Published two novels, The Golden Pinnacle and Prime Deceit, and maintained a blog, Straight Line Logic, (straightlinelogic.com), which I still operate.

Oversaw all fixed income and proprietary trading of futures, currencies, credit derivatives, swaps, and commodities. Instituted a prime brokerage relationship with a major Wall Street firm. Established a short position on housing, housing derivatives, and the financial sytem before the financial crisis of 2008 that delivered outsize profits. Implemented computer-based informational, accounting, communications, and order management systems. Consistently profitable trading municipal bonds. Wrote… Show more Oversaw all fixed income and proprietary trading of futures, currencies, credit derivatives, swaps, and commodities. Instituted a prime brokerage relationship with a major Wall Street firm. Established a short position on housing, housing derivatives, and the financial sytem before the financial crisis of 2008 that delivered outsize profits. Implemented computer-based informational, accounting, communications, and order management systems. Consistently profitable trading municipal bonds. Wrote market commentaries for the firm's retail brokers that were widely distributed to the firm's clients. Helped manage the firm as a member of the executive committee. Show less

Started as an assistant municipal bond trader and was promoted to head trader and then manager of the Western Region. Traded municipal bonds. The Western Region was consistently the most profitable region in the firm's municipal bond department. Established a thriving institutional sales presence and increased the region's retail business.

Started as a trainee and became a municipal bond trader with full commitment authority.