A Senior-level executive with extensive international experience and proven business modeling practice in real-estate companies, investment banks and hedge funds. Expertise in building financial systems, improving profits and strategic planning. An energetic leader with an ability to motivate high performance teams to drive for results. Effective decision maker with polished presentation skills and expert in understanding the details to complete projects while maintaining focus on the big picture.Derek is an experienced technology and operations leader whose strengths include developing business applications & processes, international operations, acquisition integration, operations design, and operating within the context of complex financial services companies. Derek has provided general leadership and management expertise for sophisticated financial services organizations in the US, Europe and Japan. He has particular expertise in program and project management, process design and organizational effectiveness.He holds dual MBA's from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the National University of Singapore (NUS), and a BA in Business Economics from the University of California Santa Barbara.Derek is also a 4th degree black belt in Judo and can run a marathon in 6 hours and 22 minutes.Specialties: - Process improvement - Excel, PowerPoint & VBA Automation- General leadership and management in sophisticated financial services organizations- Policy and procedure documentation - International operations and working with international teams- Sarbanes-Oxley compliance- Project and Program Management
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