Entrepreneur

In addition to my work experience outlined below, I have owned and successfully operated the following types of businesses; (i) real estate development, (ii) construction, (iii) real estate sales, (iv) mortgage brokerage and (v) a consumer finance entity.

Business Consulting

2000 – Present Fortune Financial Services, Inc.
Naples, florida.

President & CEO

Founder and sole shareholder of Fortune Financial Services, Inc. The company has an 18+ year track record of success in providing the following consulting services to businesses headquartered in Florida; (i) accounting, (ii) banking, (iii) capital markets, (iv) commercial real estate (v) construction, (vi) mergers & acquisitions, (vii) private equity, & (viii) venture capital.

2014 – Present Florida Trade Contractors Association, Inc. Southwest Florida

CEO

Co-Founder & CEO of a construction trade organization whose mission is to reclaim a free enterprise system within the building industry; to promote our trade industry; to advance honorable relationships between and among businesses in the building industry; to take such steps as shall be necessary under the law to encourage, develop, and protect the building industry, and to inform, educate and assist our members on how to manage their business both professionally and ethically in our Florida market.

2011 – 2014 Better Roads, Inc.
Naples, Florid.

Executive Vice President

Managed the day-to-day operations of this third generation vertically integrated road building company with offices and asphalt plants in Naples, North Fort Myers, South Fort Myers, Lake Placid and Gibsonton, Florida. The company had over 300 employees and consistently generated revenues in excess of $90 million annually, while providing construction and paving services throughout central and southern Florida.

2011 – 2014 Itran Partners, Inc.
Naples, Florida.

President

Managed the day-to-day operations of this start up electrical contracting company in support of Better Roads construction projects, in addition to other unrelated work. The company had over 50 employees and consistently generated revenues in excess of $5 million annually, while providing electrical contracting services throughout central and southern Florida.

Banking SunTrust, Bank Atlantic & Others
Naples,Fort Lauderdale & Miami, Florida.

Senior Vice President, Commercial Manager

12 Years While employed by these financial institutions I formed commercial lending divisions; i.e. companies with revenues under $20 million. I managed the origination, approval and closing of conventional and SBA loans, as well as the securitization and sale of loans into the capital markets. During the time that I was with SunTrust, my division was always in the top quartile of loan production and profitability in the 22 bank, SunTrust network. While at Bank Atlantic, we consistently ranked in the top quartile in loan production out of the 150+ lenders in SBA’s South Florida’s District.

Securities

Prudential Securities & Dean Witte
Naples, Florida.

First Vice President of Investments

5 Years While employed in the securities industry, I managed both individual and corporate investment portfolios totaling in excess of $100 million, while advancing from the position of Financial Consultant to that of First Vice President.