Experience

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  X Cubed Capital Management

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  • Director of Options and Equities

    • Feb 2022 - Present
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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  Solcana Fitness & Wellness

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  • Senior Business Partner, Controller & Chairperson of the Board

    • Jun 2014 - Present
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

    As a BUSINESS PARTNER in this woman owned business, I created, developed, and implemented the business plan for Solcana Fitness, LLC. Successfully building a thriving fitness community achieving year over year revenue GROWTH of 10-20%. * Resilient & innovative in surviving forced shutdowns and changes to our business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.* Innovate and execute STRATEGY for HIRING and the FOCUS for the future of the business operations. * As CONTROLLER, I compile and maintain accounting data and reports. * Prepare and procure an annual budget. * Maintain accurate accounting records, and actively identify and reconcile errors and variances. * Payroll processing & Credit Card Processing.* Bank reconciliations and documentation. Financial REPORTING and FORECASTS.* Ensure vendor invoices are paid in a timely manner and prepare and enter monthly journal entries.* Maintain the chart of accounts and RECONCILE accounts & calculate and enter monthly sales and filing sales tax.* Forecasting, maintenance, and controls of business FINANCIALS and OPERATIONS.* Solcana strives to make an impact on people's HEALTH and WELL-BEING. Promoting physical, nutritional, mental, and emotional health.* Accomplishments: Solcana Fitness was named City Pages Best Gym in the Twin Cities for 2017 and 2019.

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  Self-employed

  • Silver Lake, Minnesota, United States

  • Farm Owner & Operator

    • Apr 2012 - Present
    • Silver Lake, Minnesota, United States

    OWNER & OPERATOR of a 117 acre farm in Central Minnesota* Responsible for best-management practices of farmland, grasslands, waterway, and woodlands.* Negotiate rental contract with renter who farms the land in a rotation of Corn & Soybeans.* Developed a rental contract that provides a variable rate rent to benefit the landowner & renter.* Manage the loan payments, loan contract, and property taxes.* Manage and hire contractor for tiling of land for proper drainage to promote better yields on the land.

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  Lumen Strategic Funds

  • Los Angeles, California, United States (remote)

  • Partner

    • Apr 2021 - Dec 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, United States (remote)

    As a Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Risk at Lumen Strategic Funds, I am responsible for the risk management of our two Funds. Lumen focuses solely on options and derivatives strategies to generate returns. I am also providing focus for client engagement and raising capital.

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  Citigroup

  • Director of Trading, Commodity Trader, ETF & Equity Trader

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2020

    As TRADING DIRECTOR, I created, developed, and managed Citi's precious metal, soft, and agriculture option market making and semi systematic groups trading future, equity, and ETF futures & options. Acting as Head Trader of those products, I made an impact expanding the group each year through hiring and moving into new markets.* A LEADER and Head of Trading who directly managed the daily activities and performance metrics for a team of five traders in three separate locations. Implemented mentoring, goal setting, and coaching for my team striving to collaborate.* An INNOVATOR who created strategies & efficiencies in the execution of future options & equity options.* Traded derivatives in WTI crude, BRENT crude, products, NATURAL GAS, GOLD, SILVER, CORN, SOYBEANS, SOYMEAL, SUGAR, COFFEE, single stock equities, gold miners, ETFs, Technology, IPOs, etc.* A DECISIVE PROBLEM SOLVER & RISK SPECIALIST who was responsible for managing the greeks and underlying risk of a market making and semi systematic trading book.* RISK MANAGER, PORTFOLIO MANAGER & ANALYST who quantified both the short-term & long-term dollar value of the risk exposure to movements in the underlying commodity, equity, ETF and/or their volatility.* DEVELOPER who used Excel & in house software to manage risk and option greek movement as well as curve alignment.* STRATEGIST & risk manager who sought out opportunities for arbitrage and proprietary derivative trades to capitalize on market volatility movement.* TRUSTED trader who ensured that all trades were done within SEC, NFA, and CFTC compliance rules and regulations.* RELATIONSHIP BUILDER who developed relationships at the CME, ICE, and dozens of brokerage firms for insight and trade execution.* Assisted in managing and maintaining Citi's electronic semi systematic trading platform and quantitative modeling.

  • Vice President, Options Trading

    • Jun 2006 - Dec 2011

    * I executed energy trades with brokers and electronically. * Option Derivatives hedging and strategy. * I assisted in managing the energy derivative portfolio risk. * Performed equity index and equity derivative risk management duties.