Professional Background

Brokerage & Exchange Specialization 

Held Series 3, 7, and 63 NASD Licenses.  Spent 4 1/2 years working in the Institutional segment with TDWaterhouse Institutional, now considered TDAmeritrade Institutional.  

Spent 3 years working for TradeStation Securities designing strategy trading applications for Retail and Institutional segments trading equities, options, futures, and FOREX.

Currently employed by CME Group in Chicago as a Program Manager in the Corporate Initiative Group.  Responsible for management of CME and NYMEX merger of the operations division.  Operations at CME Group includes Globex Command Center, Telecom, Trading Floors, Price Reporting, and various other groups supporting the top futures exchange in the US.  Successfully merged the two division according to timeline, budget and without any additional day 2 activities.

Product Management

Experienced  working with multiple teams releasing software in both a web environment and thick client application.  Experienced managing major corporate initiatives and projects.  Working with developers in multiple languages, QA, top level management including CEO, and clients.

Software Design

Rich environment design incorporating modern design specifications and usability standards for maximum client retention and growth.

 Academic Background 

Masters of Science in Business Administration

Information Decision Systems.  San Diego State University. San Diego,  California.  2003

Bachelors of Business Administration

Finance Cume Laude.  National University. San Diego, California.  2001

Personal Background

Grew up in the country side about 35 miles east of San Diego, in a small town called Lakeside.  Spent my time like any kid in the mountains, hunting, fishing, hiking, bike riding and such.  

Currently reside in Chicago