QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Wealth Management professional with 20 years experience providing financial products and services to clients requiring complex financial consulting. Certified Financial Planner (CFP®). Expertise in Personal Financial Planning, Investment Performance Measurement, Asset Allocation, Financial Product Management, Operations, and Project Management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Botsford Group\Biltmore Capital Advisors – Atlanta, GA 2007

Relationship Manager and Chief Compliance Officer

Client Relationship Manager focusing on implementing long-term financial plans including a wide range of income, investment, insurance, and asset protection services.

· Provided financial planning and plan implementation focusing on divesting concentrated equity positions and creating retirement lifestyle scenarios for clients.

· Implemented transfer and conversion of firm’s clients to eMoney Advisor financial planning system and integrating systematic reporting to streamline client plan reviews.

· Established operational and compliance structure for newly created independent RIA allowing the firm to offer greater range of investment products to planning clients.

SunTrust Banks, Inc. – Atlanta, GA 2000-2006

Vice President, FPG, Financial Planner & Manager of Development, 2003-2006

Provided Financial Planning services for client teams and promoted the adoption of financial planning and needs analysis relationship management by Wealth & Investment Management Brokers and Client Advisory Officers. Developed the Financial Planning Group’s infrastructure, systems and service platform.

· Prepared and presented comprehensive financial plans for affluent and high net-worth clients.

· Delivered financial planning orientation programs and systems training to over 1,400 client Relationship Managers and Financial Advisors.

· Provided direct financial planning software support to SunTrust Financial Planners, Relationship Managers, and Financial Advisors.

· Increased utilization of financial planning services in Bank client relationships 150% in 2005 and 200% in 2006.

· Managed Bank relationship with software provider, Financial Profiles, Inc. Negotiated per-user software license fees savings of 25% with the 2006 contract.

· Coordinated Bank financial planning continuing education program providing over 1,200 hours of CE credit in both 2005 and 2006 to Bank CFP and CTFA designees.

Vice President, Product Marketing Group, 2000-2003

Charged with creating foundation for Bank-wide financial planning initiative and management of various Wealth Management solutions and product development projects.

· Instrumental in the development and formation of a dedicated Financial Planning Group.

· Led team to identify and acquire single financial planning software system for entire Bank to facilitate consistent financial planning product offering.

· Managed initiatives to improve CRM systems, Investment Performance Measurement services, and Web presence of the Wealth Management Group.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)

BANK OF AMERICA, INC. – Atlanta, GA 1990-2000

Vice President, Project Manager, Card Services, 1998-2000

Led multi-functional project teams for various high-profile technology and operations systems design and enhancement projects.

· Oversaw team of 10 individuals through creation, proof of concept, and installation of neural-net ATM cash inventory management system. When completed, the system facilitated transfer of $1 billion from average ATM cash inventory to Bank reserves.

· Led team to design, create and initiate the Expense Card training curriculum for management personnel of U.S. Executive Branch Cabinet Departments

· Installed three regular ATM/Debit Card transaction system upgrades.

Vice President, Manager, Performance Measurement and Consulting Unit, 1990-1998

Managed unit consisting of three analysts charged with providing monthly Performance Measurement reporting for over 5,000 trust and investment management portfolios.

· Provided investment performance analytics and comparative reporting.

· Maintained client relationship interaction pertaining to their investment performance reporting and analysis.

· Consulted directly with clients and their oversight boards regard their Investment Managers’ performance.

· Managed Bank relationship with system vendor and initiated collaborative effort with the vendor to design enhancements to performance system increasing team efficiency by 300%.

WACHOVIA BANK, INC. (formerly First Pennsylvania Bank, Inc.) – Philadelphia, PA 1985-1990

Assistant Vice President, Manager, Master Trust Accounting and Reporting

Promoted to Manager of unit consisting of four specialists providing institutional trust accounting reporting and performance measurement analysis for multiple State custody relationships and 20 major corporate Master Trust clients.

· Provided monthly comprehensive accounting and performance reporting.

· Worked directly with clients to conduct daily reconcilement of trading and cash positions of 150 State public employee custody accounts.

· Elected by industry peers to Chairmanship of the Trust Universe Comparison Service (TUCS).

EDUCATION

Financial Planning Certificate – Oglethorpe – Atlanta, GA

B.S., Business, Finance – Southern Methodist University – Dallas, TX

B.A., Political Science – Southern Methodist University – Dallas, TX

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS\LICENSES

Certified Financial Planner (CFP®)

Series 7

Series 66

Series 24

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