Christopher Martin

About Christopher Martin

20 years in the Banking and Financial Services industry.

Experience

1. Senior Credit Review Lead

   Silicon Valley Bank

   May 2022 — Present

   Completion of exam reports and ratings. Management of end-to-end execution exams, including planning and sampling, training reviewers, overseeing fieldwork and reporting processes, and issue remediation. Support continuous monitoring activities, including engaging in regular communication and review with Lending Units. Diverse portfolio coverage includes $128.4Bn in commitments across Global Fund Banking, Corporate Banking, Sponsor Finance (LBO), Project Finance, Growth-Stage, Early-Stage, Life Science, Wine, Tailored Lending, Mortgage, and Specialty Commercial. Focus placed on $2.4Bn UK Innovation portfolio (Corp. Banking, Sponsor Finance, Growth, Early-Stage, and Life Science).

Education

• Western Washington University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1999 — 2004

Skills

• Commercial Lending
• Customer Service
• Credit Analysis
• Marketing
• Writing
• Data Analysis
• Negotiation
• Training
• Loans
• Employee Database Management
• Government
• Mortgage Banking
• Compliance
• Risk Management
• Leadership
• Retail
• Behavioral Interviewing
• Mortgage Lending
• Problem Solving
• Sales
• Investments
• Business Process
• Credit
• Loan Origination
• Lines of Credit
• Deposits
• Commercial Banking
• Investment Banking
• Commercial Mortgages
• Management
• Banking
• Insurance
• Compliance Management
• Microsoft Office
• Project Management
• Home Equity Loans
• Coaching
• Branch Management
• Home Equity Lines of Credit
• Retail Banking