Peter Evans seeks a financial operations position utilizing his 30 years of experience in auditing, underwriting, loan origination, workouts, asset disposition, litigation oversight, and financial analysis. He has excelled in roles with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, Safety Connection, Louisiana Road Home, Hammerman & Gainer, ICF International, Aegis Mortgage, United Companies Lending, and other organizations. Evans possesses strong communication, technical, and Microsoft Office skills.
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PETER W. EVANS
1082 Havenwood Drive Home: (225) 273-1739
Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Cell: (225) 400-5905
Email: pwe.worldhq@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-evans/31/787/92b
SUMMARY
Financial Operations Professional with crisis-management experience in auditing, underwriting,
loan origination, workouts, REO/asset disposition, litigation oversight and MIS/forecasting.
Excellent negotiation, financial analysis, communications, technical writing, training and MS
Office skills. Self-driven, audit-conscious, bottom-line-oriented, seeking new challenges.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
September 2015 - Present Louisiana Legislative Auditor
Staff Auditor Baton Rouge, LA
Perform cost analyses and review others' cost analyses reviewing cost reasonableness to
determine eligibility of expenses for FEMA/GOHSEP reimbursement after disasters.
Reviewed a very wide variety of expenses, from Architecture & Engineering expenses in large
scale projects to sewer pumps, street lamps, power line repairs, water service restoration,
sports lighting, library book bulk purchases, furniture, radio equipment, police vehicles,
primate cages & fencing, school & office wind/flood/mold remediation and reconstruction.
Used RS Means Online and construction cost estimating books, and established familiarity with
Costworks and Exactimate unit cost concepts, maintained records of incoming and outgoing
files assisting & coordinating with staff of approximately 20 other auditors.
July 2015 – September 2015 Safety Connection, Inc.
Inside Sales Baton Rouge, LA
Inside sales for Fall Protection & Rescue training / equipment sales company. Responsible for
scheduling students, invoicing for training fees to many oilfield and chemical industry clients.
Invoicing inputs in ACCTivate (QuickBooks utility) and Chevron eProcurement.
Equipment sales via email and phone orders, reconciling manufacturer pricing and markups,
arranging shipping and following up all aspects of delivery/invoicing. Product knowledge and
precise execution were key elements in this position.
March 2015 – July 2015 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (LA Road Home Project)
Document Specialist Baton Rouge, LA
Document management & review, FEMA NEMIS database inputs for flood and hazard
mitigation information. Disposition of incomplete vs. closed files and recorded documents,
categorizing & indexing documents/correspondence, scanning quality control.
2. March 2009 – March 2015 Hammerman & Gainer, Inc. - Road Home Project
Financial Analyst Baton Rouge, LA
Calculated determinations of duplicated benefits arising from State of LA's insurance
subrogation rights and coordinated efforts with OCD/DRUGeneral Counsel's office issuing
Consent Agreements in insurance company lawsuit settlements.
Transacted funds received from attorneys, audited results of insurance verification team inputs,
handled phone calls from homeowners and others within Road Home organization to explain
subrogation policies and procedures, maintained accounts receivable & check deposit logs.
August, 2007 – March, 2009 ICF, Int'l. - Road Home Project
Financial Analyst Baton Rouge, LA
Tracked electronic funding process and disbursement of disaster recovery grants to 50K+
recipients through title company subcontractor HGI. Analyzed federal funds bank balances,
outstanding checks, repayments to SBA, filing fees to Clerks of Court and various
timing/turnaround and exception/error issues.
Calculated determinations of duplicated benefits arising from State of LA's insurance
subrogation rights and coordinated efforts with OCD/DRUGeneral Counsel's office issuing
Consent Agreements in insurance company lawsuit settlements.
December, 2000 - March, 2007 Aegis Mortgage Corp. f/k/a UC Lending
Junior Underwriter / Credit Analyst / Loan Originator Baton Rouge, LA
Underwrote and originated single- and multifamily mortgages for Aegis' portfolio and for
sale/securitization to Fannie Mae, RFC (GMAC), Household, Provident and Option One.
Input info and analyzed findings from Fannie Mae Desktop Underwriter on the Web and RFC
Assetwise as well as Aegis' internally developed automated underwriting system.
As originator, solicited new loans via referrals, cold calling, lead sheets or previous turndowns.
April, 1995 - November 2000 United Companies Lending Corp.
Litigation Supervisor / Default Management Specialist Baton Rouge, LA
Loan officer for 250-300 ($30-35MM) residential mortgage foreclosures, workouts, deeds in lieu
and defaulted loans in AZ, CA, NV, OR and WA; sale of all REO property in those states
(130 properties/$15MM). “Cradle to grave” loss mitigation.
