Experience

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  Academy Sports + Outdoors

  • United States

  • Outdoor Enthusiast

    • Jul 2020 - Present
    • United States

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  C. Bel for Awnings, Inc.

  • Greater New Orleans Area

  • President/General Manager

    • Jul 2018 - Mar 2024
    • Greater New Orleans Area

    Proudly providing the highest quality awnings and shades to Greater New Orleans and Gulf Coast for over 90 years.

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  Tracker Marine Group

  • United States

  • Certified Sales Consultant

    • Jul 2016 - Dec 2018
    • United States

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  White Rhino Financial

  • Katy, Texas

  • Financial Representative

    • Feb 2015 - Jul 2016
    • Katy, Texas

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  Amegy Bank

  • Southwest Houston

  • Vice President

    • Nov 2011 - Nov 2012
    • Southwest Houston

    - Managed and grew a book of mid-size business relationships in the Southwest Houston market.- Served as a trusted advisor for clients’ banking needs focusing on providing lines of credit for cash flow management and term loans for fixed asset financing. - Assisted several companies through the process of obtaining SBA backed financing for start-up and expansion costs.- Introduced clients to products and services the bank could offer to help them manage their companies. These services ranged from basic depository accounts to complex Treasury Management products.- Expanded the banks’ market share through cold call prospecting and leveraging professional and personal contacts.

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  Whitney National Bank

  • Greater New Orleans Area

  • Vice President

    • Jan 1997 - Nov 2006
    • Greater New Orleans Area

    - Managed, developed, and grew an inherited $20 million portfolio to $52 million based on principles of soundness, profitability, and growth.- Provided various loan structures for divestiture of certain corporate holdings into individual, separate entities. - Supervised approval, documentation, and closing of Whitney’s participation in a $75 million Senior Secured Credit facility.- Handled oil and gas company relationship that utilized a $7,000,000 revolving line of credit to finance exploration and development of proved producing reserves.- Provided $14,000,000 in financing for group of 20 physicians to purchase local hospital out of bankruptcy.- Developed full banking relationships with several law firms in the New Orleans area.- Assisted distributor of Yanmar and Mitsubishi diesel engines with growth and expansion through various financing structures.- Satisfied all of customer’s needs and concerns during aftermath of Katrina by working with other banks in the Houston market while displaced.- Managed, developed, and grew a $25 million commercial real estate loan portfolio.