Michael Avon
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Lisa M. Herman
I had the pleasure of collaborating with Michael on several projects, including our global product expansion, at Citi Prepaid Services. Michael's grasp of ALL aspects of the business and his ability to develop and document efficient processing across those businesses was critical to the management of extremely rapid business growth. At the same time, Michael cultivated and promoted a quality culture, which encourages and rewards innovation and commitment to organizational goals.
Nancy Didwell
I had the pleasure of working with Michael for about 1.5 years while he was a client of mine. Michael provided a high degree of focus and priority on a number of initiatives that our companies were working on together. He was very responsive and thorough in his analysis and was effective at pulling together the appropriate people to ensure stakeholders were engaged. Some of the initiatives he spearheaded were game changing for both of our companies in the way we manage the business and resulted in positive financial impact. Michael set a high bar regarding the rules of engagement for our business relationship and we developed a friendship where we could use each other as a sounding board. I would recommend Michael for any position where he is expected to lead initiatives and make a difference in his line of business in a positive way.
Alan Geiger
Michael Avon has been a peer for three (3) years with Citi Prepaid Services (formerly Ecount). He was hired to revamp the entire Fraud, Risk & Controls Unit and was given responsibility for Customer Service and Vendor Relations (Operations). His challenge was to put into place controls that did not exist from a risk perspective, implement from proof of concept a mind set of an efficiency process and approach, implement a higher degree of fraud identity to minimize our financial exposure for a growing business, improve both overall service and the internal communication. From my view, Michael was given his budget and headcount parameters and enough freedom and flexibility to get the job done, which he has done. I would like to offer my recommendation to you about Michael’s ability to perform. In a very short time he succeeded in making the necessary changes and implementing with tremendous success. He did so by being personally engaged in understanding the business needs, by creating partnering relationships, and by instilling a customer-centric service focus within Citi Prepaid. I believe Michael has the ability, track record and attitude to make him an excellent fit for any executive position. Regards, Alan Geiger SVP, Senior Relationship Manager Citi Prepaid Services
Lisa M. Herman
I had the pleasure of collaborating with Michael on several projects, including our global product expansion, at Citi Prepaid Services. Michael's grasp of ALL aspects of the business and his ability to develop and document efficient processing across those businesses was critical to the management of extremely rapid business growth. At the same time, Michael cultivated and promoted a quality culture, which encourages and rewards innovation and commitment to organizational goals.
Nancy Didwell
I had the pleasure of working with Michael for about 1.5 years while he was a client of mine. Michael provided a high degree of focus and priority on a number of initiatives that our companies were working on together. He was very responsive and thorough in his analysis and was effective at pulling together the appropriate people to ensure stakeholders were engaged. Some of the initiatives he spearheaded were game changing for both of our companies in the way we manage the business and resulted in positive financial impact. Michael set a high bar regarding the rules of engagement for our business relationship and we developed a friendship where we could use each other as a sounding board. I would recommend Michael for any position where he is expected to lead initiatives and make a difference in his line of business in a positive way.
Alan Geiger
Michael Avon has been a peer for three (3) years with Citi Prepaid Services (formerly Ecount). He was hired to revamp the entire Fraud, Risk & Controls Unit and was given responsibility for Customer Service and Vendor Relations (Operations). His challenge was to put into place controls that did not exist from a risk perspective, implement from proof of concept a mind set of an efficiency process and approach, implement a higher degree of fraud identity to minimize our financial exposure for a growing business, improve both overall service and the internal communication. From my view, Michael was given his budget and headcount parameters and enough freedom and flexibility to get the job done, which he has done. I would like to offer my recommendation to you about Michael’s ability to perform. In a very short time he succeeded in making the necessary changes and implementing with tremendous success. He did so by being personally engaged in understanding the business needs, by creating partnering relationships, and by instilling a customer-centric service focus within Citi Prepaid. I believe Michael has the ability, track record and attitude to make him an excellent fit for any executive position. Regards, Alan Geiger SVP, Senior Relationship Manager Citi Prepaid Services
Lisa M. Herman
I had the pleasure of collaborating with Michael on several projects, including our global product expansion, at Citi Prepaid Services. Michael's grasp of ALL aspects of the business and his ability to develop and document efficient processing across those businesses was critical to the management of extremely rapid business growth. At the same time, Michael cultivated and promoted a quality culture, which encourages and rewards innovation and commitment to organizational goals.
