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Hackensack, Nj, Us

Toms River, New Jersey, Us

Red Bank, New Jersey, Us

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Mamaroneck, Ny, Us

Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer for a mission driven non-profit news media organization.

Co-founded and managed a hemp-cbd product company and greenhouse facility focused on hemp/cannabis genetics.

Cranford, Nj, Us

• Contributed to the launch of a new firm focused on holistic financial advisory services; successfully transitioned into a new working model, wherein domain experts work in partnership to provide optimum client experience• Identified domain experts in social security, medicare, retirement planning, wealth management, insurance, and group benefits; created a multi-disciplinary and collaborative team focused on every aspect of a client’s financial system • Developed and introduced a brand new platform, facilitating and enabling collaboration between the domain experts in order to better address client needs • Implemented Microsoft 365 as the primary cloud-based network; significantly prepared the firm for remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Served as collaborator on the Best Execution Committee; reviewed transactions and improved regulatory controls around microcap trading and short sale restrictions; helped to mitigate risks from a financial and operational perspective• Assisted in implementing electronic ticketing and trade reconciliation; systematized microcap trading operational processes, mitigating risks for the firm and clients, resulting in better client relationships• Navigated ever-changing market conditions, regulatory environment, and a strategic transition/merger with another broker-dealer (BD); enabled well-informed decision making, resulting in a stronger platform with optimized support services

New York, New York, Us

• Managed operations across Low-Touch Equities Algorithmic and Smart Order Routing businesses; created a scalable platform to provide execution transparency and manage competitive conflicts with other BD clients; built meaningful relationships with the high value and smaller funds BD communities • Instituted a dedicated trading desk focused on Small Cap sector with a multi-billion-dollar MktCap value; worked with research and corporate access while expanding the firm’s breadth and scope; increased revenue by >20%• Expanded the broker-dealer business with an emphasis on principal solutions; built information barriers within the trading platform to allow interaction about liquidity within the firm; reduced client risk exposure, market impact, and execution costs• Established a cross-functional team for trading services with members from business, technology, and strategist divisions; jointly managed infrastructure projects, change initiatives, and production to mitigate operational risks; resulted in greater platform uptime, risk realization and mitigation, and market share• Supervised a business review group consisting of compliance, legal, and tech divisions; conducted a compliance/internal audit to respond to inquiries regarding regulatory rule 15c3-5; ensured proactive compliance risk identification and resolution

New York, New York, Us

• Addressed customer and order flow types not traditionally in the company’s primary business; handled client’s long tail to help smaller clients nurture into bigger clients; maximized order flow of internal divisions in a synergistic way across firm barriers; increased profits and market share, resulting in the firm being recognized as one of the largest volume leaders• Facilitated firm’s acquisition of SLK in 2000; participated in the migration of Algo and SOR businesses from the legacy SLK BD; assumed the management of migrated clients and their coverage representatives; secured significant market share

• Co-established and managed an multi-million-dollar Program Trading Desk; developed a high-performing, program trading team to focus on amplifying market share and generating significant revenue; drove the firm’s acquisition• Designed an Electronic Indication of Interest system to connect client interests to published public 13F Holding Filings; worked with developers throughout the software development lifecycle; deployed the system that led to doubling cross ratio• Initiated a distributed P&L collection system that automatically collected and displayed trade data as well as suggested P&L calculations; resulted in more accurate accounting and efficiency that saved significant hours per trader• Served as a Sales Trader; leveraged technology to implement more productive trading operations; contributed to tripling the multi-million-dollar growth of a senior sales trader’s business in 3 years• Acted as a junior partner on a book of business with multi-million-dollar revenues; utilized computer science knowledge to streamline multiple repetitive tasks; scaled the existing service model

A Division of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg. Managed production environment data storage and backup, ensuring compliance of operating activities including daily trader P&L review for accuracy, trained traders on new trading systems, expanded trading network infrastructure, repaired and refurbished production workstations.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

Computer Science