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Award Winning Mentor/Career and Business Tutor
Richard P.

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Note: my approved Subjects Include: Career Development, Interviewing and Business.

I am an Award Winning Mentor (Fordham University's Mentor of the Year 2025) and Financial Services Executive., I draw upon my professional experience and my college mentoring (over eight years) to help individuals succeed. I offer result driven tutoring services in Career, Business and Financial Services Topics. (See Below)

Career Topics: - Results Driven Cover letters and Resumes - Effective...

Note: my approved Subjects Include: Career Development, Interviewing and Business.

I am an Award Winning Mentor (Fordham University's Mentor of the Year 2025) and Financial Services Executive., I draw upon my professional experience and my college mentoring (over eight years) to help individuals succeed. I offer result driven tutoring services in Career, Business and Financial Services Topics. (See Below)

Career Topics: - Results Driven Cover letters and Resumes - Effective Networking - In-depth Mock Interviews and Public Speaking - Preparing for Behavioral Questions (BQs) and others.

Business and Financial Services Topics: - Alternative Investments and Private Wealth Management - Executive Management Training and College Internship Success - Certifications, Licenses and Credential Building. "Getting started in finance."

My technique centers around customized and client specific approaches . I have over twenty years of finance experience at several Fortune 100 firms. With senior positions in wealth management and private client high net-worth individual services.

My mentoring experience is extensive an recognized. I was also named the 2025 Fordham University Mentor of the Year.

Some of my personal accomplishments include: Citigroup Representative to the SIA (Securities Industry Assoc.) Alternative Investments, Lehman Brothers Quality Assurance Award Winner (for Financial Analysis), Congressional Intern U.S House of Representatives (Previous 23rd District of NY).

I would love the opportunity to understand your career goals and objectives. Contact me today! Best of luck to all the students who seek to "learn to succeed."

Richard

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Education

Fordham University B.A.
Political Science
New York University (M.A. Organizational and Administrative Studies)
Graduate Coursework
Baruch College (Business Law Graduate Cert.)
Graduate Coursework

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Approved Subjects

Business

Business

As a managing member and business analyst at LTS Advisors LLC, I evaluate businesses and other entities, make recommendations, and initiate critical improvements. I also construct effective, results-driven, operational and business plans; using client-focused agile techniques and strategies. Prior to that, I was Director of Operations, FVP, Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney managing a complex multi-functional team interacting with the department’s 3,000 clients. Measurably improved client account processing, regulatory practices, and operations.
Career Development

Career Development

Ia m in my fourth year as an alumni/career services mentor.working with students on career development at both Fordham College and the Gabelli School of Business - in the areas of finance and alternative investments. I average 40 hours per student/per semester in each of my first four years. I have also given public presentations at local colleges as the Managing Member of LTS Advisors were I combine a focus on both career development and leadership skills.
Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

I have over twenty years in functioning at an executive capacity. I have lead multi-functional teams at an executive level, and have the ability to motivate with focus on results and outcomes. Some key executive roles include being named the President of a non-profit organization (FCAA), the FVP representing Citigroup at the SIA (Securities Industry Association) now SIFMA, and Vice President New York State Young Democrats.
Interview Prep

Interview Prep

I have direct experience in interviewing prep as a University level mentor. Expert in core interviewing strategies; including research, state of mind and confidence building, mock interviews, behavioral questions. Always stressing practice and peer evaluation. Always focused on results and outcomes. Recognized as Fordham University's Mentor of the Year 2025.
Project Management

Project Management

As the Director of Operations for Smith Barney's Alternative Investments Operations my responsibilities included project management (with a focus on process improvement. As project manager for the department I was responsible for allocating FTEs (full time employees), Business as well as Functional Requirement Documents (BRDs FRDs), critical paths, project floe documents, and UATs (user acceptance testing).
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

Through out my professional carrer, on Wall Street, as well as a consultant, public speaking was a requirement on a frequent basis. Presenations to sales staff on complex requlatory issues - requuired keeping audiences engaged, As President of the Fordham College Association, my public speaking skills were in the area of forging a continued connection between the audience and the institution. In both venues, audience sizes varyed from the tens to 100s. Communicating in both circumstance a clarity of purpose.
Writing

Writing

As a managing member and business analyst at LTS Advisors LLC, I evaluate businesses and other entities, make recommendations, and initiate critical improvements. I also construct effective, results-driven, operational and business plans; using client-focused agile techniques and strategies. Prior to that, I was Director of Operations, FVP, Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney managing a complex multi-functional team interacting with the department’s 3,000 clients. Measurably improved client account processing, regulatory practices, and operations.

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