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Founder of a new wholesale ice cream company that focuses on manufacturing of premium ice cream and local ingredient inclusions. Created a new brand concept that consists of business name, logo, ice cream pint labels, flavor profiles, and overall vision of the company. Responsible for legal, financial, and regulatory oversight to meet local/state/country dairy & tax requirements.

Developed detailed valuation reports using the following methods: Asset Approach, Market. Provided independent valuation services to internal and external clients across a spectrum of OTC derivative products including credit, equity, interest rate, FX, inflation, commodity, and volatility / variance derivatives. Conducted data research and investigations of a specialized nature as requested by senior management and external auditors. Ability to stay organized, multi-task, keep track of multiple outstanding items and meet tight deadlines. Utilized project management skills to test and validate the accuracy of trades through system migrations. Conducted regulatory examination monitoring, investigating, and verifying compliance with and potential violations of FINRA rules and federal securities laws by FINRA member firms, investment advisors, and publicly traded companies. Maintained internal controls, process, documentation and reporting to ensure compliance with SOX, and OTC regulatory requirements in accordance with the US Dodd-Frank Act and EMIR. Created and utilized Excel to streamline Manual Pricing and Multiple Source Report detailing all held securities and formatted according to client specific requirements, resulting in increased accuracy and turnaround time. Performed risk analysis on market data from brokers, traders, counterparties, and vendors to reconcile and verify potential suspect market values as well as providing valuation analysis to calculate the Net Asset Valuations. Partnered with 18-20 teammates and 4 managers globally every day to provide client service, risk management, and superior operational controls. Liaised with front/back office teams, sales/trading desks, portfolio management, risk management and IT in executing team initiatives and queries related to client trades, system migration projects, and up sell benefits of web-based portal. Developed cash flow breakouts for rates products, including CCY swaps.

Generated new business from existing consumer and small to mid-size business client base. Promoted the benefits of sending overseas payments in local currency vs. US dollars. Initiated Foreign Exchange Wire Payments based on quoted rates from the market. Answered incoming calls from account holders regarding foreign exchange rates. Obtained bid/offer rates from internal institutional traders. Monitored user platform to maximize user experience. Supported client engagement team in a variety of ad hoc requests to streamline user support and training. Resolved issues for clients demonstrating strategic thinking to ensure problem resolution and client retention.