Experience

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  Customers Commercial Finance, LLC

  • Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

  • Executive Vice President/Managing Director

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

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  Ducere Advisors

  • Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

  • Principal

    • 2020 - Present
    • Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

    Ducere Advisors specializes in helping organizations and their leaders develop work cultures that dramatically improve employee engagement through better teamwork & communication. Aside from empowering people to be their best, the collective output drives improved performance across a wide range of business critical metrics. Special expertise in cultural transformation, organizational engagement and leadership development. Offerings include engagement strategy workshops, organizational development, HR consulting, and leadership coaching.

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  Direct Capital is a Division of CIT Bank, N.A.

  • United States
  • Financial Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Managing Director

    • 2016 - 2020

    While at Direct Capital, we provided over $5 billion to hundreds of thousands of SMB's nationwide. By pioneering FinTech, we transformed how technology drives efficient/easy access to capital. We created and fostered an engaged culture that empowered a team which eventually grew to 300 strong. I helped lead our team in executing the strategic direction that drove the company's explosive growth. After CIT Group's (NYSE:CIT) 2014 acquisition, the mission became integrating into a public bank effectively, driving continued growth & performance, all while retaining our distinctive culture & identity.

  • Senior Vice President

    • 2008 - 2016

    Work in concert with Executive Mgmt to determine & lead on the overall strategic direction and growth of the firm. Key functions include: managing overall production of the Sales organization across all channels; being responsible for the development & management of major vendor and franchise programs; driving overall company wide employee engagement; managing all aspects within the Human Resources department including recruiting, on-boarding, training and development, benefits and overall company culture.

  • Vice President of Operations

    • 1999 - 2008

    As member of Executive Mgmt team, worked collaboratively to define & deliver on market strategy of firm. Lead on external funding source relationships and internal operational management. Expertise in all aspects of risk management across a broad range of asset classes, industries, transaction types and sizes. Bringing structure and order to maximize revenue and profits.

  • Credit Manager

    • 1996 - 1999

    Manage Credit Underwriting across all origination channels. Collaborative business partner having established solid relationships with funding institutions.

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  Deutsche Bank Securities (formerly Bankers Trust Company)

  • Operations Manager

    • 1990 - 1995

    Global Investment Management group that handled passive equity pension funds.