CO-FOUNDERDeveloped middle and back office solutions for proprietary trading and hedge funds. Provided consulting services related to product profitability, international expansion and tax mitigation strategies.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Developed multilevel profitability model to assess acquired company and value creation plan focused on first year operations• Consulted multiple firms on streamlining corporate structure and mitigating tax risk and compliance issues.• Assisted businesses with set up of UK subsidiaries including VAT registration and partial exemption modeling.• Developed cloud-based middle and back office solution for proprietary trading firms and money managers to provide sub-entity profitability and improved clearing operations.

Led finance functions within a strategic joint venture with KCG, combining company microwave assets and operations to reduce combined expenses by 25%. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Led financial structuring of the deal to mitigate capital usage and meet divergent tax strategies • Provided financial acumen to the roll-out of the Asian strategy encompassing 6 countries.• Developed and led cost reduction efforts to mitigate frequency costs and reduce footprint of the wireless network.

Led finance function value enhancement processes while managing efforts to upgrade accounting staff. Automated regulatory filing requirements resulting in higher accuracy and improved visibility for key items. Currently directing a company ERP implementation to improve data integrity, better integrate key processes and reduce overhead. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Successfully reduced month-end cycle periods from 20 days to 10 via staff realignment and automation processes.• Provided enhanced focused on key costs and improved profit margin through a restructuring of the chart of accounts.• Improved cost accounting methods to provide more accurate trading team cost allocations.

Directed significant financial management upgrades within the organization. Led Asian business development implementation efforts to provide the company with a streamlined lower cost infrastructure. Managed the company’s international insurance portfolio and regulatory reporting efforts within the U.S and U.K. Restructured accounting processes through means of technological advancements, resulting in accuracy and timeliness improvements. Led GETCO financial aspects for S4 filing associated with the Knight Capital and GETCO merger. Developed and implemented long-term strategic incentive and compensation programs to address future growth. Collaborated with trading teams to fully understand total trading costs through improved allocation methods tied to manageable cost drivers. Improved internal reporting processes by defining critical reporting requirements and streamlining of data entry. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Delivered $78M in savings within the first year through successful integration of tax strategies, with projected future annual savings of $15M; key elements included an R&D tax credit project and implementation of a VAT reclaim program.• Key finance contributor for the firm’s private equity investment valued at $350M, including CIM development, accounting due diligence and deal execution.• Enhanced the European office through development of effective supplier partnerships and recruitment of new staff to meet business growth needs. • Managed financial implementation and developed finance infrastructure for international start-ups across Singapore, Australia, India and Hong Kong.

Directed all financial functions including investments, treasury, accounting and actuarial services. Managed accounting and systems restructuring to improve business and trend analysis in support of marketing efforts. Led financial aspects on efforts to provide pensions to African ministers. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Led a risk management study aimed at aligning investments, corporate structure and liabilities; achieved 100% funding or greater for the majority of pension plans.• Managed contract re-negotiations for custodial services, facilities management and document equipment resulting in a 30% overall cost reduction.• Led a broad based facilities study focused on staff retention, more efficient use of space and lower costs. Culminated in move to Northbrook with a 20% reduction in square footage and lower operating costs.

Over 18 years, demonstrated innovative solutions and progressed rapidly to key financial leadership positions. Led key financial initiatives (Economic Value Added, Activity Based Costing) to streamline accounting processes and systems, increase value provided by the finance function and provide increased alignment with compensation plans. Key participant in transformation team tasked with restructuring the company to better align execution with strategy.Served in various roles including:VP OF STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT, 1999 - 2002BUSINESS UNIT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 1997 - 1999ASSISTANT CORPORATE TREASURER, 1996 - 1997ASSISTANT CORPORATE CONTROLLER, 1994 – 1995VARIOUS PLANT CONTROLLER POSITIONS, 1991 - 1994VARIOUS STAFF ACCOUNTING POSITIONS, 1984 - 1991