Agency Lending Professional

ANDRÉ SETYON

**** **** **** ******  Brooklyn, New York 11235  917-***-****  ******@***.***

VP of PROJECT MANAGEMENT ♦ SECURITIES LENDING / EQUITY FINANCE

Significantly Increased Revenues  Streamlined Operations  Elevated Customer Satisfaction

Highly accomplished, hands-on leader with history of coordinating large, complex projects and delivering on time and within budget. Demonstrated talent for spearheading full lifecycle of new products to optimize revenues. Trusted advisor / business partner with exceptionally strong business analysis abilities; dedicated to achieving bottom-line objectives. Range of expertise spans Securities Lending, Equity Financing, and Brokerage Back-office IT. Dynamic change agent with proven ability to turn around troubled projects. Polished professional with superior communication talents; fluent in French and English.

Selected Achievements

 Increased annual revenue by $1.2M by leading the Agency Lending Disclosure of Principal SEC / NYSE Regulatory initiative; created the only available software solution industry-wide, which secured sales from over 50 firms. [Sungard Securities Finance / Loanet]

 Added daily lending volume of ~$500M by developing and implementing an automated borrowing and lending system that responded to customer requests within five minutes. [Prudential Securities / Wachovia Securities]

 Retained existing clients and achieved 99% customer satisfaction rating by developing “Contract Consolidation” product designed to significantly reduce clients’ monthly transaction costs. [Sungard Securities Finance / Loanet]

 Eliminated ~9 hours of daily manual labor performed by three employees by implementing and managing an automated stock / loan rate-change system; saved approximately $1080 / day. [Prudential Securities / Wachovia Securities]

 Significantly elevated revenue by designing a retail lending application. [Prudential Securities / Wachovia Securities]

Areas of Expertise

 Securities Lending  Project Management  Business Analysis

 Quality Assurance / Control  Cost Savings Initiatives  Product Development

 Internal / External Projects  Team Leadership / Building  Customer Relations

 Change / Turnaround Management  IT Implementation  Regulatory Compliance

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

SUNGARD SECURITIES FINANCE / LOANET New York, NY

$5B leader in software / processing solutions for financial services, higher education, and public sector

VP / Product Manager 2004 to 2008

 Led team of 10-15 professionals on full lifecycle product development initiatives; determined and authored detailed business requirements, created and managed project plans, coordinated with IT, QA, and Operations teams, and provided product demos to clients.

 Products generated ~$2M in annual revenue during tenure.

 Led and managed a team of Business Analysts and Software Developers.

 Collaborated with Senior Business executives on a regular basis to help strategize and implement vision for business growth.

 Retained all existing clients and achieved 99% customer satisfaction rating by developing “Contract Consolidation” product to significantly reduce clients’ monthly transaction costs.

 Added $1.2M to annual revenue by leading the Agency Lending Disclosure of Principal SEC / NYSE regulatory initiative; created the only available software solutions industry-wide, which secured sales from over 50 firms.

 Elevated annual revenue ~$500K by creating an “International Contract Comparison” product.

 Designed in-house Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology; subsequently adopted and successfully leveraged.

PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES / WACHOVIA SECURITIES New York, NY

World-leading provider of financial services

First VP / Senior Project Manager 1989 to 2004

 Drove development of and supported Securities Lending Trading and Operations Group, Prime Brokerage Operations, and ACATS (Automated Customer Account Transfer System).

 Supervised and provided leadership to a team of up to 20 Developers, Business Analysts, and Quality Assurance personnel.

 Delivered proprietary Government Stock Loan Trading System, which elevated annual revenue by ~$5M.

 Eliminated ~9 hours of daily manual labor performed by three employees by implementing and managing an Automated Stock Loan Rate Change System; saved approximately $1080 / day.

 Added daily lending volume of ~$500M by developing and implementing an Automated Borrowing and Lending System that responded to customer requests within five minutes.

 Ensured compliance with Reg SHO regulatory requirements by implementing a Short Sale Locate and Approval System.

 Increased revenue by designing a Retail Lending application.

 Successfully led a major outsourcing effort to reduce staff from 30 to six.

(Previous Experience includes positions with Bell Atlantic, Shearson Lehman Brothers, and Citibank)

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & MILITARY HISTORY

Diploma, Programming and Design ♦ New York University - NY

Graduated with 4.0 GPA

Project Management Professional Certification (pending 2 / 09)

Microsoft Project Certification ♦ Company-sponsored Course

Securities Training Corporation - Series 7

Completed 90 credits towards Bachelors Degree in Economics ♦ Brooklyn College – NY

Securities Industry Association (now SIMFA) Straight-Through-Processing Committee Member

Presentation Skills Certification ♦ Company-sponsored Course

United States Naval Academy ♦ Blue & Gold Officer, Office of Admissions

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