Management Manager

STEVEN D. FERRIS

W**** Mile Long Dr. Appleton, WI 54915

920-***-**** ( abl6kf@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Dynamic 12-year career in Finance with relevant experiences in portfolio

management, asset allocation, financial and budget management, planning

and implementation.

. Highly-motivated team player with strong interpersonal and

communication skills.

. Results-oriented professional with strong analytical and

organizational skills.

. Quick learner with good memory retention.

. Enthusiastic self-starter who has great ability to adapt to new

environments, personnel and adversities.

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2003 - Dec 2007

Marian College, Lakeland College, Concordia University

ADJUNCT COLLEGE PROFESSOR

Taught undergraduate and graduate disciplines of Economics and Finance

for various Wisconsin colleges and universities.

Oct 2008 - Present

Bank First National, Manitowoc, WI

PRESIDENT, BFN ASSET MANAGEMENT, VICE PRESIDENT BFN ASSET MANAGEMENT.

SUPERVISOR FOR BROKERAGE DIVISION.

President of bank subsidiary and lead investment person across all

sleeves of Bank

Bank First National Wealth Management, as well as Chief Compliance

and

supervisor of brokerage sleeve. Responsible for asset management,

business

development, as well as running and supervising all facets of BFN

Asset

Management and brokerage divisions.

Key Achievements

--Key person in developing and implementing BFN Wealth Management,

including

assembling personnel across all facets-Trust, Asset Management, and

Brokerage.

--Helped grow the department to 150 million in assets from just over

90 million,

within the last 12 months.

Jan 2008 - Oct 2008

Primerock Capital Advisors, Appleton, WI

SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER ON THE PRIMEROCK REAL RETURN FUND AS WELL AS CHIEF

EQUITY STRATEGIST FOR PRIMEROCK CAPITAL.

Managing Primerock Capital Real Return Fund with an absolute return focus

as well as Chief Equity Strategist for Primerock Capital.

Key Achievement

. Developed a process and methodology for Primerock Capital Real Return

Fund through individual security selection with complex derivative

strategies, focusing on absolute returns. In addition, responsible for

overall equity strategy for firm, and has been extremely active in

capital formation.

Oct 2006 - Jan 2008

M&I Bank--Trust Company/Wealth Management, Appleton, WI

PORTFOLIO MANAGER--ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT

Managed over $300 million of institutional and individual agency and

trust accounts on a discretionary basis per use of equities, fixed

income, derivatives and a combination of separately managed accounts,

mutual funds and ETFS; consistent with client objectives. To a lesser

extent, responsible for new business generation through client

presentations.

Key Achievement

. Formulated asset allocation models and derivative models to achieve

absolute return across separately managed client accounts.

Feb 1997 - Feb 2006

Wachovia Securities, Appleton, WI

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT-INVESTMENT OFFICER

Co-managed over $250 million in individual and institutional assets.

Responsibilities included generating new business, sustaining current

business; and creating risk adjusted returns consistent with client

objectives. Return generation through use of individual equities,

individual fixed income securities, mutual funds, separately managed

accounts, and ETFs. Managed accounts on both a discretionary and non

discretionary basis.

Key Achievements

. Managed client assets daily to include implementation of equity, fixed

income, and derivative strategies with an absolute return focus for

separately managed accounts.

EDUCATION

Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI

Master of Business Administration

Graduated: May 2004

Marian College, Fond du lac, WI

BS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Graduated: May 1997

. Graduated Cum Laude.

. GPA: 3.5

LICENSES AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Series 6, 7 and 65 licenses.

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level II Candidate.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

United Way Fox Cities

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE MEMBER

Key Achievement

. Achieved capital campaign goals.

YMCA of the Fox Cities

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE MEMBER

Key Achievement

. Achieved capital campaign goals.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel and others).

Proficient in OptionVue options software.

Knowledgeable in MacGregor and ILX.

OTHER SKILLS

Derivatives, Hedging strategies, Equity research, Equity selection,

Alternative investments, Fixed income securities and selection.

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