and integrate analytics and CRMs into strategies. Created rewards programs to up-sell and cross-sell services linked to value oriented services. Converting paper statements to e-statements. KPIs include improving efficiency ratios by as much as 7% and remove costs up to 20 to 25% by leveraging digital across their platform.

Consultant for the youngest software firm within the regulatory compliance space. Approximately 2+ years was dedicated to research and infrastructure development.• Authored "Strategic Marketing Sales Plan & Competitive Analysis" for this regulatory compliance software firm. All products, FAB, differentiators, ownership, PE funding identified niches and served as a “living document” for developing future strategy and game plan. Result:140 prospects within 6 months.• Transformed rules and regulations into operation and software solutions for their platform. Authored brochures: KYC, CIP, OFAC, FATCA, Remittance transfers, FINRA 2090 "Essential Facts"​, FINRA 2111 "Suitability" and 17 surveillance modules covering trade exceptions. Result: broadened channels expanding type of prospects.• Developed “lean” concept as a new solution for transforming existing business processes. Document Management – a cloud module - is unique with its risk component helping firms consolidate silo vendors: improving KPIs. Streamline client on-boarding process from website application to compliance-minimizing human touch. Clients remarked, “Your software basically pays for itself”• Authored complete WebEx demo process with content, examples, differentiators for easy flow delivery. Interfaced differentiators in pitchbook through understanding the nuances of the target audience. Differentiators gave the prospects a lasting impression.

MF Global: hired as a team member within the Introducing Broker (IB) Client Solutions Group which managed the relationships of over 400 clients: which include; advisors, asset managers, broker dealers, CTAs, family offices, hedge funds, institutional clients and prop trading firms. Marketed multi-asset front-ends (80+), connectivity, execution, margining, giveups and clearing of multi-assets across 70 world exchanges . >Initiated partnership and project managed the Bloomberg Tradebook front-end relationship world-wide-70 exchanges, gaining 70 clients in 6 months. This included: leading the on-boarding process and building consensus across legal, accounting, compliance, IT, risk management, connectivity to world exchanges, and give-ups to eventual roll-out to MF Global sales team. Worked with Bloomberg to implement enhanced risk controls. Bloomberg became the #1 front-end as MFG achieved Primary Dealer status. http://www.bloombergtradebook.com/ >Marketed the Man Group "alternative" funds (AHL (managed futures), Glenwood Lexington and Bayswater) as well as those of CTA’s to HNW clients.

E*Trade Capital Markets-developed and managed $30.0 million in equity order flow into 150 market makers. ETCM up-streamed $100.0 mm to E*Trade (parent) each year. >Marketed Best Execution, stocks by market cap and sector, connectivity and clearing for 10,000+ stocks. Reg NMS NBBO>Managed connectivity with 21 different front-ends, 25 clearing firms and brought clearing efficiencies to client's bottom line. >Collaborated with fourteen product managers to brand, market and cross-sell products: buybacks, commission recapture, correspondent clearing, execution (retail and institutional), futures, options, recip, same-day cash sales, stock lending, >Relationship management with C-level decision makers of over 300 clients in the U.S. and Canada including Banks, Broker Dealers, Corporations, Investment Managers, Trust Companies, Proprietary Trading Firms, Registered Investment Advisors, Pension Plan Sponsors and Private Equity Infusion Companies.>Brought measured efficiencies to client’s bottom line: saving 70% on OTC clearing costs or more than $103,000 per year in the U.S, and Canada>Developed marketing and sales model to drive revenue performing competitive intelligence, strategically assembled niche and business plan into powerpoint presentations for prospects and clients.>Marketed our "best execution" numbers to all clientsSEC Reg 605 (SEC Rule 11Ac1-5)Reg SHOReg NMS NBBOUTP Unlisted Trading Privileges-Dempsey was innovative in trading NYSE stocks at the CHX thru UTP.MPID Market Participant Identifier

Hired by the President. Help grow the capital of Dempsey from $1.0 million to it’s eventual sale to E*Trade for $173.5 million within 4 years. Dempsey became the largest specialist firm at the CHX. Developed and managed $10.0 million in equity order flow into 50 market makers.UTP Unlisted Trading Privileges-Dempsey was innovative in trading NYSE stocks at the CHX thru UTP. Also, performed "same day" cash sales.E*Trade bought Dempsey for $173.0MM in 2001