I began my professional career in Chicago as a financial futures research analyst for Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette , a New York based primary securities dealer. My resonsibilies included writing market letters relating to fixed income, equity, currency and precious metals markets, as well as providing customers with market updates and trading recomendations. After four years in research I moved into sales management, overseeing a futures sales department for a forty sales person regional securities dealer.I was hired by Lehman Brothers in fixed income sales and trading where I worked for 12 years covering first and second tier money managers and financial institutions. During this period Lehman was consistently ranked as the top research firm in fixed income and in the top five in underwriting and secondary trading. This position made extensive use of the Lehman bond indices and related analytical tools which required close communication with customers' investment departments.From Lehman I moved to Deutschebank as a director in fixed income. I was responsible for hiring and overseeing the midwest regional sales office in Chicago. My team led Deutschebank's regional sales offices in new account openings each year I was there.From Deutschebank I relocated to my home state of Michigan where I have worked with various securities and finance companies. Most recently, I started New Dawn Energy, a solar project finance focussed company based in Troy, MI.Given uncertainty surrounding regulatory and local financing issues in renewable energy markets as well as a lifelong passion for market analytics, I have decided to return to the fixed income markets where my knowledge, experience and relationships offer substantial value.