• Manage residential facility in the south suburbs of Chicago for paroled and recovering adult men in Illinois• Coordinate with IDOC, SUPR and other Illinois agencies to determine and direct appropriate resident placements• Establish relationships with key public/private sector service partners and public/government officials• Develop programming to allow residents to re-integrate into society with relevant work and life skills • Create sustainable economic model within specific… Show more • Manage residential facility in the south suburbs of Chicago for paroled and recovering adult men in Illinois• Coordinate with IDOC, SUPR and other Illinois agencies to determine and direct appropriate resident placements• Establish relationships with key public/private sector service partners and public/government officials• Develop programming to allow residents to re-integrate into society with relevant work and life skills • Create sustainable economic model within specific budgetary constraints• Oversee hiring and management of key employees Show less

• Managed risk and execute trading strategies in one of world’s largest options trading pits [Eurodollar]• Compiled and analyzed data to create skew curves and track volatility to formulate trading theories• Implemented both long and short side strategies, depending on market trend analysis• Maintained primary discretion of managing positions• Operated speculative account with high profitability history• Managed support staff to ensure smooth operations

• Established proprietary trading firm• Organized and supervised new office space build project, lease agreement transactions, and all hardware and software installations• Enforced employee HR policies and procedures to maximize operating efficiency• Facilitated and administered health and life insurance benefits• Negotiated pricing and service contracts with vendors• Interviewed, hired, and assessed all employees, including annual performance reviews, periodic feedback, and… Show more • Established proprietary trading firm• Organized and supervised new office space build project, lease agreement transactions, and all hardware and software installations• Enforced employee HR policies and procedures to maximize operating efficiency• Facilitated and administered health and life insurance benefits• Negotiated pricing and service contracts with vendors• Interviewed, hired, and assessed all employees, including annual performance reviews, periodic feedback, and annual bonus decisions• Applied strategic planning to company objectives and goals• Prepared and reconciled all overall budget and financial reports• Managed as many as 17 employees at once, including 12 traders• Monitored risk across multiple products• Maintained primary discretion managing and hedging positions• Devised employee risk parameters• Collaborated with vendors to continually install and implement new trading platforms• Co-developed Quikstrike, a proprietary options pricing model• Analyzed theoretical volatilities and skew across various commodities• Raised capital to increase ability to trade risk Show less

• Promoted to trader faster than any clerk in last ten years at LTG• Initiated trading in both Soybean and Eurodollar options for firm• Operated both independently and as manager of a team of traders• Oversaw traders in various products and analyzed risk• Developed and researched trade strategies• Integrated electronic trading system into firm• Calculated and balanced profit and loss statements• Coordinated clerk training and authored firm-wide training manual•… Show more • Promoted to trader faster than any clerk in last ten years at LTG• Initiated trading in both Soybean and Eurodollar options for firm• Operated both independently and as manager of a team of traders• Oversaw traders in various products and analyzed risk• Developed and researched trade strategies• Integrated electronic trading system into firm• Calculated and balanced profit and loss statements• Coordinated clerk training and authored firm-wide training manual• Evaluated clerks’ progress and approved promotions to trader status Show less

• Observed traders utilizing proprietary trading strategies while learning valuable trading techniques and strategies• Acquired broad exposure to currencies, equities, commodities, and interest rates