JOSEPH K. CLOTTEY, DM
*** ****** **** ********** **. Apt#8F Middletown, NY 10941
Phone: 770-***-**** Email: ***.*******@*****.***
Seeking a new and progressive adjunct professor role at the collegiate level.
Student-focused and aspiring teaching professional with the ability to apply expertise in the delivery of business-focused teaching methodologies designed to shape students and produce positive outcomes through innovative curriculums, coursework and lesson plans. Experienced trainer able to partner in the planning, development, implementation and revision of curriculums and instructional techniques for students of diverse age, culture and learning ability, while remaining committed to the integration of modern technology to facilitate student learning and academic excellence. Business leader experienced in developing programs, training staff, creating plans for optimal student achievement, and delivering leadership in the development of courses and training initiatives.
EDUCATION
DOCTOR OF MANAGEMENT ~ Executive Leadership (12/2020)
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ~ Finance (5/2017)
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs GPA: 3.95
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (9/2015)
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE ~ PARALEGAL STUDIES (11/2001)
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
Software & Tools: Microsoft Office Suite, Net X Pro, ADP, QSS, PSS, ECW (E-Clinical Works Systems) Quick Books
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Self Employed (Transportation Industry) New York, NY 9/2019- Present
President
Manhattan Cardiovascular Associates New York, NY 4/2019 - 9/2019
FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Partnered with executive leadership to manage all aspects of daily finance and compliance efforts, to include driving areas including medical billing, payroll administration, budget/finance monitoring, accounts payable/receivable and the development of procedures to ensure financial and compliance processes are executed effectively to achieve outcomes.
Coordinated and managed the execution of internal audits including planning and coordinating of risk assessments, scoping, and testing of business finance and compliance process controls.
Created and launched inhouse internal audits to monitor the medical billing process, processed employee timecards and payroll, and generated weekly medical billing reports.
Drove the ongoing review of existing training documentation and partnered with executive leadership and training teams in the evaluation of the overall effectiveness of training programs.
Led daily payment and bank reconciliation and utilized QuickBooks for Chart of Accounts.
Home Depot Duluth, GA 11/2016 - 3/2019
SENIOR DEPARTMENT HEAD, Building Materials, Lumber & Millworks (3/2018-3/2019)
DEPARTMENT HEAD, Hardware (9/2017-3/2018)
SALES ASSOCIATE, Garden & Flooring (11/2016-9/2017)
Managed and led all aspects of department operations for three areas, to include training and development, sales, client/customer engagement, merchandising, staff development, department/inventory auditing, reporting and smart list execution on a weekly basis. Manage teams of up to 25 staff across diverse departments to ensure business goals were met.
Consistently mentored sales associates and drove adherence to company training programs; administered budgets, prepared forecasts, and lead full P&L responsibility ensuring cost control.
Attended weekly vendor/specialist sales meetings, facilitated weekly department meetings, and delivered input regarding merchandising strategies, ideas and decisions to the management team.
Led the interviewing, hiring, training, coaching and performance of new associates; conducted semi-annually performance reviews for department associates.
Developed training materials, assessments and testing procedures to identify/address training and development needs, while managing the development of programs.
Generated over $276,500 in sales to help reduce annual deficit within the first 4 months. (2017-2018)
Proactively generated flooring sales of over $20K within one year. (2016-2017)
Bank of America-Merrill Edge Loganville, GA 9/2014 - 7/2016
VICE PRESIDENT/FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS ADVISOR
Managed all aspects of client engagement in order to deliver high impact financial advisement solutions via the review and analysis of each client’s entire and complex financial picture in order to provide guidance and advisement on financial solutions to help them optimize and grow their financial portfolios.
Led portfolio planning (stocks, options, mutual funds, futures, etc.) leading to gained investments of over $1.5M
Increased new banking and investment business by 35% and increased profits by presenting new, used and lease buy-out automobile financing options.
Facilitated the training, coaching and development of new financial advisors ensuring they were able to perform client advisements effectively; increased client savings by conducting ongoing risk analysis and financial review.
Drove training needs analysis, designed new training materials and assessments with clear learning objectives, and update existing training materials.
Devised scenario-based training and led development of curricula, learning content, instruction aids and course documentation; facilitated learning covering a broad range of topics.
Conducted performance assessments to continuously evaluate post-training training performance; identified and addressed areas of weakness or those in need of improvement.
E*TRADE Financial Alpharetta, GA 4/2009 - 9/2014
PLATINUM RELATIONSHIP MANAGER (8/2011-9/2014)
Engaged with and managed the firm’s largest corporate client relationships as a key liaison to platinum clients to ensure that all contact points were seamless and each client was highly satisfied with offering and service levels across the product suite, operations and service. Successfully brought in new business via management over 400 high-value clients.
Completed agency trades and handled trade inquiries for clients; worked with internal partners to ensure the successful roll-out and ongoing delivery of products and services to the client.
Collaborated with sales teams to cultivate long-term trusting relationships and strategic partner relationships that address client needs leveraging knowledge of the entire product suite.
Utilized project management tools and Salesforce to maintain pipeline, client contact information and client meeting notes; conducted ongoing portfolio planning and risk analysis.
SENIOR ELITE FINANCIAL SERVICE REP./CLIENT ENGAGEMENT COACH (4/2009-8/2011)
Completed agency trades and handled trade inquiries for clients to ensure a return on investment, while crafting solutions for multi-faceted challenges using detailed research and creative problem solving to manage high volume accounts.
Partnered with and assisted new and experienced representatives in identifying client needs through the delivery of coaching and training on client engagement.
Trained and instructed new hires in preparation for their Series 7 exams.
American Portfolios Financial Services Holbrook, NY 3/2007 - 2/2009
SURVEILLANCE COMPLIANCE ANALYST
Led the monitoring and communication of changes that impacted products and offerings via the conducting of compliance assessments and providing direction on any deficiencies detected by those assessments. Reviewed and assessed compliance issues, produced detailed surveillance reports that fully documented exceptions, and proactively increased compliance with FINRA by implementing a firm-wide Annual Compliance Program and driving needs analysis through REG ED.
Negotiated a $15K annual overhead reduction using superior communication and negotiation; secured a new vendor via the planning and launch of the firm’s Element Continuing Education Program.
Prevented costly errors by educating and coaching financial advisors on newly introduced SEC or FINRA regulations, such as Rule 2821.
Licensed representatives using the CRD system allowing Advisors to provide business for the firm.