Bruno J. Meli

Experience

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  Veranda Group

  Jan 1984 - Nov 2013

  President

  Commercial Real Estate Management.

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  Procter & Gamble

  Jan 1984 - Dec 1985

  Buyer

  Joined P&G as Buyer and spent a short period of time in manufacturing as part of training plan. + “Deliberated Change Program Award” 1984. Savings of 3 million+ Certifications in Negotiation and Supplier Development.

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  Manufacturas Electronicas, S. A. de C. V.

  Jan 1986 - Dec 1987

  General Manager

  + Q1 Quality Award from Ford Motor Co. 1986+ Develop Steel suppliers.+ Retool the plant to make radio chassis components+ Retrained plant personnel to meet international quality standards

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  VerandaTrading Corp.

  Jan 1988 - Dec 2015

  President

  Commercial and Financial Trading. The opening of the borders in 1988 lead to start a trading company specialized first in steel and metals, later in Finacial Trading+ Represented several distributors from Chicago and the Nucor Steel mill out of Norfolk, Nebraska. + Responsible for Sales, Credit approval and limits as well as Quality control.+ Financial Trading from 1990 to this day.

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  KeyBank

  Apr 2002 - May 2005

  Assistant Vice President

  Grew from Relationship Manager, to Business Development Officer, and finally to Branch Manager. + “Achieve Club” 2003. 2nd BDO in the Country+ “Achieve Club” 2004. The restructuring of the Bank in 2004 resulted in the elimination of all BDO’s and ended up managing the branch at the World Trade Center in downtown Denver, a location that had underperformed for years and nobody wanted to touch. Turned it around and became the top performer Branch Manager in Colorado+ “Top Performers Round Table” 2004. Corporate strategic planning in Cleveland + “Chair of the Diversity Council” 2005 + Focused on business up to 5 million in sales+ Commercial Credit Certification. Show less

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  Escuela de Guadalupe

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Board of Trustees

  During my tenure as a board member we worked on the following:+ Make the school financially stable.+ Develop strategic plan to make the school viable in the long term.+ Hire President and Principal+ Promote the school to attract donors and board members

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  Bank of the West

  Jul 2005 - Mar 2009

  Vice President

  Joined Commercial Federal Bank just before the acquisition by Bank of the West was announced. Managed the conversion as well as the relocation of the Branch to the brand new building. + Increased revenues by 58% marginal contribution by 115%. + Managed Deposits of 65 million+ Increased loans from 5 to 15 million+ Focused on businesses up to 10 million in sales+ Loan approval up to 1.5 million alone or 2.5 million with upper supervision+ Largest loan: CRE loan 1.5 million, C&I 250,000+ Largest relationship: 1.5 million+ Ultimate Business Banking Certification. Show less

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  U.S. Bank

  Jan 2019 - now

  After a personal hiatus came back to business banking. + Earned several accolades as top performer + Manage large Special Requirements Clients, Operating Companies and a Commercial Real Estate Portfolio. + Partner with other areas of the Bank to provide Treasury Management, SBA, Equipment and Specialty Financing + Market lead for the Paycheck Protection Program + Market lead for the implementation of nCino + Ranked Nationally among the top 10 + 2023 Top SBA lender for CO/NM and 2nd in lending overall. Show less + Selected President of the BRG in late 2018 to launch the Denver Chapter+ Work with Initial Board of Directors to Launch the Chapter with the attendance of CEO, CFO, Denver and Los Angeles Market Presidents. 500+ employees attended the launch.+ Restructure the Board of Directors to increase the number of members, include the various lines of business and prepare the BRG to grow and serve the membership.+ Grew membership 50% during 2020+ Prepare the Board of Directors and selected the upcoming President to assure continuity. + Raised awareness of the great potential of the Hispanic Market and Hispanic Employees Show less

  • Vice President | Business Banking Relationship Manager

    Nov 2013 - now

  • Treasurer, Nosotros Latinos Global Board

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

  • President, Nosotros Latinos Denver Chapter

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2021