Geoffrey Ricks
Managing Director of Technology Solutions at The Debt Exchange- Claim this Profile
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DebtX
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director of Technology Solutions
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Oct 2007 - Present
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (September 2011 – Present) • Responsible for product lines with yearly revenue in excess of $2.5 million • Transitioned an internal loan sales platform into a successful enterprise class SaaS solution used by top banks and financial institutions, generating over $600k in its first year • Directed a multiyear R&D initiative with current and prospective clients to re-envision a cross browser cross device syndication platform utilizing advanced web technologies, incorporating tight Outlook integration, deep market-specific functionalities and data mining capabilities MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (January 2011 – September 2011) • Guided and motivated a team of 3 Product Managers, 10 Software Engineers, and 5 QA professionals to maintain and grow 4 diverse products • Established 12 month product roadmaps with business owners and senior management • Standardized and implemented weekly reporting of development progress; increasing transparency and allowing for real time project management DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (January 2010 – January 2011) • Reigned in and stabilized an overdue, over-budget, loan portfolio pricing solution developed by a hybrid in-house/outsourced team • Streamlined and institutionalized Software Development Life Cycle best practices throughout the organization SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER (January 2009 – January 2010) • Successfully led a 10-person team tasked with overhauling a web based loan syndication platform in 6 months resulting in $1+ million of additional annual revenue • Spearheaded 7 on-time on-budget client implementations over 2 years PRODUCT MANAGER (October 2007 – January 2009) • Interfaced with business sponsors to define, validate and document business requirements • Managed offshore QA teams: trained on domain knowledge, reviewed and validated functional test plans • Provided internal and external sales, post-sales and customer support Show less
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