resume
roles & experiences
2022 - Present
Head of Partner Banking
Valley National Bank
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Launched formally in 2024, first partner live
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Built in '22-23 (3 signed partners)
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Lead P&L, strategy, team
2021 - 2022
FVP, Payments
Valley National Bank
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Led strategy, development & launch of ValleyPay (closed-loop wallet for Cannabis)
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Built ACH API & wallet on gift model
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Card issuing (strategy) & digital payments​
2020 - 2021
(9 mo's)
Product & Strategy (8th hire)
Moov Financial
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Signed first three customers
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Built data architecture (v1)
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Directly supported Series A (a16z)
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Led implementations, bank sponsor & legal models for money movement
2019 - 2020
Product (Banking Lead)
Rapyd
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Built/launched 12+ countries (ISO 20022)
- Built/launched ACH API (debit/credit)
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Built & launched country specific integrations (BR, MX, UK, IN)
2018 - 2019
Biz Dev Lead, US (16th hire globally)
Rapyd
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Signed US sponsor bank (Evolve)
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Signed TabaPay & GreenDot
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Signed first US client
2016 - 2018
AVP, Payments
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Led card issuing conversion (Visa DPS)
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Built RCUPay & claims program
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Responsible for 18 employees spanning Card Services, Card Security & ACH
skills & expertise
Technical
​Payments & Banking
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NACHA (multiple API's built)
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Retail & commercial banking expertise
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ACH | Cards Issuing/Acquiring | Check21 & FedWire
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US regulatory, compliance & legal expertise on money movement
Product & Technology
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User stories & product requirements
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ISO 20022 (PAIN/PACS)
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ISO 8583 | Debit / Credit Processing
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XML/JSON (read/write, proficient)
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Jira | Azure DevOps
Execution
Internal
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Investor/Board/Exec presentations
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Agile delivery | PPP employed
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Confluence | Notion | Lucid (proficient)
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Office | Google Docs (skilled)
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Excellent verbal/written skills, heavy focus on documentation
External
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Public speaking (multiple conferences)
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Strategic partnerships / vendor mgmt
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Customer facing documentation
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Sales / BD programs
- Go-to-Market (zero-to-one)
Go-to-Market
Operations
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Managed multiple teams (2 - 20)
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Experience building multiple orgs
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Hiring, coaching (up or out)
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Developing / managing to KPI's
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Multiple product / team launches
Revenue
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P&L management & strategic planning
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Revenue pre product development
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Prioritization based on revenue model
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Launched division (3 customers Y1)
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Profitability in Y2 (10 customers)
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education
2009 - 2011
UC Davis | BA
International Relations
Worked full time while completing degree.
2006 - 2009
SRJC | AA
International Relations
Worked full time while completing degree.