Experience

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  Aurora Capital Strategies Ltd.

  • Jupiter, Florida, United States

  • Partner

    • Jul 2020 - Present
    • Jupiter, Florida, United States

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  Jet Direct Aviation

  • Farmingdale, New York, United States

  • Gulfstream G-550 Captain / Airline Broker

    • Jul 2000 - Present
    • Farmingdale, New York, United States

    Conduct G-550/G-450/G-V/G-IV flight operations under FAR Part 91 and 135 on a worldwide basis as pilot in command. Advise corporations and high net worth individuals in the acquisition, financing, refurbishment, disposition and operation of corporate jet aircraft via Sternfield & Co., Inc.

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  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Corporate Expert

    • Feb 2010 - Feb 2011
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

    Term appointment to provide analysis and insight into complex capital markets related to the resolution and sale of failed bank assets. Advised senior FDIC executives in assessing capital market risks and creating policy based on these risks.

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  Orca Asset Management

  • Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

  • Chief Risk Officer

    • Nov 2005 - Dec 2007
    • Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

    Co Founder and Chief Risk Officer of an investment fund investing in collateralized debt obligations and trust preferred stock issued by regional and community banks and bank holding companies. Raised investment capital, recruited employees, developed risk management and valuation models to evaluate regional and community banks (based on a CAMELS rating system), ac-counting, infrastructure, served as a member of the investment committee and chair of the risk management committee.

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  Credit Suisse First Boston

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Managing Director

    • Jun 1997 - Jul 2000
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    Senior Risk and Credit Officer for investments in commercial real estate and commercial mortgage loans and commercial mortgage backed securities. Permanent member of the Principal Transactions Group investment committee for commercial real estate investments and commercial real estate whole loans. Created department and established a “credit culture” from scratch. Built systems, drafted policy manuals, recruited employees, and earned credit authority to provide management oversight (where there had been none before) for operational, market and credit risk.

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  Sternfield & Co., Inc.

  • Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • President and Founder

    • Mar 1989 - Jun 1997
    • Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Founded an investment management and consulting firm to make investments in non performing real estate assets and commercial loans acquired from the RTC and private institutions. Managed the acquisition, restructuring and disposition of over 90 secondary market non-performing business loans, commercial mortgages and real estate assets. Advised financial institutions in the valuation, asset management, re-structuring and liquidation of non and sub-performing assets.

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  The First Boston Corporation

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Director

    • Mar 1986 - Feb 1989
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    Lead the new business effort for the firm’s real estate investment banking and commercial mortgage groups. Managed the many of the firm’s largest real estate sale and financing transactions.

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  Salomon Brothers

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Vice President

    • Oct 1983 - Feb 1986
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    Instrumental in the development of Salomon’s commercial mortgaged backed securities and real estate finance business. Responsible for origination of the group’s new business and execution of some of its largest transactions.

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  SMITH BARNEY

  • New York, United States

  • Vice President

    • Dec 1979 - Sep 1983
    • New York, United States

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  US Navy / Seal Team THREE

  • Petty Officer Second Class

    • Jun 1967 - Feb 1974

    Primary duties involved the demolition of explosives, parachuting, and diving in the conduct of Naval Special Warfare direct action reconnaissance and counter insurgency operations. Member of the NASA Apollo 17 Recovery Team.