Tom Michael Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Over 20 years of experience leading Pittsburgh’s premier family-owned clothier. Trains, motivates and provides strategic vision for a multi-million dollar business named by Esquire magazine as one of the country’s.
• Oversees all financial aspects of the company, including internal control and hiring.
• Motivates a 15-member sales team dedicated to exceptional customer service and responsible for multi-million dollars sales in high-end retail clothing and accessories.
• Builds and cultivates diverse community relationships and strategic partnerships.
• Leads cross channel marketing and branding efforts, including management of media buy, oversight of website and social media platforms, customer research and coordination of a team of eight strategic consultants and.
• Editor and publisher of Larrimor’s exclusive FORUM magazine.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

• Jointly acquired and managed Michael Seiff & Co., a corporate holding company that ran Avant-Garde Foods, a gourmet cheese manufacturer and gourmet food distributor. Provided leadership and direction for a staff of 50+.
• Instrumental in leading company growth from a small food producer to a national manufacturer and distributor in ten years, resulting in growth rates as high as 40%.
• Pioneered product development of successful line of gourmet cheese called “Spreadables”, and helped to direct brand management and production.
• Created marketing campaign, pricing structure, and sales strategy for entire product line.
• Performed monthly sales forecasting and competitive analyses to determine product performance levels and the need for new product developments and modifications on an annual basis.
• Instituted HACCP Program and supervised quality control in all aspects of this all-natural product.

Executed arbitrage strategies and made markets in over-the-counter stocks for institutions. Managed futures, invested in domestic and global equities, managed hedge funds, used interbank currencies to enhance the yield of equity and debt portfolios, and speculated in currencies.

• Served as Core Examiner, overseeing group of brokerage firms to assure capital compliance with securities laws.Key Results:
• Conducted audits of brokerage firms to check for compliance with securities law.
• Assigned to special NASDAQ project to implement automated trading system.
• Instrumental in identifying stock manipulation on the part of First Jersey Securities.
• Successfully identified brokerages that were deficient in capital, and worked as liaison between banks, lawyers, and NASD to resolve deficiencies.

• Developed audit plans and evaluated accounting operations. Audited all major divisions in the bank, including treasury, cash management, and loan review. Applied all standard auditing techniques, including flow charts.
• Identified a loan group that was incorrectly calculating interest, which led to increased bank earnings of $10-12 million per year.

Bachelor Of Science, Economics And International Relations

Advanced Business Review For Senior Executives

Comptroller Of Currency Audit & National Association Of Securities Dealers