Partnership Manager

• Mar 2023 - Present

▶ Developing partnership strategy, preparing strong ROI collateral to validate potential integration and partnership value. ▶ Providing executive level recommendations on product integrations with quantifiable data to prove and validate investment value. ▶ Targeting, negotiating and managing strategic partnerships with regional distributors and channel partners of industry service products that are shared by target market. ▶ Building strong relationships with partners’ executive stakeholders and teams to advance mutually beneficial programs and partnership endorsement. ▶ Identifying and developing new consultant, association, channel sales and distributor opportunities. Show less

Derivatives Market Maker

• Apr 2022 - Jan 2023

S.C. CAPITAL GROUP | THE CUTLER GROUP | Fountain Hills, AZ | 2022 – Present; 2010 – 2013 Market Maker ✔️ SCOPE: Traded electronically on CBOE in over 100 equity/ETF derivative products with self-capitalized account. ✔️ NOTABLE IMPACTS: ➡️ Developed proprietary trading algorithms to generate alpha returns while minimizing risk. ➡️ Contributed to improving technology tools and streamlining organizational structure for existing/future traders. ➡️ Optimized operational processes to efficiently scale growth in revenue generation. Show less

Vice President Operations

• Sep 2013 - Mar 2022

✔️ SCOPE: Handled COO responsibilities and directed daily operations for a company that generated over $10M annually with a global customer base across 25 countries. ✔️ NOTABLE IMPACTS: ➡️ Developed and launched new products in various industries that contributed 30%+ to overall revenue. ➡️ Designed and implemented business development strategy to successfully capture 90%+ domestic and 50%+ international market share in the core product. ➡️ Reduced customer lead times from 8 weeks to being available on demand and lowered non-saleable/non-conforming product from 25% to under 5%. ➡️ Established new QC processes and procedures to enhance production consistency and product quality. ➡️ Slashed customer support response time to 4 hours from previous 48-hour company standard. ➡️ Regularly interfaced with customer sales, engineering, executive teams providing technical and business development support. ➡️ Formulated and implemented an effective COVID mitigation plan which maximized employee safety and operational efficiency. ➡️ Significantly mitigated financial risk and exposure to support existing operations and retention of all employees at Pacific Standard prior and during the pandemic without having to facilitate downsizing. Enhanced SCM strategy by securing favorable credit terms on inbound raw materials and reinforced company’s high standard of deliverables to customer base. ➡️ Initiated and administered HR strategies that improved employee morale/retention while enhancing engagement. ➡️ Gained a reputation for culture creation and employee recognition to fuel long-term growth mindset of people. Show less

Derivatives Market Maker

• Aug 2010 - Sep 2013

✔️ SCOPE: Traded electronically on CBOE in over 100 equity/ETF derivative products with self-capitalized account. ✔️ NOTABLE IMPACTS: ➡️ Developed trading algorithms and applied internal risk controls to generate alpha returns while minimizing risk. ➡️ Analyzed the changing market environment and adjusted trading/risk management strategy. ➡️ Optimized operational processes to efficiently scale growth in revenue generation. ✔️ SCOPE: Traded electronically on CBOE in over 100 equity/ETF derivative products with self-capitalized account. ✔️ NOTABLE IMPACTS: ➡️ Developed trading algorithms and applied internal risk controls to generate alpha returns while minimizing risk. ➡️ Analyzed the changing market environment and adjusted trading/risk management strategy. ➡️ Optimized operational processes to efficiently scale growth in revenue generation.

Head of Specialist Trading Operations

• Jan 2002 - May 2010

✔️ SCOPE: Strategically led the trading operation while managing a diverse team of traders and support staff. ✔️ NOTABLE IMPACTS:➡️ Developed a growth model that was adopted by the company nationwide; responsible for 100%+ growth in operations.➡️ Generated trading P&L consistently in the top 10 percentile; improved operation’s exchange ranking from 19th to 3rd.➡️ Led several exchange committees, made regulatory rulings, and interfaced with Exchange Chairman on plans to grow exchange business model. Show less

Derivatives Market Maker

• Oct 2000 - Jan 2002

Trader Trainee

• Feb 2000 - Oct 2000