I am the Co-founder of NewLane Finance, a start-up and rapidly growing specialty commercial equipment finance company serving small and mid-size businesses nationwide. NewLane Finance is an operating subsidiary of WSFS Bank, a $14 billion full service financial institution whose product offerings include consumer, commercial and real estate lending, insurance and wealth management services.

I co-founded the company in 1997 and served as CEO from inception to a publicly traded NASDAQ listed stock (MRLN), where in I provided the strategic and tactical leadership that grew Marlin from start-up phase to an industry-leading publicly traded nationwide commercial specialty lender providing innovative lease financing, insurance and working capital loans serving over 300,000 small and mid-size businesses.• Cultivated a collaborative, achievement-oriented culture delivering value to its customers• Defined the forward looking strategic vision and leadership team that defined Marlin's success which allowed the company to carve out high value market niche and become a nationally recognized B2B financial services provider to small and mid size businesses.* Added several de-novo enterprises including the launch of an innovative Working Capital Product.* Led a highly successful Initial Public Offering (2003) and secondary Offering (2006)• Delivered consistent asset quality performance throughout the company's history• Generated 10+% CAGR internal rate of return on invested capital over a 12 year time span as a publicly traded company • Consistently outperformed the SNL Specialty Lender Index for equity share performance• Generated 5X ROI for private series A/B series investors • Successfully led the organization through the 2008 financial crisis • Recognized by Forbes as one of the 200 Best Small Companies• Recognized growth industry leader, consistent national ranking by the Monitor 100 In 1998, founded Assurance One, a Bermuda-based captive re-insurer offering property casualty loss protection.In 2008, pioneered the successful strategy to create Marlin Business Bank broadening Marlin's strategy and competitive positioning by becoming a FHC and a commercial bank providing access to insured deposits and full access banking powers. Marlin Business Bank consistently ranks as one of America’s top 200 Healthiest Banks by DepositAccounts.com

Founder of Marlin Business Bank, a state chartered Federal Reserve member bank. Chief strategy architect leading the bank though its regulatory approval stages, development phase and full integration into the company's overall business strategy. Drove the follow-on strategy and implementation and conversion from industrial loan company to full power commercial bank and Financial Holding Company status* Recruitment of C-suite bank management team* Recruitment of experienced independent bank board* As Marlin Business Bank's Chairman, leadership and stewardship for board, regulatory and governance principles and execution

With Advanta, a highly successful, growth oriented consumer and commercial lender, I oversaw all Finance operations for Advanta’s pioneering commercial lending subsidiary providing equipment leasing, insurance and business credit cards to small and mid-sized businesses. Held full accountability for treasury, finance, ABS, technology, human resources and strategy development.• Member of the executive leadership management team that steered Advanta Leasing into a national leader and innovator in commercial small business lending and leasing• Successfully launched a revolutionary product aimed at small business and secured a major joint venture with American Express.* Launch of innovative insurance product serving small business customers* Successful with one of the first S&P rated asset-backed lease transactions done (1993).