Experience

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  Pnc (formerly national city)

  Jun 1999 - Sept 2010

  I had the desire to broaden my Treasury Management skill set and work with larger commercial clients and was promoted to a Commercial Banking Treasury Management Officer. In this role, I was responsible for quarterly reviews with clients over $10 million in revenue throughout Central Illinois and recommended new treasury products and services that would help their businesses operate more efficiently. I reviewed financial statements for my clients on a regular basis to have a solid understanding of their cash management objectives and overall cash flow. Show less I started out my Treasury Management career as one of six sales people in the company focusing on Business Banking Treasury Management. I was responsible for helping our clients manage the cash management function of their business by offering the most cost efficient products and services available. During this time, I successfully became a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and also participated in several project teams that facilitated bank acquisitions made in Missouri and Florida. With Business Banking Treasury Management in a significant growth stage, I was quickly promoted to a Regional Manager. As a Regional Manager, I managed 14 sales people across Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. My management activities included joint calling/coaching with team members, reporting sales results and conducting mid-term and annual reviews. Show less I started my banking career in the Branch Manager training program. My first role was as a Consumer Banker and eventually was promoted to a Branch Manager in just under two years. As a Branch Manager, my primary role was to manage and motivate a staff of 12 employees to operate the branch efficiently. Additional responsibilties included opening consumer and small business depository accounts, working with small business clients to establish credit, selling annuities and originating home equity lines of credit. Show less

  • VP, Treasury Management

    Jul 2008 - Sept 2010

  • VP, Regional Sales Manager, Business Banking Treasury Management

    Jun 2002 - Jun 2008

  • Branch Manager

    Jun 1999 - May 2002
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  Associated bank

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2012

  Vp, commercial banking

  I worked in several capacities for Associated Bank. I began my time there in Treasury Management, where I was responsible for consulting with clients and prospects over $10 million in revenue throughout Central Illinois and St. Louis. I recommended treasury products and services to help clients manage corporate funds, provided banking system administration, helped clients manage liquidity and financial risk management solutions. In this role, I also led several project teams to enhance/develop new treasury products for the bank, including positive pay and cash vault services. I wanted to gain further commercial lending experience and was promoted to a Relationship Manager, where I worked with clients and prospects ranging from $10 million to approximately $100 million in revenue throughout Central and Southern Illinois. I worked with clients to structure many different types of financing options including commercial real estate, leasing, revolving lines of credit and purchasing card programs. During this time, I developed effective prospecting tools to attract new financing and deposit opportunities and worked closely with clients to uncover referral opportunities for other lines of business including Treasury Management, Retail Banking, Private Banking and Mortgage. Show less

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  Busey bank

  Apr 2012 - Jan 2015

  Relationship manager / team lead, commercial banking

  I served as a Relationship Manager and Team Lead for the Peoria and Bloomington markets in Commercial Banking. I was responsible for growing the client portfolio's in these markets by generating new commercial loans and cross-selling other areas of the bank including Treasury Management, Mortgage and Wealth Management. I managed a diverse client portfolio in Central Illinois that included companies in manufacturing, Caterpillar suppliers, healthcare, food service and professional services. Management responsibilities included joint calling/coaching with team members and monitoring sales performance. Show less

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  First mid

  Jan 2015 - now

  Svp, community bank president

  Oversee banking operations in Peoria with an individual focus of leading the Commercial Banking team.