James D. Smith
49 Raybrook Road, L / Yonkers, NY 10704
C: (716) 380-2753, H: (914) 237-8595, W: (914) 768-6858, E: jds58@cornell.edu
Objective: Organizational Development Specialist in Financial Services and Banking
Education;
2001: MILR Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Major in Labor Relations GPA 3.50
2000: MBA Canisius College, Buffalo, NY. Major in General Business GPA 3.61
1999: BPS Empire State College, Buffalo, NY. Major in Legal Studies GPA 3.90
Experience:
Small Loans (commercial) Manager: Hudson Valley Bank, Yonkers, NY (06/2004- present)
- Organized and optimized profitability and performance of a $5 million loan portfolio
- Coordinated the Small Loan lending efforts of 18 offices in and around NYC
- Wrote the computer program for automated pricing/sizing/ and credit scoring loans
Loan Officer: U.S. Small Business Administration, Niagara Falls, NY (10/2001- 02/2004)
- Underwrote $10 million in loans for NYC & U.S. Businesses adversely effected by 9/11 attacks
HSBC Process Development Team: Superior Staffing Services, Buffalo, NY (06/2001-09/2001)
- Re-engineered contracted mortgage insurance providers process flow.
Full Time Graduate Student: Canisius College and Cornell University (09/1999-05/2001)
- Completed 78 credit hours of graduate education and earned two Master Degrees
Spiritual Care Coordinator: Niagara Hospice, Inc., Lockport NY (03/1993-08/1999)
- Directed and supervised a staff of 3 paid professionals and 15 volunteers
- Organized, recruited members, implemented, and chaired a 10 member bio ethics committee
Pastor: Allagash Community Church, Allagash, ME (01/1990-08/1992)
- Revitalized the church community through leadership that aligned targeted core activities
Quality Control Technician: Guilford Industries, Newport, ME (05/1984-03/1990)
- Monitored, assessed, and assured textile quality via sampling / statistical process control
Specialized OD Related Experience:
Southern Industrial Labor Human Resource Conference Presentation Accepted (06/15/2005)
Presented “Banking and Personal Credit/Finance” to community group (06/0102005)
Mediator at Buffalo BBB, Cornell University, Metro BBB (NYC), and USDA (09/1999-2004)
Licensed for Devine Inventory Psychometric Development and Training Method (08/2003-present)
Presented an “appreciative inquiry” analysis to the Board of Governance at a Buffalo Church (02/2003)
Teacher of Organizational Behavior and HR Management at SUNY Empire State College (2001-2002)
Passed Professional in Human Resources Exam (05/2001)
Research Intern at Cornell’s Prevention and Early Resolution of Conflict Institute (06/2000-08/2000)
Achievements and Affiliations:
Fielding Graduate University, PhD student, Human and Organizational Systems (Starting 09/2005)
Management Trustee Labor and Employment Relations Association, Hudson Valley (04/2005-present)
Westchester Consumer Empowerment Center Board Member, Finance Committee (04/2005-present)
Inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu National Honor Society (03/2001)
Nationally Appointed Chaplain for Hospice Spiritual Care (05/1995)
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Professional Development, Conferences, and Lectures:
U.S. Small Business Administration Program Training (06/15/2004)
Ayn Rand NYC Group Organizer (http://aynrand.meetup.com/8) (06/2004-present)
Foundation for Economic Education, Member (02/2005-present)
The Poker MBA, “playing the hand your dealt” in Poker and Business (02/17/2005)
Labor History presentation with Nick Salvatore/Cornell ILR (02/16/2005)
NYC Junto Group, Investing and Current Events Group (02/2005-present)
Intellectual Discourse Series, Ivy League Clubs of NYC (01/27/2005)
Patrick Lencioni: Lecture on Organizational Leadership (01/11/2005)
Bottom Line Management Metrics, Cornell’s NYC Offices (11/12/2004)
Ms. WuDunn author, “Thunder from the East”, China’s Economics, ILR Colloquium (05/13/2004)
Mercer’s Boardroom Consultancy Group/ Executive Compensation (05/11/2004)
Harry Katz, Ph.D. “A New Realism in Collective Bargaining” ILR Colloquium (04/15/2004)
Completed Elite Business Coaching 6 Month Program (08/2003-02/2004)
Cornell Industrial Labor Relation’s Roundtable for Labor, Ithaca, NY (11/22/2003)
American Association for Conflict Resolution National Conference, attendee (10/15-8/2003)
New York State Dispute Resolution Authority Lemon Law Arbitration Training (08/01-02/2003)
Developing High Performance Work Teams/ Dr. Katz and LG Electronics Executives (06/19/2003)
ASTD/Dr. Kirkpatrick Seminar: Evaluating Training Effectiveness (11/20/2002)
NYS Dispute Resolution Authority/ Farm Service Agency Mediation Training (01/07-08/2002)
