Project Manager Management

Samuel S. Dawson

**** *. ***** ******, ***. ****, Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: 312-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tibra Capital Pty Ltd Sept. 2006 - Present

Tibra Trading America LLC - Head of Project Management & Corporate Strategy

- Chicago, US Oct. 2011 - Present

. Research and develop project plans, manage resourcing and deliver on

milestones for growth projects across the company

o Increased the available market share of the Index Trading Desk from

20% to 90%.

o Expanded the Nikkei trading desk to trade across 3 continents on 3

different financial exchanges.

o Structured a second US entity to optimize regulatory and financial

conditions.

. Strategically identify, implement and deploy all new trading strategies,

including Single Stock Options, Index Options, Nikkei Futures, Natural

Gas and Power Futures Strategies across 3 continents and 15 financial

exchanges.

. Model scenarios and make recommendations to the Global Board on

significant acquisitions and business ventures. Including Financing CME

Equity Membership.

. Ongoing development and execution of the business plan across all

departments, including monitoring against key performance indicators and

providing monthly reporting to the Global Board of Directors.

. Manage relationships and contract negotiations with major external

stakeholders of the company, including all Financial Exchanges, Banks,

Technology Vendors and Tibra's major relationship ABN Amro Clearing

Chicago LLC.

Tibra Trading America LLC - General Manager & Finance Manager - Chicago, US

Nov. 2009 - Sept. 2011

. Researched, wrote and successfully implemented the US business plan to

expand Tibra Capital into The Americas

o Established a fully operational trading office in Chicago.

o Identified, developed and maintained all major relationships to allow

admission and entrance to the US Market.

o Managed the process for Tibra to become a registered Broker Dealer,

allowing access to US Equity Exchanges.

. Supervised all departments, provided direction and held responsibility

for all non-trading related decisions.

. Managed the growth of employee headcounts from 10 to 25, including the

responsibility to hire, terminate, review, mentor and assess performance.

. Prepared monthly financials and budgets for use in board reports and

regulatory filings.

. Completed statutory financial statements and led the company through a

successful audit by KPMG, reports submitted to the SEC.

. Managed the treasury of the firm including amounts required for

regulatory, haircut, FX and operational purposes.

Tibra Trading Europe Ltd - Strategy and Project Manager - London, UK

Sept. 2008 - Oct. 2009

. Researched, managed and executed the business plan for all growth

projects including expansion into Germany, Italy and Spain.

. Restructured and registered the company with the FSA to allow Tibra to

trade cash strategies.

. Managed all new and existing relationships, including regulators, banks,

exchanges, legal firms and industry bodies.

. Liaised with internal departments to manage commercial operations,

infrastructure, connectivity, strategy, capital allocation and project

timelines across new and existing market activities.

. Restructured the back-office to ensure positions were accurately being

captured and P&L was accurately being reported.

. Assisted with the Finance and Back office departments to complete the

financial audit with KPMG.

Tibra Trading Pty Ltd - Operational Accountant - Sydney, Australia

Sept. 2006 - Aug. 2008

. Prepared company and group budgets and annual operating plans.

. Managed and completed trading audit, including reconciliation and

explanation of all positions.

. Managed the treasury of the company, including managing and monitoring

cash flow, loans & banking for all Tibra entities.

. Extensive involvement with company expansion into HK, Japan, Korea, &

Australia, including managing all membership and regulatory applications.

. Managed business operations, including managing the relationships with

external stakeholders, banks and exchanges.

. Prepared monthly Hong Kong's SFCs compliance reports, and managed

company's trading activities to meet requirements.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Accountant - Sydney, Australia

Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2006

. Prepared and completed statutory and special purpose accounts for

clients, including companies; superannuation funds and trusts.

. Prepared and completed tax returns for clients, including companies,

superannuation funds, trusts and Individuals.

. Performed audit field work and acted as client liaison.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Commerce Majoring in Accounting - University of Wollongong

2001 - 2004

Masters of Business Administration - Sydney Business School 2006 - 2008

Series 7 (General Securities Representative) & Series 24 (General

Securities Principal) 2009

Project Management Professional - PMI Institute (Exam 24 May 2013)

RELEVANT SKILLS

-Microsoft Excel -Microsoft Office Suite -Microsoft Project

-Pronto & QuickBooks -Atlassian Jira

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