CONNIE LYNN TREGLE
Lake Arthur
Summary
Accomplished executive with extensive leadership experience at Bank of Gueydan, driving strategic growth and operational efficiency. Expert in credit analysis and relationship building, enhancing customer satisfaction and achieving a 20% increase in revenue. Proven track record in strategic planning and team motivation, fostering a collaborative environment to exceed organizational goals.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
President/CEO
Bank of Gueydan
Gueydan
06.2022 - 08.2025
- Monitored and managed loan portfolio alongside deposit accounts to optimize performance.
- Directed strategic initiatives to enhance banking services and customer satisfaction.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and policies.
- Collaborated with executive team to develop long-term financial strategies and goals.
- Managed risk assessment processes to protect bank assets and maintain stability.
- Fostered relationships with community stakeholders to promote banking products and services.
- Evaluated financial reports to guide decision-making and resource allocation.
- Championed technology integration to streamline banking operations and enhance customer experience.
- Developed policies, procedures, and short-term and long-term goals for the organization.
- Collaborated with staff members to ensure operational efficiency of the organization.
- Developed and executed strategic business plan to attain assigned metrics.
- Provided leadership and guidance on budgeting decisions to maximize resources available.
- Cultivated and maintained positive working relationships with employees, executives and other stockholder's.
- Alalyzed loan requests, making informed credit decisions based on repayment ability and collateral requirements.
- Executed daily investment decisions within bank's portfolio to maximize returns.
- Evaluated participation loans through sound decision-making processes.
- Maintained monthly and yearly budgets to ensure fiscal responsibility.
- Resolved conflicts between staff members by listening attentively and providing constructive feedback.
- Analyzed financial statements and forecasts to improve programs, performance and policies.
- Coordinated work across departments to keep teams on track with company goals.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for services such as IT maintenance or event catering.
- Determined performance goals and offered tactics for achieving milestones.
- Built talent pipeline to support business growth and enduring success.
- Oversaw new market exploration, product development and overseas production possibilities for business expansion objectives.
- Led strategic planning and execution to drive company growth and profitability.
- Oversaw the development and launch of new products and services.
- Identified new business opportunities through market research.
- Addressed daily overdraft items, determining appropriate actions for resolution.
- Oversaw branch operations by opening and closing according to established bank procedures.
- Tracked past due loans, collecting payments and monitoring maturing loans.
Vice-President/ Loan Officer
Lakeside Bank
Lake Charles
11.2020 - 02.2022
- Growing, maintaining, and monitoring a loan portfolio
- Making sound credit decisions and analyzing loan requests; offering appropriate loan terms based on purpose of credit, ability to repay and collateral requirements
- Maintaining up-to-date loan files with respect to gathering annual business and personal tax returns and financial statement, aging reports, rent rolls, insurance policies and other related credit and collateral requirements for exceptions
- Performing timely interim construction progress inspections
- Composing commercial/consumer risk rating and preparing loan reports for presentation to committee
- Handling draw requests, transfers between accounts at customer's request
- Addressing daily overdraft items and decisions to pay
- Ordering title opinions, title insurance, flood determinations, surveys, credit bureaus and mortgage certificates between accounts at customer's request
- Closing and opening the branch and following standard bank procedures
- Monitoring and collecting past due loans and tracking loans maturing
- Preparing and presenting to committee loan extensions or modifications as necessary
- Quarterly reviewing of risk assessments for high-risk customers, as well as annual reviewing of ACH origination customers.
- Provided oversight of all departments in order to ensure smooth operation of daily activities.
Vice-President/Branch Manager
JD Bank
Lake Arthur
11.2018 - 11.2020
- Ensure that the branch operations and workings are effectively carried out
- Essential duties in directing operational aspects, managing all the branch operations, assessing local market conditions, meeting goals, managing budgets, coaching and motivating employees, locating areas of improvement, addressing customers issues, networking, and leveraging growth opportunities.
- Responsible for coaching and building my team in a profit.
