JOSEPH E. DELL, JR
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Executive Summary
Executive Community Banker and Lending Professional: Highly accomplished
and results-oriented Community Banker and Lending Professional with a
progressive 25+ year record in all aspects of Commercial Banking including
credit administration, small business lending, commercial workout, retail
operations, and commercial lending. Significant involvement in developing
corporate growth strategies, implementing change for consumer and
commercial delivery processes, and leading revenue generation teams
successful at delivering the Bank. Outstanding leadership, organizational,
credit and communication skills.. A demonstrated ability to increase market
share through relationship and team building.
Highlights of Experience
. Lead the production group that increased the bank's commercial loan
portfolio outstanding from $1.3 billion to $3.2 billion and Commercial
Services Line of Business net income from $17.5 Million to $34.75 million
over (5) five years.
. Created a business model that resulted in $4.5 billion in new loan
originations, increased Commercial households by 7% in a stagnant market,
and improved services per households from 2.2 to 3.3.
. Established and executed a Tax-Exempt 501C3 lending strategy to compete
with Bond markets to enable community projects to be funded locally
resulting in $300 million outstanding with $100 million in deposit
balances, and other financial product sales.
. Assembled a Cash Management Services sales group and improved associated
revenues by 53% in 2009.
Managed, organized, and integrated the Consumer, Small business, and
Commercial loans divisions of a $6 billion regional bank while
implementing efficiency standards and best practices to support the banks
Community Banking philosophies.
. Opened new markets through the successful staffing and development of (4)
four Loan Production Offices from which $1.5 Billion in commitments were
originated, over (7) seven years.
. Recognized in a PDI 360 degree evaluation by peer, direct reports,
subordinates, and boss as being one of the best leaders in the Bank, as
well as consistently exceeding performance expectations.
. Conceptualized and spearheaded the consolidation of (9) nine banks' credit
cultures into a single culture requiring adding central functions where
appropriate, adding and consolidating experienced staff, determining
venues for support, and selling the idea to Bank Presidents.
. Participated in the due diligence process for (7) seven acquisitions over
a 12 year period on banks from $125 million to $1 Billion, providing
insight into commercial and retail loan quality, loan reserve allocations,
staff integration, cost savings, and revenue generation post merger.
Produced, presented, and implemented Board of Directors approved Strategic
Business Plans consistently over a 20 year period year.
Involved member of ALCO, Pricing and Margin, Credit, Executive Leadership,
Criticized Asset, and ALLL committees.
Employment Experience
Executive Vice President/Chief Lending Officer/Commercial Services Line of
Business Leader 2006 to 2010
FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK ($6 Billion Community Bank in Western Pennsylvania,
115 branches) Indiana, PA
. Responsible for driving the overall financial results of the Bank's
Retail and Commercial lending activity and its staff of 185 employees.
Having eight (8) direct reports. (06 to 08) which included Small Business
Lending Group, Public Services Group, Commercial Services Group,
Commercial Real Estate Group Credit Administration, Special
Asset(workout), Retail collections, Floor Plan, Indirect auto, Consumer
lending and Cash Management group.
. Exceeded corporate loan growth and revenue expectations. Budgets for
loan growth ranged from 10% to 23.5%, with the highest commercial growth
being 42%.
. Directed origination, deal structuring, valuation of relationships,
and presentations to approving bodies of the bank for 30 lenders. Loans
booked grew from $535 million to $1.8 Billion in five years.
. Created and managed (6) six direct groups: Commercial Real Estate,
Regional Lending(middle market), Floor plan lending, Public Services,
Corporate Finance, and Cash Management Services.
. Produced, presented, and executed board of director approved annual
business plans which supported overall corporate objectives.
SVP Corporate Banking/Group Manager Corporate Real Estate and Central
Corporate Region 2001 to 2006
FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK Indiana, PA
. Managed a portfolio of the Banks largest borrowers ranging in
commitments from $1M to $70M and a portfolio that grew from 29 borrowers
and $75 Million in commitments to 67 borrowers $435 million.
. Lead the lending activity in a fifteen county area including
relationships in Corporate and Commercial Real Estate, mining, energy,
manufacturing, agriculture, not-for-profits, healthcare, and
municipalities.
