Established digital asset initiative by recruiting highly-skilled technical team to build out a sales and trading desk. Used strategic focus to direct stakeholders and senior level executive representatives of digital exchanges to provide emerging technology solutions, to generate revenue growth and new business opportunities. Led the team to become a significant player on a number of Global Digital Exchanges.

Led business development, sales strategy, and product services to forecast and plan new initiatives to optimize growth opportunities, manage risk, and track performance for industry-leading alternative asset firm, specializing in futures, options and commodities. Continue to execute responsibilities from Kottke Associates, including a wider range of asset classes.

*Hehmeyer Trading + Investments acquired Kottke Associates in the Fall of 2016.Led business development strategy, and product services to forecast and plan new initiatives to optimize growth opportunities, manage risk, track performance, and enhance customer experience for award-winning, industry-leading alternative asset firm specializing in commodities. Generated and developed relationships in advisory role with institutional investors, and worked closely with multiple portfolio managers Monitored and maintained risk analytics, implemented and ensured portfolio controls, and oversaw reporting and communications regarding progress and expected outcomesAssessed needs and developed impactful sales and marketing support tools and coordinate cross-team execution of initiatives for implementation and executionManaged comprehensive recruitment, selection, and ongoing due diligence of managersTripled the number of managers and expanded product offerings to develop strategic global commodity exposureSelected as panel expert and speaker at HedgeWorld Conference, CTA Intelligence Symposium, Real Asset Investment ConferenceWrotte and contributed editorial trend articles/content to commodity trade publications, and quoted as industry resource by Wall Street Journal Remained current on all Regulatory and Compliance issues while staying abreast of business and industry trends and analyzed and negotiated vendor selection decisions

Interfaced with managing partners, executive management, exchanges, vendors, and cross functional teams to facilitate all operations; manage risk; maintain profitable revenue streams; and introduce strategic alliances, while also running individual trading account. Developed measurable performance objectives, recruited, hired, trained, and managed electronic trading group.

As one of the first traders hired, facilitated all aspects of growing international organization and helped to establish U.S.-based office for electronic trading group from Dublin. Liaised with individual exchanges to pilot market-making programs. Interfaced and negotiated with technology vendors and exchanges at all management levels including CME, CBOT, ICE and Eurex. Provided leadership support and risk management for training groups. Successfully traded interest rates, energies, and equity indices on electronic platform.

Piloted program as Market Maker in Corn Options pit at the Chicago Board of Trade for Cargill Grain Division, analyzed volatility and managed positions in all corn contracts. Provided analysis of relevant volatilities and skews for options with data used for OTC trading. Managed communications for floor, over-the-counter [OTC], hedging and product line managers. Provided information from the floor and received information from the field to inform key stakeholders and manage quality work product within expected time frames.

Established U.K. office, managing all internal relationships as well as sourcing and strategic partnerships. Responsible for overall daily management of Kottke, U.K., including: recruiting, hiring, and managing risk for all traders; acting as liaison with U.S. office, clearing firm, and LIFFE; managed all documentation for U.K./U.S. tax authorities; negotiated with British government for work permits and other applications and documentation; introduced Global Risk options risk program for traders; and initiated growth/profit strategies and business alliances.