U.S. Finance, Purchasing, and Logistics for Chinese investment projects including healthcare, agriculture, firefighting, and industrial sectors. Finance American-made equipment with bank loans guaranteed by Ex-Im Bank.

Consulting firm that provides trade finance, long term capital, and trading company solutions to firms who need to raise funds internationally for their own operations or those of their customers and distributors.

Group Head & Administrative VP, International Trade FinanceSpearheaded change and department’s focus from Latin American corporate finance to trade products for footprint customers, and financing, with U.S. Ex-Im Bank support, emerging market buyers of U.S.-made equipment and systems. Transformed M&T Bank's Int'l Trade Finance Group (ITFG) into a primary source for trade financing in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. In 2005, the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded M&T Bank's ITFG the President’s E Award for Excellence in Export Service. Also in 2005, ITFG won World Trade Center Institute's Governor's Award for International Business Leadership in Maryland.Systematically increased product coverage in M&T's expanded customer footprint, from Western New York to Northern Virginia.Replaced technology platform to improve customer service and meet competition. Successfully mediated among competing objectives and methods of external system vendor, departmental staff, and internal technology professionals. SVP, Manager, Export Finance, FNB Maryland/Allfirst Bank 1996-2003Transformed FNBM's dormant international lending business line into an active export financing unit that increased loan portfolio from less than $10 million to over $200 million. As a result, Allfirst became one of the top ten bank users of Ex-Im Bank loan programs for exporters, from 1999—2006.Rebuilt team of talented, aggressive professionals to enable the execution of growth strategy.Succeeded in overcoming initial senior management resistance to business model, which produced strong growth and profit results over the medium term. VP, Special Assets, FNB Maryland, 1991-1996Collected or restructured over $80 million of troubled loans in the portfolios of FNBM and its parent, Allied Irish Banks (New York Branch), resulting in major income gains.