Experience

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  Provident bank & provident financial group

  Jun 1986 - Aug 2004

  Senior vice president, portfolio management group

  For this significant portion of my career, I guided the asset-management process for a top-50 regional commercial bank including strategic development, execution, portfolio management, risk management, and regulatory compliance. I was recognized for creating value, generating revenue, and pushing balance sheet strategies to drive growth. In addition, I prioritized corporate needs relative to capital markets opportunities and optimized risk management positions including investment, trading, derivatives/hedging, and wholesale funding activities.★ CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSET-LIABILITY COMMITTEE ★Drove the growth of on-balance sheet bank assets from $700 million to $17 billion via consistent strategic balance sheet management, corporate-wide investments, liquidity, and interest rate risk positions. **Selected Achievements**✓Investments : Established a strategic partnering concept to help achieve performance objectives. Managed a portfolio of ~$6 billion in taxable fixed income securities. Early adopter of synthetic securities. Innovated measurement of bank investment portfolio performance via a custom bank benchmarking index.✓Derivatives: Created the derivatives programs, including strategies using interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, and options, growing the portfolio from $0 to ~$20 billion. Attained attractive funding costs and created competitive advantage for the retail deposit system. Created synthetic assets to enhance investment portfolio returns. Hedged mortgage pipeline originations and fixed borrowing costs for commercial and commercial real estate clients. ✓Funding: Grew wholesale funding sources from $0 to ~8 billion, facilitating asset growth. Developed new bank liability product lines, expanded into new markets, and executed multiple debt issuances and liquidity structures in the capital markets to support growth.✓ Improved investment climate for public funds investors by successfully lobbying for new OH/KY legislation. Show less

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  United microvision holdings, llc

  Sept 2000 - Jul 2011

  Owner/managing member

  As a Managing Member of a private cable television company serving the upscale senior living market, I negotiated to purchase the company, developed the strategy for the buildout of systems for multiple properties located throughout the United States, changed the revenue model, streamlined operations to enhance revenue, developed cost containment strategies, and ultimately exited the business with a return multiple of invested capital of >2x.

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  Midwest financial holdings, inc

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Treasurer & chief deposit officer

  As a co-founder of a regional lower middle-market commercial banking company, I worked to position the startup for operations by preparing and negotiating regulatory filings, preparing investor presentations and preparing the balance sheet structure.

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  Axcess financial

  Jan 2007 - Mar 2012

  Vice president & global treasurer

  I was recruited by the global consumer finance company to optimize its balance sheet and improve debt and capital structures. I led enterprise-wide liquidity, interest rate, and currency risk management while guiding the company through the global credit crisis. **Selected Achievements**✓ Navigated recessionary environment by managing debt covenants and banking relationships, both domestic and international ✓ Consolidated the capital stack by managing debt restructuring and capital markets debt issuance, including driving a high-yield bond offering✓Developed and implemented currency hedging programs and re-balanced the interest rate risk position✓Executed securitization deal structures for alternative asset classes Show less

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  Hauser private equity

  Apr 2012 - Mar 2020

  Chief financial officer & chief compliance officer

  When I was approached by Hauser Private Equity to build out a fund-of-funds investment business, I set out to develop and then institutionalize the asset allocation, portfolio construction, portfolio management, operations and compliance processes targeting investments in private equity funds focused on investing in companies in US lower middle and middle markets. This is exactly what I’ve done with great success; as the CFO and due diligence leader for Hauser Private Equity, I have played a key role in growing this startup to now actively manage 3 hybrid private equity fund-of-funds alternative investment programs. **Selected Achievements**✓ Guide all financial controls and accounting, finance, and compliance functions while executing fund sourcing and fund level due diligence, direct deal diligence and monitoring, portfolio management, fund administration, and investor relations✓ Optimize investments via strategy development, asset allocation, due diligence analysis, asset selection and portfolio management✓ Apply consistent fund sourcing and due diligence analysis methodologies for fund selection and direct investment approvals driving repeatable results✓ Developed extensive network of lower middle market and middle market private equity funds and placement agents ✓ Support fund administration by creating and managing the accounting, finance, treasury and compliance infrastructures ✓ Support capital formation/fundraising to potential investors by developing analytical models and graphic presentations and ongoing investor analytics and reports for fund limited partners✓ Board Member (Observer): Carson-Dellosa Education Group and McCubbin Hosiery✦ Member: Association for Corporate Growth, Financial Executives International, Private Equity CFO Association Show less

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  Claymore capital partners

  Mar 2020 - now

  Managing partner

  Founder and Managing Partner of Claymore Capital Partners, a multi-strategy fund-of-funds providing limited partners access to the private capital markets. I serve as the Chief Operating Officer, Secretary of the General Partner of the Claymore Capital Partners' funds, and on the Investment Committee. I am involved in all aspects of the funds' activities including fundraising and investor relations, investment strategy, portfolio construction and management, due diligence, manager selection, fund administration and operations, and compliance. Show less