CEO Today Business Women of the Year Awards

39 CEO Today Business Women of the Year Awards 2018 USA DAWN PATRICK Chief Operating Officer of Numerix and the EVP of Global Operations Please introduce yourself, your role and your firm. I am both the Chief Operating Officer of Numerix and the EVP of Global Operations. In my capacity as COO, I oversee the following departments: Support, Documentation, Internal Application Support, QA, IT, HR, and Facilities. In addition to managing the day to day operations of the business, I also focus on budgeting and resource allocation efforts, financial projections, analyses of existing projects, departmental efficiencies, controlling operational risks, conflict resolution, and implementation of controls needed for regulatory requirements. Additionally, I viewone of my most crucial responsibilities is to work closely with Numerix’s CEO, Steve O’Hanlon, in the strategic planning and execution of the firm’s corporate growth and organizational initiatives, as well as setting and prioritizing actionable and measurable business goals. I have more than 45 years of management experience and have created sales and customer service departments in pre-IPO companies and have orchestrated turnarounds in troubled regional offices of large corporations. Numerix is the leading provider of innovative capital markets technology solutions and real-time intelligence capabilities for trading and risk management. Noted for its out-of-the box approaches, and exploration and adoption of the latest technologies, Numerix is committed to providing software and services to a more open, fintech-oriented digital financial services market. Built upon a 20+ year analytical foundation of deep practical knowledge, experience and IT understanding, Numerix is uniquely positioned in the financial services ecosystem to help its users reimagine operations, modernize business processes and capture profitability. How does a typical work day look for you? My day-to-day workload is comprised of many things and my focus is oft times driven by momentary operational needs. Priorities change according to external drivers, so my day may start out with a