. Coached and managed a group of (9) nine Sr and Jr Lenders, the Small
Business Underwriting, and a group of 24 Business Bankers.
. Responsible for opened, staffed, and managed Loan Production Offices
in Pittsburgh, State College, and Canonsburg, PA as an integral
component for the growth requiement in the corporate strategic
plan.Budgeted growth was exceeded.
. Created and executed on approved corporate annual business plans to
support the required growth in commercial loan volumes.
SVP/Senior Lending Officer 1998 to 2001
FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK Indiana, PA
. Recommended and directed the consolidation of 9 collection areas into
one central location reducing collectors from 33 to 18 and improving
delinquency.
Responsible for the entire lending consumer and commercial, as well
as workout and collections, credit administration and credit analysis.
. Hired and managed staff of 4 retail loan group managers including
indirect auto, mortgage, installment, and home equity. Total portfolio of
$1.8 billion.
. Reduced indirect lending units from (7) seven to (3) three reducing
staff from 38 to 15 while increasing outstanding and improving
efficiency.
. Initiated a central corporate lending area and credit analysis area
while hiring a chief credit officer, staffed through internal transfers
and hiring 8 new commercial lenders over a two year period.
. Managed a portfolio of 125 customers consisting of borrowing and non-
borrowing relationships with market of up to $750M in annual revenues,
credit needs of $75M in loans.
. Centralized the mortgage function for the entire bank, post the (9)
nine bank consolidation to one charter. Hiring a chief mortgage officer.
. Consolidated documentation area from (9) nine to (3) three while
implementing standardized automated documentation system to create
consistency over a two year period.
EVP/SVP Corporate Banking/VP Corporate Banking/Credit Administration
1985 to 1998
NATIONAL BANK OF THE COMMONWEALTH($600 Million Bank with 20 branches)
Indiana, PA.
. Initiated a loan review program to support examiner requirements.
. Selected and implemented a consolidated financial statement analysis
package that reduced preparation time and standardized presentations.
. Managed all aspects of credit analysis on a daily basis.
. Interacted with loan officers concerning client financial ability.
. Managed a portfolio of 100 customers consisting of borrowing and non-
borrowing relationships with market of up to $500M in annual revenues,
credit needs of $15M.
Built relationships with customers in the mining, natural gas, agriculture,
construction, and small business industries
. Managed the day-to-day operations of the credit adjustment
department; handling workout and credit remediation, and managing bank
wide delinquency.
. Managed all aspects of lending and cultivation of new deposits and
loans.
. Responsible for retail lending,19 branch operations, and commercial
lending for a $600 million bank.
AVP Lending and Collections 1982 to 1985
First National Bank of Carmichaels Carmichaels, PA
. Serviced the credit and non-credit financial needs of existing
clients, maintaining a positive relationship to enhance future business.
. Managed the day-to-day operations of the credit adjustment
department; handling customer questions, concerns and complaints, while
attaining a department delinquency well below industry standards.
. Responsible for the purchase of retail sales contracts from dealers
within growth, loss and yield parameters set by management.
. Personally interviewed applicants; analyzing credit information; and
closing various types of consumer loans.
. Created Loan policies under the request of the Banking regulators.
Education
Banking 1992
Stonier Graduate School of Banking University of Delaware
Graduate research project was entitled, "*80/20 Sales Culture for Banks."
M.B.A., Business 1985
Waynesburg College Waynesburg, PA
Graduation thesis on "Banking Deregulation and its Effect on Community Bank
Capital".
B.S., Real Estate 1978
Clarion State College Clarion, PA
Community Activities
Board of Directors
Indiana County YMCA Indiana, PA
Finance Committee, Membership Committee, Board Development Committee,
Executive Search Committee, Capital Campaign Chairman
Coach/Manager
Indiana Youth Sports Indiana, PA
Coached Y-ball, Little League, Girls softball,. Elementary Boys Lacrosse
Basketball Official
PIAA Pennsylvania
Officiated High School Basketball
Campaign Chair Heart Walk
American Heart Association Indiana County
Volunteer
Graystone Presbyterian Church, Indiana Revolving Loan Fund, United Way,
Visiting Nurses, Allegheny Valley School Campaign Chair, President of the
St. Bernard's PTG, Southwest Pa Revolving Loan Fund Indiana, PA