Supervised 3 Litigation Specialists and 1 Assistant preparing 300-800 demand letters and 200-
550 foreclosures monthly, secured original documents and assignments of mortgages from
investors or securitization trustee promptly for suit filing; hazard and title ins.claims, short
payoffs and many other loss mitigation issues incl. 100+ 2nd mortgages in foreclosure.
February, 1992 - September, 1993 Pelican Homestead & Savings
Special Assets Dept. Mgr./REO Manager Metairie, LA
Manager for 137 commercial loans @ $44MM and 238 mortgages @ $27MM (96 total
delinquents @ $45MM); handled complex situations myself and supervised staff of two.
3. Member of committees deciding on REO/asset sales, leases, litigation, expenses; issued
counter-offers, wrote and presented all REO case memoranda; RTC liaison and reporting.
Second in command of real estate sales subsidiary Quality Management Services, Inc.,
responsible for sale/auction of Pelican's 1500+ REO properties.
July, 1991 - December, 1991 Consolidated Mortgage Services, Inc.
Asset Manager Baton Rouge, LA
Delinquency specialist for mortgage/commercial and student loan portfolio at RTC
subcontractor; continuation of responsibility for Deposit Trust FSB's assets (below).
April, 1991 - July, 1991 Deposit Trust FSB
Asset Manager Baton Rouge, LA
Stopgap delinquency specialist for failed S&L's mortgage servicing division, responsible for
150+ litigation /bankrupt loans, mostly FHA/VA or PMI-guaranteed
Two FHLMC Multifamily workouts initiated on $2MM+ book value assets after 160 apartment
units flooded 4' then were gutted/renovated, supervised inspections and insurance proceeds
disbursements during rehabilitation process.
November, 1989 - April, 1991 Resolution Trust Corp. (FDIC)
REO Technician/Asset Specialist Baton Rouge, LA
Coordinated and audited input of detailed REO information by 7 employees.
Developed PC-based insurance policy tracking system for 1200+ REO properties.
Automated reports to pay monthly blanket REO insurance for 22+ failed S&L's.
Instructed 5 outside asset mgt. firms on RTC procedures, docs and ins. coverage.
Officer for 196 mostly delinquent commercial and mortgage loans @ $13.68 million
Primary contact for US-Gov't guaranteed and bond-money loans; initiated transfers of servicing
on EBRMFA, LHFA, VA, HUD/FHA and participation loans.
June, 1988 - October, 1989 River City Federal Savings Bank
Asset Manager Baton Rouge, LA
Account officer for non-performing commercial loans.
Testified before Grand Jury in Federal Court, Middle District of LA in bank fraud case.
Assisted U.S Attorney on several criminal investigations; four sentenced to jail terms.
Compiled database of institution's judgment and charge-off debtors.
Seized and managed 600+ loans from consumer finance company.
October, 1987 - May, 1988 Capital Bank, N.A.
Commercial Loan Officer Baton Rouge, LA
Commercial loan officer for $5 million mostly non-performing commercial loans.
4. July, 1983 - August, 1987 Citicorp Acceptance Company
Project Coordinator / Credit & Litigation Supervisor St. Louis, MO & B.R., LA
Organized special projects staff of 12 employees during corporate restructure.
Recovered $100K+ after training staff for accounting legal compliance audit.
Created report structure to track profitability and delinquency statistics for several elements in
LA/MS region planning/forecasting for national corporate management.
Singled out from 10 other individuals to be the liaison with all LA/MS outside attorneys; wide
variety of litigation incl. redhibition ("lemons"), fraud and personal injury actions.
$50,000+ ins. refunds recovered in 1 month after I independently initiated audits.
Initiated all Chapter 7 Proofs of Claim myself and handled most through conclusion, saving
corporation $50-$500 each time in 100+ instances.
EDUCATION / PERSONAL
Bachelor of Science, Finance - 1982 - Louisiana State University, BR
Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook); Fannie Mae
Desktop Underwriter, GMAC/RFC Assetwise and Contour/The Loan Handler (mortgage
underwriting and origination), and various other software.
Strong Excel spreadsheet skills re: filtering/sorting, finding discrepancies, formatting, Vlookups,
pivot tables, data normalization for bulk data transfers & mailmerge to Word.
KLSU Radio (LSU Student Media) - 7 years - Former Volunteer MC / Announcer
Eagle Scout, B.S.A. and Committee Chair of Troop 169, Baton Rouge LA for 4+ years
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