Experience

West Shore Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President - Wealth Director

  • Mar 2021 - Present

• Vice President - Investment Director

  • May 2017 - Present



State Savings Bank

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President - Director of Investments

  • Dec 2014 - Apr 2017

  216 S. Cass Street, Traverse City, MI 49684 -Built all aspects of investment platform from scratch including investment policy, investment philosophy, asset allocation targets, investment objective forms, analytical system infrastructure, portfolio construction and reporting -Instrumental in new business development which generated $49 million in new client assets -Report monthly to investment committee on economic and capital market trends and investment strategy -Direct on-going research and oversight of all tactical asset… Show more -Built all aspects of investment platform from scratch including investment policy, investment philosophy, asset allocation targets, investment objective forms, analytical system infrastructure, portfolio construction and reporting -Instrumental in new business development which generated $49 million in new client assets -Report monthly to investment committee on economic and capital market trends and investment strategy -Direct on-going research and oversight of all tactical asset allocation investment strategies and decisions -Created and write a weekly and quarterly economic and capital market review distributed to clients and COI’s -Established FactSet analytical system and automated Excel and PowerPoint generated reports -Designed and employ a sector level multi-factor ranking model to screen for S&P 500 stocks -Coordinated request for proposal process for new asset custodian and portfolio management reporting system Show less



Northwestern Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President - Portfolio Manager

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2014

  Traverse City, MI -Managed $105 million of high net-worth assets and called clients monthly with an investment update -New business development efforts resulted in $28 million in new client assets -Frequent host on local radio show Everyone’s Planning Hour -Initiated testing and guided implementation of FactSet analytical system which significantly streamlined and automated the investment reporting process -Produced and wrote a weekly capital market and economic summary review report -Utilizing… Show more -Managed $105 million of high net-worth assets and called clients monthly with an investment update -New business development efforts resulted in $28 million in new client assets -Frequent host on local radio show Everyone’s Planning Hour -Initiated testing and guided implementation of FactSet analytical system which significantly streamlined and automated the investment reporting process -Produced and wrote a weekly capital market and economic summary review report -Utilizing FactSet, developed and implemented a multi-factor ranking equity model which was used to conduct S&P 500 sector stock selection for the internal core stock list. Show less



Huntington National Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President - HWA Regional Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2012

  Traverse City, MI -Chosen to lead and manage Northern Michigan region consisting of 14 staff and $480 million in trust assets -Assertive leadership guided and established an environment of accountability, collaboration and professionalism -Partnered with internal colleagues on cross-sell goals as well as with external networking efforts -Initiated Huntington’s 2009 – 2012 sponsorship of Traverse Area Chamber Economic Breakfast gaining extensive local exposure via television and print media.… Show more -Chosen to lead and manage Northern Michigan region consisting of 14 staff and $480 million in trust assets -Assertive leadership guided and established an environment of accountability, collaboration and professionalism -Partnered with internal colleagues on cross-sell goals as well as with external networking efforts -Initiated Huntington’s 2009 – 2012 sponsorship of Traverse Area Chamber Economic Breakfast gaining extensive local exposure via television and print media. -Two-time Summit Club recipient generating over $100,000 in annual recurring revenue -Executed an increase in relationship fees in 2009 generating $140,000 in additional recurring revenue. -Selected to participate in Business Impact Leadership Program in 2011 to further develop leadership and strategic thinking skills and recognized as part of the succession planning process.

• Vice President - Senior Portoflio Manager & Equity Analyst

  • Feb 2002 - Jun 2008

  -Managed $175 million of high-net worth assets and voluntarily initiated a monthly investment update client call which resulted in growing one client relationship from $200,000 to $9.3 million over time. -Two-time Summit Club recipient generating over $100,000 in recurring revenue and was a consistent Traverse City sales leader -Volunteered in 2002 to become an equity analyst for Huntington covering two sectors and ten industries -Recognized as being as a consistent top-quartile… Show more -Managed $175 million of high-net worth assets and voluntarily initiated a monthly investment update client call which resulted in growing one client relationship from $200,000 to $9.3 million over time. -Two-time Summit Club recipient generating over $100,000 in recurring revenue and was a consistent Traverse City sales leader -Volunteered in 2002 to become an equity analyst for Huntington covering two sectors and ten industries -Recognized as being as a consistent top-quartile equity analyst resulted in representing Huntington as an industry expert through media interviews with Reuters and the Wall Street Journal -Originated upgrade of local trust department investment technology and research capability with Bloomberg and FactSet -Mentored and coached local colleagues in becoming equity analysts for Huntington -Selected to become mutual fund manager of new Huntington VA Balanced Fund in 2007



