Manager Vice President

J o h n J. P o l i z z o t t o *** Bay **th

Street

**********@***.*** Brooklyn, NY 11228

Mobile: 917-***-****

Administrative / Corporate Management Executive

Delivering significant operational improvements that contribute to

bottom-line profits.

. Negotiating favorable contracts.

. Developing effective standardized policies and systems to control and

measure key funtional areas.

. Creatively attacking operational problems and devising winning

solutions.

. Justifying proposal changes through effective presentation of options

and projected outcomes.

. Maximizing the benefits of outsourcing non-core business functions.

. Responding rapidly and appropriately to changing circumstances,

troubleshooting problems and refocusing on new priorities.

Key Credentials

Corporate Real Estate & Lean Six Sigma Methodology Operating Budgets

Facilities Planning Client Servicing

Lease Administration Corporate & Executive Conference Planning

Corporate Travel Policies & Security Multi Media Supervision

Procedures Financial Reporting Vendor Management

Strategic Financial Forecasting Internal & External Audits

Business Plan development

Superior Writing Skills

Notable accomplishments

. $1.4 million sustainable savings attained in just 7 months by

negotiating new vendor agreements.

. $200K under budget and with no disruption of services leading critical

$1+ million relocation project to completion.

. $20+ million (67%) A/R reduction achieved in only 6 months.

. $15 million saved annually by creating computerized tracking systems

and initiating operational policies.

. $8 million saved annually in overhead by instituting a cost-effective

initiative.

Qualifications / Training / Education

Lean Six Sigma & Black Belt Training - McGraw Hill

Understanding & Solving Complex Business Problems - MIT Sloan School of

Management

How to Win Friends & Influence People: Dale Carnegie Program - Dale

Carnegie Associates

Bachelor of Science, Accounting - St. Francis College

Professional Experience

Standard & POOR'S, January 2006 - June 2010, New York, NY

Director, Business Process Leader - Corporate Operational Performance

Group, June 2008 - June 2010

. Partner with Process Owners / Sponsors to apply the Lean Six Sigma

methodology to identify & implement improvements.

. Act as a change agent to instill a Business Process Management culture.

. Reengineer Corporate Processes to multiple business functions resulting

in risk mitigation and cost avoidance.

Director, Production & Operations - Structured Finance Division, January

2006- May 2008

. Managed the day-to-day business operations of the Residential Mortgage

Backed Securities Group.

. Increased utilization rate of analysts while assigning transactions to

the group.

. Organizes the transaction team into appropriate work groups and work

closely with the Team Leader / Product Specialists to support and guide

the entire transaction process to achieve its business goals and produce

deliverables within specified time frames.

. Manage issues between Transaction Analysts and Clients.

Robert Half Management resources - Consulting Division, 2004 - 2005, New

York, NY

Financial Consultant

. Advising various clients as to best practices through testing and

documenting the firm's operational procedures.

National financial partners, corp., 2001 - 2002 as a Consultant / 2002 -

2004 as an Employee, New York, NY

Director, Internal audit of Corporate Services

. Traveled extensively throughout the U.S. to review and report on the

business operations of 138 individual business offices.

. Assessed risk, significant merging / consolidating functions and new or

changing services, processes, operations, and control processes

coincident with their development, implementation, and/or expansion.

John Polizzotto Resume Continued

the bank of new york, 2002, New York, NY

Vice President, Chief of STAFF& Head of Strategic Initiatives - Corporate

Trust

. Analyzed strategic operational requirements needed to complete corporate

trust business acquisitions.

. Negotiated contracts and agreements with outside vendors, consultants

and in house technology with a budget of $13 million.

Salomon Smith Barney Citi Asset Management, 2000 - 2001, New York, NY

Vice President, Chief of Staff & Administrative Business Manager

. Facilitated all internal and external meetings on a Global basis.

Responsibilities included assigning and directing issues to group heads

and follow-up that all open items are fully resolved. Update Chief

Operating Officer as to progress of projects.

. Advised in the planning and development of the division in the area of

Strategic Planning.

. Developed quantitative / statistical methods for tracking and analyzing

various aspects of the business.

. Directed the Marketing group and assisted with the review and preparation

of advertisements and "Request for Proposals".

. Managed all facility related projects such as office design and

construction, technology equipment.

chase Securities, Inc. 1997 - 2000, New York, NY

Vice President, Trading Floor Administrative Service MANAGER - Global

Emerging Markets Division

. Managed the day-to-day operations of the Global Emerging Markets trading

floor including finance, technology & facilities.

. Plan all department conferences, road shows and client entertainment

including site evaluations and managing corporate aviation.

. Relocated entire department to new facilities which included office

design and technology rebuild.

. Organized & controlled all client related activities including seminars,

conferences & social events.

. Manage human resource function including recruitment, training and

supervision of administrative assistants and consultants.

. Resolved all divisional inquires from Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit,

Finance and the SEC.

the asahi bank limited, 1997, New York, NY

Vice President, Business Manager of Trading Treasury Products

. Supported asset/liability management committee initiatives as

directed.

. Analyzed Treasury products in terms of profitability and

prepared management recommendations based on this analysis.

. Ensured written Treasury Department policies and procedures

were in place and maintained on a current basis.

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp., 1988 - 1997, New York, NY

Vice President, administrative & corporate services controller - Investment

Banking Division, 1990 - 1997

. Supervised all financial reporting & analysis for the

Investment Banking division including strategic planning and

budgeting.

. Managed the day-to-day operations of the New York

headquarters in addition to all regional and international

offices.

. Developed and prepared all presentations for senior

executives of Investment Banking including speaker notes.

. Designed administrative policies & procedures for a

professional staff in excess of 600 plus banking

professionals.

. Managed travel, copy center, word processing, car service,

food service, facility departments including documenting and

training professional staff to adapt to corporate policies

and procedures.

. Reviewed and approved expense reports for global

professional staff.

Trading & Capital Markets Assistant - Fixed Income Division High Yield,

1989 - 1990

. Balanced positions and communicated transactions on the trading floor.

Supported Capital Markets Group on new offerings.

Analyst - Investment Banking Division, 1988 - 1989

. Generated computer financial models used to perform due diligence / risk

analysis / performance reviews of corporate clients.

Salomon Brothers Inc., 1986 - 1988, New York, NY

Senior Financial Analyst

Prepared P & L analysis, reconciliation's and month end close for all lead

managed syndicate deals.

Amerada Hess Corp., 1984 - 1986, New York, NY

Senior International Accountant

Prepared the financial analysis of international exploration and

production development.

Ernst & Whinney LLP, 1981 - 1984, New York, NY

Senior Auditor

Extensive experience in general accounting, financial statement

preparation and interim analytical reviews.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet

Research

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