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Orlando, Florida, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Private equity backed $500 million FinTech enabled e-commerce based employee purchase program providing subprime consumers the ability to buy goods and services and pay over time through payroll deductionResponsible for all financial, treasury/capital markets, underwriting, risk management and collections operations for the Company and its subsidiariesBuilt high performing teams and culture within Finance, Risk and Collections organizations by ensuring the right leadership was in place and that organizations were resourced to serve both the retail and financial services components of the businessDrove margin rate improvement of 310 basis points through cross-functional promotional discipline and improvements in returns logisticsRealized operating expense leverage by enhancing procurement controls and automating accounts payable processing by leveraging SAP Concur and third-party payment processorsCompleted the Company's first AA rated term securitization, closed on four warehouse transactions and a dividend recapitalizationActively managed portfolio risk related to the Covid-19 pandemic lowering overall delinquencies while containing origination exposure in high-risk clients. Realized delinquency improvement of 213 basis points over 15-month period despite pressure Covid-19Co-Executive sponsor on Enterprise Data Warehouse initiative providing Company's first single source of truth data source to enable a data science function and improve business intelligencePartnered with CTO to set up an offshore development center allowing efficient scaling for IT and access to additional resources for business intelligence and data scienceLed effort to implement new retail contract management system to provide scalability and eliminate manual processesImplemented the Company's first internal audit function

Private equity backed (Emerald Development Managers, RRE Ventures, SF Capital) $280 million subprime auto finance company serving independent and franchised dealersResponsible for all financial, treasury/capital markets, licensing and compliance operations of the Company and its subsidiariesRaised $20 million in Series B capitalManaged investor relations and reporting for DriverUp marketplace investors. DriverUp was a first of its kind online marketplace that allowed accredited investors the option to buy auto loan participationsLaunched inaugural securitization program rated by S&P and KBRABuilt Finance, capital markets, FP&A and business intelligence functionsImplemented Netsuite General Ledger and Blackline reconciliation automation tools

Parent company of Sierra Auto Finance and online marketplace providing accredited investors access to whole loan participations in consumer auto loans. Responsible for all financial, treasury and compliance activities of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Controller for the Retail Partner Cards business. Retail Partner Cards provides private label and co-branded bankcard products to premier retailers in the US and Canada representing $40 billion in loans with $7 billion in annual revenueLed financial due diligence on numerous portfolio acquisitions (Macy's, Best Buy, etc.) and owned integration of portfolios into Citi's financial and regulatory systemsPrepared business for potential spin-off as public company from Citi HoldingsPartnered with ABS bankers to divest of liquidating credit card portfolios associated with terminated retail relationshipsPartnered with Citi Securitization team to manage securitization program for private label card portfolios, including the Master Trust acquired with the Sears acquisitionTransitioned routine transaction processing and account reconciliations offshore

Chicago,, Il, Us

Business controller for $30 billion credit card and financial service businessSenior financial team member that worked closely with the business President, Sears’ CFO and other executives on a broad array of business issues, strategies and policies affecting the business segment and SearsJointly managed securitization program with Sears Treasurer, served as board member of Financing subsidiaryMember of M&A team that led the $30 billion divestiture of the credit card business unit to CitigroupMember of Sears’ disclosure committee responsible for reviewing quarterly and annual SEC filings to ensure compliance with GAAP and SEC rules

Chicago,, Il, Us

Responsible for business consolidations, SEC reporting, Board of Directors reporting, Management Reporting, Accounting Policy (including interacting with standard setting bodies and industry groups) and transaction support (M&A, divestitures, significant contracts, etc.)Head of Accounting Policy and Transaction Support. Participated in discussions with FASB and SEC staff on various technical topics. Participated in technical forums with the National Retail Federation, FEI’s Committee on Corporate Reporting and other professional organizationsLed financial due diligence on Lands’ End acquisition and divestiture of Sears Termite and Pest Control

New York, Ny, Us

Manufacturing, Retailing and DistributionInformation, Communication and EntertainmentSpecialized in serving public and privately held clients in retail, technology and consulting service industriesExtensive experience with SEC reporting (including multiple IPO’s), business combinations (pooling-of-interests and purchases), due diligence assistance, forensic auditing, investment accounting, and employee benefit plan auditsServed as expert witness in legal proceedings on behalf of clients in both civil cases and before the SECInstructor for advanced audit training

Deerfield, Il, Us

Responsible for providing audit and corporate tax services to clients in manufacturing, distribution, real estate and nonprofit industries