PFAS - Key Persons
DIANE THOMAS is a Managing Director of PFAS, LLC since organization in1996. As a Managing Director, Ms. Thomas is responsible for client development and managing client engagements. Ms. Thomas has an extensive background in real estate property management, investment analysis and financial statistical analysis. Ms. Thomas is a successful small business entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience. Her experience includes Property Management and Acquisition/Sale of small business. Ms. Thomas' real estate career includes advising clients on the disposition of assets as well as acting as a Receiver of real properties and entities.
GREGORY J. SHAUGHNESSY is a Managing Director of Pacific Financial Advisory Services, LLC (PFAS) since joining the organization in 1996. As a Managing Director, Mr. Shaughnessy is responsible for directing and managing client engagements. As a consultant, Mr. Shaughnessy's expertise is centered in portfolio management, credit evaluation, and risk mitigation. In addition, he has assisted clients in almost every aspect of the relationship between a financial institution and its regulatory agency - from the pre-examination preparation through the resolution of an enforcement action.
Mr. Shaughnessy has held progressively responsible positions on both sectors of the industry - as a regulator and as a banker. Prior to joining PFAS, Mr. Shaughnessy was a Principal in a regarded Bank Consulting firm located in Northern and Southern California. Mr. Shaughnessy's career also included a Credit Administrator position at a National Bank in Southern California.
Mr. Shaughnessy's regulatory career with Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation began in 1980 as an Assistant Bank Examiner under the Cooperative Education Program. He became a Commissioned Bank Examiner for the FDIC in 1985. While assigned to the San Francisco Region his primary responsibilities included conducting, supervising and directing examinations of State Non Member Banks with assets ranging from $20 million to $2 billion.
Mr. Shaughnessy holds a BS in Personnel Management and Labor Relations from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. In addition, he has attended numerous FDIC and American Institute of Banking courses.
PETER GROSS is an Associate of PFAS, joining the firm in 2002 after retiring from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Gross provides PFAS with an experience as a former supervisory examination specialist. Mr. Gross has an extensive background in the Bank Secrecy Act and the development of Anti-money laundering programs. He also assists in the forensic analysis of internal and external bank fraud, due diligence examinations, director's examinations, interest rate risk analysis, and assistance with outstanding supervisory agreements.
Mr. Gross has held positions with progressive responsibilities with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation since 1967. He started his career with the FDIC as a field examiner; at the time of his retirement he was a Case Manager - Special Activities assigned to the Chicago Regional Office. In this position he was responsible for the region's Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money laundering program.