Brandon M. Heller

406 Avoca Avenue Apt #B7, Nashville, TN 37203|(631) 766-7116|

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Brand One Designs LLC – Product Development & Marketing - President

Nashville, TN

  • Develop several products concurrently; Branding – Product Development – Website – Social Media – Business Entity Structuring
  • Interview and recruit exceptional talent; Industrial Designers, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, Graphics Designers & Web Dev
  • Built relationships with domestic and overseas manufacturers; Plush – Electronics – Restaurant Equipment
  • Coordinated licensing agreements with respective agencies for NCAA and professional sports leagues

autoXLR8R – Amble Technologies - President

Spring Hill, TN

  • Amble Technologies was one of ten companies selected of +250applicants into the nation’s first industry focused, automotive/transportation accelerator program, receiving $20,000 in exchange for equity
  • Successfully negotiated and executed a no upfront licensing agreement
  • Well versed in building and presenting pitch decks, proposals, one-page sell sheets
  • Attended tradeshows and networked with industry leaders whom ultimately were encouraged to join our Board of Advisors.
  • Acknowledged as one of the best presentations on “Demo Day”, a live-recorded and broadcasted investor presentations with over 75+ angel investors and venture capitalists in attendance

Deutsche Bank - OTC Collateral Management– Margin Associate

60 Wall Street, NY, NY

  • Proactively margin the firms most complex financial instruments; Credit Default Swaps (CDS), Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) & FX
  • Manage and reduce daily exposures to credit, operational, and firm/reputational risk
  • Recognized and trusted to manage our units Tier 1 clients; highly sensitive clients with daily account balances exceeding $1Bn
  • Ability to perform anddeliver under high pressure situations resulting from deadlines and unforeseen circumstances.
  • Held both Series 7 and Series 63 licenses

Credit Suisse - Prime Brokerage, Trade Support- Team Lead 11 Madison Avenue, NY, NY

  • Received Credit Suisse’ Prime Services Operations “Citrus Award”, in recognition of outstanding job performance in key firm principles of client, teamwork, and reputation
  • Collected, organized, and reviewed trade volumes, fails, and metrics to identify and fix recurring issues and to create greater efficiency, control and scalability

EDUCATION

Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA

Bachelor of Science in Finance August 2006 – May 2008

  • GPA: 3.0
  • Extra-Curricular Activities: Marketing Club,Investment Management Group, VITA/TCE Tax Program

SUNYOswego Oswego, NY

August 2004 - May 2006

  • GPA: 3.35, Dean’s List (3 of 4 semesters)
  • NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse: 2 year starter, two-time recipient of the Ron Humphrey Award (best hustle and effort) & Academic Excellence Award, Scholar Athlete Award, Student Athlete Mentor
  • Extra-Curricular Activities: Various community serviceevents; participated in Hurricane Katrina and Tsunami Relief fundraisers, volunteer manager at Romney Field House, and supervisor for Kid’s Night Out program

OUTSIDE INTERESTS

Membership/Affiliated Organizations: Gideon Ministry, Nashville American Marketing Association, Music City Inventors Association, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Event Planner & Coordinator for Lehigh University Alumni Association in Nashville, Bar Camp Nashville, Product Camp

Accolades: 1st place ($1000 Grand Prize) StartUp Weekend Atlanta “Maker” Edition, 2nd Place Make with Moto at Vanderbilt

Interests: Product Ideation/Development, Domain Buying/Selling, Equity/Options Trading, Intramural Sports