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Responsible for the management of Fifth Third Bank’s regions.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Responsible for the management and go to market strategy for the greater Cleveland and Toledo markets.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Responsible for management and execution of the bank's Specialty Commercial Products across the Bank's footprint and national lines of business. Products include Equipment Finance, Asset Based Lending, Asset Securitization, Global Trade, ESOP, and Dealer Floor Plan. Annual loan production of these groups total $6.0 billion.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Lead the National Equipment Finance Team at Fifth Third BankResponsible for leading the national direct, indirect and syndication sales teams for the company's $7.0 billion equipment finance portfolio. Also responsible for the operations of the company's equipment finance team including documentation, booking, and residual positions for the portfolio. Key initiatives include a resetting of the teams strategy as well as go to market strategies. Special projects include a redesign of the Bank's commercial incentive compensation plan as well as the Bank's leveraged finance portfolio strategy.

Louisville, Kentucky

Responsible for the management of 400 employees and the operations of Fifth Third Bank in the greater Louisville and Lexington Markets. Oversee the growth of the Bank's Retail, Commercial, Business Banking, Investment Advisors, Mortgage, and Community Development Efforts through execution of the Bank's affiliate business sales model. Led initiatives to improve the quality of the Bank's loan portfolio while achieving income and production targets.Consolidated the Louisville and Lexington markets under one leadership team and instituted a consistent corporate culture across the consolidated markets.Led consistent improvements in the Bank's Employee Engagement and Client Experience scores.Improved the regions performance from bottom quartile to top quartile in the Bank.

Responsibile for the operations of Fifth Third Bank in Northeast Ohio. Oversee the daily execution of the Bank's Retail, Commercial, Investment Advisors, Mortgage, and Community Development Efforts throughout Northeast Ohio.Hired new heads of Retail Banking, Investment Advisors, Mortgage Banking, and Commercial Banking resulting in one of the top management teams of the Bank's 19 operating affiliates.Drove finanical performance and production to top quartile of the Bank's 19 operating affilaites.

Responsible for the commercial operations of Fifth Third Bank in Northeast Ohio including middle market, commercial real estate, dealer floor plan, healthcare, public funds, and treasury management. Successfully designed and implemented a turnaround strategy of the commercial banking group that resulted in reduced involuntary turnover and achieved a significant turnaround in overall financial results moving the division from a pre-provision net income that was 76% of plan in 2007, to 94.00% of plan in 2008, to 112.00% of plan in 2009.Oversaw the redirection of the commercial lending and treasury management teams following several years of high officer turnover and lack of clear direction from senior management.Significantly improved the financial performance of the group after being in the position for six months by offering a clear and consistent message of business strategy.Drove core production growth in the areas of deposits, commercial loans, and fee income by holding individual officers accountable for their production.Lead the Bancorp in deposit production for two consecutive years.Identified knowledge gaps within the sales force and organized training around these gaps. Instilled better underwriting standards and reporting for commercial credit.

Managed the Middle Market Lending Group with the responsibilities of delivering a full range of treasury management, credit, capital markets, and fee based services to firms in the middle market space.Assimilated two middle market affiliate teams into one cohesive group following the consolidation of a smaller affiliate into the Cincinnati region.Improved the overall customer experience by directing a more consultative sales approach.Segmented the book of business to transition smaller relationships out of the middle market lending group and into business banking.Implemented a more detailed pipeline review process to better identify opportunities that required senior management involvement and additional product support.

Managed the Commercial Real Estate Group with responsibilities of delivering a full range of deposit, credit, and capital markets products to commercial real estate clients in the Greater Cincinnati marketplace. Top graded 80% of the sales force by recruiting and hiring more experienced relationship managers.Transitioned the business from a transaction oriented focus to a relationship oriented focus.Refocused the group's sales efforts in the area of investment real estate lending while maintaining a strong credit culture.Built out the construction loan administrative team.

Opened and staffed a regional middle market lending office in the northern suburbs of Greater Cincinnati.Managed a team of four middle market lenders and an office staff of four administrative assistants.Established and executed a sales strategy for the sub market.Responsible for a significant growth in the commercial loan book and deposit base within the region. Developed junior relationship managers to become more effective calling officers.

Sold variety of bank products including credit, treasury management, and investment management.Led middle market lending group in new sales efforts.Negotiated terms and pricing for new and existing clients.Developed standards for sales proposals.Fifth Third Bank Special ProjectsCommercial Incentive Compensation Plan (2006-2008)Project Domination (2007)Minimizing Collateral Exceptions and Funding Desk Standardization (2005-2006)Relationship Manager Productivity (2005)

Sold treasury management, investment and capital markets products.Established new calling efforts with Fortune 500, wireless, and broadcast companies.Tripled portfolio size and earnings in eighteen months.Structured credit facilities.Developed marketing plan for assigned calling area.Implemented relationship manager profitability system..

Underwrote and structured commercial loan transactions.Assisted relationship mangers in monitoring customer accounts.Served as credit analyst for a variety of bank lending divisions.Prepared industry analysis

Underwrote and structured commercial loan transactions.Assisted relationship mangers in monitoring customer accounts.Served as credit analyst for a variety of bank lending divisions.Prepared industry analysis

Master Of Business Administration, Finance And Human Resources

Bachelor Of Science, Economics