Lead a team of 11 direct reports furnishing banking services and products to global business customers. Hold concurrent responsibility for daily management and new business contract wins to drive profit gains for the bank. Head P&L growth, product development strategy, and personnel supervision to mitigate risks and control expenses.• Negotiated new contracts, oversaw business and product development, and recruited personnel with diverse skills resulting in revenue growth from $1M to $8M within eight years.• Conceptualized and initiated a comprehensive risk management program which slashed credit liability exceptions by more than 50% while the portfolio grew 38% to $180M.• Introduced new global treasury management and trade services products including trade finance lending, foreign currency accounts, treasury management services, and supply chain solutions. The new products resulted in positive consumer perceptions, local economic downturn resilience, and greater profit margins.• Incorporated transaction monitoring processes to identify anomalies and guarantee compliance with know-your-customer rules, the Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering, and Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations and guidance.

Spearheaded finance and operational functions for several community banks to produce profitableresults with the lowest costs. Supervised month and year-end close activities including accrual posting, general ledger balancing, and the delivery of financial statements. Drafted innovative policies and procedures encompassing risk management, staff roles, and technical solutions delivery for cost control and data security enhancement. • Drove the optimization of business operations adopting lean methodology strategies, improving demand and capability forecasting, introducing customer-centric thinking, and developing an IT business process reengineering strategy. The IT strategy encompassed systems networking, workstations upgrades, and enhancing security measures.• Directed the revamping of policies, in collaboration with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and state bank examiners, to streamline operations, promote better customer service, and aid compliance with secure banking principles.• Formulated comprehensive annual strategic operating plans and the associated budget for Board of Directors’ approval which laid out the goals of the business, available resources, and guidelines for actions.

Directed a team of 12 offering a complete array of products assisting customers, who wanted to expand into foreign markets, mitigate credit risk, and increase their sales. Developed and offered workshops and seminars to retain customers and identify new prospects. • Expanded business development to affiliate markets including Denver, Kansas City, Lincoln, NE, Chicago, and Dallas and grew revenue by 400% in eight years.• Boosted correspondent bank business to a total of 44% of the overall department revenue.• Introduced new products including Auto-FX for foreign USD wires and supply chain services for discounting foreign receivables and expanded our risk appetite for foreign bank credit risk.

Launched a second location in Omaha to expand services and new business development. Collaborated with key vendors and created technology solutions that allowed us to service large, high volume clients.• Developed and grew our correspondent bank services across the Midwest to 42 relationships that generated 35% of the overall revenue.