Phil Sepulveda (847) 358-3124
   
EDUCATION
 
New York University - New York, NY 1991-1993
* MBA in Finance from the Leonard N.
Stern Graduate School of Business.
* Received a partial academic scholarship.

University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana,IL 1982-1986
* BS in General Engineering.
* Baxter Travenol Scholarship Recipient.
* Dean's List.
* Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.

Licenses: Series 7, 63, and 65
 
EXPERIENCE
Current Position

INDEPENDENT Y2K CONSULTANT, Chicago, IL
* Self employed Y2K consultant with clients such as First National Bank of Chicago,
Fleet Business Credit Corp. and Computer Consultants Incorporated.
* Analyze Y2K documentation of proprietary software as well as third party vendors such
as Bloomberg and Dunn & Bradstreet.
* Write and implement testing programs for Y2K analysis of mission critical applications.
* Work with auditors and regulatory bodies on all Y2K compliance.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
Business Systems Analyst/Consultant
- Capital Markets Group 1999-
* Hired for the Y2K project management of proprietary derivative trading
software on client-server technologies.
* Analyzed user requirements and produced functional documentation for
associated object-oriented technical design.
* Conducted research on issues of derivative product validation rules for the
notice generation daemon.
* Wrote Unix Shell scripts to the derivative front office trading system for P/L
reporting on Wingz spreadsheets.
* Designed the security architecture for a distributed Unix network using Akit.
* Designed and implemented testing procedures for user acceptance, parallel, and
regression tests of Y2K compliant software.

LAKELAND COMMUNITY BANK, Fox Lake, IL
Investment Officer/Consultant, 1998
* Hired for full life cycle project management of the installation of Investment Centers at two branches.
* Responsible for P/L reports and presentations to Board of Directors and shareholders.
* Responsible for Y2K compliance of all information systems for the Investment Centers.
* Wrote the Investment Policy for SEC, NASD, FDIC and independent auditors.

Tucker Anthony, New York, NY
Investment Executive 1995-1997
* Managed portfolios for high net worth individuals, institutions, and hedge funds.
* Utilized Bloomberg and ADP systems for client administration, security
analysis and portfolio risk management.
* Specialized in fixed income block trading.
* Investment strategies were featured in the Sunday edition of the Staten Island
Advance with circulation of over 500,000.
* Developed a 403b retirement plan for Head Start, a national nonprofit
organization for disadvantaged children.
* Ranked number 1 out of 36 brokers in new accounts.
* Traded over $20 million in fixed income products per year.

BETA GROUP, New York, NY
General Partner and Founder 1991-1994
* Provided engineering consulting services to the sealant industry as well as financial services as a registered representative with Smith Barney and Gruntal & Company.
* Conducted automotive sealant market studies for Hollingsworth & Vose, a $100 million corporation specializing in beater/additive gaskets.
* Prepared fire sealant financial studies for companies such as Allied Signal, General Electric, and Hilti Construction Chemicals.
* Forged a strategic alliance between Flammadur Corp. and Thermal Ceramics, a
$100 million corporation.
* Conducted a merger and acquisition seminar for Tremco, a division of B.F.Goodrich. Based on this M&A analysis, Tremco later acquired Chemie Lenz
* Financial/Accounting studies have been published in national trade magazines
such as Glass Digest.

CULLIGAN INTRNATIONAL CORP., Northbrook, IL
Regional Engineer of Latin America 1990-1991
* Designed filtration systems using reverse osmosis and deionizing technologies
for desalination plants, distilleries, and other commercial/industrial applications.
* Managed 14corporate distributors in over 18 countries.
* Responsible for budget, lines of credit, inventory, shipping, and annual
revenues of over $1.5 million.
* Responsible for financial modeling, forecasting, analysis, and report generation for all of
Latin America and the Caribbean.
* Worked with District Managers to develop financial plans and track performances.

INSTRON CORP., Boston, MA
International Sales Engineer 1987-1990.
* Configured servohydraulic and electromechanical material testing systems with data acquisition software and hardware.
* Responsible for service, training, and sales of the complete product line throughout the Midwest and Ontario, Canada,
* Managed the performance of three service engineers.
* Responsible for annual revenues of over $3 million.
* Responsible for product management of the rheometer product line in terms of
inventory, product development, market development, and competitive analysis.

 
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Technical Skills:
Sybase; Microsoft Office; Fortran; Unix; NeXT OPENSTEP Operating Systems; NeXT Mail; Word Perfect; NeXT Grab; Akit; Novell 3.12;
Bloomberg and ADP Financial Systems.
 
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