Constantine (Dean) Baseleon Email & Phone Number

Hinsdale, Il

Joliet, Il

Perform asset based and general lending field exams for various financial institutions.Board of Advisors of a consulting firm, working to consolidate and streamline various facets of the firm along with initiating a growth strategy. Consult clients regarding various financial issues and matters pertaining to banking.

Responsible for managing loan portfolio of 40+ customers with approximately $45MM in total commitments and approximately $17MM in deposits. Successfully increased loan commitments by over $38MM and deposits by $12MM with new business relationships along with expanding and maintaining existing banking relationships. Maintained a strong and well rated portfolio, with no losses to the Bank.Successfully cross-sold various Bank products, including Treasury Management, Merchant Card Processing, Private Client Services and Retail banking products, with average new revenue exceeding $50,000 annually.Responsibilities included financial analysis, loan negotiation and underwriting, customer compliance review, and documentation review. Mentored junior officers and credit analysts regarding analysis and underwriting as well as evaluating credit analysts at the end of each rotation within the division.

Responsible for managing loan portfolio of 30+ customers with approximately $50MM in total commitments and deposits in excess of $24MM. Responsibilities included financial analysis, loan underwriting, documentation review and cross selling of bank products to existing customers. Successfully cross-sold various Bank products, including Treasury Management, Merchant Card Processing, Private Client Services and Capital Markets, generating over $150M of annual fee income for the Bank.Responsible for procuring new business through solicitation of prospective customers and referral sources. Assisted in the training of credit analysts with regards to financial analysis and underwriting. Involved in the interview and hiring process of new credit analysts.

Responsibilities included underwriting for relationship managers, financial and collateral analysis, and covenant testing and verification of compliance. Attended classes and seminars designed to train the credit analyst to become a relationship manager.

Responsible for conducting the field exams for the asset based group of American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago. Field exams included the on-site audit of existing and prospective customers' books and records, account receivables, inventory and machinery and equipment. Assisted in the turnaround of a customer. Oversaw the production and shipments of inventory, verified account receivable collections and observed and verified any disbursements. Worked with turnaround firm to make sure that all transactions and any changes to production were done in compliance with Bank's requirements.Detected cash diversion during exam, potentially saving the Bank from a substantial financial loss.Upon conclusion of each field exam, prepared reports for account manager and senior management that outlined the findings of the exam and provided recommendations with regards to structure, collateral and compliance. Assisted in the training of new field examiners as to the procedures and reports utilized by Bank One.

Asset Based LendingResponsible for conducting the field exams for the asset based group. Assisted in the monitoring of a turnaround client. Responsibilities included the monitoring of: Account receivables collections, payments to vendors, production and shipment verifications and discussions with management regarding production and sales.Field exams included the on-site audit of existing and prospective customers' books and records, account receivables, inventory and machinery and equipment. Upon conclusion of each field exam, prepared a report for the account manager and senior management that outlined the findings of the exam and provided recommendations with regards to structure, collateral and compliance. Assisted in the training of new field examiners as to the procedures and reports utilized by Congress Financial Corporation.

was a startup company started by myself and another partner that was involved in the sales of cellular phones and accessories.Responsibilities included developing a sales and business plan and analyzing start-up costs.Involved in the build out and design of store front in order to maximize curb appeal and also to entice more foot traffic.Was lead representative and involved in sales process to commercial customers.

Asset Based LendingResponsible for conducting the field exams for the asset based group. Field exams included the on-site audit of existing and prospective customers' books and records, account receivables, inventory and machinery and equipment. Upon conclusion of each field exam, prepared a report for the account manager and senior management that outlined the findings of the exam and provided recommendations with regards to structure, collateral and compliance. Involved in the workout of a bankrupt customer. Was first examiner sent to location when it was determined that company would be liquidated. Responsible for determining value of good collateral, including Account Receivables and Inventory. Also, verified the location of Fixed Assets and analyzed and verified the production and shipment of Inventory. Assisted in the training of new field examiners as to the procedures and reports utilized by Fidelcor Business Credit Corporation.