Douglas Sorin

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Vice President of Operations at ORS Impact @ ORS Impact
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Seattle, Washington, United States, United States
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About Douglas Sorin

I am not your typical conservationist. I hate bugs but value all life. I use my business skills to build holistic programming that restores ecological, economic, and cultural systems. I am a results driven social entrepreneur and seasoned operations professional who believes in the power of business for social good and making the world a better place. I find my passion in blending strategic thinking with operational effectiveness. My story starts managing a mortgage backed securities operations team through the credit crisis, takes a turn towards an MBA in Sustainable Systems, and arrives at co-founding and leading a start-up international conservation organization. In each role over the past 15 years, I’ve succeeded by believing in people, harnessing the power of the team, and leading through a shared vision. With a strong operations and project management background, I build ecosystems for teams to thrive, recognize the importance of strong metrics, and communicate the impact of our collective work.Ping me if you want to connect around using market based approaches to further conservation, promoting the circular economy, or building cooperative ecosystems.

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Douglas Sorin Work Experience Details
  • Ors Impact
    Vice President Of Operations
    Ors Impact Feb 2020 - Present
    Greater Seattle Area
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  • Ors Impact
    Senior Operations Manager
    Ors Impact Mar 2019 - Jan 2020
    Greater Seattle Area
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  • Wild Forests & Fauna (Wildff)
    Board President, Native Seeds Program Manager
    Wild Forests & Fauna (Wildff) Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
    Greater Seattle Area
    A team of scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and dreamers, Wild Forests and Fauna (WildFF) is a 501(c)3 US-based non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring threatened forests through supporting local leadership of community-based projects, primarily in Peru and Uganda. Leading the development and implementation of 3-year strategy to achieve internal and external impact goals.
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  • Wild Forests & Fauna (Wildff)
    Board Vice President, Native Seeds Program Manager
    Wild Forests & Fauna (Wildff) Jan 2016 - Oct 2018
    Greater Seattle Area
    Program lead for the Native Seeds Project (NSP): an ecological, cultural, and economic restoration project in Northern Uganda. Developed 3 year strategy around three main project pillars: Farmer Tree Outreach, Refugee Outreach, and Women Empowerment. Managed international team of contractors to model and implement AFR100 recommended community forest landscape restoration practices. Drafted and implemented a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA). Wrote 4 successful grants to LUSH cosmetics and Kiwi Energy EcoGold. In 2018, WildFF's team delivered 120,000 seedlings to over 20,000 refugee households in the Palorinya Settlement. In addition, we distributed over 30,000 seedlings to 900 farmers in Bungatira County.In partnership with ARCAmazon and JungleKeepers in Peru, Doug negotiated and closed a land deal protecting an additional 2,800 acres of Peruvian Rainforest. This increases the total of connected protected land to 15,000+ acres.
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  • Wild Forests And Fauna (Wff)
    Executive Director
    Wild Forests And Fauna (Wff) Oct 2013 - Dec 2015
    Greater Seattle Area
    Transitioned from co-founding board member to Executive Director to establish the operational foundation of WildFF, create the organization's vision and strategy, and catalyze its programming. Led the transition and built the processes for WildFF to be a stand alone non-profit. Built an organizational culture of honoring people and the process. Co-developed and project managed four projects over 2.5 years while working virtually with an international team. Led WildFF and ARCAmazon team in the negotiation of purchasing the land rights to 11,000+ acres of Amazon Rainforest and creating an ecotourism business to fund its protection. Program managed the Future Leaders Workshop, a youth leadership and sustainable business program focused on supporting aspiring young leaders make the change they want to see in their region. Scoped and launched the Native Seeds Project in Northern Uganda.
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  • Wild Forests & Fauna (Wildff)
    Co-Founder, Board Treasurer
    Wild Forests & Fauna (Wildff) Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
    Greater Seattle Area
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  • Yellow Seed: The Collaborative Project
    Project Manager
    Yellow Seed: The Collaborative Project Aug 2016 - Oct 2018
