Proven debt capital markets investment professional with over ten years of leveraged finance experience. Head of Capital Markets, leading a team of investment professionals, responsible for sourcing and managing a bank loan portfolio in excess of $1.0 billion. Strategic build out of FirstMerit’s large corporate bank loan portfolio while working within the confines of Federal Reserve regulations, bank credit policy and Board mandates. Establishment of relationships with top 30 global banks debt capital markets private and public sales desks to increase new primary and secondary syndicated bank loan opportunities. Responsible for sourcing, underwriting and managing in excess of $400.0 million of new bank loan production volume annually. Bank loan production includes responsibility for executing secondary purchases with annual secondary bank loan purchase volume in excess of $200.0 million.