Art Hickson

About Art Hickson

ABOUT ART HICKSONAs a senior financial services executive, I present an outstanding track record of operations, marketing and sales experience. I have more than 25 years of experience. This experience also includes work with Stronghill Capital, Cherrywood Commercial, TMH Capital, Genpact Mortgage Services (formerly GE Capital), American First Credit Union, Kinecta Federal Credit Union and ResMAE MortgageAs the Sales Leader for your Mortgage Banking organization, I will:* Uncover new markets and drive prospect growth* Increase sales and profits* Mentor and support join mortgage staffMY AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:Managing P&L accountability, budgeting, forecasting, metrics, and presentations to the Board of Directors are among my key strengths. Through the delivery of exceptional ROI pay-offs, my expertise permits me to generate shareholder value through an entrepreneurial orientation, strategic planning, business acumen, and seamless execution.My leadership of up to 800 staff indicates my ability to deploy human capital effectively by adeptly building high-performance teams and robust organizations. I know how to direct change management programs, manage risk and foster vital stakeholder relations.Specialties: Corporate Strategic Planning Executive Leadership Mortgage Lending Consumer Lending Operations Management Process Reengineering B2B / B2C Marketing Sales New Business Development P&L Performance Management

Experience

1. VP of Sales - Eastern Division

   HomeXpress Mortgage Corp

   Mar 2023 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

  Bachelor of Science, Management

  1992 — 1994

Skills

• Certified: Lean Six Sigma
• Licensed: Dre & Safe Act
• Process Reengineering
• Resource Optimization
• Executive Leadership
• Sales Management
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Analysis
• P&L Functions
• Budgeting
• Database Management
• Sales Conferences
• Trade Shows
• Marketing
• Negotiations
• Online Resources
• Sales Forecasting
• Product Launch
• Needs Assessment
• High-Impact Presentations
• Relationship Development
• Benchmarking
• Author Guidelines, Policies and Procedures
• Account Management
• Banking
• Change Management
• Bpo
• Outsourcing
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Management
• Real Estate
• Risk Management
• Employee Relations
• Customer Relations
• Problem Solving
• Team Building
• Teamwork
• Team Leadership
• Underwriting