    Yellow Seed (YS) is a non-profit working to connect global farmers to ethical markets through its online platform, starting with cacao farmers and chocolate makers. Project managed YS's pilot importing Peruvian cacao to increase market access for small farmers and supply beans to bar makers with an ethical product. Utilizing concepts such as radical transparency, he liaised with all stakeholders along the supply chain while using the pilot to do QA on the YS online marketplace. Developed business models, financial projections, and analysis for YS service offerings.
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  • Faith Trust Institute
    Communication And Marketing Coordinator
    Faith Trust Institute Aug 2011 - Mar 2012
    Greater Seattle Area
    Planned and executed Faith Trust's communications strategy. Developed a social media marketing campaign for 16 Days of Activism to raise awareness around gender based violence. Maintained and updated Faith Trust's WordPress website and processed customer inquires utilizing Salesforce. Published and disseminated regular newsletters and blogs using Constant Contact.FaithTrust Institute is a national, multi-faith, multi-cultural training and education organization with global reach working to end sexual and domestic violence.
  • Ubs
    Associate Director - Fixed Income Operations
    Ubs Dec 2008 - Jun 2010
    Jersey City, New Jersey
    Managed the Institutional Mortgages and Government Financial Services Operations teams (12FTE) covering Institutional MBS/Gov't/Corp/Muni Clearance and Tri-Party Funding, Fed Funds Transfer and Investigations. Developed and coached team members to fulfill both organizational and personal goals. Designed and launched key counterparty support team.Represented Mortgage and Gov't Ops at bi-weekly Status and Risk Meetings covering the firms cash stock record, intersystem, intercompany, and control accounts. Represented Mortgage Ops from a cash and collateral perspective in the Non-Agency Sub-prime sale of securities to the Swiss National Bank
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  • Ubs
    Associate Director - Mbs Funding And Asset Management Operations
    Ubs Dec 2007 - Dec 2008
    Jersey City, New Jersey
    Effectively managed the MBS Tri-Party Funding and MBS Asset Management Operations team (7FTE) through the Mortgage Credit Crisis. Mitigated operational risk though counterparty Halt of Businesses and Credit Deterioration Exposure Reports. Revised funding tool protocol to accommodate Custodian Bank changes, Credit Line decreases, and business needs. Navigated combining two back office settlement teams and systems reducing headcount (1). Outsourced the Asset Servicing functionality (3) to Hyderabad, India and managed the daily risk onshore via detailed metrics. Expanded the Disaster Recovery Plan to encompass all Tri-Party Security Processes and trained a fresh BCM team in Zurich remotely. Mentored Mount Baton Interns to prepare them for entering the job force in the UK.
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  • Ubs
    Supervisor/Associate Director - Mbs Funding And Cmo Trade Support
    Ubs Jul 2006 - Dec 2007
    Supervised the MBS Tri-Party Funding and CMO Trade Support teams (5FTE)Oversaw the closing and settlement of Non-Agency CMO, ABS, and Whole Loan Structured Deals.Designed a Disaster Recovery Plan for the MBS Tri-party function and trained a team in Zurich to successfully pass the Federal Reserve Quarterly White Paper test. Wrote and applied Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls for both the MBS and CMO to ensure Fed compliance. Planned and executed the transfer of funds and collateral in hedge fund conversion.
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  • Ubs
    Supervisor - Mbs Tri-Party Funding
    Ubs May 2005 - Jul 2006
    Weehawken, New Jersey
    Supervised the MBS Funding team (3FTE) responsible for collateralizing and settling 250+ Tri-Party trades daily ($100Bil+). Provide intraday collateral and cash positions to UBS Repo Desk. Settled all cash wires for MBS Operations.
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  • Ubs
    Operations Specialist
    Ubs Jun 2004 - May 2005
    Weehawken, New Jersey
    Investigated and resolved Repo Account trade breaks. Reconciled the Mortgage Ops Chase, Citibank, Physical, DTC, and MOSG G/L to Bank Balance. Represented the Bank Rec Team as project lead in the new MOSG Re-Write System.
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  • Fleet Securities, Inc
    Management Trainee
    Fleet Securities, Inc Jun 2003 - Jun 2004
    Greater New York City Area
    The first temporary employee hired into the management trainee program, I rotated through the Cash Management and Dividend departments on 6 month rotations.
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Douglas Sorin Skills

Financial Risk Analysis Finance Credit Entrepreneurship Strategy Trading Leadership Management Settlement Financial Services Fixed Income Sustainability Asset Management Securities Nonprofits Project Management Nonprofit Organizations

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Douglas Sorin attended Pinchot, Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey-New Brunswick, Pinchot, The Permaculture Institute Usa, Ubs Associate Program, Bethpage High School.

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Douglas Sorin has skills like Financial Risk, Analysis, Finance, Credit, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Trading, Leadership, Management, Settlement, Financial Services, Fixed Income.

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