David M.

Gibson
3 Woodbourne Road
New Hartford, NY 13413
C#: 315-794-0687
H#: 315-792-9863
dg592326@[Link]

Summary
I have a wealth of skills and knowledge that can benefit your company. If you ar
e seeking a hard-working, positive-energy, creative-thinking, self motivated per
son who is a team player with leadership qualities then you should consider hiri
ng me. I can be an asset to any team.

Experience
Allstate Financial Services, LLC January 2009 Pres
ent Personal Financial Representative
Generated $135,000 in Production Credits to earn the Rookie of the Year Award fo
r the State of New York. Earned the Top Partnership Achievement Award for 2009 a
warded to the top five partnerships between Personal Financial Representatives a
nd their Exclusive Agent Partners. Sold $1.4 million worth of Prudential Annuiti
es from March 2009 to March 2010.
My role was to meet each prospect either by phone or in a face-to-face meeting.
Used life insurance to solve issues regarding risk management and legacy plannin
g. Used mutual funds and annuities as the primary investment tools to solve issu
es related to retirement planning, and investment advice. Worked with the client
s of a total of nine Allstate Exclusive Agents within a range of 90 miles which
represented approximately 550 life insurance policies. Coached, trained, and man
aged relationships with the Exclusive Agents to identify potential clients and r
ecognize sales opportunities within their current books of business. Effectively
managed over 100 brokerage accounts and $8 million in assets.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (formerly Smith Barney) March 1999- Januar
y 2009 Financial Advisor Financial Planning Specialist
Generated annual commissions of $235,000 while managing over 700 accounts repres
enting $40 million+ in assets under management.
My role was to provide sound and professional investment advice for financial pl
anning, retirement planning, education planning, and other financial goals. Used
quarterly, semi-annual, or annual meeting to guide clients toward effectively a
chieving their goals. Installed and serviced 401k for companies in which I hoste
d group meetings on behalf of the companies for financial educational purposes.
Taught the basic of investments and how they work. Taught the relationships betw
een politics, economics, and investments, and how it related to their money in a
clean, easy-to-understand method. Met with employees face-to-face to learn of t
heir needs and teach how to reach their own financial goals. Read balance sheets
, P&Ls, K-1s, Red Herrings, found older securities valuations, created spreadshe
ets.

Stiekboy Products, Inc. August 1993 December 1998

Entrepreneur
Owned 50% of a company whose net profit exceeded $100,000. The company produced
a hockey shinguard strap made of neoprene and Velcro which became used by Womens
Team USA, Team Canadas Mens Inline Hockey Team, and 75% of the Division I-III h
ockey programs in the United States. The list of clientele included a number of
players in the National Hockey League (NHL), sporting goods stores, hockey prosh
ops, and retailers across the United States and Canada. Stiekboy Products, Inc.
was started in 1993. In 1998, ITECH Sports Products, Inc., bought the licensing
rights to the product and sold it across the United States and Canada. The compa
ny is currently known as Bauer since they took over Mission-ITECH in September o
f 2008. The royalty deal between Stiekboy Products and ITECH expired in 2003.
My role was to develop and execute a long-term and short-term marketing strategy
, aid in the design of the product and company logo, create marketing campaigns,
identify and participate in trade shows, sell product to corporations and small
businesses, find and sell to new markets, handle customer service issues, budge
t oversight, analyze pricing strategy, quarterly reconciliations, negotiate pate
nt rights with Body Glove International, negotiate cost of manufacturing with in
ternational manufacturers in Canada, Philippines, and China, and negotiate the t
erms of the licensing rights agreement with ITECH Sports Products.

Education and Certifications

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Bachelors of Arts, Psychology, 2008
Recipient of the RCA, David Sarnoff Research Center Scholarship for Engineering
to Cornell University, 1984

Certifications
Securities Licensed Series 7, 63, & 65
New York State Partnership Licensed for Long Term Care
Life, Accident & Health Insurance
Blue Sky Licensed in the following States: NY, RI, NC, FL, CA, AZ, IN, WI
USA Hockey - Level 2 Certified

Community
Founder of "Staffworks Presents Riggiefest" which raised $40,000 of charitable n
et profits for the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley in 2010. Over 2,000 people attend t
he event annually which is going into its 6th year and is receiving notoriety fr
om the Food Network.
Head Coach of the Learn-to-Skate Hockey program in New Hartford, New York. Taug
ht 85 children ages 3-7 how to skate in the 2009-2010 Program. Youth hockey coac
h since 2004. USA Hockey Certified since 2007.
Board Member of the Community Foundations Grants Committee, 2006-2009. The Grant
s Committee sifted through hundreds of applications to grant money to community-
improving organizations, agencies, associations, and efforts. Each year our comm
ittee gave out over $2.5 million in grants to plant seeds in our community.
Member of the Mohawk Valley Frontiers since 2000. The Mohawk Valley Frontiers is
the local chapter of a national organization called Frontiers International. Th
e groups members are primarily African-American and service underprivileged chil
dren and elderly in the Utica-Rome areas. The group provides scholarships for lo
cal high school students, sponsors trip to colleges that prospective students ma
y not other-wise be able to afford, and provides Thanksgiving Dinners for the el
derly. I successfully applied for and achieved the 501c3 status for local chapte
r in 2002 as the former 2nd Vice President.
Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Volunteer Voiceover of
the monthly Employee Newsletter on Tape since July 2008.

References available upon request