Keith O'Toole 562-***-****
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Sixteen years Management experience within the financial industry.
Twelve years in Executive Management of BD and
FCM. Instrumental in helping build multiple companies from the ground up
and managing all operations.
Senior Management Executive
Chief Operating Officer
Repeatedly produced sustained revenue and growth in dynamic and changing
markets. Proven achievement in building,
managing, and growing Broker Dealers and Futures Commission
Merchants (FCM) . Extensive experience
working with development teams, design teams, operations
teams, and project management to
coordinate the development of products and companies.
Extensive business background
in international, multi-cultural customer and
employee base.
Core Develop and maintain a broad list of industry contacts
Competencies: Excellent ability to cultivate strategic
relationships across various vendors and industries
Negotiator of contracts throughout the company regardless
of area of necessity
Continually expanding my knowledge of the industry within
the United States and Overseas:
Europe & Canada specifically
Consistently working towards broader network of industry
experts and leaders
Excellent written and verbal skills to communicate message
to Executive Committee
Unparalleled commitment to customer service, growth, and
retention of customer base
Entrepreneurial mindset and work ethic developing New
Businesses & Alliances
Supported the CEO for Strategic Planning.
Professional Experience
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER-
Oversee & Develop operations for Broker Dealers /FCMs. MB TRADING
INC., 1998-Present
MB TRADING FUTURES
3DFOREX, L.L.C.
. Built BD's and FCM's from ground up. Currently manage daily operations
of Broker Dealer, and our FCM: MBT Futures.
. Manage day to day activities including: Risk, Hiring, AML, Operations:
New Accounts, P&S, Cashiering, Trading, Customer Complaints, and all
Audits.
. Developed and implemented all Operations Manuals, exception reports, HR
policies and procedures, 401k Retirement plan, Aflac plan and Insurance
plans. Integrated across two companies. Oversaw conversion of Forex
business from one Clearing firm to another.
. Responsibilities: Key contact for all NFA, CFTC, FINRA, SEC audits. Work
closely and efficiently with the Compliance Department. Perform testing
of procedures for: New Accounts, P&S, and Cashiering. Responsible for
managing advertising and supervision of written office communication.
Provided Business Continuity Plan to firm.
. Responsible for replying and communicating with all customers when issues
arose requiring executive decisions.
. Assist Executive VP of MBT Institutional with reconcilement issues,
marketing, as well as clearing firm disputes.
. Responsible for overseeing all activity within the MBT Institutional
department including marketing and trading.
. Responsible for contracts for all: Exchanges, Networks, Insurance,
Telephony, Office, Introducing Brokers, Software vendors, etc.
. Instrumental in establishing network connectivity to: Radianz, Inet,
Arca, Brut, ATD, Penson.
. Supervise all options and mutual funds trades of the firm as the licensed
Options & Mutual Fund Principal for the firm.
. Maintained Business relationships with Investment Advisors.
. Creating and maintaining Hedge Fund & Investment Advisor relationships.
. Supervise all marketing efforts of Institutional business and Introducing
Brokers for the FCM while overseeing staff of 60+.
. Manage a multi-million dollar budget, never over budget. Creative in
finding cost reductions across companies.
. Member of: Compliance Committee, Management Committee & AML Committee
. Previous BD affiliation was with Terra Nova Trading LLC-Clean CRD record.
. Consultant to Interim President of Canadian BD and European FCM.
. Instrumental in working with consulting groups hired to add Canada and
European territories to our offerings by becoming the Chief Operating
Officer for our new Canadian BD (Completed Options Principal / New
Entrants Course - Canada) Tapped to get the international business off
the ground.
. Active member of Securities Traders of Los Angeles.
INTERNATIONAL RECONCILEMENT SPECIALIST- MERRILL LYNCH ASSET
MANAGEMENT 1996-1998
Assistant to Portfolio Management staff /HOTCHKIS &
WILEY FUNDS/currently:
CAUSEWAY CAPITAL
Reconcilement of accounts for Billion Dollar Mutual Fund & multiple
Pension accounts
. Oversaw reconcilement of 13 International accounts with an average asset
base of $800+ million. Converted processes from monthly reconcilement to
daily reconcilement to allow for real time analysis of accounts.
Converted accounts to Euro currency during changeover period.
. Worked directly with Portfolio Managers: Harry Hartford and Sarah
Ketterer as reconcilement specialist.
. Oversaw Bloomberg training and creation of monthly management reports.
PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATOR - GEORGE D. BJURMAN & ASSOCIATES
1995-1996
Assistant to Investment Portfolio Managers.
. Developed written supervisory procedures and improved efficiency of
department on an ongoing basis.
. Created and developed various reports for Portfolio Managers along with
marketing material for presentations to new clients.
. Customer Service representative to Institutional and high net worth
individuals on a daily basis.
. Assistant within WRAP department that encompassed three separate
brokerage relationships as well as U.S. Reconcilement specialist.
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - CELTIC CAPITAL CORP,
1994-1995
Assistant to the President of Celtic Capital - Portfolio Management and
Credit Risk.
. I worked closely with all departments, coordinating improvements in
efficiency throughout the firm: data entry, operations, programming, &
auditing.
. Supervised loan portfolio consisting of 48 separate firms. Oversaw Audit
team who audited financial records of the portfolio. Analyzed risk &
accounts receivable agings & corporate viability to continue operations.
Made recommendations to Board of Directors on maintaining various loans.
Worked directly with the President of the firm: Mark Hafner.
. Member of LAVA: Los Angeles Venture Association.
technical skills
Financial Licenses: 24, 7, 63, 3, 4, Clean CRD & NFA files: (crd# 4054940,
nfa# 0343046)
Canadian Financial Licenses: Options Supervisor, New Entrants Course
(NEC), PDO (in process)
Professional Affiliations: Securities Traders Association of Los
Angeles(STALA) and Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
Member of FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Blue Ribbon Panel - LA Magazine.
Operating Systems: Windows 7, Vista, WinXP, Win2k, WinNT
Applications: Esignal, DTNiq, QCharts, Bloomberg, Excel, Goldmine, Word,
Outlook, Thunderbird, Google, and Powerpoint.
Education
BA, Political Science & English - University of California, Santa Barbara,
CA
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Continuing Education: Accounting,
Calculus, and Screenwriting
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