Dennis Abenanty

Current

• Managing Director at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
• Founder at KareerKit
• Board Member at Brooklyn Ballet

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Past

• VP at JPMorgan Chase
• Principal at LoBue Associates
• Chief Administrative Officer - Trading Services Division at Lehman Brothers

• Division Executive at Chase Manhattan Bank
• Assistant Vice President at Bankers Trust Company

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Education

• Saint John's University
• Pace University

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Industry

Financial Services

Dennis Abenanty’s Summary

Dennis Abenanty has extensive experience in corporate management positions including recruiting, training, finance, and project and operations management. He has lived in several countries throughout his career consulting to top name organizations. Dennis received his MBA from St. John’s University and his BBA from Pace University.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Brooklyn Ballet and is currently Treasurer. He is also Assistant Scoutmaster for a local Boy Scout Troop, was elected President of the Parish Council at his neighborhood church, was elected President of the Board of Managers of his condominium for eight consecutive years, has participated on NYC Department of Education C-30 Committees, is a former Auxiliary Police Officer with the NYC Police Department, and is currently collaborating with elementary school teachers in writing a prototype book for an educational series aimed at middle school audiences.

Dennis Abenanty’s Specialties:

Dennis possesses a diverse set of transferable skills that include project management, recruiting, training & development, management consulting, planning & administration, audit & internal control, operations management, and business development.

Dennis Abenanty’s Experience

• Managing Director

  The American Musical and Dramatic Academy

  (Education Management industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

  Dennis is Managing Director of AMDA, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, with campuses in New York and Los Angeles. Dennis is responsible for overseeing all administration, operations, and budgeting for the college.

• Founder

  KareerKit

  (Human Resources industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Dennis launched KareerKit as a means of “giving back” by using the Internet as a way of sharing career advice freely at this critical time in the global economy.

• Board Member

  Brooklyn Ballet

  (Performing Arts industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

  Currently the Treasurer of this fast-growing cultural institution in Brooklyn, New York. Selected to participate in a multi-year symposium for nonprofit executives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

• VP

  JPMorgan Chase

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JPM; Banking industry)

  1995 — 2008 (13 years )

  Dennis served in multiple capacities at JPMorgan Chase, including Green Belt Project Leader for an Investment Bank Six Sigma initiative, Global Operating Model Manager for an Oracle-based general ledger rollout, various Project Manager roles involving Basel II readiness, the design and implementation of a firmwide COSO-based self assessment process, and other corporate finance initiatives involving legal entity control standards and internal controls awareness.
  
  Dennis also served as Training Manager for financial systems during the JPMorgan / Chase Manhattan merger, training over 2,000 staff, and Co-Headed a college recruiting and analyst development program.

• Principal

  LoBue Associates

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  1988 — 1995 (7 years )

  Discipline focused on process improvement / process reengineering, across a standard project life cycle: pre-project planning, project staffing, data gathering & analysis, development of findings & recommendations together with the client, implementation management, and training of client staff.
  
  Client list included: Chase Manhattan Bank (Madrid, Hong Kong & Singapore), Banco Santander (Madrid), Citibank (New York & London), Standard Chartered Bank (Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Dubai & Hong Kong), Mashreqbank (Dubai), Interbank (Istanbul), Diner’s Club (Bangkok).

• Chief Administrative Officer - Trading Services Division

  Lehman Brothers

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LEH; Investment Banking industry)

  1985 — 1987 (2 years )

  Participated in the rebuilding of Lehman’s technology infrastructure following the firm’s acquisition by American Express by helping to launch a start-up Technology Department of 125 business analysts, application developers, and quality assurance teams to support Government, Money Market & Mortgage Backed Securities trading and sales functions.

• Division Executive

  Chase Manhattan Bank

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CMB; Banking industry)

  1983 — 1985 (2 years )

  Recruited by Chase directly to improve internal controls in aftermath of major securities lending debacle.
  
  Reduced reconciliation differences by 80%, implemented efficiencies in accounting operation, and lowered operating costs.

• Assistant Vice President

  Bankers Trust Company

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BT; Financial Services industry)

  1970 — 1983 (13 years )

  Originally headed Private Client & Investment Management Audit Department, before being recruited internally to manage Private Bank Operations Department.

Dennis Abenanty’s Education

• Saint John's University

  MBA , Finance , 1976 — 1978

• Pace University

  BBA , Finance , 1970 — 1974

Additional Information

Dennis Abenanty’s Interests:

Camping, writing, mystery novels, carpentry and furniture making, cultivating an affinity for the ballet (viewer, not dancer…!), red wine. Former member of the Fine Arts Philatelists Society, and whenever I have time, I hope to resurrect that hobby.

Dennis Abenanty’s Groups:

Former President of a Manhattan Condominium for 7 years.

Former President of local Parish Council.

Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 510 Brooklyn, N.Y.

•    CareerLink Network
•    Pace University Alumni,Faculty, Staff and Students
•    Executive Suite
•    Institute of Management Consultancy
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Professional and Amateur Mentoring Group
•    Project Manager Networking Group
•    Lehman Brothers Alumni
•    Lehman Alumni
•    Film TV Professionals
•    JPMorgan Alumni
•    JPMorgan Chase & Co.
•    Bankers Trust Alumni
•    Chase Alumni Association
•    Performing Arts Administrators
•    Nonprofit Professionals Forum
•    Cultural Performing Arts Network
•    Bridgestar: an initiative of the Bridgespan Group
•    BoardSource
•    American Theatre
•    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
•    NY Nonprofit Accounting Group
•    Art By Hollis Int'L (R) - Art, Law, Entertainment, Fashion, Sports, Film, TV, Photography & Biz
•    Paul Russell Casting
•    The Chronicle of Philanthropy
•    Non Profit & Philanthropic Job Board
•    Friends of the Street
•    Broadway Producers and Investors
•    E-Recruitment Group (Post Jobs) (Post Resumes) Concept by Group of Sr. Recruiters
•    Get America Working
•    Career Center of Lowell Networkers
•    Career Change Central
•    Bergen Area Networking Group
•    Advanced Networking Group Alumni
•    InSide Job
•    The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
•    NYC ARTS