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Bellevue, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Greater Seattle Area

Design and manage multi-asset class portfolios for high net worth investors, corporate accounts, and small 401k programs. Responsible for portfolio rebalancing, trading, performance monitoring and analysis. Provide investment recommendations at both an individual asset level, as well as through asset location and asset allocation recommendations. Meet with High Net Worth clients with relationship managers or alone, depending on client needs. Member of the Investment Strategy Group, the Asset Allocation Committee and the Manager Selection Committee. Perform due diligence on investment managers and mutual funds and cover individual stocks.

Greater Seattle Area

Managed client service team for wealth management team, including 3 direct reports. Streamlining team operations and procedures to improve client outcomes and team efficiency. Work with team lead to establish, implement and support team goals, vision, and strategic path. Wrote a 3 year rolling strategic plan with the input of the team members, to move the team forward and reach newly designed goals; provide ongoing support to all team members and each team building opportunity in order to create a shared desire to implement the changes identified and outlined in the strategic plan. Audited multiple facets of client information and account design. Updated team infrastructure to ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies. Mentored and trained client service team members, assisted each with goal setting and helped them find the appropriate steps on the path they identified for themselves within the firm and the industry. Provided investment advice and research on an ad hoc basis, as needed by the firm or clients. Provided outstanding customer service and problem solving for clients in a variety of circumstances.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Portfolio manager for large cap and all cap equity strategies for public mutual fund and institutional separate accounts. Equity research and analysis for small cap, mid cap, large cap and all cap strategies. Responsible for investment and risk management within the portfolios; worked with analyst teams to determine appropriate investments as individual holdings and how they fit in the larger aggregate portfolio. Met with client boards and internal stakeholders to discuss the investment products and processes. Responsible for research on companies in multiple industries: met with analysts and management teams and performed independent financial analysis and investment analysis for potential purchase by portfolios. Worked with the team to improve processes and research capabilities.

Greater Seattle Area

Management:Created strategic plans for the division, identified new market opportunities, products, external partners, and resource requirements. Build annual research budgets and periodic division budgets to incorporate changes within our business plan.Manage equity team: trained, mentored, assisted them with identifying and reaching professional goals. Reviewed work product and success milestones for employees.Worked with other division managers to build, grow, and optimize success for my team and the company as a whole.Communication/Client Management:Communicate with stakeholders of varying financial sophistication through letters, emails, white papers, board meetings, and individual conversations.Presented at conferences, board meetings, in television interviews and full length television program on investing.Investing:Manage equity investment strategies: responsible for decisions regarding individual holdings, asset allocation, and risk management.Evaluate portfolio and individual holdings to maximize return, minimize risk, and ensure appropriate exposure to trends and identified growth opportunities.Identify macro issues and opportunities in the global economy and seek out companies that offer unique responses and potentially game changing solutions; review individual investments for strengths and weaknesses within the company structure, go-to-market strategy, or management team.Designed non-standard risk management matrix to quantify risks within the portfolio which were not identified by standard risk measurement tools.Perform business case analysis, total available market/global need research, industry trend analysis, and industry reviews; key focus was on the health care sector, other sectors covered include consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials, and basic materials.Design financial models including projections of revenue, potential profits, and funding needs.

Seattle, Wa

Managed annual budgeting process for 65+ properties, working with regional managers and the CEO, including budgets for each property, and rolling it up for regional budgets as well as a corporate operating budget.Supported department heads with NPV analysis and other financial projections for various projects from IT to real estate development. Designed and presented rates of return, time to payback on investment, and the probability of operational success based on strategy, competitive analysis, and demand for the project/product.Created financial models for various projects and buildings; modeled costs and revenue opportunities based on reviews of comparable and market-based costing.Recommended changes to projects and plans from a financial and strategy standpoint to improve outcomes and reduce risk.Communicated financial projections and findings of research to a variety of audiences, including the board of directors, CEO/CFO, potential partners, and internal managers.Assisted CFO in floating municipal bond offerings in support of building low income senior housing in Western Washington.

Spokane, Wa

Redchip and Raven Ventures were subsidiaries of ICM Asset Management. RedChip was a sell side investment research product provider; Raven Ventures was a private equity investment group providing private equity investing, management support and consulting, and investment research on public companies for ICM Asset ManagementChief Operating Officer and Director of Research, Redchip Responsible for the success of an institutional investment product, a retail investment magazine, a subscription based research/corporate access program, and multiple conferences.Oversaw a staff of 30 with 5 division manager direct reports. Designed work flow and work product standards; served as a sounding board and support for division managers in personnel issues, promotions, and employee development opportunities. Managed corporate priorities, referee'd and arbitrated competing needs of division managers, designed work processes; kept all employees focused on moving the company forward.Designed products and strategies based on customer needs and market conditions; created strategic plans for each division and each product launch or re-launch.Conducted due diligence on potential acquisition targets; identified opportunities and risks of newly-acquired subsidiaries.Designed and implemented a reorganization of the company to maximize market opportunities and improve operations.Analyst, Raven Ventures Assisted small start-up companies with designing internal processes and accounting procedures , investor presentations, and written information. Provided other consulting services as needed to prepare for venture investment.Researched private companies for possible investment; performed business case analysis, total available market research, industry trend assessments, and reviews of industries and competitors to determine investment opportunities. Designed financial models including projections of revenue, profits, and cash needs.

Seattle, Wa

Research and analysis on publicly traded medical device, biotechnology, and education stocks:- Analyzed financial statements- Provided written and oral recommendations regarding buy and sell ideas.- Performed business case analysis, total available market research, industry trend assessments, and industry reviews.- Designed financial models including projections of revenue, potential profits, and funding needs.- Analyzed company financials; identify variances of actual vs expected income and expenses.- Analyzed, research and identify investment opportunities based on the target’s internal capabilities and global trends that promote or inhibit success.

Seattle, Wa

- Taught business management classes to owners of Women and Minority Owned Businesses from Seattle’s Central District.- Mentored an undergraduate student project team working with a Minority Owned Business to improve their marketing plan and operational needs.- Created a “Business Inventory” application for business owners to review all aspects of their businesses to confirm the appropriateness of the projects they were requesting help with. This tool was then used by national CRA funding programs.

Seattle, Wa

- Taught small group sessions for undergraduate statistics classes (up to 30 students per class)- Provided one on one assistance to students during office hours- Assisted professor during large group lectures (up to 150 students per class).

Greater Seattle Area

As a dual enlisted member of the National Guard and ROTC cadet, worked for the Headquarters Company of a Heavy Infantry Brigade in the G-2 (Intelligence) Section. Analyzed battlefield intelligence including terrain and geography for choke points and forced advance/retreat capabilities; reviewed enemy formations and compared them to known battlefield tactics of opposing forces; review information using the mosaic principle to identify potential attack scenarios.Briefed section, battalion, and division command staff members on potential threats, strategies, and scenarios to allow them to better design their battle plans.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Geography

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

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