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Lead all operations of $1B long short equity hedge fund focused on Consumer and Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT). Responsibilities include: -Managing operations, finances (P&L, budget), tax, human resources, counterparties, technology, and compliance for the management company. -Managing operations, accounting, fund administrator, trade flow, counterparties, and investor relations for the fund.

Buffalo, New York, United States

Lead all operations for “B2B” marketing comprised of “Premier Agent” and “Rentals” that accounts for 90% of Zillow’s revenue.Lead prioritization of initiatives and resources using Agile methodologies. Responsibilities include leading cross functional team of 200 stakeholders to execute upon key metrics, leading weekly and quarterly prioritization activities with leadership, project managing critical initiatives, and developing regular reporting to share with senior management.

Buffalo, New York, United States

Lead multiple operations teams to strategically plan for the given initiative and execute, which involves data analysis, project management, cross functional collaboration, and providing execution support. Initiatives below:o Lead operations for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Part 370. Successfully facilitated COO attestation in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Responsibilities include serving as Product Owner for Axiom SL, leading cross-functional team of technology and business partners (i.e Mortgage, Consumer, Commercial, FP&A), managing internal staff and external consultants, managing communication with FDIC, and developing regular reporting to share with senior management. o Oversee enterprise’s inventory of models to enhance bank performance. Responsibilities include managing operations team, strategic planning, collaborating with model developer and model validation teams to meet planned goals, and creating regular reporting to provide insight to various stakeholders to improve operational performance and monitor risk. o Lead operations for London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) risk assessment. Responsibilities include facilitating team from Mortgage, Global Capital Markets, Commercial, and Treasury business lines to create initial risk assessment, monitor the risks regularly, and develop quarterly reporting to share with senior management.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Lead a variety of enterprise wide projects including implementing the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) implementation. Responsibilities include fulfilling administrative and financial activities as required by Project Sponsor, managing staff and vendors, managing communication with regulator(s), and developing regular reporting to share with senior management.

Buffalo

Lead administrative and financial operations and worked with Managing Directors to ensure excellent execution and drive alignment with organizational strategy and proof of concept objectives. Core responsibilities include; managing $9 million dollar budget, relationship with fiscal sponsor – Tides Center, team and engagement meetings, contracts with vendors and clients.

Rochester, New York Area

Lead and manage operations for Uncommon Schools in Rochester (1500+ students and 200+ staff). Core responsibilities include; managing $30MM budget, managing operations school leaders, managing regional personnel, overseeing facility infrastructure, technology, and managing external stakeholder relationships.

Rochester, New York Area

Founded Rochester Prep – West Campus in July 2011; was responsible for all the following aspects of the school: facility issues, technology, student information, student and teacher recruitment, student services (student meals and transportation), regulation and reporting requirements, finances, HR/Personnel issues, assessment and program evaluation, and scheduling.

Rochester, New York Area

Trained to be the Director of Operations for a new middle school; visited schools across the Uncommon Schools network researching best practices, participated in 15+ professional development workshops, and performed operational tasks at placement school (Rochester Prep)

Rochester, New York Area

Greater Chicago Area

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Masters In Science Of Teaching, Adolescent Education

Bachelor Of Science, Economics