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Robert Pieklo Partner, Senior Vice President of Secondary Marketing American Financial Resources Inc. Parsippany, N.J. www.afrmortgage.com Senior Vice President of Secondary Marketing and Partner Rob Pieklo entered the industry in 2002 as a loan originator, and has aceded to a series of promotions within the organization, including retail sales manager and vice president of retail originations. His current duties include managing AFR’s multibillion dollar servicing portfolio and establishing/maintaining strong investor relationships with brokers/dealers, the GSEs and GNMA. Robert oversees the warehouse facilities and works directly with the CEO and CFO on all corporate endeavors. Rob’s business vision was instrumental in the formation of eLEND, a consumer-direct division geared toward an online purchase-based model.
Steve Ribultan Director of Business Development DocMagic Inc. l Torrance, Calif. www.docmagic.com Steve Ribultan is director of business development at DocMagic Inc. Steve’s responsibilities range from introducing technology and eSign solutions that tackle new compliance issues for lenders, to managing the quality and care of new and existing strategic partnerships. Over the past 11 years, Steve has worked for several leading mortgage technology companies. Steve has been a member of the DocMagic family for nearly six years. Previously, Steve worked at OpenClose, Commerce Velocity and Portellus.
David B. Ricketts Area Manager Bank of England d/b/a ENG Lending l Denver www.boedenver.com David B. Ricketts has been in the mortgage/finance industry since 1999, a career that started with Norwest Financial upon conclusion of attaining his management degree at Indiana University Bloomington. Currently an area manager for Bank of England, David has quickly ascended to one of the firm’s top area managers in the country. David was recognized in 2011 by National Mortgage Professional Magazine’s “Next 40 Mortgage Professionals to Watch” and then recognized in 2012 and 2013 as one of “The 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals.” David has continued his pursuit to serve the Rocky Mountain Region with efficient, quality standards.
Rene Rodriguez CEO/Founder/Keynote Speaker BetterLoanOfficers.com l Minneapolis www.volentum.com Rene Rodriguez is the chief executive officer of Volentum and founder of BetterLoanOfficers.com, a mortgage specific loan officer review site dedicated to restoring trust and credibility, one verified review at a time. A captivating, high-energy speaker, Rene is in high demand for annual events, conventions and keynotes speeches. He has been a featured speaker at the Mastery Business Plan in 2008, 2009 and 2011 Conferences in Las Vegas, has emceed for all four Mortgage Revolution events, and is a frequent contributor and author to industry publications, including National Mortgage Professional Magazine.
Evangeline Scott Certified Mortgage Planner Big Valley Mortgage l Folsom, Calif. www.teamscott.net Evangeline Scott began her lending career in the late 1990s with The Money Store. When The Money Store closed, she was recruited into the financial planning field. She had the opportunity to work with a top producing real estate firm in California for about two years and obtained her broker’s license. As a professed numbers geek, she realized her love for the industry was in lending and joined Summit Funding, where she was consistently one of their top producers, and numerous times, their number one producer nationwide. She was with Summit Funding for approximately seven years when she made the transition to Big Valley Mortgage, under American Pacific Mortgage, in September of 2011, where she has been their top producer.
Shashank Shekhar CEO Arcus Lending l San Jose, Calif. www.arcuslending.com After starting his business in possibly the worst year for financial markets (2008), Shashank Shekhar has grown his business by 1,400 percent in just five years. This dramatic growth has been achieved because of unrelenting focus on education. An Amazon.com best-selling author and national speaker, Shashank is also the host of the radio show, “Mortgage Matters.” He has been featured on Yahoo! News, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, USA Today and several other media for his expertise. Shashank is the founder and chief executive officer of Arcus Lending, a San Jose, Calif.-based mortgage lender.
Josh Sigman Vice President and Senior Loan Consultant Legacy Mutual Mortgage l San Antonio, TX www.thesigmanteamsa.com/san-antonio-team Josh Sigman is vice president and senior loan consultant for Legacy Mutual Mortgage in San Antonio, Texas. After graduating from Trinity University in San Antonio, he spent two years in insurance before joining the mortgage banker community. Josh has been recognized by the San Antonio Business Journal as a top producer for most of his career and as the number one loan officer in the city for the last three years in a row. Josh has a strong belief in mentorship and coaching and is currently serving as the senior coach for THE CORE Training, a national realtor and lender coaching program. He is a national public speaker who enjoys helping companies improve results and closing skills of front line producers.
Adam P. Smith President The Colorado Real Estate Finance Group Inc. Denver www.adampaulsmith.com Adam P. Smith is president of The Colorado Real Estate Finance Group Inc., a commercial and residential real estate finance firm. During his career, he has helped thousands of clients, both individuals and corporations, in their goals regarding real estate finance. He played an integral part in the Colorado mortgage licensing process, serving as both lobbyist and counsel at Business Affairs Committee hearings at the State House of Representatives in 2006 and 2007. Adam lectures regularly on contact management and marketing to colleagues in the real estate, mortgage, insurance and financial fields. He has taught classes for several of the country’s largest real estate companies, countless title companies, and many regional real estate boards.