Gregory Meola

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Strategy and Business Development @ Acra Lending
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Orange County, California, United States, United States
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About Gregory Meola

Greg is a graduate of Holy Cross College and received his Masters in 2011. In addition to his educational background Greg has received his Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. Greg has an extensive knowledge in mortgage and mortgage related services. Greg has a depth of knowledge in vendor management processes, regulatory compliance, valuation services and the foreclosure legal process. As a consultant Greg has worked in large Wall Street and fortune 500 companies as well as the small entrepreneurial sector of the mortgage business. Greg has become recognized problem solver, relationship builder and operational efficiency expert.Greg has worked in many different project roles including: Loss Mitigation for a Fortune 500 Company where he successfully managed a staff of 100 underwriters to complete the clients backlog of Loss Mitigation loans. Redesigned processes and created efficiency measures to produce a higher level of production with greater and consistent accuracy.Mortgage Origination and Servicing GAP analysis for several Mortgage Lenders where his primary responsibility was to coordinate and help develop a gap analysis for a mortgage and servicing organization to formulate a business plan that would determine the profitability for the organization if it were to in-house all mortgage origination and servicing functions. Built the capacity model and the projections forecast based off of historic data, consumer analysis, and potential opportunity.Merger and Acquisition Advisory he has successfully assisted organizations through a merge or acquisition by viewing capital requirements, compliance, finance, market opportunity, revenue opportunity, and COGS of several businesses along with a team of individuals to best assess the projections and success of potential M&A deals for small businesses.

Gregory Meola's Current Company Details
Acra Lending

Acra Lending

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Strategy and Business Development
Gregory Meola Work Experience Details
  • Acra Lending
    Managing Director
    Acra Lending Aug 2021 - Present
    Irvine, Ca, Us
    Head of Business Development and Strategy for new business verticals within the organization. Responsible for the growth and infrastructure of the Muli-Family, Fix & Flip, and Consumer Direct Lending business units.
  • Homexpress Mortgage Corp
    Vice President
    Homexpress Mortgage Corp Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
    Santa Ana, California, Us
    Responsible for supporting end to end operations in identifying process efficiencies and system implementations. In addition to identifying process improvements and implementation of new strategy Greg is responsible for overseeing the companies marketing and branding strategy as well as enhancing sales and operational training efforts.
  • Kpmg Us
    Manager
    Kpmg Us Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
    • Lead engagements to perform detailed analysis of full mortgage life-cycle operations including origination, underwriting, closing, secondary, servicing and loss management; scope may include business and technology architecture, business processes, business rules, systems, controls, compliance and other aspects of the environment• Develop target state operating models, strategic and tactical recommendations, and implementation roadmaps, incorporating industry intelligence and best practices• Identify and communicate technical and strategic matters to both clients and upper managementAdditionally: Oversee various engagement personnel, Regularly communicate with project sponsors and other interested client parties, Manage various facets of engagement including risk management, project acceptance, billing, delivery, and collections, and Develop and sell new and existing clients, including development of marketing plans and sales strategies
  • Consolidated Analytics, Inc.
    Vice President
    Consolidated Analytics, Inc. Apr 2014 - Apr 2018
    Santa Ana, California, Us
    • Direct the activities of Consolidated Analytics Valuations Services. Responsible for the oversight of order fulfillment, quality control and client delivery. Managed 50 associates with a $ 6.2MM budget in addition to the Valuation Network comprised of 25,000 contractors. Responsible for negotiating contract terms and agreements of service delivery to Financial Services companies in providing valuations services for Residential Home Lending. Implemented workflow management to expedite service delivery and simplify deliver while reducing cost structure. Installed appraisal management software to automate workflows and provide risk scoring techniques for best execution. Developed vendor scorecards and management system to evaluate vendor quality and customer delivery.• Served as an advisory CAO for subsidiary technology company HOMDNA. Primary responsibilities include operational infrastructure build out, customer experience index creation; call center construction, and capacity/budget modeling.
  • Retreat Capital Management, Inc.
    Vice President
    Retreat Capital Management, Inc. Apr 2013 - Apr 2014
    Irving, Tx, Us
    • Deputy to the EVP of operations who oversaw strategic planning as well as management of HR, client services QA, recruiting, legal, operations, compliance (including the loan origination and servicing platforms), training and investor reporting. Directly responsible for marketing strategy and service delivery to an institutional client base, and assisted in the preparation and presentation of an investment structure for additional capitalization to several private equity groups and industry-affiliated companies.Senior Project Manager• Lead and direct Project Management Team of 15 employees responsible for the formulation of the compliance and certification committee responsible for obtaining an ISO:27001 certification for the company. Worked directly with the auditing firm and LOB’s to implement process solutions, and remediation on all audit findings.• Provided advisory services to our client base in the Residential Retail mortgage space. Projects specialized in Vendor Management, CFPB and Compliance review and Operational reconstruction including system implementations.
  • Pierce And Associates
    Operations Manager
    Pierce And Associates Feb 2012 - Apr 2013
    Chicago, Il, Us
    • Developed Operational Workflow, Quality Control, and Change Management procedures. Successfully achieved SAS70/SOC1 for the organization, created and developed the vendor management division, facilitated and responsible for the completion of servicer/investor/OCC audits, and implemented e-learning platform.• Responsible for firm wide contract management and a staff of 40 individuals with a 3.5MM budget.
  • Fifth Third Bank
    Customer Service Manager
    Fifth Third Bank Sep 2010 - Feb 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    • Responsible for day to day operations and risk management of the Northwest Suburbs of Illinois largest financial center. Direct management of the Customer Service Representatives and Financial Services Representatives and supported them in achieving sales and performance goals. Partnered with Retail Risk and Administration Manager to ensure the financial center was current in all audit and regulatory rules in order to achieve satisfactory rating in audits. Successfully improved the financial institutions audit score from a 52% satisfaction level to a 93.9% satisfaction level.
  • Jpmorgan Chase
    Assistant Branch Manager
    Jpmorgan Chase Mar 2009 - Sep 2010
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Responsible for Retail Bank staff and customer service. Partnered with other retail LOB’s to provide cross sell opportunities for branch customer base. Obtained a FINRA series 6 and 63 license in addition to successfully passing the IL Life and Insurance Exams.
  • Washington Mutual
    Loan Consultant
    Washington Mutual Jun 2007 - Jan 2009
    • Worked with several organizations including Wells Fargo and Washington Mutual originating Residential Real Estate Home Loans.

Gregory Meola Skills

Mortgage Lending Banking Vendor Management Leadership Loans Customer Service Project Management Microsoft Excel Quality Control Financial Risk Team Building Quality Assurance Risk Management Mortgage Banking Strategic Planning Auditing Software Documentation Internal Audit Default Capacity Planning Default Servicing Customer Satisfaction

Gregory Meola Education Details

  • Holy Cross College
    Holy Cross College
    Liberal Studies
  • University Of Phoenix
    University Of Phoenix
    Management

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Gregory Meola attended Holy Cross College, University Of Phoenix.

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