- 25yrs of extensive experience building start-up mortgage companies in the US & abroad
- Proven expertise scaling business idea’s into large structured operationalized companies
- Mortgage expertise spanning origination through securitization
- Risk, Sales, operations, compliance, process, & technology expertise
Built startup mortgage company, including all end-to-end banker processes and grew from $50M to $1b origination volume with full GSE and Agency relationships.
Established Islamic compliant mortgage lending operations in Middle East with capital commitment from Deutsch Bank, overseeing implementation of operations procedures, staffing, training and systems testing. Led buildout of ops, origination, fulfillment LOS, hardware infrastructure configuration, and facilities management.
Co-Founder of independent mortgage company (Prosperity Home Mortgage) in 2013 for Long & Foster Realty, generating $3.5B+ in annual originations.
Managed $100B annual production operations and credit risk, while achieving JD Powers & Associates #1 for customer satisfaction rating for top ten lender (InterFirst).
GSE Strategy lead primary market digital mortgage strategy and implementation for automated income, asset, and appraisal digital validations using data for instant approvals with NO documentation (use data not docs). Optimized FannieMae AUS DU black box underwriting algorithms.
Designed post QM Jumbo product parameters, exit strategies, overall Jumbo product line for $100M monthly in production for IMB.
Partnered with Top-10 lenders, GSE’s, and FHFA on developing process improvements and strategy for future operating model of FNMA/FHLMC for mortgage lending.
Led advisory support for Top-10 lenders’ issues fulfillment processes, practices, regulatory compliance, productivity, data and technology strategies, workflow and overall rebuilding of origination and production fulfillment processes to be compliant, effective, and automated.
Managing Director of ‘Big Four’ audit firm in establishing compliance programs for lenders, CFPB, Dodd-Frank, RESPA, and GSE compliance, and a Top-10 Lender.
Built infrastructure as President/COO for CrossCountry Mortgage to increase scalability for production from 2B to 10B annually.
As Head of Lehman Brothers Mortgage Capital division, lead all operationally strategy, streamlining global operations, reduced fulfillment costs by 75M annually.
- Harvard Innovation and Strategy Executive program- estimated completion 2023
- MBA – Certified Mortgage Banker - CMB
- Masters of Business Administration: DePaul University, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
- Bachelor of Bus. Admin. – Finance: Western Michigan University
- Member: Chairman’s Executive Council of Mortgage Bankers Association for Independent Mortgage Bankers (2015-2022)