As a nationally charted bank, Centrust has grown to be one of Northbrook’s top-performing banking companies. We are the go-to bank for Commercial Banking services and deliver superior service and a full spectrum of deposit, lending and online banking products and services. As a model for community banking, we focus on helping small to mid-sized businesses grow safely, profitably and with sufficient capital. Centrust Bank has become a premier SBA lender and one of the largest SBA lenders and specialists in Illinois.Together the Bankers and clients of Centrust Bank have created a strong, growing and successful Community Bank with exactly the bank credit and deposit services required by the residents and business owners of the Northshore communities that we are ideally located to serve.

Advise and sell comprehensive core financial solutions to small businesses with annual revenues up to $10 million. Financial solutions include card products, unsecured term loans/lines of credit, business auto loans, merchant and payroll services, equipment financing, and owner occupied commercial real estate.In 2018:▪ Exceeded targets and achieved 4-star banker status, 305% deposit growth, 119% credit growth, 108% small business acquisition, 107% card usage growth▪ Top 3 in Chicago market for closed term loans/line of credit▪ Top 3 in Chicago market for closed deposit balance growth▪ Built robust portfolio of 150 small business clients from the ground up

• Source,cold call and pitch/sell start-up Exclusive Allstate Agency business ownership opportunities to new prospects• Collaborate and consult with the leadership team on sourcing strategies in conjunction with business goals and objectives• Build and develop new prospect relationships whilst communicating timelines, metrics and financial expectations of a new Agency deployment• Partner and consult with the market Field Sales Leaders regarding next steps with potential business owners• Execute effective pipeline management by continuing to follow up with cold/warm leads daily• Initiate, strategize, lead and execute the Allstate brand at external public events and showcases• Report and deliver personal goals and metrics to management on a weekly basis

Responsible for building client relationships with financial and accounting professionals and organizations throughout the Chicago area. Collaborate to deliver experienced, efficient, and effective talent in a wide range of disciplines including but not limited to:• Accounts Payable (All Levels)• Accounts Receivable (All Levels)• Billing (All Levels)• Payroll (All Levels)• Bookkeeper• Credit and Collections (All Levels)• Financial Analyst• Staff and Senior Accountants• Staff and Senior Internal Audit• Staff and Senior Tax Accountants

Brilliant Management Resources is a unique accounting and finance consultancy that specializes in placing experienced accounting and finance professionals in professional services engagements. Our collective project and interim management expertise is best described as providing practical corporate accounting/finance recommendations and execution in:• Financial Modeling, Reporting, Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting and Analytics • Technical Accounting projects such as SEC Reporting, IFRS, Statutory and Regulatory reporting, tax & SOX Compliance Support• Financial Systems implementation, process documentation, system selection, etc.

Respond to escalated client requests, focusing on integrated approach to enhanced relationship management and client delight; provide account management, client servicing and implementation coordination for highly complex accounts; research, analyze and resolve wide range of treasury, cash management and depository products and services; effectively integrate servicing with implementation and operational requirements across departments• Consistently executed 85-100% of service level agreement on-time or ahead of schedule• Successfully oversaw workflow of implementation and fulfillment requests between multiple internal and external constituents

Outside and inside sales calls to new and existing MN and WI middle market clients ($50M-$2B in revenue), prospecting and delivering treasury solutions; assisted Treasury Solutions Officer in relationship planning, prospecting and updating strategic plans for clients; followed-up and resolved client needs through implementation and fulfillment of treasury solutions; utilized technical knowledge to run pricing and cost-benefit models; prepared corporate responses to requests for proposal and relationship reviews• Effectively presented new treasury solutions to the cash management team of an $8B corporation• Acted as integral part of team that secured $250,000 in new treasury business by providing detailed analysis and account management support• Successfully oversaw treasury solutions implementation workflow for new $1.4B client

Customer Solutions - relationship deepening process focused on delivering clarity, choice and convenience to Bank of America customersCoached associates at 17 banking centers to change sales process behaviors & drive deeper client relationships; conducted banking center manager meetings to communicate Customer Solutions program goals and timeline; drove associate proficiency by observing client interactions, developing action plans and setting expectations Integrated Sales and Service Platform (“Interact”, nationwide) - largest cross-channel sales & service platform change in Bank of America history deployed to 45,000 associates across 12 regionsCoached all banking center associates for the Interact system conversion utilizing effective communication skills; drove efficiency through associate readiness, training performance, execution and adoption of Interact; monitored associate adoption daily through one-on-one coaching and timely reporting; collaborated with banking center management and regional market teams regarding overall associate proficiency; partnered with project coaches to streamline the deployment process; hosted Super user demonstration meetings for banking center managers to improve associate know-how• Consistently achieved 95-100% of pre-deployment assessment and 100% adoption rates• Received a 98% overall satisfaction score from market leadership on coaching performance• Regularly exceeded market leadership’s expectation in preparing associate readiness for deployment

Assisted small businesses with strategizing financial solutions that best fit their needs; sold business checking/savings accounts, credit cards, Premium Unsecured Lines of Credit and merchant service referrals; promoted the Bank of America Spirit in order to introduce and retain Legacy LaSalle clients; regularly attended small business networking events to liaise with potential clients• Recruited to Legacy LaSalle banking center to assist in Bank of America sales process conversion• Represented Bank of America at the City of Chicago Treasurer’s Small Business Expo 2008

Sold array of financial products and services (mortgages, credit lines, checking/savings accounts, IRAs, etc.); built and retained long-term relationships with personal and business customers in the community; resolved customer inquires, issues and service needs in a prompt and timely manner; demonstrated the Bank of America core values• Recruited to open 2 new banking centers in the expanding Chicago market• Achieved 173% of total sales points in Q1 of 2008• Consistently funded and often exceeded total sales goals• Appointed Small Business Specialist and Champion for top banking center in Chicago market