DEIRDRE A. STEVEN
Email: acthea@r.postjobfree.com • Phone: 972-***-****
**** ******* #***, ******, ***** 75206
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/deirdre-steven/10/447/405 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND SKILLS
Over 16 years of financial experience working for a Fortune 500 company
Client portfolio encompassing many industries
Healthcare, Higher education, transportation, oil and gas, and multi/single family transactions
Team-oriented with strong leadership, presentation, and client relation skills
Excellent time management skills, training implementation, project coordination, and employee management EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration
Executive MBA - The University of Texas at Dallas 2010 Bachelor of Science
Texas Christian University 1998
EXPERIENCE
Vice President
Amegy Bank, Plano, Texas August 2014 –June 2015
Officer for business development for new office located in Dallas/Ft. Worth area. . Responsibilities:
Develop strong customer relationships in order to generate high volume of prospective clients
Develop business proposals for new and existing customers
Maintain a knowledge repository of clients, referrals, RFPs, prospects and presentations
Manage customer calls and appointments effectively for new opportunities
Participate in industry forums, client discussions, and conferences as a representative of the organization
Determine cross-selling opportunities among different offices
Monitor and input data on Salesforce
Key Accomplishments:
Successfully won an out of state deal.State of Louisiana Bond deal over $200,000,000
Broke into Financial Advisor market and was able to have RFPs automatically sent for bids Vice President
The Bank of New York Mellon, Dallas, Texas May 2006 –August 2014 Manages client relationships for a diverse book of accounts, along with the trust associate assigned to work with the Vice President.
Responsibilities:
Set up of complex flow of funds through various accounts for clients by reading and understanding documents associated with each account
Monitor contractual obligations for clients and follow up to ensure legal compliance requirements
Active participation in retentive marketing efforts for securing additional business opportunities with clients, law firms, investment bankers, and other industry professionals
Support Sales Department through negotiation of new appointments, including RFPs
Coordination of services for portfolio of clients. Also work alongside legal department for any amendments to existing documents
Support executive management by participating and leading various project teams
Research and analyze inquires from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch, The Federal Reserve, Depository Trust Company
Day to day administration of the accounts
Oversee the workflow of the Trust Associate assigned to the Vice President
Mentor and provide professional guidance to assigned Trust Associate Key Accomplishments:
Nominated for Above and Beyond Award (award recognized by follow colleagues as top business performer)
Asked by upper management to train various off-site staff in JP Morgan merger, including Tulsa, Baton Rouge, and Dallas
Requested by senior management to be on several different companywide projects and be the subject matter expert on them for the Dallas office
Leader on two subcommittees within the Revenue Enhancement Committee for the central region of The Bank of New York Mellon
Trust Associate
The Bank of New York Mellon, Dallas, Texas February 1999 – May 2006 Supports the Senior Associate in the administration of a portfolio of accounts and reports directly to Vice President. Responsibilities:
Responsible for receipt and movement of funds within the client’s accounts
Calculates principal and interest payments due to bondholders
Monitors and follows up with client on outstanding compliance issues
Executes various trade clearances
Assists Vice President with closing documents for new bond issues Key Accomplishments:
Requested by upper management to relocate to Dallas office from Florida in US Trust acquisition and was instrumental in establishing the new office by participating on the acquisition team
Trained formed US Trust employees on The Bank of New York Mellon systems