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Prontoblock is a block chain enabled digital asset platform allowing financial institutions and issuers to tokenize a wide range of financial instruments thereby reducing costs, broadening access andincreasing transparency. The platform automates due diligence and ensures compliance, reducing administrative friction and increasing transparency in the investment process, making investing more accessible to a wider range of investors and issuers. The platform leverages blockchain technology and smart contracts to tokenize and maintain securities issued by its clients, creating a more streamlined and efficient investment process.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

- Spearheaded PNC's financial sponsor coverage effort in California. In less than eight months, driving the region to second in revenue for the group by adding 15 clients and generating $20MM in new revenue, which positioned PNC as the lead bank for the country's largest multi-family asset manager. - Launched PNC's investment banking business for community banks through strategic acquisition and expert hires, growing the business to a $15MM run rate revenue within a year and adding underwriting services for registered community bank sub-debt issuance. - Generated $5MM in first-year revenue by spearheading the development and launch of a pioneering Insurance-Linked Securities settlement product, streamlining capital requirements through cross-team and new product committee approval.- Played a key role in unifying three industry vertical teams into a cohesive 50-person unit with streamlined operations and a shared resource pool, overseeing a $200MM budget, and enhanced business efficiency through regular team meetings and standardized HR processes.

- Secured and directed the UK’s inaugural gasification-based energy-from-waste project, leveraging proprietary gasification technology through strategic contract negotiations and project development, successfully raising £60 million in funding. - Guided the Thames Gateway energy-from-waste project from pre-development to completion, securing all necessary entitlements and executing vital contracts, leading to on-time, on-budget finalization and generating £15 million EBITDA annually. - Collaborated on a contract for exclusive technology rights, hired the key leadership team, including a CFO and Project Managers, kick-starting the development of a robust project pipeline in the energy-from-waste sector.

- Spearheaded a lobbying campaign that influenced federal legislation, successfully amending a bill to recognize waste-to-energy as a renewable resource. This involved strategic outreach to Senate members and collaboration with a hired consultant. - Launched and grew the energy-from-waste division (EfW), adapting existing gasification technology for new applications and forging partnerships for a robust project pipeline, indicated by multiple signed Letters of Intent with waste management companies.

- Founded and grew the credit origination and structuring business by assembling a multidisciplinary team and developing multi-channel deal sourcing capabilities, resulting in a team of 11 generating over $20MM in revenue within the first year.

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Structured Credit Origination, Debt Capital MarketsGuided team responsible for originating proprietary investments for structured credit trading business, with types of transactions including originating structured loans for project financings coupled with simultaneous purchase of credit protection and customized credit derivatives to hedge credit exposure coming from “non-deliverable” obligations.

New York, Ny, Us

Corporate Risk Solutions, Debt Capital MarketsRan three person team responsible for delivering customized risk management solutions to corporate clients across credit, interest rates, foreign exchange and commodities.

New York, Ny, Us

Structured Finance and Credit Derivatives, Managing Director (1998 - 2003)Held various positions including heading teams responsible for:• Bank solutions with a focus on originating and structuring balance sheet synthetic CDO’s;• Origination and structuring of first generation arbitrage synthetic CDO’s;• Global distribution of synthetic CDO’s (including all retained risk positions from bank balance sheet management business);• Marketing of single name credit default swaps;• Repackaging; and• Investor relations for the overall structured credit business.Structured Equity Capital Markets, Vice President (1994-1997)Responsible for marketing equity-linked capital markets products (convertible debt and convertible preferred) and over-the-counter equity derivatives to corporate clients in the Western U.S., and real estate and financial institution clients throughout the U.S. (Based in San Francisco for 18 months.)Real Estate Investment Banking (1989-1994)Vice President (1992 - 1994)Ran team of eight associates and analysts responsible for execution of all real estate investment banking transactions. Assumed primary responsibility for successful execution of wide range of transactions, including work-outs, fairness opinions, sell side assignments, securitization of commercial mortgages, private and syndicated placement of secured and unsecured debt, and secured and unsecured lending by Bank.Associate (1989-1992)Part of team responsible for marketing real estate investment banking services to corporate and real estate clients in West Coast and Southern regions.Investment Banking Services, Analyst (1987 – 1989)

B.S., Industrial Relations

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