RLI Insurance Company

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Investment Manager

  • Oct 2000 - Jul 2001

  Peoria, Illinois Area -Administered and reported on $700 million core portfolio -Provided oversight and evaluation of external equity and fixed income managers -Reported quarterly to investment committee on core portfolio and managed all aspects of the investment accounting function -Assisted in fixed income manager search and recommendation to investment committee



Frontier Insurance Group, Inc.

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Vice President - Portfolio Manager

  • Jan 1998 - Sep 2000

  Rock Hill, NY -Responsible for daily management, administration and monitoring of $1.4 billion core portfolio -Actively managed $700 million of structured product (CMO, ABS) through daily assessment of economic and capital market trends, assessment of current portfolio strategy and overall portfolio positioning. -Prepared quarterly economic, capital market, portfolio characteristic and performance measurement reports for the board of directors and investment committee -Conducted portfolio volatility… Show more -Responsible for daily management, administration and monitoring of $1.4 billion core portfolio -Actively managed $700 million of structured product (CMO, ABS) through daily assessment of economic and capital market trends, assessment of current portfolio strategy and overall portfolio positioning. -Prepared quarterly economic, capital market, portfolio characteristic and performance measurement reports for the board of directors and investment committee -Conducted portfolio volatility analysis for market risk disclosure for annual 10K & quarterly 10Q reporting requirement -Implemented and maintained Bond Edge fixed income analytics software and was responsible for running portfolio interest rate sensitivity analysis as well as trade “what if” analysis -Partnered with actuarial team in conducting asset and liability risk management -Maintained close oversight of external hedge fund, collateral debt obligation and private placement asset managers Show less



Amerisure Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Investmet Manager, Portfolio Analyst, Investment Accountant

  • Sep 1986 - Dec 1997

  Farmington Hills, MI Assistant Investment Manager 5/95-12/97 -Directly assisted in the management and oversight of $900 million core fixed income portfolio -Executed daily research and market analysis in managing corporates, treasuries, mortgages and asset-backed bond sectors -Extensive daily contact and communication with primary and secondary brokers for market feedback and trading -Coordinated search and selection process for asset custodian and external managers for core… Show more Assistant Investment Manager 5/95-12/97 -Directly assisted in the management and oversight of $900 million core fixed income portfolio -Executed daily research and market analysis in managing corporates, treasuries, mortgages and asset-backed bond sectors -Extensive daily contact and communication with primary and secondary brokers for market feedback and trading -Coordinated search and selection process for asset custodian and external managers for core portfolio, pension and 401k platform, and prepared final recommendations for investment committee(s) and/or Chief Investment Officer as directed -Supported in the quarterly preparation economic, capital market and portfolio performance and compliance reports for investment committee Portfolio Analyst 2/92-5/95 -Developed and maintained database to monitor portfolio holdings by linking Excel via the Bloomberg API data feed -Aided in the development and modification of investment policy and guidelines for core portfolio and pension plan -Prepared quarterly investment measurement reports for the investment committee -Assisted in trading of fixed income securities and monitoring of core fixed income holdings Investment Accountant 1/91 – 2/92 -Managed the investment accounting function -Implemented a computer generated general ledger entry that greatly improved efficiency by eliminating dependency on hundreds of hand written journal tickets each month -Created a daily investment cash flow reconciliation Premium Auditor 2/87 – 1/91 -Audited insured financial records for premium exposure Credit Representative 9/86 – 2/87 -Collected premium revenue from insured clients Show less