Experience

Aspira Inc. of Illinois

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COO

  • Jun 2017 - Present



Regeneration Schools

• Chicago

• CFO/COO

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017



Victory Education Partners

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO/COO - Chicago

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015



Zic Green Brokerage and Consulting, LLC

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Credits Broker and Consultant

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2015

  John A. Kolozak, the most recent addition to the Clear Energy team, brings his extensive trading and liquid markets experience to manage the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and the AB 32 desk. John A. Kolozak, the most recent addition to the Clear Energy team, brings his extensive trading and liquid markets experience to manage the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and the AB 32 desk.



DASH Financial Technologies

• United States
• Capital Markets
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2013

  Director of Education. Director of Education.



MYD Market

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2012

  Building out and managing interdealer brokerage desk in ETF and single stock options Provide liquidity access to U.S. and European customer base Doubled desks revenue within two months and on pace to double again through growing existing customer business and growing customer base Facilitated acquisition of European broker dealer license for London office Building out and managing interdealer brokerage desk in ETF and single stock options Provide liquidity access to U.S. and European customer base Doubled desks revenue within two months and on pace to double again through growing existing customer business and growing customer base Facilitated acquisition of European broker dealer license for London office



J.P. Morgan

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director, Single Stock Flow Trader

  • Nov 2009 - May 2011

  Manage Energy and Industrials sectors equity derivatives trading books within a sector-based trading team of seven volatility traders Market maker on all names within covered sectors in order to provide competitive two-way risk pricing for internal clients and the inter-bank derivatives market Generate directional and volatility trading strategies for hedge fund and other end-user clients to increase capture of flow and constant position turnover Support the integration between cash and flow desks; instigated and organized a regular meeting between cash traders, sector analysts and myself, which has improved performance for both lines of business and new client development Partner with the sales team to expand customer base and capture previously untargeted trading opportunities Show less



DRESDNER KLEINWORT

• New York

• Director, Head of Desk Equity Derivatives

  • May 2007 - Oct 2009

  Managed team of two single stock and one index trader; NY Desk outperformed other Dresdner desks globally Managed Financial sector equity derivatives trading book profitably Monitored and managed risks and positions for single stock and index books Market maker on all liquid names within covered sectors in order to provide competitive two-way risk pricing for internal clients; actively participated in IDB market Developed proprietary volatility strategies based on market technical and relative value analysis in order to maximize profitability of sector-based trading books Generated directional and volatility trading strategies for both hedge fund and other end-user clients to increase internalized capture of flow and own internal proprietary positions Developed cross product coordination between different desks; led daily meetings between the credit and derivative desks, improving market visibility, trading and risk management Show less



LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL

• London, United Kingdom

• Director, Single Stock Flow Trader

  • Feb 2006 - Apr 2007

  Managed Pan European Technology, Media, & Capital Goods equity derivatives trading books within a sector-based trading team of eight volatility traders Market maker on all liquid names within covered sectors in order to provide competitive two-way risk pricing for internal clients and to dominate the inter-bank derivatives market Developed proprietary volatility strategies based on market technical and relative value analysis in order to maximize profitability of trading books Generated directional and volatility trading strategies for hedge fund and other end-user clients Traded on a team that achieved a top-two position in the European equity derivatives market and produced profitability at a rate of 140% of projected revenue target Supported the development of cross product coordination between different desks; instigated and led a bi-weekly meeting between the cash, credit, converts and derivative desks Worked extensively with Pan European Country Based Sales Teams and US Sales Team by leveraging contacts on both continents Show less



ARCHELON, LLC

• Greater Chicago Area

• Trading Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - Jul 2005

  Independently researched and reported on improving risk management methods to identify profitable trading opportunities in the marketplace Proposed and implemented improvements to the existing proprietary trading system Independently researched and reported on improving risk management methods to identify profitable trading opportunities in the marketplace Proposed and implemented improvements to the existing proprietary trading system



ARCHELON DEUTSCHLAND, GMBH

• Frankfurt Area, Germany

• Senior Single Stock Derivatives Trader

  • Sep 2001 - Dec 2004



ARCHELON, LLC

• Chicago

• Senior Single Stock Derivatives Trader

  • May 1999 - Aug 2001



Archelon LLC

• Chicago

• Trader Trainee/ Clerk

  • Jun 1998 - Apr 1999



SCA CONSULTING, LLC

• Based in Chicago

• Consultant

  • Aug 1995 - May 1998