Brian J. Schneider, MBA

**** ***** ***** *****, *'Fallon, Illinois 62269

Mobile: 618-***-****

abnce5@r.postjobfree.com

Supporting business growth with strong financial leadership

Accomplished financial professional offers 6 years of diverse management,

banking and finance experience. Proven ability to introduce operational

efficiencies while continuing to provide outstanding financial leadership

to an organization undergoing tremendous growth and constant change.

Core Competencies

Financial Reporting/ Analysis SAP Financial Software

Investor/Public Relations

Purchasing/Contract Management Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Project

Management

Risk Management Internal Controls SEC Reporting

Budget Development & Management Process Improvement Inventory

Valuations

Staff Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

YTB International, Wood River, IL April 2008 -

Present

Online marketing services company with annual revenues of over $100

million.

Director of Finance

> Assist with all accounting, financial reporting, auditing, and

compliance matters for the organization. Conduct periodic financial

performance updates for management and Board of Directors quarterly as

well as maintain compliance with all SEC financial reporting

requirements, including providing support for filing Forms 10-Q, 10-K,

8-K, Proxy and other required filings.

> Manage all facets of Purchasing Department supported by SAP Financial

Software including the creation of Accounts Payable, Purchasing, and

Material Management Policy and Procedures. Led implementation of

American Express Purchasing Card program throughout 13 departments

which consisted of cardholder training, creation of policy/procedures,

and tracking of expenditures.

> Manage risk management for the organization in the United States and

Internationally including D&O, E&O, Commercial/Property, and Workers'

Compensation insurance. Monitor legal expense/reimbursements

associated with all litigation matters as well as liaison for legal

counsel throughout defense strategy.

> Oversee Investor/Public Relations in conjunction with a professional

management firm. Involves daily communication with investors,

creation and editing of press releases for national distribution, and

managing investor relations website. Led implementation of TSO Stock

Purchase Plan including the creation of Plan documentation, tracking

of shareholder participation, and issuance of stock certificates.

> Monitor and enhance control environment to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley

compliance, including process improvement and control remediation.

Interface with external auditors to attain the highest level of

integrity in all purchasing related transactions.

Regions Financial Corporation, Belleville, IL October 2005

- April 2008

Assistant Vice President/Commercial Business Banker

Responsible for managing existing commercial relationships and generating

new business in the appropriate segment for one of the nation's largest

full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, trust,

securities brokerage, mortgage, and insurance products and services with

more than $140 billion in assets at the time.

> Relationships consisted of over 150 clients with over $60 million

under management.

> Developed strategies for maintaining and further penetrating existing

accounts as well as seeking to develop new business. Executed the

strategy with calls, visits, needs assessment, customer qualification

and meeting follow-up to maintain, enhance and expand customer

relationships.

> Exercised strong credit and pricing skills. Made both credit and

pricing recommendations for credits above assigned authority and

decisions for credits within assigned authority. Interacted with loan

review.

> Maintained and built account profitability with assigned clients,

primarily by providing core banking products and services.

Commercial Portfolio Manager March 2005 - October

2005

Responsible for maintaining complete communication with Relationship

Manager to identify cross-sell and referral opportunities.

> Assisted RM in preparing in-depth, front-end analysis of credits for

the purpose of approval which includes: gathering all necessary

financial information, discussing credit request and financial

information with customer in conjunction with underwriting, initial

preparation of credit approval documents for RM review, and

forwarding of credit requests through appropriate processes.

> Provided front-line portfolio maintenance including, but not being

limited to, preparation of annual credit reviews, past due

collection, loan documentation, supervision of exception clearing,

monitoring of monthly reporting and loan covenant compliance.

> Assisted with regulatory compliance reporting.

Prudential Financial, Swansea, IL February 2004 -

March 2005

Financial Services Associate

Performed financial planning and consultation for Fortune 100 Company.

> Designed comprehensive financial and retirement plans for

individuals and businesses.

> Assisted clients in the creation of financial forecasts seeking long-

term growth, protection and goal management.

> Performed financial and securities research.

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, November 2003

Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing/Finance

McKendree University, December 2001

Successfully completed Series 7 and 66 NASD Examinations

Life/Health and Long Term Care Insurance licenses for the states of

IL and MO

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