Nancy Didwell
I had the pleasure of working with Michael for about 1.5 years while he was a client of mine. Michael provided a high degree of focus and priority on a number of initiatives that our companies were working on together. He was very responsive and thorough in his analysis and was effective at pulling together the appropriate people to ensure stakeholders were engaged. Some of the initiatives he spearheaded were game changing for both of our companies in the way we manage the business and resulted in positive financial impact. Michael set a high bar regarding the rules of engagement for our business relationship and we developed a friendship where we could use each other as a sounding board. I would recommend Michael for any position where he is expected to lead initiatives and make a difference in his line of business in a positive way.
Alan Geiger
Michael Avon has been a peer for three (3) years with Citi Prepaid Services (formerly Ecount). He was hired to revamp the entire Fraud, Risk & Controls Unit and was given responsibility for Customer Service and Vendor Relations (Operations). His challenge was to put into place controls that did not exist from a risk perspective, implement from proof of concept a mind set of an efficiency process and approach, implement a higher degree of fraud identity to minimize our financial exposure for a growing business, improve both overall service and the internal communication. From my view, Michael was given his budget and headcount parameters and enough freedom and flexibility to get the job done, which he has done. I would like to offer my recommendation to you about Michael’s ability to perform. In a very short time he succeeded in making the necessary changes and implementing with tremendous success. He did so by being personally engaged in understanding the business needs, by creating partnering relationships, and by instilling a customer-centric service focus within Citi Prepaid. I believe Michael has the ability, track record and attitude to make him an excellent fit for any executive position. Regards, Alan Geiger SVP, Senior Relationship Manager Citi Prepaid Services
Lisa M. Herman
I had the pleasure of collaborating with Michael on several projects, including our global product expansion, at Citi Prepaid Services. Michael's grasp of ALL aspects of the business and his ability to develop and document efficient processing across those businesses was critical to the management of extremely rapid business growth. At the same time, Michael cultivated and promoted a quality culture, which encourages and rewards innovation and commitment to organizational goals.
Nancy Didwell
I had the pleasure of working with Michael for about 1.5 years while he was a client of mine. Michael provided a high degree of focus and priority on a number of initiatives that our companies were working on together. He was very responsive and thorough in his analysis and was effective at pulling together the appropriate people to ensure stakeholders were engaged. Some of the initiatives he spearheaded were game changing for both of our companies in the way we manage the business and resulted in positive financial impact. Michael set a high bar regarding the rules of engagement for our business relationship and we developed a friendship where we could use each other as a sounding board. I would recommend Michael for any position where he is expected to lead initiatives and make a difference in his line of business in a positive way.
Alan Geiger
Michael Avon has been a peer for three (3) years with Citi Prepaid Services (formerly Ecount). He was hired to revamp the entire Fraud, Risk & Controls Unit and was given responsibility for Customer Service and Vendor Relations (Operations). His challenge was to put into place controls that did not exist from a risk perspective, implement from proof of concept a mind set of an efficiency process and approach, implement a higher degree of fraud identity to minimize our financial exposure for a growing business, improve both overall service and the internal communication. From my view, Michael was given his budget and headcount parameters and enough freedom and flexibility to get the job done, which he has done. I would like to offer my recommendation to you about Michael’s ability to perform. In a very short time he succeeded in making the necessary changes and implementing with tremendous success. He did so by being personally engaged in understanding the business needs, by creating partnering relationships, and by instilling a customer-centric service focus within Citi Prepaid. I believe Michael has the ability, track record and attitude to make him an excellent fit for any executive position. Regards, Alan Geiger SVP, Senior Relationship Manager Citi Prepaid Services
Experience
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Clearfield Partners
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Partner
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Jan 2022 - Present
At Clearfield Partners, we are passionate about solving big problems, increasing organizational efficiency, and optimizing performance. Our mission is to help you clear whatever obstacles that are holding your organization back from maximizing its potential. We believe that organizations can only flourish when they are clear of obstacles, and optimized for growth. We have over 20 + years of hands-on expertise in the Banking, FinTech, Healthcare, Loyalty, and SaaS markets. We have built and run Operations for privately held start-ups, publicly traded Fortune 100 companies, and everything in between. We offer 2 core services, each of which leverages our areas of expertise: Operational Consulting, and Talent Acquisition Solutions. Our Operational Consulting practice provides our clients with expertise in project management, operations optimization, and fractional COO solutions. Our Talent Acquisition practice provides our clients with expertise and services in contract and contract-to-hire staffing, contingent search, executive search, project based recruiting, and talent acquisition consulting. Show less
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Jun 2005 - May 2007
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The Vanguard Group
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Real Estate
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Business Intelligence Manager
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Jan 2000 - May 2005
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Education
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2004 - 2006
Drexel University's LeBow College of Business
MBA, Finance -
2002 - 2004
Chestnut Hill College
BS, Finance -
1994 - 1999
Penn State University
BA, Comparative Literature -
1990 - 1994
Upper Darby Senior High School
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