- Daily prioritizing, managing and communicating the promotional campaigns and product initiatives.
- Fostering a motivated, diverse team environment; by setting employees up for success establishing clear objectives for the branch and for each employee.
- Responsible for branch compliance with bank policies, procedures, and operational integrity.
- Maintaining and developing relationships with existing small business customers and creating great partnerships within citizens and the community.
- Deploying all resources to optimize individual, team performance and team development plan management.
- Managing a high performing team: showing accountability by taking ownership of the business and willingness to make customer-focused decisions when needed.
- Providing sales leadership to ensure business growth: leading by example, through accountability, reward, and recognition to drive outstanding sales and service results.
- Ensuring that customers are extremely satisfied with every interaction.
- Led strategic initiatives to enhance customer service and operational efficiency.
- Managed relationships with key stakeholders to support business objectives and growth.
- Oversaw cross-functional teams to drive project completion and alignment with goals.
- Provided oversight of all departments in order to ensure smooth operation of daily activities.
Vice-President / Asst Branch Manager
Lakeside Bank
02.2013 - 11.2018
- As a Loan Officer, I have authority to make credit decisions on loan applications and process loans from start to finish.
- I'm able to make decisions to pay insufficient checks or return items.
- I perform on-job teller training and new accounts training.
- Customer calls.
- Perform informal audits to ensure operations follow company and federal guidelines.
- Authorized large transactions, tickets, wire transfers, release of holds, and opening of accounts.
- Observed needs of customers, and offer appropriate products and benefits.
- Maintained inventory of supplies, prepare currency order, shipments, ATM and main vault.
- Evaluate staff and branch performance to specify strengths and opportunities.
Asst. VP/Branch Manager
Cameron State Bank
Lake Charles
03.1990 - 05.2012
- Branch Manager at Hwy 14 and Grand Lake Branch.
- Loan Officer, had authority to make credit decisions on loan applications and process loans from start to finish.
- Insurance quotas that I had to meet or exceed each quarter.
- Made decisions to pay insufficient checks or returned items.
- Along with all branch operations, I currently back-up for new accounts, where I reached my cross sales goals monthly.
- Perform on-job teller training and new accounts training.
- Prior to Hurricane Rita, I was the Assistant Manager over two locations.
- Led strategic initiatives to enhance customer service and operational efficiency.
- Established performance standards for staff members in order to drive productivity levels up.
Education
Leadership Excel
11-2021
High School Diploma -
South Cameron High School
Creole, LA05-1985
Some College (No Degree) - banking courses only
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LASkills
- Detail-oriented
- Efficient
- Organized
- Resourceful
- Multi-tasking
- Leadership
- Self-motivated
- Credit analysis
- Tax returns
- Financial statements
- Microsoft Word
- Laser Pro
- Outlook
- Problem resolution
- Knowledge of government regulations
- Lending policies
- Customer service
- Communication
- Decision making
- Relationship building
- Effective communication
- Conflict resolution
- Team leadership
- Operational efficiency
- Market research
- Strategic planning
- Operations oversight
- Budget management
- Budgeting and cost control
- Financial management
- Team motivation
- Negotiation
- Revenue growth
- Policy development
- Contract negotiation
- Cost control
- Leadership team building
- Cost reduction
References
- Mike Courts, 337-368-4019
- Lyles McDaniel, 337-884-0374
- Ed G Saal Jr, 337-536-9210
Timeline
President/CEO
Bank of Gueydan
06.2022 - 08.2025
Vice-President/ Loan Officer
Lakeside Bank
11.2020 - 02.2022
Vice-President/Branch Manager
JD Bank
11.2018 - 11.2020
Vice-President / Asst Branch Manager
Lakeside Bank
02.2013 - 11.2018
Asst. VP/Branch Manager
Cameron State Bank
03.1990 - 05.2012
Leadership Excel
High School Diploma -
South Cameron High School
Some College (No Degree) - banking courses only
McNeese State University
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